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Mercury stations direct

25°44′ Cancer · 8:53 pm ET

Waning Crescent in Cancer · 9% lit · enters Cancer 2:04 am ET

Daily WeatherCancer · waning 9%

Saturday, August 2, 1986

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Moon in Cancer · waning 9% · Mercury ℞ in Cancer · six planets retrograde

8:53 pm ET · 25°44′ Cancer

Mercury stations direct

The retrograde closes — forward motion resumes from 25°44′ Cancer.

  • 2:04 am ETMoon enters Cancer
  • applying☿ ⚹ ♀exact Sun 5:52 pm ET
  • separating♀ ☍ ♃exact Thu 12:27 pm ET

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

Computed · times ETtoday's sky →

Positions

  • Sun10°05′ Leo
  • Moon5°12′ Cancer
  • Mercury℞︎25°44′ Cancer
  • Venus24°27′ Virgo
  • Mars℞︎12°04′ Capricorn
  • Jupiter℞︎22°09′ Pisces
  • Saturn℞︎3°05′ Sagittarius
  • Uranus℞︎18°37′ Sagittarius
  • Neptune℞︎3°31′ Capricorn
  • Pluto4°38′ Scorpio
  • North Node24°05′ Aries

Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus & Neptune retrograde

Active aspects

  • Moon trine Pluto0.6° orb
  • Neptune sextile Pluto1.1° orb
  • Mercury sextile Venus1.3° orb
  • Moon opposition Neptune1.7° orb
  • Venus opposition Jupiter2.3° orb
  • Jupiter square Uranus3.5° orb
  • Mercury trine Jupiter3.6° orb

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