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December 5, 2109

Mercury stations retrograde

1°23′ Capricorn · 12:31 pm ET

Full Moon in Taurus · 97% lit · enters Gemini 11:59 pm ET

Daily WeatherTaurus · waxing 97%

Thursday, December 5, 2109

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Moon in Taurus · waxing 97% · Venus ℞ in Sagittarius · three planets retrograde

12:31 pm ET · 1°23′ Capricorn

Mercury stations retrograde

From Earth's vantage the planet stands still at 1°23′ Capricorn, opening a retrograde that runs until December 25.

  • 11:59 pm ET☽Moon enters Gemini
  • separating♂ ☌ ♆exact Wed 1:08 pm ET
  • separating♀ △ ♃exact Tue 12:42 pm ET

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

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Positions

  • Sun13°24′ Sagittarius
  • Moon23°48′ Taurus
  • Mercury1°23′ Capricorn
  • Venus℞︎25°58′ Sagittarius
  • Mars9°20′ Libra
  • Jupiter26°54′ Leo
  • Saturn6°59′ Aquarius
  • Uranus℞︎0°06′ Gemini
  • Neptune8°50′ Libra
  • Pluto℞︎12°24′ Taurus
  • North Node9°01′ Virgo

Venus, Uranus & Pluto retrograde

Active aspects

  • Mars conjunction Neptune0.5° orb
  • Venus trine Jupiter0.9° orb
  • Saturn trine Neptune1.9° orb
  • Mars trine Saturn2.4° orb
  • Moon square Jupiter3.1° orb
  • Jupiter square Uranus3.2° orb
  • Sun sextile Mars4.1° orb
  • Mercury trine Jupiter4.5° orb
  • Sun sextile Neptune4.6° orb

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