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Weekly Summary: AUGUST 9 - AUGUST 15 "Between understanding and faith immediate connections must subsist."— Marquis de SadeBoth Venus and Mercury make important connections to the three 'Outers' (Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto) this week. Venus in Libra completes a Grand Air Trine with Uranus and Pluto while also opposing Neptune — generally termed a 'Kite' — on Tuesday. Mercury arrives in Leo at the beginning of the week, traveling over the same 'hot spot' as Jupiter and the Sun and making the same connections to the 'Outers' — a sextile to Uranus, a trine to Neptune, and an opposition to Pluto. These are generally considered highly 'benefic' configurations. Nonetheless, with Venus out of "Earth Sign' Virgo and Mercury out of 'Water Sign' Cancer, this week's atmosphere is almost entirely dominated by Air and Fire elements — except stationary retrograde Chiron's tentative placement on the cusp between Taurus and Aries and the arrival of Mars into Cancer on Tuesday. The overwhelming preponderance of Air and Fire energy keeps excitement, energy, and vitality 'pumping' but offers few direct routes to stability. While still in Gemini, Mars conjuncts Ceres as they both approach a sextile to Chiron. This suggest some 'good intentions' as we try to establish connections with others and work to understand how to make use of the swirl of new insights coming out of these momentous outer planet connections. Nonetheless, the overall picture doesn't offer as much effective, cooperative interaction as we might hope. Mercury's move into the 'hot zone' doesn't initially provide us with much clarity, bringing feelings of extraordinary 'power' but offering little tangible 'wisdom' and stirring our imaginations with vague, 'Leo-Style delusions of grandeur'. There are challenging 'ego-based' stumbling blocks to contend with as we head into Wednesday's Leo Eclipse New Moon (10:36 AM PDT 20° Leo). However, the New Moon does begin to offer some hope that we are 'turning a corner' in our ability to fully recognize the vastly powerful new energies that have been stirred up over the past few weeks. The Moon's trine to Saturn, just before the New Moon, carries at least a bit of valuable 'restraint' into this highly charged, self-interested, ego-driven New Moon. Cooperation and concern for others — the 'greater good' — is integral to the tangible expression of the energies that are initiated. However, understanding that fact requires deep awareness. Mercury conjuncts Jupiter in Leo by Saturday, and we will finally be offered some extra help to make use of the novel insights that are deeply embedded into this new lunar cycle. We are on the precipice, this week, of gaining some valuable perspective through the especially important Saturnine energies that will begin to fall into place next week. Mercury's trine to Saturn next Monday and a Venus-Saturn opposition next Friday will help us to lay important groundwork, ahead of the Pisces Full Moon Eclipse on August 27 (8:13 PM PDT 4° Pisces/Virgo) when an auspicious Jupiter-Saturn trine will be nearly complete, suggesting at least some hope of effectively blending self-control with expansive inspiration.
There are attempts to try to blend material and spiritual intentions on Sunday in ways that don't seem very productive. At best, we're prone to conveying 'mixed messages' — "I don't need you/Come here!". Monday's 'chatter' and excitement is just not very well grounded. The basic challenge is something like wanting to take our 'New Car' out in order to show it off — without actually know how to drive. Any 'good intentions' are rather 'stifled' on Tuesday. The day's power demands intentional 'cooperation' but we may not fully recognize those 'demands' without a great deal of individual responsibility. We are offered some hope that we are 'turning a corner' on Wednesday in our ability to fully recognize the vastly powerful new energies that have been stirred up over the past few weeks. The afternoon provides much needed 'flashes of insight'. We find some hope on Thursday of getting off on the right foot in a New Lunar Cycle which is offering significant intellectual capacity, coupled with increased vitality. Nonetheless, we will need to 'check our facts' especially carefully later in the day. It is likely that our efforts are best spent on Friday reviewing important information, triple-checking our facts, and avoiding any tendencies to 'nit-pick' or point fingers at others. We will eventually begin to find opportunities to actually draw conclusions from the facts that we are checking. We find ourselves in a dramatically shifted paradigm on Saturday and we are only just beginning to develop the necessary skills in order to navigate effectively. Although the environment may suggest that we need to show self-sufficiency, in fact, our best approach is to develop cooperative strategies that will involve collaboration and compromise.
