Today is Monday, Nov. 27, 2017
Hebrew date is 9 Kislev 5778
Islamic date is 9 Rabi-I 1439

Mayan Tzolk’in Day is 12 Ik’
Mayan Long Count is 13.0.5.0.2
Julian Day is 2458085

Today’s Birthdays: Fanny Kemble (1809-1893), William Bliss Baker (1859-1886), Katherine Milhous (1894-1977), James Agee (1909-1955), Al Jackson Jr. (1935-1975), Gail Sheehy (1937), Bruce Lee (1940-1973), Marilyn Hacker (1942), Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970), James Avery (1945-2013), Kathryn Bigelow (1951), Bill Nye (1955), Samantha Bond (1961), Twista (1973), Alison Pill (1985).

“When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.”
— Jimi Hendrix

The World Is Better for Your Presence

Whether or not you live in the U.S., I hope that you discovered many reasons to feel thankful this past weekend despite the ongoing pain and chaos in the news. While we all experience moments of grief and fear, there is also an incredible amount of beauty and kindness and love in this world; sometimes it takes special effort to redirect one’s attention to it, however.

Short of viewing Earth and its struggles from space, there are other ways to get some perspective. Photo of Earth and the Milky Way (Galactic Core) from the International Space Station by Scott Kelly / NASA.

Some of this week’s astrology is building toward aspects that may increase your sense of tension and frustration; specifically Mercury stationing retrograde and a Full Moon. Yet there are important mitigating factors along the way.

For example, beginning the week we have the Mercury-Saturn-Pholus-Galactic Core conjunction in late Sagittarius. This is the astrology that last week’s Astrology Diary highlighted. This is the aspect pattern that is urging you to remember you are an adult should you happen to meet someone whose parental posturing threatens to trigger you into reacting like a child. The Galactic Core is offering the message that you have the power to stand in your truth.

Read more…

Moon Phase: Moon is in First Quarter phase and enters Waxing Gibbous phase on Nov. 30 at 1:27 am PST / 4:27 am EST (09:27:05 UTC).
Next Full Moon is in Gemini on Dec. 3 at 7:47 am PST / 10:47 am EST (15:46:54 UTC).
Corresponding New Moon in Sagittarius is on Dec. 17-18 at 10:30 pm PST / 1:30 am EST (06:30:20 UTC).
Moon Sign: Moon is in Pisces and enters Aries on Nov. 28 at 8:30 am PST / 11:30 am EST (16:30:10 UTC).
Sun Degree: 6-7 Sagittarius.

Planetary Stations and Sign Changes
No changes today.

Interesting Selected Aspects | Data by Serennu
— Mercury conjunct Galactic Center at 10:38 am PST / 1:38 pm EST (18:38:06 UTC).
— Mercury trine Pallas at 11:39 am PST / 2:39 pm EST (19:39:28 UTC).
— Mars square Juno at 4:21 pm PST / 7:21 pm EST (00:20:52 Nov. 28 UTC).
— Mars opposite Eris at 6:55 pm PST / 9:55 pm EST (02:54:42 Nov. 28 UTC).

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If Your Birthday is Nov. 27
(The Day of Electrifying Excitement) | Sagittarius Birthday Reading | All Other Signs
Identify the kinds of doubts that eat away at your confidence, and address them directly. Most people you know are still caught in the same fears they were five or 10 or 20 years ago. You are embarking on a major new phase of your life, and you can only go forward from a place of actual self-esteem. Be bold about challenging beliefs instilled in you by your family.

Written in the Planets
Contacts with the Galactic Core have a certain elusive quality: insights can be forgotten if not somehow documented. Mercury’s conjunction today could have a more substantial and lasting effect. For one thing, Saturn is nearby. For another, Mercury is slowing down: it will only continue for six days and a couple more degrees before stationing retrograde. It won’t reach the Galactic Core again until Jan. 8. If you feel like an inspiration is near but not yet connecting, give it time to come through in full color. You’re likely to find it worth the wait.

