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Mercury stations direct

24°39′ Cancer · 2:48 pm ET

Waning Crescent in Cancer · 6% lit

Daily WeatherCancer · waning 6%

Thursday, August 1, 1940

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Moon in Cancer · waning 6% · Mercury ℞ in Cancer

2:48 pm ET · 24°39′ Cancer

Mercury stations direct

The retrograde closes — forward motion resumes from 24°39′ Cancer.

  • applying☉ □ ♃exact Tue 9:01 pm ET
  • applying☉ □ ♄exact Tue 10:26 pm ET
  • applying♃ ☌ ♄exact Wed 9:16 pm ET
  • separating☿ ⚹ ♅exact Tue 9:31 am ET

A day of release — you may feel something long-stalled loosen and begin to move on its own.

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Positions

  • Sun9°14′ Leo
  • Moon10°46′ Cancer
  • Mercury℞︎24°38′ Cancer
  • Venus0°16′ Cancer
  • Mars18°35′ Leo
  • Jupiter13°51′ Taurus
  • Saturn14°13′ Taurus
  • Uranus25°46′ Taurus
  • Neptune23°37′ Virgo
  • Pluto2°41′ Leo
  • North Node13°14′ Libra

Mercury retrograde

Active aspects

  • Jupiter conjunction Saturn0.4° orb
  • Mercury sextile Neptune1.0° orb
  • Mercury sextile Uranus1.1° orb
  • Uranus trine Neptune2.1° orb
  • Moon sextile Jupiter3.1° orb
  • Moon sextile Saturn3.4° orb
  • Mars square Saturn4.4° orb
  • Sun square Jupiter4.6° orb
  • Mars square Jupiter4.7° orb
  • Sun square Saturn5.0° orb

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