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Current Planetary Positions
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| Sun | 29° Leo 49' 03" | |
| Moon | 00° Capricorn 23' 15" | |
| Mercury | 24° Leo 52' 51" | |
| Venus | 15° Libra 26' 28" | |
| Mars | 07° Cancer 34' 03" | |
| Ceres | 03° Cancer 43' 26" | |
| Pallas | 22° Aries 25' 17" R | |
| Juno | 27° Capricorn 48' 57" R | |
| Vesta | 27° Aries 46' 41" | |
| Jupiter | 11° Leo 45' 52" | |
| Saturn | 14° Aries 08' 17" R | |
| Chiron | 00° Taurus 42' 20" R | |
| Uranus | 05° Gemini 32' 44" | |
| Neptune | 03° Aries 52' 35" R | |
| Pluto | 03° Aquarius 41' 18" R | |
| TrueNode | 29° Aquarius 49' 44" |
The Daily Astrological Currents by Week
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The Moon arrives in Cancer early this morning — just after midnight (12:45 AM PDT) — and quickly squares Venus, now early in Libra. Mercury arrives in Leo later this morning (9:28 AM PDT), producing a rather confusing 'disconnect' between what we want to say and what we actually feel confident 'expressing'. Mercury will go on to trine Neptune and and oppose Pluto before Wednesday's Leo Eclipse New Moon (10:36 AM PDT 20° Leo) but Venus will trine Pluto and oppose Neptune tomorrow. At best, we're prone to conveying 'mixed messages' in this atmosphere — "I don't need you/Come here!". A Mars/Ceres conjunction, near the end of Gemini, does little to help clarify our intentions but does seem to encourage 'gossipy' interactions. Mars and Ceres are forming a sextile to the stationary retrograde Chiron, which suggests 'good intentions' but not a great deal of effectiveness. There are attempts to try to blend material and spiritual intentions today in ways that don't seem very productive.
Venus makes an idealistic opposition to Neptune and a 'confidence boosting' trine to Pluto today. Tomorrow's Venus-Uranus trine will complete the Grand Air Trine with Pluto and Venus, which might generally suggest quite effective connection and communication. Nonetheless, the overall picture doesn't offer as much effective connection as we might hope. Mercury's move into the 'hot zone' — activating the point that has already been stirred by Jupiter and the Sun — doesn't initially provide us with the clarity we might hope for. Rather, there are challenging 'ego-based' stumbling blocks to contend with, heading into Wednesday's Leo Eclipse New Moon (10:36 AM PDT 20° Leo). The basic challenge here is something like wanting to take our 'New Car' out in order to show it off — without actually know how to drive. Today's 'chatter' and excitement is just not very well grounded.
Mars gets to Cancer early (1:30 AM PDT) this morning, leaving Ceres in Gemini until tomorrow. The Moon gets to Leo (ruling Cancer) shortly after (at 1:37 AM PDT). Our 'good intentions' are further 'stifled' ahead of tomorrow morning's Leo Eclipse New Moon (10:36 AM PDT 20° Leo) as we try to understand how to make use of the remarkably powerful new energies that we have begun to see swirling all around us. Today's power demands intentional 'cooperation'. However, we may not fully recognize those 'demands' without a great deal of individual responsibility. Mercury completes the opposition to Pluto (6:19 PM PDT), adding to feelings of extraordinary 'power' but offering little tangible 'wisdom' that might allow us to effectively 'harness' that power. Mercury's 'follow-up' trine to Neptune (8:38 PM PDT) only seems to keep our imaginations stirred up with vague 'delusions of grandeur'.