By any standards, 2018 will be a distinctive year astrologically. Get your essential guide to riding the waves of the next 12 months and beyond. Pre-order The Art of Becoming, the 2018 Planet Waves Annual by Eric Francis.

Today is Sunday, Nov. 26, 2017
Hebrew date is 8 Kislev 5778
Islamic date is 8 Rabi-I 1439

Mayan Tzolk’in Day is 11 Imix’
Mayan Long Count is 13.0.5.0.1
Julian Day is 2458084

Today’s Birthdays: John Harvard (1607-1638), William Cowper (1731-1800), Sarah Moore Grimke (1792-1873), Mary Edwards Walker (1832-1919), Eric Sevareid (1912-1992), Inge King (1915-2016), Charles M. Schulz (1922-2000), George Segal (1924-2000), Adolfo Perez Esquivel (1931), Tina Turner (1939), Davey Graham (1940-2008), Olivia Cole (1942), Marilynne Robinson (1943), Jean Terrell (1944), John McVie (1945), Kara Walker (1969), DJ Khaled (1975), Rita Ora (1990).

“The silhouette says a lot with very little information, but that’s also what the stereotype does.”
— Kara Walker

Moon Phase: Moon is in Waxing Crescent phase and enters First Quarter phase today at 9:03 am PST / 12:03 pm EST (17:02:50 UTC).
Next Full Moon is in Gemini on Dec. 3 at 7:47 am PST / 10:47 am EST (15:46:54 UTC).
Corresponding New Moon in Sagittarius is on Dec. 17-18 at 10:30 pm PST / 1:30 am EST (06:30:20 UTC).
Moon Sign: Moon is in Aquarius and enters Pisces today at 12:04 am PST / 3:04 am EST (08:03:50 UTC).
Sun Degree: 5-6 Sagittarius.

Planetary Stations and Sign Changes
Moon enters Pisces at 12:04 am PST / 3:04 am EST (08:03:50 UTC).

Interesting Selected Aspects | Data by Serennu
— Sun square Nessus at 2:01 am PST / 5:01 am EST (10:01:19 UTC).
— Sun conjunct Huya at 2:16 am PST / 5:16 am EST (10:16:29 UTC).
— Uranus opposite Haumea at 6:49 am PST / 9:49 am EST (14:49:08 UTC).
— Venus trine Chiron at 1:22 pm PST / 4:22 pm EST (21:21:42 UTC).
— Pallas trine Saturn at 2:27 pm PST / 5:27 pm EST (22:27:37 UTC).

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If Your Birthday is Nov. 26
(The Day of Distinctive Manner) | Sagittarius Birthday Reading | All Other Signs
Confront any emotional or family challenges honestly, and with an open heart and mind. That’s the key to resolving the past and allowing yourself to be fully invested in the present. We all have a history, and we’ve all been hurt in the past. Yet there’s just one way to stop this from running your life, which is to consciously grow, heal and forgive.

Written in the Planets
Each quarter moon is in some way a call to action. Today’s, tightly conjunct Nessus and also involving Vesta, looks a bit like someone blowing reveille right in your ear. Recent news events are a clear signal that we all need to do some serious healing work. We need real, honest conversations about how society encourages us to repress and ignore our instincts, and our desires, and to compromise our integrity. The environment is changing. We now have a chance to break down what is not working and remake our culture in a different form. That starts with you refusing any longer to conceal the flame of your truth. It’s time to shine.

By any standards, 2018 will be a distinctive year astrologically. Get your essential guide to riding the waves of the next 12 months and beyond. Pre-order The Art of Becoming, the 2018 Planet Waves Annual by Eric Francis.

