- The Moon is in Capricorn all day (until Wednesday, March 22nd, at 10:28 PM).
- The Moon is waning and in its Last Quarter phase.
- The Last Quarter Moon occurred yesterday, and the New Moon will occur on March 27th.
- Venus is retrograde (Venus is retrograde from March 4-April 15).
- The Sun spends its first full day in Aries (the Sun transits Aries from March 20-April 19).
Times are EDT.
Horoscopes
Aries
You can successfully blend personal and professional goals or activities quite seamlessly today, dear Aries. The day’s energies inspire your more clever and creative side, and you can find yourself devising plans and enjoying the design element of whatever you’re doing. There can be an opportunity to take steps to make yourself or family more secure, and it’s an excellent time for working hard and enjoying the feeling of productivity. You can gain an edge now in your career or come to a stronger position or more robust plan for achieving your goals. Being generous and charitable with others and offering your services freely can be a big key to this.
Taurus
You seem to be able to satisfy both your needs to lay low and venture out into new situations, dear Taurus. This is a powerful day for entertaining new ideas and seeking out more meaning from your experiences. You can be thoroughly excited by and invested in a project, study, or venture today, and you can make tremendous progress with this kind of dedication and focus. There is a gentle ease or flow between you and friends, co-workers, and associates. Tolerance, charity, and generosity are themes now in your social life. Satisfaction comes from helping others out with information or advice.
Gemini
You’re in a much stronger position for managing your relationships and emotions today than you were yesterday, dear Gemini. Part of you is craving more intimacy or depth in your connections, yet another part enjoys your freedom and a light approach to your relationships. This might normally pose a dilemma, but you seem to be able to find the right middle ground or blend today, leading to a real feeling of satisfaction. This is also a good time for developing your talents, working on a money-making venture, or putting effort into finding something lost or hidden. Business, career, and reputation get a boost today, and the key to this involves extending your help, services, advice, or expertise to someone in need.
Cancer
You can accomplish much more than usual today, dear Cancer, with increased motivation and dedication. You enjoy taking the initiative now, but you’re also in an excellent position to team up with or otherwise cooperate with others in order to get things done. You might find that you’re in the position of leader or manager now and you can be quite successful and efficient in this role. Attention to both your social life and your work can be much easier than usual to balance and perhaps even blend today. Giving a partner or friend the benefit of the doubt or a pass for something you may normally not let slip by can be in focus and can enhance your bond and make you feel quite proud of yourself to boot! While there can be some differences in your visions of where you’re heading or long-term goals, there can be great understanding and tolerance expressed now, and this carries you.
Leo
While yesterday you may have had a difficult time blending your mundane affairs and your desire for more free-form, exploratory activities, dear Leo, today you can get there far more easily. In fact, it can be very satisfying tending to both your need to take care of business and expand your mind or experiences. With some creativity, you might even be able to combine the two. As well, there can be much to enjoy hiding yourself away for some of the day doing work behind the scenes or in relative solitude. You can quickly become absorbed in what you’re doing. There is a sweet air of acceptance and understanding present around you today, and you might thoroughly enjoy providing a service or devoting some time helping others out now.
Virgo
You have the ability to combine your desire for intensity and need for freedom today quite successfully, dear Virgo. It’s an excellent time for creative power or dedication to a creative or design project. You’re excited about drawing up plans. Relationships thrive today with both tolerance and passion. Intimate matters can improve, and feelings seem to be reciprocated. Connecting with others and making a concerted effort to understand where they are coming from, or to give others the benefit of the doubt, can be satisfying now. You feel good about yourself when you put your faith in people you care about today. This can be a good day for productivity with others or for combining your resources and efforts so that you can get something done. You often find it faster and more efficient to do things on your own, but today, teamwork is beneficial.
