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First Quarter Moon in Cancer

18°23′ Cancer · 3:05 pm ET

First Quarter in Cancer · 48% lit

Daily WeatherCancer · waxing 48%

Monday, April 8, 1946

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Moon in Cancer · waxing 48% · Mercury ℞ in Pisces · four planets retrograde

7:35 pm ET · 27°37′ Pisces

Mercury stations direct

The retrograde closes — forward motion resumes from 27°37′ Pisces.

  • 1:00 pm ET☉ □ ♄exact · 18°18′ Aries
  • 3:05 pm ETFirst Quarter Moon · 18°23′ Cancer
  • applying♀ □ ♇exact Fri 12:00 pm ET
  • applying☉ ☍ ♃exact Fri 7:31 pm ET
  • separating♂ □ ♃exact Sat 4:05 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

  • Sun18°14′ Aries
  • Moon16°20′ Cancer
  • Mercury℞︎27°37′ Pisces
  • Venus4°30′ Taurus
  • Mars24°12′ Cancer
  • Jupiter℞︎23°02′ Libra
  • Saturn18°17′ Cancer
  • Uranus14°22′ Gemini
  • Neptune℞︎6°57′ Libra
  • Pluto℞︎9°28′ Leo
  • North Node23°08′ Gemini

Mercury, Jupiter, Neptune & Pluto retrograde

Active aspects

  • Sun square Saturn0.1° orb
  • Mars square Jupiter1.2° orb
  • Sun square Moon1.9° orb
  • Moon conjunction Saturn1.9° orb
  • Neptune sextile Pluto2.5° orb
  • Mercury trine Mars3.4° orb
  • Sun sextile Uranus3.9° orb
  • Jupiter square Saturn4.8° orb
  • Sun opposition Jupiter4.8° orb
  • Uranus sextile Pluto4.9° orb
  • Venus square Pluto5.0° orb

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