This morning's Leo Eclipse New Moon (10:36 AM PDT 20° Leo) begins to offer some hope that we are 'turning a corner' in our ability to fully recognize the vastly powerful new energies that have been stirred up over the past few weeks. Mercury's sextile to Uranus this afternoon provides much needed 'flashes of insight'. As well, Mars makes a promising sextile to Chiron and Ceres arrives in Cancer, helping to soothe the nervous energy in today's environment. The Moon's overnight (1:28 AM PDT) trine to Saturn carries at least a bit of valuable 'restraint' into this highly charged, self-interested, ego-driven New Moon. Cooperation and concern for others — the 'greater good' — is integral to the tangible expression of the energies that are initiated here. However, understanding that fact requires deep awareness. Once Mercury joins Jupiter on Saturday, we will finally be offered some extra help to make use of the novel insights that are deeply embedded into this new lunar cycle. The Moon goes VOC following this morning's New Moon and won't arrive in Virgo until early tomorrow morning.
Mercury's sextile to Venus this morning (9:22 AM PDT) suggests that we have a good chance of 'getting off on the right foot' as we enter into this new lunar cycle. The Moon's arrival in Virgo, early this morning (3:17 AM PDT), produces a YOD with Pluto and Neptune, offering significant intellectual capacity, coupled with increased vitality. However, the Moon goes quickly VOC again by 12:33 PM PDT this afternoon following an invigorating — but erratic — square to Uranus and won't arrive in Libra until Saturday morning ((7:19 AM PDT). Plans and schedules are especially vulnerable to this extended VOC period, when the need to 'check our facts' becomes paramount.
The Moon is VOC in Virgo all day today, only arriving in Libra tomorrow morning at 7:19 AM PDT. Nonetheless, Mercury, ruling the Virgo Moon, is approaching an extremely helpful conjunction with Jupiter that will complete early tomorrow morning, ahead of the Moon's arrival in Libra. It is likely that our efforts are best spent reviewing important information, triple-checking our facts, and avoiding any tendencies to 'nit-pick' or point fingers at others. Tomorrow morning's Mercury-Jupiter conjunction will begin to offer us opportunities to actually draw conclusions from the facts that we are checking today.
The Moon arrives in Libra this morning (7:19 AM PDT) following Mercury's conjunction with Jupiter (4:22 AM PDT), offering exciting opportunities to make judgements and draw conclusions today. We find ourselves in a dramatically shifted paradigm and we are only just beginning to develop the necessary skills in order to navigate effectively. Although the strong Leo energies may suggest self-sufficiency, in fact, our best approach is to develop cooperative strategies that will involve collaboration and compromise. We are on the precipice of finding important connections to the especially important Saturnine energies which will begin to fall into place next week. Tomorrow's Moon-Saturn opposition will be followed up by Mercury's trine to Saturn next Monday and a Venus-Saturn opposition next Friday. These connections will help us to lay important groundwork, ahead of the Pisces Full Moon Eclipse on August 27 (8:13 PM PDT 4° Pisces/Virgo) when an auspicious Jupiter-Saturn trine will be nearly complete.
