Today is Friday, Jan. 20, 2017
Hebrew date is 22 Tevet 5777
Islamic date is 22 Rabi’-II 1438

Mayan Tzolk’in Day is 13 Chuwen
Mayan Long Count is 13.0.4.2.11
Julian Day is 2457774

Today’s Birthdays: George Burns (1896-1996), Ernesto Cardenal (1925), David Tudor (1926-1996), Buzz Aldrin (1930), David Lee (1931), Hennie Aucamp (1934-2014), Dorothy Provine (1937-2010), David Lynch (1946), Apa Sherpa (1960), Heather Small (1965), Philippe Cousteau, Jr. (1980).

“If you put yourself in a situation of unpredictability and then find that it’s completely possible to accept it, then you become an observer.”
— David Tudor

Moon Phase: Moon is in Last Quarter phase and enters Balsamic (waning crescent) phase on Jan. 23-24 at 5:24 pm PST / 8:24 pm EST (01:24:14 UTC).
Next New Moon is in Aquarius on Jan. 27-28 at 4:07 pm PST / 7:07 pm EST (00:06:58 UTC).
Corresponding Full Moon in Leo is on Feb. 10-11 at 4:33 pm PST / 7:33 pm EST (00:32:49 UTC).
Moon Sign: Moon is in Scorpio and enters Sagittarius on Jan. 22 at 2:45 am PST / 5:45 am EST (10:45:00 UTC).
Sun Degree: 1-2 Aquarius.

Planetary Stations and Sign Changes
Bienor stations direct at 7:33 am PST / 10:33 am EST (15:33:37 UTC).

Interesting Selected Aspects | Data by Serennu
— Sun square Pelion at 10:28 pm Jan. 19 PST / 1:28 am EST (06:28:39 UTC).
— Venus sextile Pluto at 5:57 am PST / 8:57 am EST (13:56:47 UTC).
— Mercury sextile Pallas at 12:28 pm PST / 3:28 pm EST (20:28:21 UTC).

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If Your Birthday is Jan. 20
(The Day of the Freewheeler) | Aquarius Birthday Reading | All Other Signs
Sometimes it is hubris to see what one has created and assume it will last forever. Other times, it is hubris to assume that things must change to reflect oneself. How can you solve the puzzle? One way is to be sure that you are looking beneath the surface-level glamour of self-image. Image is not all that matters in life (if, indeed, it matters much at all). You need not worry that your deeper emotions are ‘monstrous’. Use them deliberately to push yourself toward growth and transformation, and you can stay humble while making great strides.

Written in the Planets
There’s a pair of interesting aspects involving the signs Capricorn and Pisces today; together, they seem to suggest that anyone looking to subvert the dominant paradigm has some energy they can tap into. First up is Venus in Pisces sextile Pluto in Capricorn. On one level, this speaks of intense sexuality and deep, passionate emotions. If you try to get under the surface of something today, you’ll likely succeed. You could get real (and really hot) with a lover under the covers. Or, you could go deep with friends to evolve something like your worldview, or how you interact with ‘the establishment’. We also have Mercury in Capricorn sextile Pallas in Pisces. Can you communicate your most idealistic, egalitarian strategies in focused, concrete detail? More simply, are you broadcasting the message of ‘the love warrior’?

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Today is Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017
Hebrew date is 21 Tevet 5777
Islamic date is 21 Rabi’-II 1438

Mayan Tzolk’in Day is 12 Ok
Mayan Long Count is 13.0.4.2.10
Julian Day is 2457773

Today’s Birthdays: Pulcheria (398-453), Auguste Comte (1798-1857), Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849), Paul Cezanne (1839-1906), Lester Flatt (1914-1979), Bernard Dunstan (1920-2015), Jean Stapleton (1923-2013), Tippi Hedren (1930), Janis Joplin (1943-1970), Dolly Parton (1946), Clifford Tabin (1954), Shawn Wayans (1971).