Today is Saturday, Nov. 25, 2017
Hebrew date is 7 Kislev 5778
Islamic date is 7 Rabi-I 1439

Mayan Tzolk’in Day is 10 Ajaw
Mayan Long Count is 13.0.5.0.0
Julian Day is 2458083

Today’s Birthdays: Mary Anne Schimmelpenninck (1778-1856), Kate Gleason (1865-1933), Helen Hooven Santmyer (1895-1986), Helen Gahagan Douglas (1900-1980), Joe DiMaggio (1914-1999), Peg Lynch (1916-2015), Norman Tokar (1919-1979), Ricardo Montalban (1920-2009), Sybil Stockdale (1924-2015), Judy Crichton (1929-2007), Nat Adderley (1931-2000), Percy Sledge (1940-2015), Gail Collins (1945), John Larroquette (1947), Charlaine Harris (1951), Amy Grant (1960), Erick Sermon (1968), Christina Applegate (1971), Katie Cassidy (1986), Rye Rye (1990).

“The discrepancy between American ideals and American practice — between our aims and what we actually do — creates a moral dry rot which eats away at the foundations of our democratic faith.”
— Helen Gahagan Douglas

Moon Phase: Moon is in Waxing Crescent phase and enters First Quarter phase on Nov. 26 at 9:03 am PST / 12:03 pm EST (17:02:50 UTC).
Next Full Moon is in Gemini on Dec. 3 at 7:47 am PST / 10:47 am EST (15:46:54 UTC).
Corresponding New Moon in Sagittarius is on Dec. 17-18 at 10:30 pm PST / 1:30 am EST (06:30:20 UTC).
Moon Sign: Moon is in Aquarius and enters Pisces on Nov. 26 at 12:04 am PST / 3:04 am EST (08:03:50 UTC).
Sun Degree: 4-5 Sagittarius.

Planetary Stations and Sign Changes
Teharonhiawako stations direct at 1:37 am PST / 4:37 am EST (09:37:23 UTC).

Interesting Selected Aspects | Data by Serennu
— Chariklo sextile Neptune at 9:12 pm Nov. 24 PST / 12:12 am EST (05:12:34 UTC).
— Mercury conjunct Ixion at 11:57 pm Nov. 24 PST / 2:57 am EST (07:56:45 UTC).
— Mercury trine Uranus at 2:56 am PST / 5:56 am EST (10:56:02 UTC).
— Vesta square Crantor at 3:26 am PST / 6:26 am EST (11:25:48 UTC).
— Vesta opposite Pelion at 2:52 pm PST / 5:52 pm EST (22:52:22 UTC), and 1992 QB1 at 6:29 pm PST / 9:29 pm EST (02:29:17 Nov. 26 UTC).
— Venus opposite Bienor at 7:19 pm PST / 10:19 pm EST (03:19:16 Nov. 26 UTC).

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If Your Birthday is Nov. 25
(The Day of Sustained Effort) | Sagittarius Birthday Reading | All Other Signs
You are the one person in your life who can make room for an honest conversation about sensitive subjects. That’s your role; that’s what people count on you for. Focus your efforts on healing a family matter that has been nagging you for the past year or so. You know everything you need to know, and you have a true advantage: people trust you.

Written in the Planets
When you hear the phrase “anyone is capable of anything,” how do you interpret it: as an acknowledgement of creative potential, or as a warning to beware of unethical behavior? Today’s astrology would seem to indicate that both interpretations could be valid. Mercury’s trine from Sagittarius to Uranus in Aries suggests great inventiveness and originality today. Yet Mercury is also conjunct Ixion, a centaur planet with a reputation for representing amoral behavior. You’ll want to run any sudden brilliant ideas through the “would I still do this if everyone knew?” test; or, even better, the Golden Rule. It seems you have some help in this, thanks to Saturn conjunct the Galactic Core. No matter what your relationship to earthly authorities (including parents — real or imagined), you know there’s a higher power to which you answer. Love, honesty and respect will rarely steer you wrong.

By any standards, 2018 will be a distinctive year astrologically. Get your essential guide to riding the waves of the next 12 months and beyond. Pre-order The Art of Becoming, the 2018 Planet Waves Annual by Eric Francis.

