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Mercury stations direct

3°56′ Libra · 2:45 pm ET

Waning Gibbous in Gemini · 74% lit

Daily WeatherGemini · waning 74%

Wednesday, October 12, 1949

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Moon in Gemini · waning 74% · Mercury ℞ in Libra · two planets retrograde

2:45 pm ET · 3°56′ Libra

Mercury stations direct

The retrograde closes — forward motion resumes from 3°56′ Libra.

  • applying☿ ⚹ ♀exact Thu 6:20 pm ET
  • applying☉ □ ♃exact Mon 3:25 am ET
  • applying☉ ⚹ ♂exact Wed 1:21 am ET
  • separating☿ □ ♅exact Sun 2:18 am ET
  • separating☉ ⚹ ♇exact Tue 7:13 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

  • Sun19°01′ Libra
  • Moon19°59′ Gemini
  • Mercury℞︎3°56′ Libra
  • Venus2°35′ Sagittarius
  • Mars21°41′ Leo
  • Jupiter23°15′ Capricorn
  • Saturn14°28′ Virgo
  • Uranus℞︎5°01′ Cancer
  • Neptune15°04′ Libra
  • Pluto17°52′ Leo
  • North Node16°39′ Aries

Mercury & Uranus retrograde

Active aspects

  • Sun trine Moon1.0° orb
  • Mercury square Uranus1.1° orb
  • Sun sextile Pluto1.1° orb
  • Mercury sextile Venus1.4° orb
  • Moon sextile Mars1.7° orb
  • Moon sextile Pluto2.1° orb
  • Sun sextile Mars2.7° orb
  • Neptune sextile Pluto2.8° orb
  • Mars conjunction Pluto3.8° orb
  • Sun conjunction Neptune3.9° orb
  • Sun square Jupiter4.2° orb
  • Moon trine Neptune4.9° orb

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