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October 8, 1948

First Quarter in Capricorn · 38% lit · enters Capricorn 9:31 am ET

Daily WeatherCapricorn · waxing 38%

Friday, October 8, 1948

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Moon in Capricorn · waxing 38% · Mercury ℞ in Scorpio · two planets retrograde

5:12 am ET · 2°10′ Virgo

Venus conjunction Saturn

The merge peaks at exactness, then unwinds through the coming days.

  • 9:31 am ET☽Moon enters Capricorn
  • applying☉ ⚹ ♇exact Sat 9:46 am ET
  • applying☿ ⚹ ♀exact Sun 3:24 pm ET
  • applying☿ ⚹ ♄exact Thu 4:34 am ET
  • separating♀ ⚹ ♅exact Wed 7:45 pm ET

A day of merging currents — you may notice two themes speaking in one voice.

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Positions

  • Sun15°17′ Libra
  • Moon1°03′ Capricorn
  • Mercury℞︎5°24′ Scorpio
  • Venus2°28′ Virgo
  • Mars23°56′ Scorpio
  • Jupiter23°16′ Sagittarius
  • Saturn2°11′ Virgo
  • Uranus℞︎0°35′ Cancer
  • Neptune12°50′ Libra
  • Pluto16°12′ Leo
  • North Node5°05′ Taurus

Mercury & Uranus retrograde

Active aspects

  • Venus conjunction Saturn0.3° orb
  • Moon opposition Uranus0.5° orb
  • Sun sextile Pluto0.9° orb
  • Moon trine Saturn1.1° orb
  • Moon trine Venus1.4° orb
  • Saturn sextile Uranus1.6° orb
  • Venus sextile Uranus1.9° orb
  • Sun conjunction Neptune2.5° orb
  • Mercury sextile Venus2.9° orb
  • Mercury sextile Saturn3.2° orb
  • Neptune sextile Pluto3.4° orb
  • Moon sextile Mercury4.3° orb
  • Mercury trine Uranus4.8° orb

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