Today is Friday, Nov. 24, 2017
Hebrew date is 6 Kislev 5778
Islamic date is 6 Rabi-I 1439

Mayan Tzolk’in Day is 9 Kawak
Mayan Long Count is 13.0.4.17.19
Julian Day is 2458082

Today’s Birthdays: Baruch Spinoza (1632-1677), Carlo Collodi (1826-1890), Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849-1924), Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901), Scott Joplin (1868-1917), Teddy Wilson (1912-1986), Bessie Blount Griffin (1914-2009), Claudio Naranjo (1932), Pete Best (1941), Donald “Duck” Dunn (1941-2012), Clem Burke (1954), Garret Dillahunt (1964), Shirley Henderson (1965), Dawn Robinson (1965), Stephen Merchant (1974), Colin Hanks (1977), Katherine Heigl (1978), Sarah Hyland (1990).

“Where you tend a rose, my lad, a thistle cannot grow.”
— Frances Hodgson Burnett

Small Wheel Turns by the Fire and Rod, Big Wheel Turns by the Grace of God

Grace Within Dance. Illustrations by Lucinda Abra.

Dear Friend and Reader:

(And every time that wheel goes ’round, you’re bound to cover just a little more ground.) Last month at this time, I introduced the idea that late 2017 through 2018 brings a new era astrologically. While things are constantly changing in the sky (no two days are alike, and one day to the next can be distinctly different), what happens over the next year or so happens only rarely. This is when a series of slow-moving planets change signs around the same time.

Read more…

Moon Phase: Moon is in Waxing Crescent phase and enters First Quarter phase on Nov. 26 at 9:03 am PST / 12:03 pm EST (17:02:50 UTC).
Next Full Moon is in Gemini on Dec. 3 at 7:47 am PST / 10:47 am EST (15:46:54 UTC).
Corresponding New Moon in Sagittarius is on Dec. 17-18 at 10:30 pm PST / 1:30 am EST (06:30:20 UTC).
Moon Sign: Moon is in Aquarius and enters Pisces on Nov. 26 at 12:04 am PST / 3:04 am EST (08:03:50 UTC).
Sun Degree: 3-4 Sagittarius.

Planetary Stations and Sign Changes
No changes today.

Interesting Selected Aspects | Data by Serennu
— Mercury square Chiron at 6:53 am PST / 9:53 am EST (14:53:34 UTC).
— Venus sextile Juno at 10:36 am PST / 1:36 pm EST (18:35:48 UTC).
— Venus square Sila-Nunam at 12:23 pm PST / 3:23 pm EST (20:22:43 UTC).
— Saturn conjunct Galactic Center at 5:22 pm PST / 8:22 pm EST (01:22:07 Nov. 25 UTC).

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If Your Birthday is Nov. 24
(The Day of Contentious Conviviality) | Sagittarius Birthday Reading | All Other Signs
Though the internet has taken over life and we can all have friends in Timbuktu, keep your social interests local this year. Make friends who live within walking distance of your home. Build your casual neighborhood associations into stronger, more deeply bonded friendships. You need to hang out with other distinctive and unusual people.

Written in the Planets
Notice if you find yourself sliding into a ‘child’ role to somebody else’s ‘parent’. There’s no need for you to give up the authority you have over your own life. See what happens if you stand up for your truth in the face of someone’s parental posturing, no matter how hard you have to work to stay in your center. The dynamic that appears to give the other person power is likely more fragile than you think, and the slightest tap could reveal it to be the psychological hologram it really is. This setup is described by Mercury moving into a conjunction with Saturn, the Galactic Core and Pholus in Sagittarius. Yet Mercury is also exactly square Chiron in Pisces today: listen to your intuition, and watch for extreme opinions. Can you hear past your convictions enough to get to their roots? If you commit to being more careful and precise in your communication with others, do you find your thinking gets clearer, too?

By any standards, 2018 will be a distinctive year astrologically. Get your essential guide to riding the waves of the next 12 months and beyond. Pre-order The Art of Becoming, the 2018 Planet Waves Annual by Eric Francis.