Libra
While you may have had some challenges balancing home and family with your social life or a partnership yesterday, dear Libra, today you not only find ways to blend these needs, you could find them supportive of one another. This may alternatively play out as your need for personal space and your need for companionship. Today, you can find ways to fill both needs and feel quite satisfied. It’s an excellent time for putting effort into your work or health and wellness activities. You could find that being of service to people you love in some manner can be satisfying as well – you might thoroughly enjoy helping someone out or simply expressing your faith in a person you care about. Work might benefit from offering something freely and gaining the trust of others in the process.
Scorpio
While you may have found it difficult balancing your personal interests and social obligations with your duties and responsibilities yesterday, dear Scorpio, today you’re in a great position to not only balance them but possibly blend them as well. You are enjoying what you’re doing now, and it shows! You can make a lot of headway as a result. You’re also in an excellent position to convey what you mean and to communicate with impact. You can make a lot of progress by joining with a partner to get things done. This is an excellent day for expressing your faith in someone, extending help (particularly through words of advice or the relaying of information), and for finding new things to love about someone.
Sagittarius
There have been times recently when you’ve been torn with sticking with what’s safe or tried-and-true and going out on a limb and taking a personal risk, dear Sagittarius. Today, you find ways to combine the two creatively, and this feels right. You might feel particularly comfortable with a friend or lover now, or there is an opportunity to enhance a bond. There can be a nice bonus or a chance to splurge for some of you today. This is also an excellent time for work, research, and health or fitness pursuits. Motivation to improve and advance is with you, and this fuels you. You can accomplish far more than usual when you feel dedicated. There is excellent energy for forgiveness or acceptance in relationships, particularly with family, but this can extend to other relationships as well. It’s easier to overlook the small problems and see the value of your connections overall.
Capricorn
Blending your personal goals and those of family or loved ones comes much more easily than usual today, dear Capricorn, partly because you are especially motivated to make everything work. This is an excellent time for personal appeal and self-improvement efforts. You might thoroughly enjoy helping others out, particularly by providing them with advice, information, words of wisdom, and inspiring words. You can talk yourself into or out of virtually anything today! You can gain an edge of sorts for doing so, and this can benefit your professional life or marketing efforts, but the greatest rewards today are personal ones. You are willing to put in extra effort or to express your dedication in your relationships.
Aquarius
Part of you wants to get involved and engage with others now, dear Aquarius, but another strong urge is to lay low and keep to yourself. Somehow, however, you seem to be able to satisfy both needs, and quite creatively to boot! For some of you, this is a great time for connecting with others anonymously and resolving problems or for unloading problems through journaling or communicating on your own terms. You can be particularly generous with others, and they with you. You might also experience an intense drive to take care of home, family, and work. It’s a good time for concentration and dedicated focus – you can be very productive today.
Pisces
There is radiant energy with you for charitable, supportive relationships with others, dear Pisces. You’re very willing to be of service in some way to people in your life, and this is good for the soul. You are compassionate and tolerant, and you take pleasure in putting your faith in others or giving someone the benefit of the doubt. Part of you would like nothing better than to stick with what you know is safe and secure today, but another part wants some freedom to explore. While this might lead to a predicament on another day, today you can satisfy both needs by finding a good compromise or middle point. Creativity soars today.
*Remember to read horoscopes for your Ascendant sign and Sun sign. If you don’t know your Ascendant sign and know your birth time, you can look it up here.
If Your Birthday is March 21st, If Today is Your Birthday full horoscope here.
Astrology of Today – The Details:
If you’re astrologically inclined and interested in the details of the Astrology of today, here are some of the factors considered in the forecasts:
*Times above are Eastern Standard Time.
Date & Time: Mar 21 2017 0:00 am
Event: Moon in Capricorn
Description: The Moon in Capricorn
Consolidate. Pay attention to the foundations of life. Repair and restructure. Attend to financial or business matters. Make solid plans and get organized.
Date & Time: Mar 21 2017 2:32 am
Event: Tr-Tr Mon Sqr Ven
Description: Transiting Moon Square Transiting Venus
Romantic matters can be unsettled, or we can be a little insecure in our relationships. It can be difficult to show restraint. An indulgent, moody time. Hypersensitivity.
