Today is Friday, Sept. 8, 2017
Hebrew date is 17 Elul 5777
Islamic date is 17 Zul-Hijjah 1438

Mayan Tzolk’in Day is 10 Ik’
Mayan Long Count is 13.0.4.14.2
Julian Day is 2458005

Today’s Birthdays: Marin Mersenne (1588-1648), Frederic Mistral (1830-1914), Maria Lassnig (1919-2014), Sid Caesar (1922-2014), Grace Metalious (1924-1964), Jacqueline Ceballos (1925), Peter Sellers (1925-1980), Patsy Cline (1932), Bernie Sanders (1941), Aziz Sancar (1946), Ann Beattie (1947), Marianne Wiggins (1947), Ruby Bridges (1954), Terry Tempest Williams (1955), Neko Case (1970), David Arquette (1971), Martin Freeman (1971), Pink (1979), Jonathan Taylor Thomas (1981), Wiz Khalifa (1987).

“It’s not about having things figured out, or about communicating with other people, trying to make them understand what you understand. It’s about a chicken dinner at a drive-in. A soft pillow. Things that don’t need explaining.”
— Ann Beattie

Looking Beyond the Devil in the Details

Dear Friend and Reader:

By now, whatever emotional energy peak you may have experienced with the Full Moon should be dissipating. And while you still might feel a little foggy or unsure about certain situations (thanks to Neptune’s lingering influence), at least the mental shenanigans of Mercury are slowly beginning to sort themselves out. ‘Easy does it’ is still the mantra du jour, though.

Photo by Amanda Painter

That might even go double for any unexpected pieces of information that came to you as Mercury stationed direct Tuesday morning.

As Mercury traces its way back through the degrees of the zodiac where it was just retrograde, see if you can follow the trail of breadcrumbs back from whatever you’ve been reflecting on or reviewing. Even though Mercury is returning to the same slice of zodiac where it was on Aug. 12, all of the other planets have shifted (whether slightly or dramatically). Don’t be surprised if, as you follow your breadcrumb trail back, you find yourself in a slightly different place, with slightly — or dramatically — different self-understanding or insight.

Saturday, Sept. 9, Mercury re-enters Virgo at 10:52 pm EDT (2:52 UTC Sunday), in direct motion. Waiting for it just inside the doorstep are the hypothetical point Transpluto at 2 degrees Virgo, and Mars at 4 degrees Virgo.

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Moon Phase: Moon is in Full phase and enters Disseminating (waning gibbous) phase on Sept. 9 at 1:23 pm PDT / 4:23 pm EDT (20:23:11 UTC).
Next New Moon is in Virgo on Sept. 19-20 at 10:30 pm PDT / 1:30 am EDT (05:29:47 UTC).
Next Full Moon is in Aries on Oct. 5 at 11:40 am PDT / 2:40 pm EDT (18:40:02 UTC).
Moon Sign: Moon is in Aries and enters Taurus on Sept. 9 at 9:22 am PDT / 12:22 pm EDT (16:22:28 UTC).
Sun Degree: 16-17 Virgo.

Planetary Stations and Sign Changes
No changes today.

Interesting Selected Aspects | Data by Serennu
— Neptune square Altjira at 6:34 am PDT / 9:34 am EDT (13:34:24 UTC).
— Venus conjunct Praamzius at 3:11 pm PDT / 6:11 pm EDT (22:10:51 UTC).
— Venus square Deucalion at 6:46 pm PDT / 9:46 pm EDT (01:45:41 Sept. 9 UTC).

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If Your Birthday is Sept. 8
(The Day of the Puzzling Purist) | Virgo Birthday Reading | All Other Signs
You may feel tremendous energy and confidence, yet some uncertainty at what direction you really want to be going. Your astrology describes a scenario where you’ll need to rely on your intuition. Yet the more honest with yourself you are, the more effectively you will orient yourself. Acknowledge what you know; use what you know; never pretend not to know.