“Listening is the key to total concentration. You listen as the character would listen, closing the door on everything else. Then you’re ready to respond.”
— Jean Stapleton

Moon Phase: Moon is in Disseminating (waning gibbous) phase and enters Last Quarter phase today at 2:13 pm PST / 5:13 pm EST (22:13:22 UTC).
Next New Moon is in Aquarius on Jan. 27-28 at 4:07 pm PST / 7:07 pm EST (00:06:58 UTC).
Corresponding Full Moon in Leo is on Feb. 10-11 at 4:33 pm PST / 7:33 pm EST (00:32:49 UTC).
Moon Sign: Moon is in Libra and enters Scorpio today at 2:09 pm PST / 5:09 pm EST (22:09:08 UTC).
Sun Degree: 30 Capricorn-1 Aquarius.

Planetary Stations and Sign Changes
Sun enters Aquarius at 1:23 pm PST / 4:23 pm EST (21:23:32 UTC).
Moon enters Scorpio at 2:09 pm PST / 5:09 pm EST (22:09:08 UTC).

Interesting Selected Aspects | Data by Serennu
— Sun opposite Varuna at 10:19 pm Jan. 18 PST / 1:19 am EST (06:18:43 UTC).
— Mars square Saturn at 1:15 am PST / 4:15 am EST (09:15:28 UTC).
— Juno conjunct Ixion at 1:55 am PST / 4:55 am EST (09:55:15 UTC).
— Mercury conjunct Hylonome at 2:04 pm PST / 5:04 pm EST (22:04:03 UTC).
— Ceres square Thereus at 4:58 pm PST / 7:58 pm EST (00:58:33 Jan. 20 UTC).

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If Your Birthday is Jan. 19
(The Day of Dreams and Visions) | Birthday Readings: Capricorn | Aquarius | Others
Remember that you are your own ultimate agent. To believe otherwise is to sell yourself short. You have both the power to set wheels in motion, and the strength and courage to keep them rolling in the right direction.

Written in the Planets
The First and Last Quarter Moons are said to be times of action. As both Sun and Moon also move into new signs today, this would seem to be a reminder that making changes for the better begins with each of us. There is no shortage of causes that could use a little more support, enthusiasm or fresh perspective. Creating the future is an ongoing process, consisting of small improvements made in lots of places every day. All this is possibly just another way of repeating the well-known activist commandment: “Think globally, act locally.”

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Today is Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017
Hebrew date is 20 Tevet 5777
Islamic date is 20 Rabi’-II 1438

Mayan Tzolk’in Day is 11 Muluk
Mayan Long Count is 13.0.4.2.9
Julian Day is 2457772

Today’s Birthdays: Daniel Webster (1782-1852), Thomas A. Watson (1854-1934), A. A. Milne (1882-1956), Elena Arizmendi Mejia (1884-1949), Oliver Hardy (1892-1957), Cary Grant (1904-1986), Danny Kaye (1911-1987), Gilles Deleuze (1925-1995), John Hume (1937), Kevin Costner (1955), Jesse L. Martin (1969), Amy J. Barger (1971), Estelle (1980).

“The civilized world seems at last to be proceeding to the conviction of that fundamental and manifest truth, that the powers of government are but a trust, and that they cannot be lawfully exercised but for the good of the community. As knowledge is more and more extended, this conviction becomes more and more general. Knowledge, in truth, is the great sun in the firmament. Life and power are scattered with all its beams.”
— Daniel Webster

Moon Phase: Moon is in Disseminating (waning gibbous) phase and enters Last Quarter phase on Jan. 19 at 2:13 pm PST / 5:13 pm EST (22:13:22 UTC).
Next New Moon is in Aquarius on Jan. 27-28 at 4:07 pm PST / 7:07 pm EST (00:06:58 UTC).
Corresponding Full Moon in Leo is on Feb. 10-11 at 4:33 pm PST / 7:33 pm EST (00:32:49 UTC).
Moon Sign: Moon is in Libra and enters Scorpio on Jan. 19 at 2:09 pm PST / 5:09 pm EST (22:09:08 UTC).
Sun Degree: 29-30 Capricorn.