Date & Time: Mar 21 2017 3:42 am
Event: Tr-Tr Mon Tri Mar
Description: Transiting Moon Trine Transiting Mars
We are more courageous and able to take the lead. We are in tune with our natural desires and instincts. We express our feelings honestly. We are independent, resourceful, and brave.
Date & Time: Mar 21 2017 12:16 pm
Event: Tr-Tr Mon Sxt Nep
Description: Transiting Moon Sextile Transiting Neptune
This is a feel-good time if we allow ourselves to relax and tune into the subtle aspects of life – art, nature, beauty, dreams, and spiritual realms. We absorb things easily, our senses are in good form, and we more naturally accept things and people as they are. There is no need to look for definite answers right now.
Date & Time: Mar 21 2017 12:24 pm
Event: Tr-Tr Mon Cnj Jun
Description: Transiting Moon Conjunction Transiting Juno
The desire or need to connect with someone is strong now. We are sensitive to what others are thinking, needing, and feeling.
Date & Time: Mar 21 2017 4:57 pm
Event: Tr-Tr Mon Tri Cer
Description: Transiting Moon Trine Transiting Ceres
We can be feeling pleasantly attached to, or supported by, our loved ones or family. We are seeking out security, nurturing, and warmth, and we are more likely to express these things towards others.
Date & Time: Mar 21 2017 6:19 pm
Event: Tr-Tr Mon Sqr Mer
Description: Transiting Moon Square Transiting Mercury
We may not be communicating with sensitivity. What we communicate could misrepresent what we truly feel. There could be troubles with mechanics, computers, transportation, and miscommunications. We may not be understanding one another. We can be a little fickle and not especially objective. Think before you speak. Otherwise, misunderstandings are likely to occur. Count to ten if you’re feeling annoyed.
Date & Time: Mar 21 2017 11:18 pm
Event: Tr-Tr Mon Sqq Nod
Description: Transiting Moon SesquiSquare Transiting North Node
There may be the need to pause to adjust things before moving plans forward. We could feel at odds with others on an emotional level. Public relations are not as favorable now.
Date & Time: Mar 21 2017 2:20 pm
Event: Tr-Tr Mer Cpl Jup
Description: Transiting Mercury ContraParallel Transiting Jupiter
Date & Time: Mar 21 2017 4:01 am
Event: Tr-Tr Nep Sxt Jun
Description: Transiting Neptune Sextile Transiting Juno
This is an excellent time for understanding one another and for feeling good about giving others the benefit of the doubt. We can feel empowered by our charitable qualities.
Strong Signs, Elements, Modes
ARIES STRONG
Initiating, pioneering energy. Independent, bold, courageous, assertive, fiery, inspirational, direct, decisive. Can be egotistical, impulsive, impatient, aggressive, lacking subtlety.
CAPRICORN STRONG
Disciplined, responsible, reliable, industrious, conscientious, practical, achieving. Can be pessimistic, overly conventional, rigid, materialistic, callous.
BALANCE OF ELEMENTS
FIRE STRONG
Fire is enthusiastic, dynamic, and spontaneous, but lacks reflection. We are more courageous and adventurous now, with a tendency to act before thinking. There is little concern about what happened in the past. We are competitive and possibly impatient or bored easily.
AIR WEAK
We may have a difficult time being objective or detached. We may not be especially communicative.
WATER WEAK
There may be some insensitivity or lack of empathy now. We may be out of touch with what we’re feeling or with our emotional needs. We may be tougher than usual now, and more inclined to follow mental or practical considerations than we are to listen to our intuition.
BALANCE OF MODES
FIXED WEAK
We may be open to change but may not have much follow-through.
MUTABLE WEAK
We can have a hard time adapting to changes and to others’ agendas.
LUNAR PHASE: THIRD QUARTER
Moon from 90 to 45 degrees behind the Sun.
