Today is Monday, June 12, 2017
Hebrew date is 18 Sivan 5777
Islamic date is 17 Ramadan 1438

Mayan Tzolk’in Day is 13 Ix
Mayan Long Count is 13.0.4.9.14
Julian Day is 2457917

Today’s Birthdays: Harriet Martineau (1802-1876), John A. Roebling (1806-1869), Charles Kingsley (1819-1875), Johanna Spyri (1827-1901), Frank Chapman (1864-1945), Weegee (Ascher Fellig) (1899-1968), Sandro Penna (1906-1977), Irwin Allen (1916-1991), Uta Hagen (1919-2004), Margherita Hack (1922-2013), Anne Frank (1929-1945), Jim Nabors (1930), Eddie Adams (1933-2004), Chick Corea (1941), Gregory Alan Williams (1956), Geri Allen (1957), Timothy Busfield (1957), Eamonn Walker (1962), Frances O’Connor (1967), Jason Mewes (1974), Omar Regan (1975), Lil Duval (1977), Robyn (1979), Blake Ross (1985).

“I want to go on living even after my death! And that’s why I’m so grateful to God for having given me this gift, which I can use to develop myself and to express all that’s inside me.”
— Anne Frank

Dreams, Truth, Limitations and Negotiation

As we begin this week, Mercury and the Sun are moving into a set of interestingly coordinated aspects. Taken together, the message could be read as: Dream big, but recognize your actual limitations. Keep it real (and ethical) in your thoughts, words and actions.

Photo by Amanda Painter.

Getting the week rolling is Mercury in Gemini making a trine to Jupiter in Libra, exact Tuesday (11:45 am EDT / 15:45 UTC). At its simplest, this aspect is pure optimism.

According to Robert Hand, it’s great for making plans for the future, and for business and financial moves and contracts — in part, because it assists in seeing all the possibilities so that you can use them well.

Yet Jupiter is known for being all promise and no follow-through. Being intentionally disciplined will get you further than taking passive or ‘easier’ options. Mercury in this setup taps into the wisdom of Jupiter. You might ask yourself what wisdom is worth these days. More to the point, what is wisdom worth if you don’t act upon it?

Consider that Mercury is simultaneously square Neptune in Pisces (exact Wednesday, but in full effect now). This is a caution to beware of over-idealizing anything you might be doing some Jupiter-style planning around. As Eric put it, “make sure what you believe is really true, even if it’s inconvenient to find out that it’s not.”

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Moon Phase: Moon is in Full phase and enters Disseminating (waning gibbous) phase on June 13 at 8:09 am PDT / 11:09 am EDT (15:09:02 UTC).
Next New Moon is in Cancer on June 23-24 at 7:30 pm PDT / 10:30 pm EDT (02:30:38 UTC).
Corresponding Full Moon in Capricorn is on July 8-9 at 9:06 pm PDT / 12:06 am EDT (04:06:30 UTC).
Moon Sign: Moon is in Capricorn and enters Aquarius today at 4:44 pm PDT / 7:44 pm EDT (23:44:32 UTC).
Sun Degree: 22-23 Gemini.

Planetary Stations and Sign Changes
Moon enters Aquarius at 4:44 pm PDT / 7:44 pm EDT (23:44:32 UTC).

Interesting Selected Aspects | Data by Serennu
— Venus conjunct 1992 QB1 at 3:32 am PDT / 6:32 am EDT (10:31:54 UTC).
— Mercury conjunct Altjira at 11:58 am PDT / 2:58 pm EDT (18:58:26 UTC).
— Sun conjunct Chaos at 2:28 pm PDT / 5:28 pm EDT (21:28:03 UTC).
— Venus conjunct Pelion at 4:34 pm PDT / 7:34 pm EDT (23:34:08 UTC).
— Sun square Borasisi at 5:26 pm PDT / 8:26 pm EDT (00:26:27 June 13 UTC).