Written in the Planets
Although the sky looks relatively quiet today as far as major, exact aspects go, that does not mean nothing is happening. For example, tomorrow the Virgo Sun makes a trine to Pluto in Capricorn. Although this aspect does not make contact with the recent eclipse degree, you can still think of it as one more way the universe is conspiring to help you move your life forward in ways you’ve recently become aware you need to pursue. Sun trine Pluto speaks of transformative energies you can tap into for your benefit. The key is to look within to discover what you need to do to evolve upward. Acting ruthlessly or selfishly is a sure way to drag yourself down in the long run.

How will you activate your potential and passion to grow and become? You can start by pre-ordering your Virgo Birthday Reading — at the lowest price we offer: just $33 for some of the clearest, most immediately useful astrology you can find on the internet, designed for anyone with a Virgo Sun, Virgo rising or Virgo Moon.

Today is Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017
Hebrew date is 16 Elul 5777
Islamic date is 16 Zul-Hijjah 1438

Mayan Tzolk’in Day is 9 Imix’
Mayan Long Count is 13.0.4.14.1
Julian Day is 2458004

Today’s Birthdays: Georges-Louis Lecler, Comte de Buffon (1707-1788), Grandma Moses (1860-1961), Elinor Morton Wylie (1885-1928), Kiyosi Ito (1915-2008), Laura Ashley (1925-1985), Samuel Goldwyn Jr. (1926-2015), Buddy Holly (1936-1959), Gloria Gaynor (1949), Julie Kavner (1950), Peggy Noonan (1950), Chrissie Hynde (1951), Diane Warren (1956), Jermaine Stewart (1957-1997), Jennifer Egan (1962), Eazy-E (1963-1995), Leslie Jones (1967), Evan Rachel Wood (1987).

“There are so many ways to go wrong. All we’ve got are metaphors, and they’re never exactly right. You can never just Say. The. Thing.”
— Jennifer Egan

Moon Phase: Moon is in Full phase and enters Disseminating (waning gibbous) phase on Sept. 9 at 1:23 pm PDT / 4:23 pm EDT (20:23:11 UTC).
Next New Moon is in Virgo on Sept. 19-20 at 10:30 pm PDT / 1:30 am EDT (05:29:47 UTC).
Next Full Moon is in Aries on Oct. 5 at 11:40 am PDT / 2:40 pm EDT (18:40:02 UTC).
Moon Sign: Moon is in Pisces and enters Aries today at 5:01 am PDT / 8:01 am EDT (12:01:15 UTC).
Sun Degree: 15-16 Virgo.

Planetary Stations and Sign Changes
Ixion stations direct at 11:52 pm Sept. 6 PDT / 2:52 am EDT (06:52:38 UTC).
Moon enters Aries at 5:01 am PDT / 8:01 am EDT (12:01:15 UTC).

Interesting Selected Aspects | Data by Serennu
— Venus square Mors-Somnus at 10:56 pm Sept. 6 PDT / 1:56 am EDT (05:55:47 UTC).
— Chiron square Galactic Center at 1:56 am PDT / 4:56 am EDT (08:56:09 UTC).
— Jupiter conjunct Haumea at 4:05 pm PDT / 7:05 pm EDT (23:05:22 UTC).
— Mars square Huya at 7:42 pm PDT / 10:42 pm EDT (02:42:38 Sept. 8 UTC).

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If Your Birthday is Sept. 7
(The Day of Success Seekers) | Virgo Birthday Reading | All Other Signs
Sooner or later, you will learn not to judge yourself so harshly, or even at all. The problem with judgments is that they are not true; and worse, that they have an agenda other than improvement. Take a broad-minded view of your own existence. Go out of your way to treat yourself fairly, and give yourself the benefit of any doubt.