We have strong beliefs and are likely to put them into action. We have the wisdom to know when to act, but sometimes can be inflexible.
The following aspects (major only) and positions are at noon (EST) on March 21st:
Note that when an aspect is applying, it has not yet happened but is within orb – it’s pending. When an aspect is separating, it has already happened/perfected and is moving away from the aspect. Depending on the speed of the planet/body involved, the aspect will have perfected, or will perfect, in a matter of hours (often the case with the Moon), days, months, and possibly years in the case of the very slow-moving outer planets and bodies.
Note that the Moon moves at a rate of approximately one degree every 2 hours, so that if an aspect involving the Moon is applying and has an orb of 5 degrees, the aspect will perfect (be exact) in about 10 hours. If the Moon is separating from an aspect with an orb of 2 degrees, it has already formed said aspect approximately 4 hours ago (since the following are positions at noon today, then it would have occurred at about 8 AM today).
**I suggest paying close attention to applying aspects. The energy of the aspect builds as it gets closer to exact. Once an aspect involving inner planets has happened, it’s over. Separating aspects are good to know for context, but in terms of energy that is with us today, applying aspects are most important. (This is the case for daily astrology influences involving inner planets, which pass quickly, and not natal astrology aspects, which are with us for a lifetime).
THE MOON
THE MOON IN CAPRICORN
You feel secure when life is structured, or you are working hard. You may be emotionally distant or cold. You mother’s love may be limited in some way. Your mother may have been strict or cold.
13TH DEGREE OF CAPRICORN
Part of Body: Left knee joint
Sabian Symbol: A fire worshipper.
ASPECTS OF THE MOON
SQUARE MERCURY Orb 2°43′ Applying
It’s difficult to make decisions now as emotional needs and wants tend to conflict with what we feel are the most logical choices. Judgment may be skewed by emotions or personal bias.
SQUARE VENUS Orb 5°00′ Separating
There could be clashes between the desire for familiarity and the need for pleasure. Overindulgence or overspending possible.
TRINE MARS Orb 3°56′ Separating
Feelings and desires seem to be in sync, making this a good time to take purposeful action. Healthy competition, resourcefulness, courage.
SEXTILE NEPTUNE Orb 0°08′ Applying
This is a feel-good time if we allow ourselves to relax and tune into the subtle aspects of life – art, nature, beauty, dreams, and spiritual realms. We absorb things easily, our senses are in good form, and we more naturally accept things and people as they are. There is no need to look for definite answers right now.
CONJUNCTION PLUTO Orb 6°52′ Applying
Deeper feelings emerge. Emotional extremes can be experienced now. This can be a time that we crave or recognize the need for an overhaul – a deep, lasting change.
THE SUN
THE SUN IN ARIES
You are an assertive and freedom-loving individual. You have a strong need for independence, and may tend to display self-concern assertively.
2ND DEGREE OF ARIES
Part of Body: Midbrain
Sabian Symbol: A comedian entertaining the group.
ASPECTS OF THE SUN
CONJUNCTION VENUS Orb 6°04′ Applying
We take pride in our ability to relate well with others or to smooth over differences now. Graciousness, diplomacy, charm, and some superficiality are themes. This is a good period for social affairs, pleasure, amusement, and romance, all things considered.
SQUARE SATURN Orb 3°37′ Separating
We can feel temporarily blocked or thwarted, and possibly less than confident. We might want to delay important decision making until a more enlightened, positive time.
CONJUNCTION CHIRON Orb 6°07′ Separating
You are wounded, either physically or emotionally. You are scared to express yourself because you are so sensitive to pain. At some stage in your early life you have suffered and this contributes to your adult fear of pain. You have a compassionate nature as you have the ability to understand other people’s hurts.
MERCURY
MERCURY IN ARIES
You are an independent thinker. You talk quickly, and like to think up new ideas. You may experience flashes of intuition.