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If Your Birthday is June 12
(The Day of Buoyant Optimism) | Gemini Birthday Reading | All Other Signs
Each of us has a subjective view of the world by necessity. It’s always possible, of course, to research a subject, check facts, or run your opinion by someone else. That doesn’t mean you need to defer to anyone who tries to interfere with your ideas or plans. You have the right, and to a certain extent the responsibility, to reach your own conclusions about what’s best for you, based on the known facts.

Written in the Planets
Venus in early Taurus makes two conjunctions today: one to 1992 QB1, and one to the centaur Pelion. QB1 is considered the guardian of a threshold, in a liminal sense; Pelion might be seen as representing the home. It’s as if there is an opportunity for a mystical experience or inspired moment that in some way leads you back to yourself, perhaps by reaffirming a core principle as not only valid, but inextricably connected with your being.

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Today is Sunday, June 11, 2017
Hebrew date is 17 Sivan 5777
Islamic date is 16 Ramadan 1438

Mayan Tzolk’in Day is 12 B’en
Mayan Long Count is 13.0.4.9.13
Julian Day is 2457916

Today’s Birthdays: Ben Jonson (1572-1637), John Constable (1776-1837), Millicent Fawcett (1847-1929), Richard Strauss (1864-1949), Jeannette Rankin (1880-1973), Jacques Cousteau (1910-1998), Shelley Mann (1920-1984), Hazel Scott (1920-1981), Kit Pedler (1927-1981), Athol Fugard (1932), Gene Wilder (1933-2016), Adrienne Barbeau (1945), Jose Bove (1953), Peter Murphy (1957), Hugh Laurie (1959), The Lady of Rage (1968), Peter Dinklage (1969), MF Grimm (1970), Joshua Jackson (1978).

“The sea, the great unifier, is man’s only hope. Now, as never before, the old phrase has a literal meaning: We are all in the same boat.”
— Jacques Cousteau

Moon Phase: Moon is in Full phase and enters Disseminating (waning gibbous) phase on June 13 at 8:09 am PDT / 11:09 am EDT (15:09:02 UTC).
Next New Moon is in Cancer on June 23-24 at 7:30 pm PDT / 10:30 pm EDT (02:30:38 UTC).
Corresponding Full Moon in Capricorn is on July 8-9 at 9:06 pm PDT / 12:06 am EDT (04:06:30 UTC).
Moon Sign: Moon is in Capricorn and enters Aquarius on June 12 at 4:44 pm PDT / 7:44 pm EDT (23:44:32 UTC).
Sun Degree: 21-22 Gemini.

Planetary Stations and Sign Changes
No changes today.

Interesting Selected Aspects | Data by Serennu
— Mercury semi-square Eris at 4:02 am PDT / 7:02 am EDT (11:02:36 UTC).
— Sedna square True Node at 5:10 am PDT / 8:10 am EDT (12:10:22 UTC).
— Vesta conjunct Praamzius at 2:30 pm PDT / 5:30 pm EDT (21:30:13 UTC).

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If Your Birthday is June 11
(The Day of the Limit Pushers) | Gemini Birthday Reading | All Other Signs
Open yourself up to a deeper level of intimacy, and you’ll get to experience that elusive thing called soul. This is never an issue of power, and if you fear that someone might have undue control, that’s the place to focus your growth work. You want to be close to others; though love and fear don’t mix, and you alone can work this out for yourself.

Written in the Planets
One benefit of being as organized as possible is that when an inspiration appears, you’re ready to make the most of it. The Moon and Sedna, each related to instinct and the expression of the subconscious — though one zips round the zodiac every 29 days and the other takes 11,000 years — both aspect the lunar nodes today. Get your ducks in a row, and listen out for any signals from the depths.