Written in the Planets
Mercury continues to move slowly following its station direct; it’d probably be worth likewise maintaining an easy pace and allowing matters to unfold in their own time. One potential spur might be the post-full Moon passing Chiron (which squares the Galactic Core) and entering Aries. That suggests a certain rejuvenation, and a turning of the emphasis toward action, a little like applying jumper cables to an engine. Finding a productive channel for energy could spare any agitation of which you might be aware.

How will you activate your potential and passion to grow and become? You can start by pre-ordering your Virgo Birthday Reading — at the lowest price we offer: just $33 for some of the clearest, most immediately useful astrology you can find on the internet, designed for anyone with a Virgo Sun, Virgo rising or Virgo Moon.

Today is Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017
Hebrew date is 15 Elul 5777
Islamic date is 15 Zul-Hijjah 1438

Mayan Tzolk’in Day is 8 Ajaw
Mayan Long Count is 13.0.4.14.0
Julian Day is 2458003

Today’s Birthdays: Catharine Beecher (1800-1878), Zelia Nuttall (1857-1933), Jane Addams (1860-1935), Korczak Ziolkowski (1908-1982), Jimmy Reed (1925-1976), Robert M. Pirsig (1928-2017), Joan Tower (1938), Elizabeth Murray (1940-2007), Roger Waters (1943), Donna Haraway (1944), Patrick O’Hearn (1954), John Sauven (1954), Alice Sebold (1963), Rosie Perez (1964), Macy Gray (1967), Idris Elba (1972), Anika Noni Rose (1972), Foxy Brown (1978).

“Making…an art out of your technological life is the way to solve the problem of technology.”
— Robert M. Pirsig

Moon Phase: Moon is in Waxing Gibbous phase and enters Full phase today at 12:03 am PDT / 3:03 am EDT (07:02:43 UTC).
Next New Moon is in Virgo on Sept. 19-20 at 10:30 pm PDT / 1:30 am EDT (05:29:47 UTC).
Next Full Moon is in Aries on Oct. 5 at 11:40 am PDT / 2:40 pm EDT (18:40:02 UTC).
Moon Sign: Moon is in Pisces and enters Aries on Sept. 7 at 5:01 am PDT / 8:01 am EDT (12:01:15 UTC).
Sun Degree: 14-15 Virgo.

Planetary Stations and Sign Changes
Orius stations direct at 9:05 am PDT / 12:05 pm EDT (16:04:50 UTC).

Interesting Selected Aspects | Data by Serennu
— Sun trine Pallas at 7:24 am PDT / 10:24 am EDT (14:24:08 UTC).
— Sun square Great Attractor at 7:50 am PDT / 10:50 am EDT (14:50:02 UTC).
— Saturn square Borasisi at 2:23 pm PDT / 5:23 pm EDT (21:22:48 UTC).
— Vesta opposite Manwe at 3:42 pm PDT / 6:42 pm EDT (22:41:51 UTC).
— Venus square Pallas at 5:42 pm PDT / 8:42 pm EDT (00:42:11 Sept. 7 UTC).
— Ceres square Eris at 5:45 pm PDT / 8:45 pm EDT (00:45:14 Sept. 7 UTC).

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If Your Birthday is Sept. 6
(The Day of Unpredictable Fate) | Virgo Birthday Reading | All Other Signs
Living honestly and openly pushes everyone around you to do the same. It will shake up your friendships and relationships. Most people find this too much responsibility. Yet how others choose to live is their business. What they gain from your example is also their business. Right now you have decisions to make, and in truth, nobody else is a factor.

Written in the Planets
Along the Virgo-Pisces axis, today’s Full Moon (an opposition between the Sun and Moon) may describe the kind of negotiation between a visionary and a planner/manager that could really get something special done in this world. Or maybe it describes these two halves of your own consciousness meeting to bring something creative to fruition. Either way, there’s another important factor to consider: Neptune. At its best, Neptune in this chart could indicate heightened spiritual sensitivity and empathy, and access to rich (and useful) fantasies. Unfortunately, our culture is not operating at a high level of consciousness: escapism is a preferred drug, actual drugs are rampant, and life via the internet often makes things like ‘truth’, facts and ethics a big question mark. Stay grounded, make some art, exercise your energetic boundaries, and consider giving confusing situations a few more days to sort themselves out.

