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October 8, 1940

First Quarter Moon in Capricorn

14°49′ Capricorn · 1:19 am ET

First Quarter in Capricorn · 55% lit

Daily WeatherCapricorn · waxing 55%

Tuesday, October 8, 1940

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Moon in Capricorn · waxing 55% · Jupiter ℞ in Taurus · three planets retrograde

1:19 am ET · 14°49′ Capricorn

First Quarter Moon

The waxing half steepens toward the full moon on October 16.

  • applying♂ ⚹ ♇exact Fri 10:14 pm ET
  • applying☿ ☍ ♄exact Sat 11:11 pm ET
  • applying☿ ☍ ♃exact Sun 5:04 am ET
  • separating☿ □ ♇exact Sun 6:07 am ET

A day of first friction — you may meet the first real test of something recently begun.

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Positions

  • Sun15°14′ Libra
  • Moon20°19′ Capricorn
  • Mercury7°10′ Scorpio
  • Venus2°02′ Virgo
  • Mars1°59′ Libra
  • Jupiter℞︎13°48′ Taurus
  • Saturn℞︎13°17′ Taurus
  • Uranus℞︎25°35′ Taurus
  • Neptune25°59′ Virgo
  • Pluto4°11′ Leo
  • North Node11°01′ Libra

Jupiter, Saturn & Uranus retrograde

Active aspects

  • Uranus trine Neptune0.4° orb
  • Jupiter conjunction Saturn0.5° orb
  • Mars sextile Pluto2.2° orb
  • Mercury square Pluto3.0° orb

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