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Today is Saturday, June 10, 2017
Hebrew date is 16 Sivan 5777
Islamic date is 15 Ramadan 1438

Mayan Tzolk’in Day is 11 Eb’
Mayan Long Count is 13.0.4.9.12
Julian Day is 2457915

Today’s Birthdays: Gustave Courbet (1819-1877), Hattie McDaniel (1895-1952), Judy Garland (1922-1969), Friedrich L. Bauer (1924-2015), Lionel Jeffries (1926-2010), Eugene Parker (1927), Shirley Owens (1941), Gordon Burns (1942), Rich Hall (1954), Maxi Priest (1961), Gina Gershon (1962), Jeanne Tripplehorn (1963), Elizabeth Hurley (1965), Faith Evans (1973), Shane West (1978), Leelee Sobieski (1983), Kreesha Turner (1985).

“Wouldn`t it be wonderful if we could all be a little more gentle with each other, and a little more loving, have a little more empathy, and maybe we’d like each other a little bit more.”
— Judy Garland

Moon Phase: Moon is in Full phase and enters Disseminating (waning gibbous) phase on June 13 at 8:09 am PDT / 11:09 am EDT (15:09:02 UTC).
Next New Moon is in Cancer on June 23-24 at 7:30 pm PDT / 10:30 pm EDT (02:30:38 UTC).
Corresponding Full Moon in Capricorn is on July 8-9 at 9:06 pm PDT / 12:06 am EDT (04:06:30 UTC).
Moon Sign: Moon is in Sagittarius and enters Capricorn today at 4:36 am PDT / 7:36 am EDT (11:36:10 UTC).
Sun Degree: 20-21 Gemini.

Planetary Stations and Sign Changes
Moon enters Capricorn at 4:36 am PDT / 7:36 am EDT (11:36:10 UTC).

Interesting Selected Aspects | Data by Serennu
— Vesta opposite Okyrhoe at 5:30 am PDT / 8:30 am EDT (12:30:01 UTC).
— Pallas trine Saturn at 6:37 am PDT / 9:37 am EDT (13:37:32 UTC).
— Mercury square Orcus at 9:12 am PDT / 12:12 pm EDT (16:12:27 UTC), and Nessus at 2:21 pm PDT / 5:21 pm EDT (21:20:52 UTC).

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If Your Birthday is June 10
(The Day of Laughter and Sadness) | Gemini Birthday Reading | All Other Signs
Rather than compete for Flavor of the Month and get a button and that special parking spot, you might take a more adventurous approach. How about doing what you know is right? Be patient and persistent with people in authority, and show them that you actually can think for yourself, have ideas and solve problems without making more.

Written in the Planets
Mercury approaching aspects with Jupiter and Neptune (among other bodies) is creating an interesting setup. On the one hand, Mercury in Gemini trine Jupiter in Libra is opening the door to see all the possibilities available to you, and supports planning for the future. On the other hand, Mercury square Neptune in Pisces warns against fuzzy thinking and communication — especially due to over-idealizing or evading confrontation. The key is staying rooted in reality as it truly is, even as you dream your dreams. From now through the middle of the coming week (or longer), make ‘clarity’ your mantra.

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Today is Friday, June 9, 2017
Hebrew date is 15 Sivan 5777
Islamic date is 14 Ramadan 1438

Mayan Tzolk’in Day is 10 Chuwen
Mayan Long Count is 13.0.4.9.11
Julian Day is 2457914

Today’s Birthdays: George Stephenson (1781-1848), Elizabeth Garrett Anderson (1836-1917), Cole Porter (1891-1964), Les Paul (1915-2009), Eric Hobsbawm (1917-2012), Charles Wuorinen (1938), Charles Webb (1939), Kiran Bedi (1949), Patricia Cornwell (1956), Michael J. Fox (1961), Aaron Sorkin (1961), Johnny Depp (1963), Tamela Mann (1966), Matthew Bellamy (1978), Michaela Conlin (1978), Natalie Portman (1981), Anoushka Shankar (1981), Logan Browning (1989).

“When I felt rather overcome with my father’s opposition, I said as firmly as I could, that I must have this or something else, that I could not live without some real work.”
— Elizabeth Garrett Anderson

Full Moon Door (or The Laws of Chaos)

James Comey, former director of the FBI, testifying before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday morning. He explained how he was pressured by Trump to drop the investigation into the Russians meddling in the 2016 election. Photo by Doug Mills / The New York Times.

