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October 6, 2106

Mercury stations retrograde

4°26′ Scorpio · 11:49 pm ET

First Quarter in Capricorn · 65% lit · enters Aquarius 12:30 pm ET

Daily WeatherCapricorn · waxing 65%

Wednesday, October 6, 2106

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Moon in Capricorn · waxing 65% · Venus ℞ in Libra · four planets retrograde

11:49 pm ET · 4°26′ Scorpio

Mercury stations retrograde

From Earth's vantage the planet stands still at 4°26′ Scorpio, opening a retrograde that runs until October 28.

  • 12:30 pm ET☽Moon enters Aquarius
  • applying♀ □ ♄exact Tue 6:07 am ET
  • applying♀ ☌ ♆exact Wed 1:04 am ET

A day of turning — you may notice long-running questions asking to be revisited rather than resolved.

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Positions

  • Sun13°04′ Libra
  • Moon29°59′ Capricorn
  • Mercury4°25′ Scorpio
  • Venus℞︎3°57′ Libra
  • Mars24°23′ Scorpio
  • Jupiter℞︎13°26′ Taurus
  • Saturn0°53′ Capricorn
  • Uranus℞︎19°26′ Taurus
  • Neptune0°41′ Libra
  • Pluto℞︎10°34′ Taurus
  • North Node9°18′ Scorpio

Venus, Jupiter, Uranus & Pluto retrograde

Active aspects

  • Saturn square Neptune0.2° orb
  • Moon trine Neptune0.7° orb
  • Jupiter conjunction Pluto2.9° orb
  • Venus square Saturn3.1° orb
  • Venus conjunction Neptune3.3° orb
  • Mercury sextile Saturn3.5° orb
  • Moon trine Venus4.0° orb
  • Moon square Mercury4.4° orb
  • Mars opposition Uranus5.0° orb

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