How will you activate your potential and passion to grow and become? You can start by pre-ordering your Virgo Birthday Reading — at the lowest price we offer: just $33 for some of the clearest, most immediately useful astrology you can find on the internet, designed for anyone with a Virgo Sun, Virgo rising or Virgo Moon.

Today is Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017
Hebrew date is 14 Elul 5777
Islamic date is 14 Zul-Hijjah 1438

Mayan Tzolk’in Day is 7 Kawak
Mayan Long Count is 13.0.4.13.19
Julian Day is 2458002

Today’s Birthdays: Amy Beach (1867-1944), Helen Creighton (1899-1989), Bob Newhart (1929), Claudette Colvin (1939), George Lazenby (1939), Raquel Welch (1940), Freddie Mercury (1946-1991), Michael Keaton (1951), Terry Ellis (1963), Thomas Mikal Ford (1964-2016), Rose McGowan (1973), Kat Graham (1989), Skandar Keynes (1991).

“I say, ‘I could not move, because history had me glued to the seat.’ And they say, ‘How is that?’ I say, ‘Because it felt like Sojourner Truth’s hands were pushing me down on one shoulder and Harriet Tubman’s hands were pushing me down on another shoulder, and I could not move’.”
— Claudette Colvin

Moon Phase: Moon is in Waxing Gibbous phase and enters Full phase on Sept. 6 at 12:03 am PDT / 3:03 am EDT (07:02:43 UTC).
Next Full Moon is in Pisces on Sept. 6 at 12:03 am PDT / 3:03 am EDT (07:02:43 UTC).
Corresponding New Moon in Virgo is on Sept. 19-20 at 10:30 pm PDT / 1:30 am EDT (05:29:47 UTC).
Moon Sign: Moon is in Pisces and enters Aries on Sept. 7 at 5:01 am PDT / 8:01 am EDT (12:01:15 UTC).
Sun Degree: 13-14 Virgo.

Planetary Stations and Sign Changes
Moon enters Pisces at 10:28 pm Sept. 4 PDT / 1:28 am EDT (05:28:13 UTC).
Mars enters Virgo at 2:34 am PDT / 5:34 am EDT (09:34:36 UTC).
Mercury stations direct at 4:29 am PDT / 7:29 am EDT (11:29:19 UTC).

Interesting Selected Aspects | Data by Serennu
— Sun opposite Neptune at 10:27 pm Sept. 4 PDT / 1:27 am EDT (05:27:29 UTC), and Teharonhiawako at 4:28 am PDT / 7:28 am EDT (11:28:16 UTC).
— Vesta square Chaos at 2:08 pm PDT / 5:08 pm EDT (21:08:02 UTC), and Ixion at 4:42 pm PDT / 7:42 pm EDT (23:42:04 UTC).
— Ceres square Haumea at 4:46 pm PDT / 7:46 pm EDT (23:46:12 UTC).

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If Your Birthday is Sept. 5
(The Day of the Fanciful Sovereign) | Virgo Birthday Reading | All Other Signs
You’re no longer bound by the fears that held you back in the past. You can now act on so much that you’ve wanted to do for so long. Yet don’t try to do everything at once. Choose one or two items from your agenda that you’ve desired the very most, and give yourself the full experience. The only way to live passionately is to live one day at a time.

Written in the Planets
Between Mercury stationing direct in Virgo today and the buildup to tomorrow’s Pisces Full Moon, today’s astrology is asking you to pay attention. To what, exactly? To what your quiet voice of intuition is whispering to you; to any sign that someone might not be giving you complete information; to any task that requires your full focus. That said, Mars moving into Virgo today is a reminder that you’ll get more done if you can keep one eye on the big picture no matter how much you want to focus on the details (and remember that not all details are equally important). See if you can stay present and aware enough to notice whether Mercury stationing direct offers a missing puzzle piece.