Dear Friend and Reader:

Before I touch on Friday’s Sagittarius Full Moon or today’s testimony by James Comey, I want to review one issue.

Donald Trump is currently president of the United States, and he didn’t win the election. He got 2,864,974 fewer votes than Hillary Clinton. Many presidents have won by a far smaller margin of victory, most notably John F. Kennedy, who beat Richard Nixon by just 112,827 votes — a margin of just 0.17%.

Donald Trump meeting with Sergey Kislyak, the Russian foreign minister, while James Comey was being fired. This photo was taken by TASS, the Russian (formerly Soviet) news agency. No members of the White House press pool (i.e. American reporters) were allowed into the room.

This is the simple truth. Trump lost the election, and won this weird thing called the “electoral vote.” I am aware that the Electoral College is in the federal constitution. So too is the idea that a black person is three-fifths of a person.

The actual issue of Trump losing the election but still taking office is not about the law; it’s not about politics; it’s a moral issue. The last time someone lost the “popular vote,” which means the vote, we got George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, and a series of disastrous wars that have yet to end.

We got the Sept. 11 incident, which the administration knew was about to happen. We got the PATRIOT Act. We got torture and “extraordinary rendition.” We got uncontrolled surveillance of our telephones and internet accounts.

Someone losing the election and taking office is more than a bad omen. The person holding office has no moral allegiance to the country or to its people. Why would they?

They can satisfy themselves with the idea that their “victory” was constitutional, and technically lawful. That’s not the same as knowing that a majority of the people support you, under a system of government where the majority opinion is the one our elections are supposed to be based on.

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Moon Phase: Moon is in Waxing Gibbous phase and enters Full phase today at 6:09 am PDT / 9:09 am EDT (13:09:31 UTC).
Next New Moon is in Cancer on June 23-24 at 7:30 pm PDT / 10:30 pm EDT (02:30:38 UTC).
Corresponding Full Moon in Capricorn is on July 8-9 at 9:06 pm PDT / 12:06 am EDT (04:06:30 UTC).
Moon Sign: Moon is in Sagittarius and enters Capricorn on June 10 at 4:36 am PDT / 7:36 am EDT (11:36:10 UTC).
Sun Degree: 19-20 Gemini.

Planetary Stations and Sign Changes
Jupiter stations direct at 7:02 am PDT / 10:02 am EDT (14:02:31 UTC).
Elatus stations direct at 7:09 am PDT / 10:09 am (14:08:41 UTC).

Interesting Selected Aspects | Data by Serennu
— Sun (18 ge 57’36”) opposite Varda at 7:59 am PDT / 10:59 am EDT (14:58:51 UTC).
— Venus (3 ta 18’8″) sextile Mars at 8:41 am PDT / 11:41 am EDT (15:40:55 UTC).
— Rhiphonos square Sedna at 7:35 pm PDT / 10:35 pm EDT (02:35:12 June 10 UTC).

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If Your Birthday is June 9
(The Day of Mental Insistence) | Gemini Birthday Reading | All Other Signs
Take a serious approach to your business partnerships and you will be rewarded with mature accomplishments. In any relationship where business is mixed with personal interests, business must come first and foremost, if you want the relationship to last.

Written in the Planets
Today’s Full Moon in Sagittarius (opposite the Gemini Sun) could feel like it has moved something along at a faster pace than what you’re used to or expected. Yet it’s also likely to provide information you can use. Whether that comes in the form of literal data, a conversation, some level of felt or intuited insight, reassurance, a challenge, a fresh look at reality, a full-on confrontation, or some other surge of energy, will depend on your personal circumstances. A quick inventory of what’s confirmed to be real versus what’s just an idea or a wish could help. Venus and Mars in harmony get feelings and actions working together; put that energy to good, friendly use.