Planetary Stations and Sign Changes
No changes today.

Interesting Selected Aspects | Data by Serennu
— Sun square Rhadamanthus at 5:19 am PST / 8:19 am EST (13:19:34 UTC).
— Eros square Orius at 5:59 am PST / 8:59 am EST (13:59:38 UTC).
— Mercury square Elatus at 4:05 pm PST / 7:05 pm EST (00:04:47 Jan. 19 UTC).

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If Your Birthday is Jan. 18
(The Day of Childlike Fancy) | Capricorn Birthday Reading | All Other Signs
Does your technology serve you, or do you serve your technology? For example, when you want to show that you care for somebody, it can be convenient to reach out through social media or texting. Yet have you ever felt a compulsive need to click, share and comment out of guilt, or out of a sense of pressure that it’s the only way to legitimatize your connection? A little mindfulness around showing your devotion to others offline could go a long way to helping you feel grounded. Paradoxically, that could actually be a peak experience.

Written in the Planets
In one of the sign readings for the upcoming 2017 annual edition, The Book of Your Life, Eric writes that minor planet Varuna represents “the inherent equality of all people; and the necessity that for our social order to stay intact, the most important thing we can do is to keep our agreements with people.” Given current political and certain social movements (particularly in the U.S., but elsewhere, too) these two concepts are nothing short of radical. Today into tomorrow, the Capricorn Sun symbolically shines its life-sustaining light on these ideas as it opposes Varuna in Cancer. Consider this your reminder to begin every interaction from a place of acknowledging the equality of anyone encounter, including if you must renegotiate an agreement — despite what so-called ‘leaders’ might do on the world stage.

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Today is Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017
Hebrew date is 19 Tevet 5777
Islamic date is 19 Rabi’-II 1438

Mayan Tzolk’in Day is 10 Lamat
Mayan Long Count is 13.0.4.2.8
Julian Day is 2457771

Today’s Birthdays: Antonio Maria Valsalva (1666-1723), Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), Anne Bronte (1820-1849), May Gibbs (1877-1969), Babu Gulabrai (1888-1963), Robert Maynard Hutchins (1899-1977), Betty White (1922), Eartha Kitt (1927-2008), James Earl Jones (1931), Dalida (1933-1987), Muhammad Ali (1942-2016), Jim Carrey (1962), Michelle Obama (1964), Zooey Deschanel (1980).

“The death of democracy is not likely to be an assassination from ambush. It will be a slow extinction from apathy, indifference, and undernourishment.”
— Robert Maynard Hutchins

Moon Phase: Moon is in Disseminating (waning gibbous) phase and enters Last Quarter phase on Jan. 19 at 2:13 pm PST / 5:13 pm EST (22:13:22 UTC).
Next New Moon is in Aquarius on Jan. 27-28 at 4:07 pm PST / 7:07 pm EST (00:06:58 UTC).
Corresponding Full Moon in Leo is on Feb. 10-11 at 4:33 pm PST / 7:33 pm EST (00:32:49 UTC).
Moon Sign: Moon is in Virgo and enters Libra today at 3:16 am PST / 6:16 am EST (11:15:55 UTC).
Sun Degree: 28-29 Capricorn.

Planetary Stations and Sign Changes
Moon enters Libra at 3:16 am PST / 6:16 am EST (11:15:55 UTC).
Mors-Somnus stations direct at 11:13 am PST / 2:13 pm EST (19:12:41 UTC).