How will you activate your potential and passion to grow and become? You can start by pre-ordering your Virgo Birthday Reading — at the lowest price we offer: just $33 for some of the clearest, most immediately useful astrology you can find on the internet, designed for anyone with a Virgo Sun, Virgo rising or Virgo Moon.

Today is Monday, Sept. 4, 2017
Hebrew date is 13 Elul 5777
Islamic date is 13 Zul-Hijjah 1438

Mayan Tzolk’in Day is 6 Etz’nab’
Mayan Long Count is 13.0.4.13.18
Julian Day is 2458001

Today’s Birthdays: Constantijn Huygens (1596-1687), Anton Bruckner (1824-1896), Mary Renault (1905-1983), Richard Wright (1908-1960), Joan Aiken (1924-2004), Merald “Bubba” Knight (1942), Khandi Alexander (1957), Damon Wayans (1960), Ione Skye (1971), Wes Bentley (1978), Max Greenfield (1980), Beyonce (1981).

“They want me to write differently. Certainly I could, but I must not. God has chosen me from thousands and given me, of all people, this talent. It is to Him that I must give account. How then would I stand there before Almighty God, if I followed the others and not Him?”
— Anton Bruckner

Mercury Direct and the Pisces Full Moon

As you enter this week, remember: much in the astrology is signaling that all may not be as it seems, in one way or another. Thankfully, you should not have to wait long for things to begin shaking out and clarifying. Even so, the theme for this week is taking things slowly and methodically — while keeping your eyes and ears sharp for unexpected but crucial details.

The 2013 Pisces Full Moon; photo by Amanda Painter.

The overall tone is being set by two major events. The first is Mercury stationing direct in late Leo, in the same degree as the Aug. 21 eclipse, on Tuesday at 7:29 am EDT (11:29 UTC). The other is the Pisces Full Moon conjunct Neptune on Wednesday, exact at 3:03 am EDT (7:03 UTC).

Either of those events would warrant your attention. Together, they indicate the potential for a mix of emotional uncertainty that’s building to a peak, combined with mental turbulence or distraction and a changing of gears (or change of direction). You might find that stressful. However, if you’re involved in any kind of creative endeavor — especially if it does not rely on digital technology — this astrology could be very useful.

The more you can flow with your vision, muse or immediate environment, the easier things will likely be. Any situation where you must work against a metaphorical tide could prove challenging.

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Moon Phase: Moon is in Waxing Gibbous phase and enters Full phase on Sept. 6 at 12:03 am PDT / 3:03 am EDT (07:02:43 UTC).
Next Full Moon is in Pisces on Sept. 6 at 12:03 am PDT / 3:03 am EDT (07:02:43 UTC).
Corresponding New Moon in Virgo is on Sept. 19-20 at 10:30 pm PDT / 1:30 am EDT (05:29:47 UTC).
Moon Sign: Moon is in Aquarius and enters Pisces tonight at 10:28 pm PDT / 1:28 am Sept. 5 EDT (05:28:13 UTC).
Sun Degree: 12-13 Virgo.

Planetary Stations and Sign Changes
No changes today.

Interesting Selected Aspects | Data by Serennu
— Ceres square Jupiter at 10:59 pm Sept. 3 PDT / 1:59 am EDT (05:58:57 UTC).
— Ceres conjunct Cyllarus at 7:27 am PDT / 10:27 am EDT (14:27:29 UTC).
— Jupiter square Cyllarus at 5:50 pm PDT / 8:50 pm EDT (00:49:40 Sept. 5 UTC).
— Sun square Altjira at 7:59 pm PDT / 10:59 pm EDT (02:59:23 Sept. 5 UTC).