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Today is Thursday, June 8, 2017
Hebrew date is 14 Sivan 5777
Islamic date is 13 Ramadan 1438

Mayan Tzolk’in Day is 9 Ok
Mayan Long Count is 13.0.4.9.10
Julian Day is 2457913

Today’s Birthdays: Giovanni Domenico Cassini (1625-1712), Tomaso Albinoni (1671-1751), Caspar Wessel (1745-1818), Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959), John W. Campbell (1910-1971), Jerry Stiller (1927), Joan Rivers (1933-2014), Nancy Sinatra (1940), Colin Baker (1943), Sara Paretsky (1947), Kathy Baker (1950), Bonnie Tyler (1951), Tim Berners-Lee (1955), Keenen Ivory Wayans (1958), Mick Hucknall (1960), Kevin Farley (1965), Gabrielle Giffords (1970), Shilpa Shetty (1975), Kanye West (1977), Sara Watkins (1981), Joel Dommett (1985).

“The web is more a social creation than a technical one. I designed it for a social effect — to help people work together — and not as a technical toy. The ultimate goal of the Web is to support and improve our weblike existence in the world.”
— Tim Berners-Lee

Moon Phase: Moon is in Waxing Gibbous phase and enters Full phase on June 9 at 6:09 am PDT / 9:09 am EDT (13:09:31 UTC).
Next Full Moon is in Sagittarius on June 9 at 6:09 am PDT / 9:09 am EDT (13:09:31 UTC).
Next New Moon is in Cancer on June 23-24 at 7:30 pm PDT / 10:30 pm EDT (02:30:38 UTC).
Moon Sign: Moon is in Sagittarius and enters Capricorn on June 10 at 4:36 am PDT / 7:36 am EDT (11:36:10 UTC).
Sun Degree: 18-19 Gemini.

Planetary Stations and Sign Changes
No changes today.

Interesting Selected Aspects | Data by Serennu
— Mercury opposite Huya at 11:33 pm June 7 PDT / 2:33 am EDT (06:32:56 UTC).
— Mars opposite Orius at 2:14 am PDT / 5:14 am EDT (09:13:47 UTC).
— Vesta sextile Jupiter at 2:48 pm PDT / 5:48 pm EDT (21:48:09 UTC).
— Vesta square Mors-Somnus at 4:14 pm PDT / 7:14 pm EDT (23:14:14 UTC).

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If Your Birthday is June 8
(The Day of Influential Individualism) | Gemini Birthday Reading | All Other Signs
You know that you get the best results when you’re honest. Once you start on that path, though, it’s impossible to go back. Anyone who has felt the power of truth, integrity and consistency of character is unlikely to want anything else. Yet one thing is vital: you must know when to admit either that you were wrong, or that you now have a better idea.

Written in the Planets
Today’s astrology, along with the momentous Full Moon tomorrow, suggests that you focus your devotional energy. You don’t need one specific, lifelong vocation to do this. All that matters is what you’re passionate about, what you enjoy doing and where you want to go, at this particular moment. Make your plans, then set the wheels in motion.

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Today is Wednesday, June 7, 2017
Hebrew date is 13 Sivan 5777
Islamic date is 12 Ramadan 1438

Mayan Tzolk’in Day is 8 Muluk
Mayan Long Count is 13.0.4.9.9
Julian Day is 2457912

Today’s Birthdays: James Young Simpson (1811-1870), Amelia Edwards (1831-1892), Paul Gauguin (1848-1903), Charles Rennie Mackintosh (1868-1928), Elizabeth Bowen (1899-1973), Jessica Tandy (1909-1994), Gwendolyn Brooks (1917-2000), Dean Martin (1917-1995), James Ivory (1928), Tina Brooks (1932-1974), Tom Jones (1940), Jenny Jones (1946), Liam Neeson (1952), L.A. Reid (1956), Prince (1958-2016), Kym Whitley (1961), Eric Kretz (1966), Bear Grylls (1974), Bill Hader (1978), Michael Cera (1988), Fetty Wap (1990), Jordan Fry (1993).

