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December 22, 1971

Mercury stations direct

11°58′ Sagittarius · 3:49 pm ET

Waxing Crescent in Aquarius · 25% lit · enters Pisces 12:10 pm ET

Daily WeatherAquarius · waxing 25%

Wednesday, December 22, 1971

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Moon in Aquarius · waxing 25% · Mercury ℞ in Sagittarius · two planets retrograde

3:49 pm ET · 11°58′ Sagittarius

Mercury stations direct

The retrograde closes — forward motion resumes from 11°58′ Sagittarius.

  • 7:24 am ET☉Sun enters Capricorn
  • 12:10 pm ET☽Moon enters Pisces
  • applying♀ △ ♄exact Thu 6:55 pm ET
  • applying☉ □ ♇exact Fri 6:56 am ET
  • applying♀ △ ♇exact Fri 4:42 pm ET

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

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Positions

  • Sun0°10′ Capricorn
  • Moon29°37′ Aquarius
  • Mercury℞︎11°58′ Sagittarius
  • Venus29°17′ Capricorn
  • Mars27°24′ Pisces
  • Jupiter20°16′ Sagittarius
  • Saturn℞︎0°59′ Gemini
  • Uranus17°52′ Libra
  • Neptune3°47′ Sagittarius
  • Pluto2°00′ Libra
  • North Node5°38′ Aquarius

Mercury & Saturn retrograde

Active aspects

  • Sun sextile Moon0.6° orb
  • Saturn trine Pluto1.0° orb
  • Moon square Saturn1.4° orb
  • Venus trine Saturn1.7° orb
  • Neptune sextile Pluto1.8° orb
  • Sun square Pluto1.8° orb
  • Venus sextile Mars1.9° orb
  • Jupiter sextile Uranus2.4° orb
  • Venus trine Pluto2.7° orb
  • Sun square Mars2.8° orb
  • Saturn opposition Neptune2.8° orb
  • Mars sextile Saturn3.6° orb
  • Moon square Neptune4.2° orb
  • Venus sextile Neptune4.5° orb
  • Mars opposition Pluto4.6° orb

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