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If Your Birthday is Sept. 4
(The Day of the Builder) | Virgo Birthday Reading | All Other Signs
It’s obvious that you need more interesting, more fulfilling work, and you can create this if you want. You have all the ingredients you need: the talent, the devotion, and the confidence. Yet you may be clinging to familiar patterns, and needing a boost of courage so you can let them go. Only you can give yourself that, by taking action rather than by waiting.

Written in the Planets
Aspects involving Ceres and Jupiter may be suggesting that there is usually a variety of ways to approach a problem, or an opportunity. While Mercury is still in storm phase, it would seem the first step in any scenario is robust data gathering, not to mention fact-checking. Clarity will probably surface eventually; until then, keep your options open and make compassion a guiding principle.

Today is Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017
Hebrew date is 12 Elul 5777
Islamic date is 12 Zul-Hijjah 1438

Mayan Tzolk’in Day is 5 kab’an
Mayan Long Count is 13.0.4.13.17
Julian Day is 24578000

Today’s Birthdays: Nicola Amati (1596-1684), Paul Kane (1810-1871), James Joseph Sylvester (1814-1897), Sarah Orne Jewett (1849-1909), Ferdinand Porsche (1875-1951), Sally Benson (1897-1972), Loren Eiseley (1907-1977), Kitty Carlisle (1910-2007), Alan Ladd (1913-1964), Freddie King (1934-1976), Pauline Collins (1940), Al Jardine (1942), John Fugelsang (1969), Kiran Desai (1971), Redfoo (1975), OMI (1986).

“Only in America can you be Pro-Death Penalty, Pro-War, Pro-Unmanned Drone Bombs, Pro-Nuclear Weapons, Pro-Guns, Pro-Torture, Pro-Land Mines, AND still call yourself ‘Pro-Life’.”
— John Fugelsang

Moon Phase: Moon is in Waxing Gibbous phase and enters Full phase on Sept. 6 at 12:03 am PDT / 3:03 am EDT (07:02:43 UTC).
Next Full Moon is in Pisces on Sept. 6 at 12:03 am PDT / 3:03 am EDT (07:02:43 UTC).
Corresponding New Moon in Virgo is on Sept. 19-20 at 10:30 pm PDT / 1:30 am EDT (05:29:47 UTC).
Moon Sign: Moon is in Aquarius and enters Pisces on Sept. 4-5 at 10:28 pm PDT / 1:28 am EDT (05:28:13 UTC).
Sun Degree: 11-12 Virgo.

Planetary Stations and Sign Changes
Bienor stations retrograde at 7:18 am PDT / 10:18 am EDT (14:18:20 UTC).

Interesting Selected Aspects | Data by Serennu
— Mercury conjunct Mars at 2:37 am PDT / 5:37 am EDT (09:37:35 UTC).
— Mercury trine Quaoar at 5:33 am PDT / 8:33 am EDT (12:33:13 UTC).
— Vesta sextile Cyllarus at 9:07 am PDT / 12:07 pm EDT (16:07:14 UTC).

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If Your Birthday is Sept. 3
(The Day of the Mold Breakers) | Virgo Birthday Reading | All Other Signs
It’s said that might makes right, though there’s an expression from martial arts that right makes might. Knowing who you are, being true to yourself, and living only for your truth, make you a powerful person. You have no need to surrender your strength by dancing with denial. Resolve today to live on the basis of your actual reality being all that matters.

Written in the Planets
Mercury retrograde conjoins Mars today in the same degree as the recent total eclipse. Things might well be a little tense, to say the least; especially if certain points are not clear, or a misunderstanding takes place. It would be worth allowing considerable room for error, or for not having all the relevant facts to hand. Make sure you have what you need to retain your equanimity; rush nothing; and try to keep a lid on any defensiveness or signs of a sharp tongue in your responses.