“Painting is the most beautiful of all arts. In it, all sensations are condensed, at its aspect everyone may create romance at the will of his imagination, and at a glance have his soul invaded by the most profound memories, no efforts of memory, everything summed up in one moment. Complete art which sums up all the others and completes them.”
–Paul Gauguin

Moon Phase: Moon is in Waxing Gibbous phase and enters Full phase on June 9 at 6:09 am PDT / 9:09 am EDT (13:09:31 UTC).
Next Full Moon is in Sagittarius on June 9 at 6:09 am PDT / 9:09 am EDT (13:09:31 UTC).
Next New Moon is in Cancer on June 23-24 at 7:30 pm PDT / 10:30 pm EDT (02:30:38 UTC).
Moon Sign: Moon is in Scorpio and enters Sagittarius today at 3:59 pm PDT / 6:59 pm EDT (22:59:13 UTC).
–Sun Degree: 17-18 Gemini.

Planetary Stations and Sign Changes
Nessus stations retrograde at 3:49 am PDT / 6:49 am EDT (10:49:22 UTC).
Moon enters Sagittarius at 3:59 pm PDT / 6:59 pm EDT (22:59:13 UTC).

Interesting Selected Aspects | Data by Serennu
— Mars square Logos at 9:34 pm June 6 PDT / 12:34 am EDT (04:33:41 UTC), Makemake at 4:52 am PDT / 7:52 am EDT (11:52:07 UTC) and Salacia at 3:26 pm PDT / 6:26 pm EDT (22:25:51 UTC).
— Saturn square Manwe at 12:04 am PDT / 3:04 am EDT (07:04:12 UTC).
— Elatus square Quaoar at 9:57 am PDT / 12:57 pm EDT (16:56:40 UTC).

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If Your Birthday is June 7
(The Day of the Entertainer) | Gemini Birthday Reading | All Other Signs
You seem to have a natural feel right now for the logic behind how a certain relationship has come to be the way it is. This might be especially true of relationships within your home, particularly while you were growing up. At the same time, the emotional reality of some current relationship is starting to be illuminated. What all of this has in common is you. Understanding that and owning it gives you the power to negotiate any seemingly deadlocked situation in a way that is healthier for all involved.

Written in the Planets
Grasping how things came to be as they are is an intellectual form of understanding. Yet sometimes we feel a more intuitive sense of ‘rightness’ when connecting ‘back then’ with ‘now’. Often, that understanding feels supportive; other times, it creates a sense of tension within us that compels us to act on what we’ve learned. This theme of ‘the reasons behind how things came to be’, in relationships and in social justice issues, is represented right now by two minor planets: Logos conjunct Makemake, very early in Libra. Today Mars in Cancer makes a square to these points, while Mercury in Gemini makes a trine to them. Notice your mental and emotional responses to the ‘mystery’ of how we got where we are now — especially in terms of communication and desire/aggression. Does it mirror your personal life at all?

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Today is Tuesday, June 6, 2017
Hebrew date is 12 Sivan 5777
Islamic date is 11 Ramadan 1438

Mayan Tzolk’in Day is 7 Lamat
Mayan Long Count is 13.0.4.9.8
Julian Day is 2457911

Today’s Birthdays: Regiomontanus (1436-1476), Bernardino Baldi (1553-1617), Godefroy Wendelin (1580-1667), Diego Velazquez (1599-1660), Alexsandr Pushkin (1799-1837), Arthur Askey (1900-1982), Isaiah Berlin (1909-1997), Maxine Kumin (1925-2014), Billie Whitelaw (1932-2014), Gary U.S. Bonds (1939), Monty Alexander (1944), Arlene Harris (1948), Sandra Bernhard (1955), Sam Simon (1955-2015), Jimmy Jam (1959), Josie Lawrence (1959), Tom Araya (1961), Jason Isaacs (1963), Paul Giamatti (1967), James Shaffer (1970), Patrick Rothfuss (1973), Lyndie Greenwood (1983), Maria Alyokhina (1988), Paula Brancati (1989).