Interesting Selected Aspects | Data by Serennu
— Mercury sextile Nessus at 11:50 pm Jan. 16 PST / 2:50 am EST (07:50:07 UTC).
— Mercury square Logos at 6:15 am PST / 9:15 am EST (14:15:24 UTC), and Makemake at 10:15 am PST / 1:15 pm EST (18:15:23 UTC).
— Jupiter opposite Eris at 8:03 am PST / 11:03 am EST (16:03:35 UTC).
— Mars conjunct Manwe at 1:15 pm PST / 4:15 pm EST (21:14:47 UTC).
— Sun opposite Vesta at 4:38 pm PST / 7:38 pm EST (00:37:56 Jan. 18 UTC).

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If Your Birthday is Jan. 17
(The Day of the Heavyweight) | Capricorn Birthday Reading | All Other Signs
Think for a moment about when you see a rainbow: usually it’s after a rainstorm, right? This is a great metaphor for the way that encouraging messages ‘from the universe’ often arrive on the heels of lessons learned through stormy emotional weather. Whatever challenges you’ve been grappling with recently, see if you can find more than just a sliver lining. Look for a deeper message — something that can act as a bridge on an ongoing basis between everyday consciousness and whatever your idea of ‘source’ might be.

Written in the Planets
Everyone knows that rigid beliefs can be polarizing. So what is it about the all-embracing concept of universal love that can engender tension in people? See if you can get under the surface of that puzzle today as Venus in Pisces squares the Great Attractor in Sagittarius. You’ll be aided by Mars making its conjunction to Chiron in Pisces. As Amy Elliott wrote in the Monday Diary, “No-one can hold an aggressive position forever; eventually, there must be a laying down of arms, and an embracing of vulnerability.” If you feel some defensiveness in yourself dissolving, don’t worry; you’re not ‘going soft’, you’re just ready to learn a new lesson. That desire to learn and heal is simply opening some previously closed space to facilitate the process.

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Today is Monday, Jan. 16, 2017
Hebrew date is 18 Tevet 5777
Islamic date is 18 Rabi’-II 1438

Mayan Tzolk’in Day is 9 Manik’
Mayan Long Count is 13.0.4.2.7
Julian Day is 2457770

Today’s Birthdays: Edith Frank (1900-1945), Ernesto Halffter (1905-1989), Ethel Merman (1908-1984), Dizzy Dean (1910-1974), Debbie Allen (1950), Robert Schimmel (1950-2010), Robert Jay Mathews (1953-1984), Sade (1959), Kate Moss (1974), Aaliyah (1979-2001), Lin-Manuel Miranda (1980).

“It’s my mission to try and give people fighting the disease the same gifts of laughter and a positive attitude I had. Hopefully, my career as a comic will give me the forum to touch these people.”
— Robert Schimmel

Moon Phase: Moon is in Disseminating (waning gibbous) phase and enters Last Quarter phase on Jan. 19 at 2:13 pm PST / 5:13 pm EST (22:13:22 UTC).
Next New Moon is in Aquarius on Jan. 27-28 at 4:07 pm PST / 7:07 pm EST (00:06:58 UTC).
Corresponding Full Moon in Leo is on Feb. 10-11 at 4:33 pm PST / 7:33 pm EST (00:32:49 UTC).
Moon Sign: Moon is in Virgo and enters Libra on Jan. 17 at 3:16 am PST / 6:16 am EST (11:15:55 UTC).
Sun Degree: 27-28 Capricorn.

Planetary Stations and Sign Changes
Eros enters Aries at 5:10 pm PST / 8:10 pm EST (01:10:24 Jan. 17 UTC).

Interesting Selected Aspects | Data by Serennu
— Sun opposite Thereus at 9:34 pm Jan. 15 PST / 12:34 am EST (05:33:55 UTC).
— Chariklo sextile Neptune at 3:34 pm PST / 6:34 pm EST (23:33:47 UTC).
— Venus square Great Attractor at 5:17 pm PST / 8:17 pm EST (01:17:14 Jan. 17 UTC).
— Mars conjunct Chiron at 6:14 pm PST / 9:14 pm EST (02:13:50 Jan. 17 UTC).

