January 9, 2003

First Quarter in Aries · 42% lit

Daily WeatherAries · waxing 42%

Thursday, January 9, 2003

Moon in Aries · waxing 42% · Mercury ℞ in Capricorn · three planets retrograde

applying · exact Sat 3:02 pm ET

Sun conjunction Mercury

Builds toward exactness on January 11.

applying♂ □ ♅exact Sat 11:43 pm ET
separating☿ ⚹ ♂exact Wed 7:17 pm ET

A day of merging currents — you may notice two themes speaking in one voice.

Computed · times ETtoday's sky →

Positions

Sun18°59′ Capricorn
Moon9°37′ Aries
Mercury℞︎23°56′ Capricorn
Venus2°08′ Sagittarius
Mars25°10′ Scorpio
Jupiter℞︎16°03′ Leo
Saturn℞︎23°48′ Gemini
Uranus26°40′ Aquarius
Neptune9°52′ Aquarius
Pluto18°35′ Sagittarius
North Node7°50′ Gemini

Mercury, Jupiter & Saturn retrograde

Active aspects

Moon sextile Neptuneexact0.3° orb
Mercury sextile Marsseparating1.2° orb
Mars square Uranusapplying1.5° orb
Jupiter trine Plutoseparating2.5° orb
Saturn trine Uranusseparating2.9° orb
Sun conjunction Mercuryapplying5.0° orb

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