Today is Saturday, Sept. 2, 2017
Hebrew date is 11 Elul 5777
Islamic date is 11 Zul-Hijjah 1438

Mayan Tzolk’in Day is 4 k’ib’
Mayan Long Count is 13.0.4.13.16
Julian Day is 2457999

Today’s Birthdays: Esteban Echeverria (1805-1851), Lucretia Hale (1820), Ruth Bancroft (1908), Romare Bearden (1911-1988), Cleveland Amory (1917-1997), Horace Silver (1928-2014), Hal Ashby (1929-1988), Rosalind Ashford (1943), Billy Preston (1946), Christa McAuliffe (1948-1986), Lynne Kosky (1958-2014), Eugenio Derbez (1962), Keanu Reeves (1964), Salma Hayek (1966), Katt Williams (1971).

“It suddenly dawned on me one day, when I was reading in the paper about a woman wrestler, that being a curmudgeon was the last thing in the world that a man can be that a woman cannot be. Women can be irritating — after all, they are women — but they cannot be curmudgeons.”
— Cleveland Amory

Moon Phase: Moon is in First Quarter phase and enters Waxing Gibbous phase today at 3:34 am PDT / 6:34 am EDT (10:34:35 UTC).
Next Full Moon is in Pisces on Sept. 6 at 12:03 am PDT / 3:03 am EDT (07:02:43 UTC).
Corresponding New Moon in Virgo is on Sept. 19-20 at 10:30 pm PDT / 1:30 am EDT (05:29:47 UTC).
Moon Sign: Moon is in Capricorn and enters Aquarius today at 1:06 pm PDT / 4:06 pm EDT (20:06:16 UTC).
Sun Degree: 10-11 Virgo.

Planetary Stations and Sign Changes
Echeclus stations retrograde at 7:51 am PDT / 10:51 am EDT (14:51:28 UTC).
Moon enters Aquarius at 1:06 pm PDT / 4:06 pm EDT (20:06:16 UTC).

Interesting Selected Aspects | Data by Serennu
— Venus opposite Okyrhoe at 10:51 pm Sept. 1 PDT / 1:51 am EDT (05:51:05 UTC).
— Mars trine Uranus at 5:13 am PDT / 8:13 am EDT (12:13:15 UTC).
— Sun trine Hermes at 10:15 am PDT / 1:15 pm EDT (17:15:24 UTC).

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If Your Birthday is Sept. 2
(The Day of the Businesslike Attitude) | Virgo Birthday Reading | All Other Signs
Most of our lives, we’re told we cannot be the person we really are. This is enforced by all kinds of conditioning, from dress codes to rules of appropriateness to the presumed responsibility for keeping the peace. What if none of that mattered? What if the heat and momentum of your consciousness could burn or push through all of that padding? Well, you can.

Written in the Planets
Today’s trine between Mars in Leo and Uranus in Aries favors trying what’s new and exciting. Although, this seems to come with a caveat, regarding identifying too closely with your ideas and your ego’s stake in things. Mars and retrograde Mercury are moving into a conjunction in Leo, exact tomorrow. What are your true concerns? What is honestly a matter of integrity, and what is not? Both Mars aspects are activating the recent eclipse degree; between that and Mercury’s retrograde state, it seems some reflection and connecting of the dots is in order. Watch also for defensiveness — your own, or in projected form — and handle it with care, from the heart.

Today is Friday, Sep. 1, 2017
Hebrew date is 10 Elul 5777
Islamic date is 10 Zul-Hijjah 1438

Mayan Tzolk’in Day is 3 Men
Mayan Long Count is 13.0.4.13.15
Julian Day is 2457998

Today’s Birthdays: Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706), Harriet Shaw Weaver (1876-1961), Francis William Aston (1877-1945), Hilda Rix Nicholas (1884-1961), Blaise Cendrars (1887-1961), Eleanor Hibbert (1906-1993), Liz Carpenter (1920-2010), Arvonne Fraser (1925), Art Pepper (1925-1982), Charles Correa (1930-2015), Allen Jones (1937), Per Kirkeby (1938), Lily Tomlin (1939), Leonard Slatkin (1944), Barry Gibb (1946), Greg Errico (1948), Russ Kunkel (1948), Gloria Estefan (1957), Boney Jones (1961).

