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Mercury stations direct

23°42′ Sagittarius · 12:51 pm ET

Waning Gibbous in Leo · 88% lit · enters Virgo 11:57 pm ET

Daily WeatherLeo · waning 88%

Thursday, January 3, 1991

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Moon in Leo · waning 88% · Mercury ℞ in Sagittarius · two planets retrograde

12:51 pm ET · 23°42′ Sagittarius

Mercury stations direct

The retrograde closes — forward motion resumes from 23°42′ Sagittarius.

  • 5:28 am ET♀ △ ♂exact · 27°47′ Capricorn
  • 11:57 pm ETMoon enters Virgo
  • applying☉ ☌ ♆exact Fri 10:22 pm ET
  • applying☉ ⚹ ♇exact Thu 9:37 am ET
  • separating♀ ☌ ♄exact Tue 2:51 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

  • Sun12°47′ Capricorn
  • Moon22°43′ Leo
  • Mercury℞︎23°43′ Sagittarius
  • Venus28°05′ Capricorn
  • Mars27°47′ Taurus
  • Jupiter℞︎11°43′ Leo
  • Saturn25°59′ Capricorn
  • Uranus9°53′ Capricorn
  • Neptune14°13′ Capricorn
  • Pluto19°40′ Scorpio
  • North Node28°03′ Capricorn

Mercury & Jupiter retrograde

Active aspects

  • Venus trine Mars0.3° orb
  • Moon trine Mercury1.0° orb
  • Sun conjunction Neptune1.4° orb
  • Mars trine Saturn1.8° orb
  • Venus conjunction Saturn2.1° orb
  • Sun conjunction Uranus2.9° orb
  • Moon square Pluto3.0° orb
  • Uranus conjunction Neptune4.3° orb

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