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If Your Birthday is Jan. 16
(The Day of Fulfillment) | Capricorn Birthday Reading | All Other Signs
The human imagination is a wonderful device. Just now, you seem more easily able to understand situations and feelings, and to create new and beautiful worlds in your mind. Only you can know the most congenial way to manifest these gifts; that’s entirely up to you. Consider this an encouragement to do so.

Written in the Planets
The activity in Pisces today would seem to suggest a move toward greater empathy or amicability. Be gentle, and remember that we don’t always know the stories of those we meet. The ability to brighten other people’s lives is one of the great joys of being on this planet, and often all that takes is a smile, a kind word or a benevolent deed. Watch out for an opportunity — and by all means allow yourself to feel the attendant pleasure from taking it up.

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Today is Sunday, Jan. 15, 2017
Hebrew date is 17 Tevet 5777
Islamic date is 17 Rabi’-II 1438

Mayan Tzolk’in Day is 8 Kimi
Mayan Long Count is 13.0.4.2.6
Julian Day is 2457769

Today’s Birthdays: Lewis Terman (1877-1956), Jean Bugatti (1909-1939), Gamal Abdel Nasser (1918-1970), Steve O’Connor (1920-2000), Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968), Mary Hogg (1947), Ronnie Van Zant (1948-1977), Sister Carol (1959).

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”
— Martin Luther King, Jr.

Moon Phase: Moon is in Full phase and enters Disseminating (waning gibbous) phase today at 3:47 pm PST / 6:47 pm EST (23:46:56 UTC).
Next New Moon is in Aquarius on Jan. 27-28 at 4:07 pm PST / 7:07 pm EST (00:06:58 UTC).
Corresponding Full Moon in Leo is on Feb. 10-11 at 4:33 pm PST / 7:33 pm EST (00:32:49 UTC).
Moon Sign: Moon is in Virgo and enters Libra on Jan. 17 at 3:16 am PST / 6:16 am EST (11:15:55 UTC).
Note: In yesterday’s report, I mistakenly said the Moon was to enter Virgo today. The webpage has now been corrected. Sorry for any confusion. — Amy
Sun Degree: 26-27 Capricorn.

Planetary Stations and Sign Changes
No changes today.

Interesting Selected Aspects | Data by Serennu
— Eros conjunct Salacia at 7:59 am PST / 10:59 am EST (15:59:37 UTC).
— Echeclus square Pluto at 9:07 am PST / 12:07 pm EST (17:07:24 UTC).
— Mars square Chaos at 12:55 pm PST / 3:55 pm EST (20:54:45 UTC).
— Vesta square Rhadamanthus at 4:51 pm PST / 7:51 pm EST (00:51:19 Jan. 16 UTC).

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If Your Birthday is Jan. 15
(The Day of Heroic Inevitability) | Capricorn Birthday Reading | All Other Signs
Tell someone what you’re thinking of. Sure, you might raise an eyebrow or two, because the idea you’ve discovered could bring about significant cultural change or a deviation from the perceived norm, and that might seem too risky for some. Nevertheless, you’re on to something, and you also know how best to articulate it. So go ahead and do just that.

Written in the Planets
Mercury retrograde ended a few days ago (on Jan. 8), though it’s still working itself through what’s called the second shadow phase. It takes some adjustment to get used to the ‘new’ quality of Mercury once it’s changed directions, so give this a little time. Be patient as you work out the details of things that seemed to be stuck. Notice whether issues you were concerned about a month ago still matter to you today. Notice whether things that seemed to be broken still are broken. Mercury won’t enter new territory until Friday Jan. 27. Until then we’ll see lots of things come out in the wash — in the public and private spheres. But the big event is on Jan. 29, when Mercury makes the conjunction to Pluto that it almost made right before it went retrograde. That is a moment of revelation.