16TH DEGREE OF ARIES
Part of Body: Pons
Sabian Symbol: Dancing in the setting sun.
ASPECTS OF MERCURY
OPPOSITION JUPITER Orb 5°21′ Applying
You are prone to making mountains out of molehills. You struggle to keep a balanced viewpoint, but can become fanatical in pursuit of your beliefs.
CONJUNCTION URANUS Orb 8°06′ Applying
You have an incisive and ingenious mind. Your thoughts and speech are erratic and inventive. You enjoy progressive topics. Your opinions may be ahead of your time.
SQUARE PLUTO Orb 4°08′ Applying
We can be worried or troubled, a little paranoid, and possibly suspicious with this combination. We are defensive about our ideas, intelligence, or perceptions, and might take it personally if others are not agreeing with or adopting our opinions.
VENUS
VENUS IN ARIES
You will pursue a partner ardently and hastily, and yet strive for freedom and independence, once you are in an intimate relationship. You like to be the initiator in relationships, and can be aggressive. You may be a spendthrift.
8TH DEGREE OF ARIES
Part of Body: Cheekbone
Sabian Symbol: A woman’s hat with streamers blown by the east wind.
MARS
MARS IN TAURUS
You have strong personal desires, although you will usually follow a reliable course of action in attaining those desires. You are stubborn if opposed.
9TH DEGREE OF TAURUS
Part of Body: Jugular veins
Sabian Symbol: A christmas tree decorated.
JUPITER
JUPITER IN LIBRA
You have a strong concern for justice. You are a diplomatic teacher, and express your spiritual values in your relationships.
21ST DEGREE OF LIBRA
Part of Body: Renal hilum
Sabian Symbol: A crowd upon a beach.
ASPECTS OF JUPITER
OPPOSITION URANUS Orb 2°44′ Separating
You are keen to change things in this world as you see no reason to continue with the old traditions. You speak out against injustice, but may lack the patience and persistence to see through the changes.
SQUARE PLUTO Orb 1°12′ Applying
You will need to learn to have confidence in yourself even when life deals you a few blows. You range from over confident to completely lacking in confidence. The truth lies somewhere in between.
SATURN
SATURN IN SAGITTARIUS
Saturn in Sagittarius asks us to take on the responsibility of living according to our personal truths and principles, and to be loyal to these. This is a time for turning a critical eye to those beliefs and principles that don’t accurately reflect our authentic selves. (December 23, 2014, to June 14, 2015, then September 17, 2015, to December 20, 2017)
28TH DEGREE OF SAGITTARIUS
Part of Body: Right leg muscles
Sabian Symbol: An old bridge over a beautiful stream.
ASPECTS OF SATURN
TRINE URANUS Orb 4°27′ Applying
You have a talent for investigation. You look at new ideas and are able then to put them into action. In business you achieve much in your own independent way.
SQUARE CHIRON Orb 2°29′ Applying
There can be fears now of not being competent or effective enough to meet our responsibilities, or we could find it hard to strike out on a unique path, again due to fears or insecurities. The desire to break from the status quo is strong, but we may not have the necessary confidence to do so. We may have difficulties empathizing with others and understanding ourselves.
URANUS
URANUS IN ARIES
The urge to start fresh, to break free from restrictive attitudes or circumstances, to totally redesign an area of our lives (or even our personalities), and to gain freedom through independence is strong during this cycle. (May 27, 2010, to August 13, 2010, then March 11th, 2011, to May 15, 2018, then November 6, 2018, to March 6, 2019).
24TH DEGREE OF ARIES
Part of Body: Zygomatic muscle
Sabian Symbol: An open window and a net curtain blowing into a cornucopia.
ASPECTS OF URANUS
SQUARE PLUTO Orb 3°57′ Separating
A time for making sweeping changes and for adapting to changes in order to progress. This is a time for revising, altering, overhauling, and purging. We can experience tension, fear, and pressure, but also a sense of liberation from over-attachments and situations that have been holding us back from growth.
