Happy Independence Day! (I’m British, but I don’t care.) I hope you are all having a delightful holiday weekend — and this year, you’re not just getting fireworks. This morning at around 7 am EDT (11:00:57 UTC) there’s a New Moon in Cancer, and it’s accompanied by some thoroughly pleasant astrology.
As Eric told me in an email: “There’s not much you can say about a new Moon in Cancer, conjunct Venus and Mercury, that’s not positive.”
This may well include a real sense of family and/or human contact (perfect timing).
In addition, it’s possible you’ll experience creative urges and sensual desires or pleasures. If ever there was astrology authorizing you to relax, enjoy life and take it easy for a while, this is it. Whatever your favorite pursuit is, make sure you do some of it today.
Eric continued: “As the week develops, there are some surprises from the outer planets. The Sun opposite Pluto on July 7 takes things deeper. Venus square Uranus and Eris on July 6-7 suggests riding with unexpected changes in relationships and making the best of them. These two outer planet factors will work together.”
This might mean that if you initiate a project of any kind this New Moon, be prepared for the possibility that you may be sticking at it for a while, and that it could take you further than you currently imagine. Therefore, choose wisely, or even passionately.
Tonight (Monday), at about 11:18 pm EDT, the solar-powered space probe is due to fire its main engine, beginning a 35-minute burn that will place it into orbit around Jupiter.
Image by NASA/JPL-Caltech
The mission website describes the purpose of the study: “Although we have pieced together the basic story of Jupiter’s origin, some important questions remain, and Juno’s mission is to help us answer them.
“Exactly how early was Jupiter born? Jupiter might have formed at its current orbit, but some evidence also suggests that it could have formed farther from the sun before migrating inward.”
In Planet Waves FM on Tuesday, Eric will examine the launch chart for this intriguing mission, and discuss what is happening as the probe heads for the big planet. Planetary Radio, our fellow Pacifica affiliate station, covered the Juno mission last week in their show, titled “Countdown to Jupiter.”