“If we can’t turn the world around we can at least bolster the victims.”
— Liz Carpenter

Hurricane Harvey: Call it What it Is

Let the music keep our spirits high
Let the buildings keep our children dry
Let creation reveal its secrets by and by, by and by
— Jackson Browne

Dear Friend and Reader:

This is a good week to appreciate the dry roof over your head and the food in your refrigerator. Now is the perfect time to appreciate, truly appreciate, that you have a home to come home to: that you have a dry bed, and that your people and pets are close to you. Be grateful for the toilet that flushes, the electricity coming out of the wall, and the privilege of having a toaster and some bread to put in it.

Joe Garcia carried his dog, Heidi, from his flooded home in Spring, Tex., on Monday. Photo by David J. Phillip/Associated Press.

Estimates that 30,000 people will be displaced by Hurricane Harvey are woefully understated. The scale of this crisis is far wider, and as yet, unknown.

Flood damage is insidious. Unlike a fire, where all the damage is up front, a flood is a continuously unfolding disaster that gets worse with time. Damage, loss and injuries continue for months.

The mold grows and grows, until it’s stopped. The extent of renovation required after a building is submerged in water is more than most people can afford, if the home or business is even salvageable.

I know this from personal experience. The first-ever Planet Waves office, in Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey, was destroyed by Hurricane Floyd weeks after the previous famous total solar eclipse in Leo, the Aug. 11, 1999, grand cross event. This featured mandatory evacuation and rescue by the Fire Department with a guide rope across the front yard, which was turned into a brisk river.

Before I move on to the week’s news and astrology, which has deep personal and transpersonal impact, please take note of our listing of animal rescue groups serving the Houston area. We received all of these references from Planet Waves readers. Please donate as generously as you can. Animals always pay for the failings and shortcomings of people, and they’re our best friends. We’ve just added one rescue group devoted to horses.

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Moon Phase: Moon is in First Quarter phase and enters Waxing Gibbous phase on Sep. 2 at 3:34 am PDT / 6:34 am EDT (10:34:35 UTC).
Next Full Moon is in Pisces on Sep. 6 at 12:03 am PDT / 3:03 am EDT (07:02:43 UTC).
Corresponding New Moon in Virgo is on Sep. 19-20 at 10:30 pm PDT / 1:30 am EDT (05:29:47 UTC).
Moon Sign: Moon is in Capricorn and enters Aquarius on Sep. 2 at 1:06 pm PDT / 4:06 pm EDT (20:06:16 UTC).
Sun Degree: 9-10 Virgo.

Planetary Stations and Sign Changes
Varda stations direct at 10:48 pm Aug. 31 PDT / 1:48 am EDT (05:48:16 UTC).

Interesting Selected Aspects | Data by Serennu
— Mercury trine Orius at 4:57 am PDT / 7:57 am EDT (11:57:13 UTC).
— Sun trine Chariklo at 5:31 am PDT / 8:31 am EDT (12:31:34 UTC).
— Venus square Pelion at 11:16 am PDT / 2:16 pm EDT (18:16:01 UTC).

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If Your Birthday is Sep. 1
(The Day of No Nonsense) | Virgo Birthday Reading | All Other Signs
There’s no use keeping secrets from yourself. It’s not even possible, though you really do need to know whatever it might be you would try to tuck away — and you’re about to find out. What exactly? We’re talking about the discovery of what you want. This is more like an admission to yourself, which will have a way of setting you free.

Written in the Planets
Although the trine between Mars in Leo and Uranus in Aries is not exact until tomorrow, it is definitely in effect now. Essentially, this is just one of the early ripples that picks up on the recent total solar eclipse, since Mars will be in the eclipse’s degree. This aspect is excellent for personal growth and self-discovery that comes through breaking with routines, shedding inhibitions, unexpected encounters and taking desired risks. What’s lighting you up in positive ways today?