Today is Saturday August 22, 2026
Weekly Summary: AUGUST 16 - AUGUST 22 "Peace is this moment without thinking
that it should be some other way,
that you should feel some other thing,
that your life should unfold according to your plans."— Dorothy S. Hunt
Peace Is This Moment Without JudgmentBoth Mercury and Venus make important connections to the retrograding Saturn this week. Saturn is still effectively stationary — still on the same degree that it has been on since June 27th. This week's aspects to Saturn are offering at least a glimmer of hope for finding some kind of stability, self-control, or a reliable framework for progress within the swirl of energies that have been stirred up over the past few weeks. Even though our intellectual 'gears' are turning 'furiously', resolutions, conclusions, or "clarity' are elusive. Saturn is offering powerful support for 'responsible initiatives' but we need to keep our expectations under control. Despite the extraordinary shifts and unfamiliar landscapes, we can draw from the wisdom that is available in our past experiences — wisdom that is based upon enduring principles but not on the 'established dogma' that might be termed the 'shadow' of Saturn's energy. A Libra Moon at the beginning of the week foreshadows the Venus-Saturn opposition that will complete at the end of the week. The Moon conjuncts Venus and opposes Saturn on Sunday, while Venus and the Moon both make promising sextiles to Jupiter. Mercury's trine to Saturn on Monday offers the potential to 'lay the groundwork' for breakthroughs later in the week when Venus forms the opposition to Saturn. The action of Venus in Libra is especially significant because, although Venus will leave Libra on September 9th, she will station retrograde in early Scorpio on October 3rd and return to Libra on October 25th. Venus will station direct in Libra on November 14th and only return to Scorpio on December 3rd. While Venus makes only a single opposition to Saturn (this week), Venus will oppose Chiron in Aries 3 times this fall. Although Venus in Libra may want to make everything 'beautiful and harmonious', the opposition to Saturn and the extended series of oppositions to Chiron suggest ongoing challenges that will demand facing and honestly dealing with ugliness, unchecked self-indulgence, and selfishness in new ways that are focused on healing and reconciliation rather than dogmatic self-righteousness. In essence, this is an important piece of a much larger series of insights, exposures, and healing advancements that are unfolding in the wake of the societal and cultural shifts as reflected in the momentous outer planet configurations that will be continuing through 2028 — and beyond. The 1st Quarter Moon, mid-week, highlights our growing recognition and acknowledgement of the true power inherent in the energies that have been swirling all around us. Nonetheless, we struggle to understand where to place our trust. Aggressiveness surfaces in unpredictable ways. Safety and security is more important to us than we may be willing to admit. Friday's Venus-Saturn opposition and the Sun's conjunction with the South Node on Saturday will both ask that we find some way to 'let go' — trust the 'Universe' to provide what is needed in order for us to take the 'next step' while embracing compassion for both ourselves and others. By the end of the week, The Moon trines the Sun from the last degree of Sagittarius to the last degree of Leo before both shift from 'Fire Signs' to 'Earth Signs' — the Moon into Capricorn and the Sun into Virgo. Both the Moon and Sun form trines to Chiron, retrograde in Taurus, at least suggesting a Grand Earth Trine flavor even though the connections are somewhat loose. This grounding energy serves as a stabilizing force for making use of the waxing Moon's intense, clarifying energies which are helping to prepare us for next Thursday's Pisces Eclipse Full Moon (9:18 PM PDT 4° Pisces/Virgo). In this atmosphere, it is important to stay laser-focused on what we ultimately want. There are rewards to visualization and intention that will begin to manifest as we approach next week's Full Moon.
There is certainly plenty to work with (or 'work through') in Sunday's environment, with plenty of support for 'mediation'. But the overall preference is to avoid drawing conclusions or 'picking sides' — suggesting an 'out-of-touch' approach that doesn't really help to solve the issues raised. Practical consideration seems to be demanded on Monday but there is little grounding offered that might help us to fully embrace anything approaching a 'considered approach'. In fact, it is important to avoid trying to make snap judgements and not be rushed into any approach that 'just doesn't feel right'. The undercurrents of aggression in Tuesday's atmosphere doesn't seem to find many 'outlets' to allow any sort of clear expression of our feelings. Balance and objectivity are sorely needed. Even though our intellectual 'gears' are turning 'furiously' on Wednesday, resolutions, conclusions, or "clarity' are elusive. There is powerful support for 'responsible initiatives' but we need to keep our expectations under control. There is an increasing need on Thursday to rely on our most deeply held principles instead of reacting to the 'unfamiliar' environment with panic and fears — especially fears related to our safety. The most likely antidote to the nervousness is 'communication' — we need to be able to 'talk it out' in order to navigate the environment effectively. We are offered an important opportunity to find some stabilizing connections to others on Friday — at least some ability to 'fake it till we make it' in terms of trusting our connections to 'like minded others'. We have a chance to find or strengthen our alliances as well as begin to create a framework upon which we can build further progress. In Saturday's atmosphere, it is important to stay laser-focused on what we ultimately want. There are grounding energies at work that support further stabilization.