“Philosophers are adults who persist in asking childish questions.”
— Isaiah Berlin

Moon Phase: Moon is in Waxing Gibbous phase and enters Full phase on June 9 at 6:09 am PDT / 9:09 am EDT (13:09:31 UTC).
Next Full Moon is in Sagittarius on June 9 at 6:09 am PDT / 9:09 am EDT (13:09:31 UTC).
Next New Moon is in Cancer on June 23-24 at 7:30 pm PDT / 10:30 pm EDT (02:30:38 UTC).
Moon Sign: Moon is in Scorpio and enters Sagittarius on June 7 at 3:59 pm PDT / 6:59 pm EDT (22:59:13 UTC).
Sun Degree: 16-17 Gemini.

Planetary Stations and Sign Changes
Venus enters Taurus at 12:26 am PDT / 3:26 am EDT (07:26:26 UTC).
Quaoar enters Sagittarius (retrograde) at 2:26 pm PDT / 5:26 pm EDT (21:26:24 UTC).
Mercury enters Gemini at 3:15 pm PDT / 6:15 pm EDT (22:15:00 UTC).

Interesting Selected Aspects | Data by Serennu
— Uranus trine True Node at 12:20 am PDT / 3:20 am EDT (07:20:24 UTC).
— Venus trine Quaoar at 12:42 am PDT / 3:42 am EDT (07:42:24 UTC).
— Mercury sextile Varuna at 12:42 am PDT / 3:42 am EDT (07:42:31 UTC).
— Pallas conjunct Eris at 5:00 pm PDT / 8:00 pm EDT (23:59:56 UTC).

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If Your Birthday is June 6
(The Day of the Visionary) | Gemini Birthday Reading | All Other Signs
Everyone and everything in your world seems to be moving faster than you can track. Even with your futuristic mind, you missed certain imminent changes. Yet if you relax and look around, you’ll see a pattern that nobody else can see, and that will reveal your many options. Remember, you’re the one making the decisions. You’re steering your ship.

Written in the Planets
Barbara Hand Clow says of Mercury sextile Chiron, “This is the salesperson who can sell underwear to people who live in a nudist colony.” You may not be a salesperson by profession, but if you need to convey meaning to someone, take advantage of today’s sextile between Mercury and Chiron. With the signs Taurus and Pisces involved, anything to do with the body, the senses, material objects, and how we feel about all of it (emotionally, sexually, spiritually) could be especially ripe for your efforts — which need not be commercial. You might take a more therapeutic tact with this energy; Clow also says that it’s great for counselors and healers, “because they have an immediate sense of what technique to use.” This looks equally true for self-healing efforts. Once Venus leaves Aries for Taurus today, see if your approach softens yet stays effective.

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Today is Monday, June 5, 2017
Hebrew date is 11 Sivan 5777
Islamic date is 10 Ramadan 1438

Mayan Tzolk’in Day is 6 Manik’
Mayan Long Count is 13.0.4.9.7
Julian Day is 2457910

Today’s Birthdays: Allvar Gullstrand (1862-1930), John Maynard Keynes (1883-1946), Federico Garcia Lorca (1898-1936), Otis Barton (1899-1992), A. Powell Davies (1902-1957), Richard Scarry (1919-1994), Sheila Sim (1922-2016), Tony Richardson (1928-1991), Alifa Rifaat (1930-1996), Christy Brown (1932-1981), Bill Moyers (1934), Spalding Gray (1941-2004), Laurie Anderson (1947), David Hare (1947), Freddie Stone (1947), Ken Follett (1949), Carole Fredericks (1952), Kenny G (1956), Mary Kay Bergman (1961-1999), Michael E. Brown (1965), Ron Livingston (1967), Brian McKnight (1969), Mark Wahlberg (1971), Liza Weil (1977), Pete Wentz (1979), Felisha and Fallon King (1988), DJ Mustard (1990).