Today is Thursday, Nov. 23, 2017
Hebrew date is 5 Kislev 5778
Islamic date is 5 Rabi-I 1439

Mayan Tzolk’in Day is 8 Etz’nab’
Mayan Long Count is 13.0.4.17.18
Julian Day is 2458081

Today’s Birthdays: Theodore Dwight Weld (1803-1895), Mary Brewster Hazelton (1868-1953), Jose Clemente Orozco (1883-1949), Boris Karloff (1887-1969), Harpo Marx (1888-1964), Nirad C. Chaudhuri (1897-1999), P.K. Page (1916-2010), John Cole (1927-2013), Krzysztof Penderecki (1933), Robert Towne (1934), Andrew Goodman (1943-1964), Bobby Rush (1946), Bruce Hornsby (1954), Maxwell Caulfield (1959), Vincent Cassel (1966), Page Kennedy (1976), Alison Mosshart (1978), Ishmael Beah (1980), Miley Cyrus (1992).

“In the sky there are always answers and explanations for everything: every pain, every suffering, joy and confusion.”
— Ishmael Beah

Moon Phase: Moon is in Waxing Crescent phase and enters First Quarter phase on Nov. 26 at 9:03 am PST / 12:03 pm EST (17:02:50 UTC).
Next Full Moon is in Gemini on Dec. 3 at 7:47 am PST / 10:47 am EST (15:46:54 UTC).
Corresponding New Moon in Sagittarius is on Dec. 17-18 at 10:30 pm PST / 1:30 am EST (06:30:20 UTC).
Moon Sign: Moon is in Capricorn and enters Aquarius today at 12:14 pm PST / 3:14 pm EST (20:14:10 UTC).
Sun Degree: 2-3 Sagittarius.

Planetary Stations and Sign Changes
Moon enters Aquarius at 12:14 pm PST / 3:14 pm EST (20:14:10 UTC).

Interesting Selected Aspects | Data by Serennu
— Mercury trine Eris at 9:47 pm Nov. 22 PST / 12:47 am EST (05:46:54 UTC).
— Mercury square Manwe at 2:16 am PST / 5:16 am EST (10:15:46 UTC).
— Mercury opposite Chaos at 4:09 am PST / 7:09 am EST (12:09:07 UTC).
— Venus conjunct Ceto at 6:00 pm PST / 9:00 pm EST (02:00:16 Nov. 24 UTC).

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If Your Birthday is Nov. 23
(The Day of Irreverence) | Sagittarius Birthday Reading | All Other Signs
We live in a political world. You must to some degree be a master of that realm. Know how people organize their structures of power and influence, and focus on the people who can actually make things happen. Then do what you can to become someone who knows how to move the game forward, the better to help yourself and others who deserve to succeed.

Written in the Planets
Today Mercury trines Eris (which also involves Saturn and Uranus). This might be a reminder that tension can often be defused if everyone treats one another with kindness and respect. This is different from being a martyr to tradition, or putting up with abuse from certain people because they happen to be related to you. Respect must necessarily include respect for yourself. That said, in these turbulent times, a little compassion and thoughtfulness is sure to go a long way; not to mention that both are decidedly needed.

By any standards, 2018 will be a distinctive year astrologically. Get your essential guide to riding the waves of the next 12 months and beyond. Pre-order The Art of Becoming, the 2018 Planet Waves Annual by Eric Francis.

Today is Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2017
Hebrew date is 4 Kislev 5778
Islamic date is 4 Rabi-I 1439

Mayan Tzolk’in Day is 7 kab’an
Mayan Long Count is 13.0.4.17.17
Julian Day is 2458080

Today’s Birthdays: Abigail Adams (1744-1818), George Eliot (1819-1880), Andre Gide (1869-1951), Helenka Pantaleoni (1900-1987), Rodney Dangerfield (1921-2004), Arthur Hiller (1923-2016), Geraldine Page (1924-1987), Terry Gilliam (1940), Jesse Colin Young (1941), Guion Bluford (1942), Billie Jean King (1943), Aston Barrett (1946), Paloma San Basilio (1950), Tina Weymouth (1950), Jamie Lee Curtis (1958), Mariel Hemingway (1961), Mark Ruffalo (1967), Marjane Satrapi (1969), Karen O (1978), Scarlett Johansson (1984).