Sunday August 16, 2026
The Moon makes a 'happy' conjunction to Venus just after midnight this morning, followed up by optimistic sextiles to Jupiter and Mercury. Nonetheless, the Moon's opposition to Saturn at 9:27 AM PDT sets a more significant — possibly ominous — tone. Mars is forming a quincunx to Pluto (by 8:14 PM PDT) and will form an overnight square to Neptune (2:52 AM PDT) — setting off contradictory imperatives between idealism and security. There is certainly plenty to work with (or 'work through') in this environment — Venus and the Moon, both in Libra, are offering plenty of support for 'mediation'. As well, the extraordinary mental acuity is working overtime here. But the overall preference is to avoid drawing conclusions or 'picking sides' — suggesting an 'out-of-touch' approach that doesn't really help to solve the issues raised.Monday August 17, 2026
Today's Mercury-Saturn trine offers the potential to 'lay the groundwork' for breakthroughs later in the week when Venus will make an opposition to Saturn. A Venus-Jupiter sextile today helps to 'show the way' for future progress. Today's challenge is really just dealing with the tensions and contradictory messages that are coursing through the atmosphere. The Moon is VOC in Libra from 4:34 AM PDT until arriving in Scorpio at 2:45 PM PDT. Practical consideration seems to be demanded but there is little grounding offered that might help us to fully embrace anything approaching a 'considered approach'. In fact, it is important to avoid trying to make snap judgements and not be rushed into any approach that 'just doesn't feel right'. Misunderstandings may surface even when we are simply trying to 'back off' and wait for further clarity.Tuesday August 18, 2026
The undercurrents of aggression in today's atmosphere don't seem to find many 'outlets' to allow any sort of clear expression of our feelings. Balance and objectivity are sorely needed here. Today's Scorpio Moon seems to encourage withdrawal or silence. The Moon's square to Jupiter and quincunx to Saturn don't really encourage much dialog — "What's the point?". What we seem to struggle with most is finding Trust. Safety and security is more important to us than we may be willing to admit today. Friday's Venus-Saturn opposition and the Sun's conjunction with the South Node on Saturday will both ask that we find some way to 'let go' — trust the 'Universe' to provide what is needed in order for us to take the next step.Wednesday August 19, 2026
Today's 1st Quarter Moon highlights our growing recognition and acknowledgement of the true power inherent in the energies that have been swirling for the past few weeks — but not necessarily any sort of clear idea about 'what to do about it all'. Even though our intellectual 'gears' are turning 'furiously', resolutions, conclusions, or "clarity' are elusive. There is powerful support for 'responsible initiatives' but we need to keep our expectations under control. Despite the extraordinary shifts and unfamiliar landscapes, we can draw from wisdom that is available in our past experiences — wisdom based upon enduring principles and not on 'established dogma'. The Moon goes VOC this evening at 7:46 PM PDT and won't arrive in Sagittarius until early tomorrow morning (1:29 AM PDT).Thursday August 20, 2026
The Moon's arrival into Sagittarius early this morning (1:29 AM PDT) helps us to discover new perspectives on how to understand the current swirl of planetary energies. Jupiter's forming trine to Saturn encourages us to keep looking for stability. There is an increasing need to rely on our most deeply held principles instead of reacting to the 'unfamiliar' environment with panic and fears — especially fears related to our safety. The Moon trines Neptune, sextiles Pluto and opposes Uranus. It is perhaps the Moon-Uranus opposition that is suggesting the most confusion — although Pluto and Neptune 'fan the flames' of our distracting confusion. The most likely antidote to the nervousness in this environment is 'communication' — we need to be able to 'talk it out' in order to navigate this environment effectively.Friday August 21, 2026
Venus opposes Saturn this morning, followed up by the Moon's trine to Saturn and sextile to Venus. This is offering us an important opportunity to find some stabilizing connections to others — or at least some ability to 'fake it till we make it' in terms of trusting our connections to 'like minded others'. The Moon heads toward a trine to Mercury that will complete early tomorrow morning, showing us the way to communicate our ideas with an important level of excitement and 'flair'. Certainly, this atmosphere is still completely dominated by the elements of Fire and Air, with very little grounding inherent in our surroundings. As well, the Sun's approach to the South Node at the last degree of Leo is asking us to let go of individual control and embrace cooperative effort. Today offers us a chance to find or strengthen our alliances as well as begin to create a framework upon which we can build further progress.Saturday August 22, 2026