NEPTUNE
NEPTUNE IN PISCES
A long-term influence in which fantasy, imagination, compassion, and spirituality are in stronger focus. (April 4, 2011, to August 4, 2011, then February 3, 2012, to March 30, 2025, then October 22, 2025, to January 26, 2026)
13TH DEGREE OF PISCES
Part of Body: Plantar artery of left foot
Sabian Symbol: A sword in a museum.
PLUTO
PLUTO IN CAPRICORN
Tests of our boundaries; breaking down and rebuilding structures and rules. (From January 25, 2008, to June 14, 2008, then November 26, 2008, to March 23, 2023, then June 11, 2023, to January 20, 2024, then September 1, 2024, to November 19, 2024).
20TH DEGREE OF CAPRICORN
Part of Body: Tendons of right knee
Sabian Symbol: A hidden choir singing.
Chiron, Major Asteroids, and Moon’s Nodes: in Sign and in Aspect
CHIRON
CHIRON IN PISCES
Strong awareness of our own vulnerabilities and humanity stimulates compassion for others. (April 20 to July 20, 2010, then February 8, 2011, to April 17, 2018, then September 25, 2018, to February 18, 2019).
26TH DEGREE OF PISCES
Part of Body: Plantar nerves
Sabian Symbol: A new moon that divides its influences.
VESTA
VESTA IN CANCER
You are committed to your family and loved ones, especially when they need you. However, you may withdraw like a crab into your shell if you feel hurt by those closest to you. You enjoy working with those close to you.
21ST DEGREE OF CANCER
Part of Body: Inferior pancreatico-duodenal artery
Sabian Symbol: A prima donna singing.
PALLAS
PALLAS IN PISCES
You have a meditative mind, the ability to merge in your mind with the universe. You desire to heal the world through words, and may be involved in some form of artistic expression.
27TH DEGREE OF PISCES
Part of Body: Phalanges of right foot
Sabian Symbol: A harvest moon.
JUNO
JUNO IN CAPRICORN
You want a partner who you can respect, and who respects you. You seek long-term commitment and may marry later in life.
13TH DEGREE OF CAPRICORN
Part of Body: Left knee joint
Sabian Symbol: A fire worshipper.
CERES
CERES IN TAURUS
You feel cared for when loved ones give you a sense of stability and security. You like to be touched and stroked and nurtured in practical ways. You also like to show others you care through practical means.
15TH DEGREE OF TAURUS
Part of Body: Epiglottis
Sabian Symbol: A man with rakish silk hat, muffled, braves the storm.
THE NORTH NODE
THE NORTH NODE IN VIRGO
This is a quest to become dedicated to the service of others. You will need to overcome the tendency to daydream and feel overwhelmed and to put your compassion and wisdom to practical use for humanity.
4TH DEGREE OF VIRGO
Part of Body: Ascending colon
Sabian Symbol:
THE SOUTH NODE
THE SOUTH NODE IN PISCES
This is a quest to become dedicated to the service of others. You will need to overcome the tendency to daydream and feel overwhelmed and to put your compassion and wisdom to practical use for humanity.
4TH DEGREE OF PISCES
Part of Body: Nerves of left foot
Sabian Symbol: Heavy traffic on a narrow isthmus linking two seaside resorts.
*** CONJUNCTIONS TO SELECT FIXED STARS ***
Transits Mar 21, 2017 – Event Chart
Aspects to Mer 15°Ar01 +06°25′
Cnj 14°Ar32 ALPHERATZ Wanting freedom and movement.
Aspects to Mar 08°Ta21 +14°32′
Cnj 07°Ta53 HAMAL To follow one’s own path
Cnj 08°Ta00 SCHEDIR The Queen, female power.
Aspects to Ves 20°Cn51 +26°12′
Cnj 20°Cn28 CASTOR To write or create.
Aspects to Cer 14°Ta44 +13°13′
Cnj 14°Ta33 MENKAR — A victim of the Unconscious
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