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August 4, 1953

Mercury stations direct

27°30′ Cancer · 5:28 pm ET

Waning Crescent in Gemini · 24% lit

Daily WeatherGemini · waning 24%

Tuesday, August 4, 1953

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Moon in Gemini · waning 24% · Mercury ℞ in Cancer

5:28 pm ET · 27°30′ Cancer

Mercury stations direct

The retrograde closes — forward motion resumes from 27°30′ Cancer.

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

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Positions

  • Sun11°59′ Leo
  • Moon14°02′ Gemini
  • Mercury℞︎27°30′ Cancer
  • Venus0°43′ Cancer
  • Mars3°48′ Leo
  • Jupiter19°10′ Gemini
  • Saturn21°58′ Libra
  • Uranus20°13′ Cancer
  • Neptune21°23′ Libra
  • Pluto22°34′ Leo
  • North Node3°16′ Aquarius

Mercury retrograde

Active aspects

  • Saturn conjunction Neptune0.6° orb
  • Saturn sextile Pluto0.6° orb
  • Uranus square Neptune1.2° orb
  • Neptune sextile Pluto1.2° orb
  • Saturn square Uranus1.7° orb
  • Sun sextile Moon2.1° orb
  • Jupiter trine Neptune2.2° orb
  • Jupiter trine Saturn2.8° orb
  • Jupiter sextile Pluto3.4° orb

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