The Moon makes a trine to the Sun at the very end of Leo this afternoon (1:30 PM PDT) just before arriving in earthy Capricorn. By 7:19 PM PDT, the Sun gets to earthy Virgo. Both the Moon and Sun will form trines to Chiron, at least suggesting a Grand Earth Trine flavor even though the connections are somewhat loose. Nonetheless, this grounding energy that follows up on yesterday's Venus-Saturn opposition serves as a stabilizing force for making use of the waxing Moon's clarifying energies which are helping to prepare us for next Thursday's Pisces Eclipse Full Moon (9:18 PM PDT 4° Pisces/Virgo). In this atmosphere, it is important to stay laser-focused on what we ultimately want. There are rewards to visualization and intention that will begin to manifest as we approach the Full Moon.
Weekly Summary: AUGUST 23 - AUGUST 29 "We do have to use our minds as far as they will take us, yet acknowledge that they cannot take us all the way."— Madeleine L'Engle
A Circle of QuietThere are intense levels of intellectual activity this week, producing profound opportunities to gain insights but also plenty of excitement and nervousness that is not easily 'tamed'. There aren't many 'guardrails' that might help to guide our motivations or our intentions. Both the Sun and Mercury in Virgo are wrapped up tightly into a YOD with Pluto in Aquarius and Neptune in Aries. At this week's Pisces Eclipse Full Moon (9:18 PM PDT 4° Pisces/Virgo), the Moon crosses the midpoint of the Pluto-Neptune sextile while the Sun and Mercury are moving out of the YOD but heading directly into a square with Uranus. Although the intensity is 'off the charts', there are extraordinary benefits offered. The Full Moon is stirring extremely unpredictable energies with an increasingly dangerous propensity to take extraordinary risks in pursuit of the intense intellectual and creative drives and inspiration. However, we should not discount the deeply intuitive elements that are also coming through the Full Moon's energy. We have increased capacity to see connections and calculate trajectories — an almost pre-cognitive ability to recognize potential outcomes and see multiple strategic opportunities. Ultimately, the challenge is finding enough grounding to fully make use of the high degree of intellectual capacity that we are offered. Intuition plays a big part in our overall awareness of what is being offered here but is not deeply 'rooted' in tangible or practical strategies. Perhaps this week's most difficult challenge is knowing more than we can do anything about. We are more than likely to make a significant effort to intellectually process the vast swirl of new energies and draw important conclusions. The Virgo-Aries/Aquarius YOD may help us to gather evidence. But we need more than facts to properly assess what is going on. We need reliable intuition. We are being asked see around some especially threatening 'blind corners'. The Pisces Full Moon is offering us access to greater intuitive guidance but the square to Uranus spins up so much nervous energy and such a deluge of facts that we are bound to face challenges and trials if we try to rely entirely on our own distinct individual 'brain power'. Nonetheless, along with the impulsive swirls of intellectual idealism, the Full Moon offers at least some degree of auspicious good-fortune. By the end of the week, Jupiter nears the trine to Saturn that will complete early next week. The trine is fully engaged by this Saturday, with Jupiter and Saturn both at 13° of Leo and Aries, respectively. We are certainly on the threshold of beneficial new developments and we are increasingly encouraged to blend this week's deluge of new intellectual insights with deep consideration and measured self-control. But the potential benefits do not come without more new trials and challenges that are building into next week. Mars squares Saturn immediately after the Jupiter-Saturn trine completes, bringing increasing aggressiveness and a propensity to 'draw lines' or 'boundaries' around our our personal 'stake' — our individual calculation of the potential benefits of what is developing. Essentially, we are approaching the threshold of beneficial new developments but there are questions and challenges as to 'who' benefits — with few clear 'greater good' perspectives and plenty 'What's in it for me?' questions.