“Mother wasn’t content just to say that I was not an idiot: she set out to prove it, not because of any rigid sense of duty, but out of love. That is why she was so successful.”
— Christy Brown

Dharma 101: Assertive Caring and Emotional Accessibility

We begin this week with three personal planets on the move that represent some of our most palpable facets of personality. Broadly speaking, this is a reminder to notice what’s shifting — particularly within you, or in terms of your responses to your immediate environment. Yet it’s how things are shifting that really matters.

Spider monkey at the Belize Zoo, which cares for animals that have been injured, abandoned or rescued from the illegal pet trade. Photo by Amanda Painter.

The background context for this other astrology is that the Moon is approaching Full phase. On Friday, the Moon in Sagittarius will oppose the Sun in Gemini. Like all Full Moons, this one speaks of energy coming to a peak, particularly in interpersonal relationships. And as noted, the tone of ‘the personal’ is being modified.

First off, Mars ingressed Cancer earlier today (Sunday). On Tuesday, June 6, Venus enters its home sign of Taurus at 3:26 am EDT (7:26 UTC). Then later on Tuesday Mercury ingresses its own home sign of Gemini at 6:15 pm EDT (22:15 UTC).

Both Venus and Mars are entering ‘feminine’ (or more receptive) signs: Taurus and Cancer. (Gemini, like all air signs, gets called ‘masculine’, though astrologer Isabel Hickey points out that due to its dualistic nature, it’s rather neutral in terms of ‘gender’.)

In an email conversation about this cluster of planetary shifts, Eric wrote: “You might ask: if people suddenly seemed to be more emotionally accessible, and if you wanted to be more accessible, what would you do? How would you respond?”

For example, there’s the idea of allowing oneself to be more open with a partner: stating your feelings and listening to theirs. Or in social situations, being more receptive to simple gestures like eye contact. Making eye contact is such a powerful way of connecting with another human being. Yet in this era of the smartphone, people seem to avoid it like the plague with anyone they don’t already know.

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Moon Phase: Moon is First Quarter phase and enters Waxing Gibbous phase today at 3:41 am PDT / 6:41 am EDT (10:41:27 UTC).
Next Full Moon is in Sagittarius on June 9 at 6:09 am PDT / 9:09 am EDT (13:09:31 UTC).
Next New Moon is in Cancer on June 23-24 at 7:30 pm PDT / 10:30 pm EDT (02:30:38 UTC).
Moon Sign: Moon is in Libra and enters Scorpio today at 3:46 am PDT / 6:46 am EDT (10:45:50 UTC).
Sun Degree: 15-16 Gemini.

Planetary Stations and Sign Changes
Moon enters Scorpio at 3:46 am PDT / 6:46 am EDT (10:45:50 UTC).

Interesting Selected Aspects | Data by Serennu
— Mercury square True Node at 4:15 am PDT / 7:15 am EDT (10:15:16 UTC).
— Saturn conjunct Ixion at 10:59 am PDT / 1:59 pm EDT (17:59:14 UTC).
— Sun conjunct Ceres at 5:15 pm PDT / 8:15 pm EDT (00:15:25 June 6 UTC).
— Mercury sextile Chiron at 8:41 pm PDT / 11:41 pm EDT (03:41:15 June 6 UTC).

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If Your Birthday is June 5
(The Day of the Brilliant Path) | Gemini Birthday Reading | All Other Signs
You’re perched on the edge where you have a rather interesting view of life, and of yourself. Remember what it’s like where you are now. You may feel like you’re in transition, and like you have to live with more uncertainty than you would prefer — though the truth is, this is a rich moment where you can taste your true potential. It’s not just in your imagination.

Written in the Planets
Mercury is preparing to enter its own sign Gemini, which could facilitate matters of communication, as if speeding up the collective brain. Prior to doing so, however, it makes contact with the Nodes and with Chiron, which might feel as if it’s urging us to carry forward the gifts of Taurus: among them persistence, care and thoroughness. Don’t lose sight of what you have recently learned and achieved. Keep checking your facts; and if you start work on something, be prepared to see it through.

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