“It is dangerous when you start calling people from one part of the world terrorists or fanatic, and you reduce them to some abstract notion. If evil has a geographical place, and if the evil has a name, that is the beginning of fascism. Real life is not this way. You have fanatics and narrow-minded people everywhere.”
— Marjane Satrapi

Moon Phase: Moon is in New phase and enters Waxing Crescent phase today at 6:44 am PST / 9:44 am EST (14:44:10 UTC).
Next Full Moon is in Gemini on Dec. 3 at 7:47 am PST / 10:47 am EST (15:46:54 UTC).
Corresponding New Moon in Sagittarius is on Dec. 17-18 at 10:30 pm PST / 1:30 am EST (06:30:20 UTC).
Moon Sign: Moon is in Capricorn and enters Aquarius on Nov. 23 at 12:14 pm PST / 3:14 pm EST (20:14:10 UTC).
Sun Degree: 1-2 Sagittarius.

Planetary Stations and Sign Changes
Sila-Nunam stations retrograde at 11:19 pm Nov. 21 PST / 2:19 am EST (07:19:05 UTC).
Neptune stations direct at 6:20 am PST / 9:20 am EST (14:20:24 UTC).

Interesting Selected Aspects | Data by Serennu
— Sun trine Salacia at 11:25 pm Nov. 21 PST / 2:25 am EST (07:25:00 UTC).
— Mars sesquiquadrate Nessus at 1:20 am PST / 4:20 am EST (09:20:00 UTC).
— Mercury conjunct Urania at 3:31 am PST / 6:31 am EST (11:31:21 UTC).
— Vesta conjunct Typhon at 10:50 am PST / 1:50 pm EST (18:50:04 UTC).
— Jupiter sesquiquadrate Chiron at 2:29 pm PST / 5:29 pm EST (22:29:08 UTC).

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If Your Birthday is Nov. 22
(The Day of the Liberator) | Birthday Readings: Scorpio | Sagittarius | Others
As a Sagittarian, you are naturally an independent person, who loves having all the space you need. You will go a long way in that direction by working toward financial independence: your own income stream, your own bank account, your own credit card and your own financial agenda. You may be surprised how much better this helps you feel about yourself.

Written in the Planets
You might investigate today certain tendencies and patterns you have in your love relationships. If you feel like there’s probably a ‘better way’, what is it that stops you from it? Is it simply a fear of the unknown? Do you lack a positive model of loving behavior, or of the vulnerability required by true intimacy? Have you been jaded by past hurts, and feel reluctant to open your heart again? Are you attached to cultural expectations of relationship that ring hollow when you try to pursue them? Today Venus in Scorpio squares the lunar nodes (a pair of hypothetical points). The North Node, representing dharma or the way forward, is in Leo conjunct Ceres (nourishment). The South node, representing karma or comfortable patterns that you’re outgrowing, is in Aquarius. Following your heart and leaving the crowd behind can be scary, and it’s easy to let disillusionment in love make you bitter. But what if one of the secrets to better relationships is to offer to yourself what you’d like to receive from others?

By any standards, 2018 will be a distinctive year astrologically. Get your essential guide to riding the waves of the next 12 months and beyond. Pre-order The Art of Becoming, the 2018 Planet Waves Annual by Eric Francis.