Sunday offers a powerful, 'energy-focusing' capacity, encouraging us to bring this month's potent energies into 'form'. There is a significant need for caution here — we may believe that we have more individual control than we actually have. Monday provides us with an opportunity to clear away 'old patterns' of thinking. It is probably most important to trust the process as it unfolds here and let go of ego-attachments that are blocking our ability to see clearly. We should not discount the deeply intuitive elements at work on Tuesday. We have increased capacity to see connections and calculate trajectories — an almost pre-cognitive ability to recognize potential outcomes and see multiple strategic opportunities. There are extremely unpredictable energies stirred on Wednesday with an increasingly dangerous propensity to take extraordinary risks in pursuit of some intense intellectual and creative drives and inspiration. There aren't many 'guardrails' in the atmosphere that help to guide our motivations or even our intentions. Thursday's challenge is finding enough grounding to fully make use of the high degree of intellectual capacity that we are offered. Intuition plays a big part in our overall awareness of what is being offered here but is not deeply 'rooted' in tangible or practical strategies. There is a significant effort to intellectually process the vast swirl of new energies on Friday. However, there are new trials and challenges building in dramatic fashion, despite a remarkably congenial environment. Saturday's optimism is a 'carry over' from Friday's charm and congeniality. Nonetheless, there is far more going on 'behind the scenes' in terms of processing a broad range of intellectual insights.
Sunday August 23, 2026
The Moon's action in Capricorn today provides a powerful, 'energy-focusing' capacity, encouraging us to bring this month's potent energies into 'form'. There is a significant need for caution here — we may believe that we have more individual control than we actually have. Today's Sun-Chiron trine encourages us to find independent, internal stability, while the Moon keeps the energy 'pulsing'. The Moon makes a quincunx to Uranus (1:11 AM PDT) and an opposition to Mars (6:04 AM PDT) this morning and then goes on to quincunx Jupiter (2:06 PM PDT). These aspects may seem uncomfortable but are encouraging us to express our independence. There is a challenging Moon-Saturn square late this afternoon (6:20 PM PDT) followed by a stifling Moon-Venus square at the end of the day (11:29 PM PDT), after which the Moon goes VOC until early Tuesday morning. Today's 'pivot point' comes through the Moon's squares to Saturn and Venus, offering us extraordinary creative power if we have learned to value ourselves and truly believe in our own abilities and capacities.Monday August 24, 2026
The Moon is VOC all day today and won't arrive in Aquarius until early tomorrow morning (2:01 AM PDT). Mercury's conjunction with the South Node — on the last degree of Leo — suggests an unraveling energy. Our understanding may be clouded. The vast amounts of stirred up energy in the environment is essentially beginning to coalesce, producing entirely 'new forms' — new structures and new tools that we will begin to make use of as we move forward. Today provides us with an opportunity to clear away 'old patterns' of thinking. It is probably most important to trust the process as it unfolds here and let go of ego-attachments that are blocking our ability to see clearly. Blatant, individual, 'will-power' driven agendas quickly lose support.Tuesday August 25, 2026
The Moon gets to Aquarius early (2:01 AM PDT) this morning, just before Mercury's ingress in Virgo. Mercury's trine to Chiron, from Virgo to Taurus, encourages us to bring into form our deepest, individual creative desires and intentions. The Moon's arrival in Aquarius amplifies the forming YOD between the Sun and the Pluto/Neptune sextile. This is a highly intellectual and creative environment — further strengthened by the Mercury-Chiron trine. We should not discount the deeply intuitive elements at work here. We have increased capacity to see connections and calculate trajectories — an almost pre-cognitive ability to recognize potential outcomes and see multiple strategic opportunities. We should not forget that this vast intellectual support is feeding directly into the Thursday's Pisces Eclipse Full Moon (9:18 PM PDT 4° Pisces/Virgo), further amplifying the extremely potent intellectual support fostered by both the Sun and Moon's squares to Uranus at the Full Moon.Wednesday August 26, 2026
