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May 16, 1959

First Quarter in Virgo · 59% lit · enters Virgo 2:38 am ET

Daily WeatherVirgo · waxing 59%

Saturday, May 16, 1959

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Moon in Virgo · waxing 59% · Jupiter ℞ in Scorpio · three planets retrograde

2:51 am ET · 6°22′ Cancer–Capricorn

Venus opposition Saturn

The friction peaks at exactness, then disperses through the coming days.

  • 2:38 am ET☽Moon enters Virgo
  • 10:29 am ET☿ △ ♄exact · 6°22′ Taurus
  • applying☿ ⚹ ♀exact Sun 12:33 am ET
  • applying☉ ☍ ♃exact Mon 4:02 pm ET
  • applying☿ □ ♅exact Tue 9:37 pm ET

A day of productive friction — you may feel two pulls sharpening each other rather than canceling.

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Positions

  • Sun25°04′ Taurus
  • Moon5°29′ Virgo
  • Mercury6°31′ Taurus
  • Venus6°50′ Cancer
  • Mars20°53′ Cancer
  • Jupiter℞︎27°24′ Scorpio
  • Saturn℞︎6°22′ Capricorn
  • Uranus12°32′ Leo
  • Neptune℞︎5°04′ Scorpio
  • Pluto1°40′ Virgo
  • North Node12°12′ Libra

Jupiter, Saturn & Neptune retrograde

Active aspects

  • Mercury trine Saturn0.1° orb
  • Mercury sextile Venus0.3° orb
  • Moon sextile Neptune0.4° orb
  • Venus opposition Saturn0.5° orb
  • Moon trine Saturn0.9° orb
  • Moon trine Mercury1.0° orb
  • Saturn sextile Neptune1.3° orb
  • Moon sextile Venus1.3° orb
  • Mercury opposition Neptune1.4° orb
  • Venus trine Neptune1.8° orb
  • Sun opposition Jupiter2.3° orb
  • Neptune sextile Pluto3.4° orb
  • Moon conjunction Pluto3.8° orb
  • Sun sextile Mars4.2° orb
  • Jupiter square Pluto4.3° orb
  • Saturn trine Pluto4.7° orb
  • Mercury trine Pluto4.8° orb

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