Today is Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017
Hebrew date is 3 Kislev 5778
Islamic date is 3 Rabi-I 1439

Mayan Tzolk’in Day is 6 k’ib’
Mayan Long Count is 13.0.4.17.16
Julian Day is 2458079

Today’s Birthdays: Voltaire (1694-1778), Francisco Tarrega (1852-1909), Rene Magritte (1898-1967), Isaac Bashevis Singer (1902-1991), Coleman Hawkins (1904-1969), Elizabeth George Speare (1908-1994), Eleanor Powell (1912-1982), Christopher Tolkien (1924), Beryl Bainbridge (1932-2010), Etta Zuber Falconer (1993-2002), Marlo Thomas (1937), Dr. John (1940), David Porter (1941), Harold Ramis (1944-2014), Goldie Hawn (1945), Bjork (1965), Carly Rae Jepsen (1985), Colleen Ballinger (1986).

“Usually when you see females in movies, they feel like they have these metallic structures around them; they are caged in by male energy.”
— Bjork

Moon Phase: Moon is in New phase and enters Waxing Crescent phase on Nov. 22 at 6:44 am PST / 9:44 am EST (14:44:10 UTC).
Next Full Moon is in Gemini on Dec. 3 at 7:47 am PST / 10:47 am EST (15:46:54 UTC).
Corresponding New Moon in Sagittarius is on Dec. 17-18 at 10:30 pm PST / 1:30 am EST (06:30:20 UTC).
Moon Sign: Moon is in Capricorn and enters Aquarius on Nov. 23 at 12:14 pm PST / 3:14 pm EST (20:14:10 UTC).
Sun Degree: 30 Scorpio-1 Sagittarius.

Planetary Stations and Sign Changes
Moon enters Capricorn at 11:14 pm Nov. 20 PST / 2:14 am EST (07:13:57 UTC).
Sun enters Sagittarius at 7:04 pm PST / 10:04 pm EST (03:04:33 Nov. 22 UTC).

Interesting Selected Aspects | Data by Serennu
— Venus square Praamzius at 11:56 pm Nov. 20 PST / 2:56 am EST (07:56:08 UTC).
— Venus sextile Pluto at 3:29 am PST / 6:29 am EST (11:29:06 UTC).
— Venus conjunct Deucalion at 7:00 pm PST / 10:00 pm EST (03:00:20 Nov. 22 UTC).

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If Your Birthday is Nov. 21
(The Day of Elegance) | Birthday Readings: Scorpio | Sagittarius | Others
You seem torn between accepting certain social norms and revolting against them. Society is in a time of upheaval. You can get away with more rebellion than you might otherwise, though remember: you want to be a rebel with a cause and with a clue. Not all traditions are bad. Some need to be updated. Above all, practice being open-minded.

Written in the Planets
With the Sun in the last degree of Scorpio (it enters Sagittarius tonight into Wednesday, depending on time zone), keep an eye on your edginess meter. Sometimes the Sun at the end of a sign can come with a sense of needing something to shift, but without the timing feeling quite right. Unless you’re facing an actual, hard-and-fast deadline today, chances are any major decisions can wait a day, even if they feel ‘urgent’. Instead, see if you can understand your emotions better. Venus in Scorpio is making a sexy sextile to Pluto in Capricorn. This bodes well for deepening any kind of friendship or even a group situation, with intimate relationships perhaps being a particular draw. Superficial just won’t cut it today.

By any standards, 2018 will be a distinctive year astrologically. Get your essential guide to riding the waves of the next 12 months and beyond. Pre-order The Art of Becoming, the 2018 Planet Waves Annual by Eric Francis.

Today is Monday, Nov. 20, 2017
Hebrew date is 2 Kislev 5778
Islamic date is 2 Rabi-I 1439

Mayan Tzolk’in Day is 5 Men
Mayan Long Count is 13.0.4.17.15
Julian Day is 2458078

Today’s Birthdays: Selma Lagerlof (1858-1940), Karl von Frisch (1886-1982), Edwin Hubble (1889-1953), Alistair Cooke (1908-2004), Nadine Gordimer (1923-2014), Benoit Mandelbrot (1924-2010), June Christy (1925-1990), Robert F. Kennedy (1925-1968), Estelle Parsons (1927), Don DeLillo (1936), Duane Allman (1946-1971), Judy Woodruff (1946), Joe Walsh (1947), Barbara Hendricks (1948), Jeff Dowd (1949), Sean Young (1959), Ming-Na Wen (1963), Sheema Kalbasi (1972), Future (1983).