The Sun completes an extremely potent YOD with Pluto and Neptune today — with Mercury not far behind as it approaches the superior conjunction with the Sun ahead of tomorrow evening's Pisces Eclipse Full Moon (9:18 PM PDT 4° Pisces/Virgo), The Moon's trine to Venus today seems to keep the intensity from completely exploding. The levels of creative energy are really 'off the charts' here, powerfully bolstered by sharp insight, intellectual strength, and persistence. There are extraordinary benefits offered here but we should recognize that tomorrow's Full Moon is stirring extremely unpredictable energies with an increasingly dangerous propensity to take extraordinary risks in pursuit of the intense intellectual and creative drives and inspiration. There aren't many 'guardrails' in this atmosphere that help to guide our motivations or even our intentions. The Moon makes a trine to Venus this afternoon (2:59 PM PDT) before going VOC for the rest of the day, leaving a somewhat misleading congeniality that belies the intensity of the overall atmosphere.Thursday August 27, 2026
Mercury completes the YOD to Pluto and Neptune early this morning and goes on to complete the 'superior' conjunction with the Sun by 10:03 AM PDT. The Moon is VOC this morning until arriving in Pisces at 12:03 PM PDT, suggesting that this morning's activity is rather impulsive or erratic before settling down this afternoon. Nonetheless, this evening's Pisces Eclipse Full Moon (9:18 PM PDT 4° Pisces/Virgo) arrives with an extraordinary amount of intensity, full of both impulsive idealism and at least some degree of auspicious good-fortune. Both the Sun and Moon square Uranus, offering a high degree of intellectual insight but also plenty of excitement and nervousness. Ultimately, the challenge is finding enough grounding to fully make use of the high degree of intellectual capacity that we are offered. Intuition plays a big part in our overall awareness of what is being offered here but is not deeply 'rooted' in tangible or practical strategies.Friday August 28, 2026
Venus has nearly reached the shadow of the next retrograde period — '40 days and 40 nights' of the retrograde phase. It is important to consider the upcoming retrograde Venus today. Today's notable charm and 'conciliation' will go through a significant transformation process over the next 3 months. The Moon's trine to Mars this morning (9:13 AM PDT) encourages our expression of today's charm and conciliation. The Moon goes VOC following the Moon-Mars trine and won't arrive in Aries until tomorrow evening (7:37 PM PDT) — when the tone will become increasingly aggressive. There is, in fact, a significant effort to intellectually process the vast swirl of new energies and draw important conclusions. Jupiter will trine Saturn at the beginning of next week, which will encourage us to blend our new insights with deep consideration and measured self-control. Nonetheless, there are new trials and challenges building in dramatic fashion today, despite the remarkably congenial environment.Saturday August 29, 2026
The Moon is VOC in Aries for most of the day today. Jupiter is nearing a trine to Saturn that will complete next Monday. The trine is actually already fully engaged with Jupiter and Saturn both at 13° of Leo and Aries, respectively. Today's optimism is a 'carry over' from yesterday's charm and congeniality. Nonetheless, there is far more going on 'behind the scenes' in terms of processing a broad range of intellectual insights. There are 'conclusions' to be drawn and new strategies to implement — none of which are clearly visible today. The Moon's arrival in Aries this evening (7:37 PM PDT), brings increasing aggressiveness and a propensity to 'draw lines' or 'boundaries' around our our personal 'stake' — our individual calculation of the potential benefits of what is developing. A Mars-Saturn square will activate the Jupiter-Saturn trine. Essentially, we are approaching the threshold of beneficial new developments but there are questions and challenges as to 'who' benefits.
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