“Writers must oppose systems. It’s important to write against power, corporations, the state, and the whole system of consumption and of debilitating entertainments… I think writers, by nature, must oppose things, oppose whatever power tries to impose on us.”
— Don DeLillo

You Are an Adult

If you’re in the U.S., you’re likely gearing up for the Thanksgiving holiday later this week. For some, this means gathering with family (which may be enjoyable or tense, depending on the family); for others, it’s an opportunity to create new traditions with ‘family of choice’. But even if you do not celebrate this holiday, the astrology this week carries the same basic message.

Setting the stage — or the dinner table, to use another metaphor — the Sun leaves Scorpio for Sagittarius on Tuesday at 10:05 pm EST (3:05 UTC Wednesday).

Along the Fore River; photo by Amanda Painter.

Although this may shift the overall tone of consciousness toward the lighter side, I would not expect all of the intensity of recent news trends to weaken.

In fact, in terms of the tidal wave of accusations and admissions regarding sexual transgressions, solar Sagittarius might actually represent a collective ability to focus the issue. That remains to be seen, but might be worth watching for — or, better yet, participating in actively.

If you tend to gather with relatives of widely varied generations and political leanings, this week’s astrology may speak especially clearly to you. Here’s the setup: late in Sagittarius Saturn is approaching a conjunction to the Galactic Core (exact Saturday) and centaur planet Pholus. Mercury is approaching Saturn (exact Nov. 28) and the GC and Pholus. Also clustered there is a hypothetical point called Cupido.

Cupido has to do with people coming together in groups of all sorts, from marriages to families to corporations and whole societies. Think tribal; and the original tribe is the family.

Read more…

Moon Phase: Moon is in New phase and enters Waxing Crescent phase on Nov. 22 at 6:44 am PST / 9:44 am EST (14:44:10 UTC).
Next Full Moon is in Gemini on Dec. 3 at 7:47 am PST / 10:47 am EST (15:46:54 UTC).
Corresponding New Moon in Sagittarius is on Dec. 17-18 at 10:30 pm PST / 1:30 am EST (06:30:20 UTC).
Moon Sign: Moon is in Sagittarius and enters Capricorn tonight at 11:14 pm PST / 2:14 am Nov. 21 EST (07:13:57 UTC).
Sun Degree: 29-30 Scorpio.

Planetary Stations and Sign Changes
No changes today.

Interesting Selected Aspects | Data by Serennu
— Mercury square Borasisi at 9:54 am PST / 12:54 pm EST (17:54:33 UTC).
— Mars sextile North Node at 11:45 am PST / 2:45 pm EST (19:45:15 UTC).
— Pelion conjunct 1992 QB1 at 6:39 pm PST / 9:39 pm EST (02:39:15 Nov. 21 UTC).

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If Your Birthday is Nov. 20
(The Day of the Scrambler) | Scorpio Birthday Reading | All Other Signs
You must engage your work as your first priority this year. There may be many distractions around you, though you have an unusual opportunity to succeed at something that not many people get to do. Yet you must be diligent, focused and even driven not only to succeed but mainly to do your best work, and connect with the people who will benefit from you.

Written in the Planets
You have the capacity to know your own mind and to think independently, regardless of the opinions of others. Certainly, it’s possible to be swayed by anything from peer pressure to actual disinformation. Yet to be able to stand firm in your truth despite opposition is a crucial skill. Today, the Moon and Mercury both form a square to the minor planet Borasisi, which speaks to the problems with false beliefs, particularly at a collective level. Remember that you need not accept a theory unless and until it makes sense to you and the facts check out. Rather, honor your intelligence and use your powers of critical thinking — which means: do actually check those facts.

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