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Today is Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017
Hebrew date is 16 Tevet 5777
Islamic date is 16 Rabi’-II 1438

Mayan Tzolk’in Day is 7 Chikchan
Mayan Long Count is 13.0.4.2.5
Julian Day is 2457768

Today’s Birthdays: Joan I of Navarre (1273-1305), Franchinus Gaffurius (1451-1522), Catherine of Austria (1507-1578), Benedict Arnold (1741-1801), Anatoly Rybakov (1911-1998), Andy Rooney (1919-2011), Faye Dunaway (1941), Slick Rick (1965), LL Cool J (1968), Dave Grohl (1969).

“We have but very indifferent men in general. Great part of those who ship for seamen know very little of the matter.”
— Benedict Arnold

Moon Phase: Moon is in Full phase and enters Disseminating (waning gibbous) phase on Jan. 15 at 3:47 pm PST / 6:47 pm EST (23:46:56 UTC).
Next New Moon is in Aquarius on Jan. 27-28 at 4:07 pm PST / 7:07 pm EST (00:06:58 UTC).
Corresponding Full Moon in Leo is on Feb. 10-11 at 4:33 pm PST / 7:33 pm EST (00:32:49 UTC).
Moon Sign: Moon is in Leo and enters Virgo today at 7:52 pm PST / 10:52 pm EST (03:52:11 Jan. 15 UTC).
Sun Degree: 25-26 Capricorn.

Planetary Stations and Sign Changes
1992 QB1 stations direct at 2:34 am PST / 5:34 am EST (10:34:24 UTC).
Moon enters Virgo at 7:52 pm PST / 10:52 pm EST (03:52:11 Jan. 15 UTC).

Interesting Selected Aspects | Data by Serennu
— Venus conjunct Teharonhiawako at 10:27 pm Jan. 13 PST / 1:27 am EST (06:27:36 UTC).
— Venus square Asbolus at 11:07 pm Jan. 13 PST / 2:07 am EST (07:07:19 UTC).
— Mars opposite Psyche at 7:02 am PST / 10:02 am EST (15:01:57 UTC).
— Sun square Haumea at 8:17 am PST / 11:17 am EST (16:16:49 UTC).
— Sun square Ceres at 2:07 pm PST / 5:07 pm EST (22:06:55 UTC).

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If Your Birthday is Jan. 14
(The Day of the Integrator) | Capricorn Birthday Reading | All Other Signs
When the demands of business, practicality or your sense of ‘how it’s always been done’ are at odds with what truly nourishes you, you have a choice. Yet that decision might be less about choosing ‘either/or’, and could actually be an invitation to synthesize the two. Ideally, what feeds you (literally and figuratively) will enable you to be a better leader, a stronger worker and someone who’s clearer about your purpose in the world. You just need to figure out the process and proportions that work for you.

Written in the Planets
Is runaway religious or spiritual dogma getting in the way of your erotic imagination? In other words, is a long list of ‘shoulds’ and ‘should nots’ making it hard for you to fully enjoy sex? Centaur Pholus in Sagittarius is square the asteroid Eros in Pisces. Simply trying to ignore your beliefs is not likely to work. Best to get creative: experimenting with breaking your ‘rules’ in fantasy is safe, fun and might offer a way to get the message through to your psyche that erotic energy is biological, not moral. With the Capricorn Sun square Ceres in Aries, there’s extra impetus to wrest all forms of self-nourishment away from institutional control. Be your own leader in deciding what feeds you — all of you.

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Today is Friday, Jan. 13, 2017
Hebrew date is 15 Tevet 5777
Islamic date is 15 Rabi’-II 1438

Mayan Tzolk’in Day is 6 K’an
Mayan Long Count is 13.0.4.2.4
Julian Day is 2457767

Today’s Birthdays: Princess Marie of Orleans (1865-1908), Lionel Groulx (1878-1967), Robert Stack (1919-2003), Necati Cumali (1921-2001), Daniil Shafran (1923-1997), Brock Adams (1927-2004), Eric Betzig (1960), Orlando Bloom (1977).

“People come into your life and people leave it…you just have to trust that life has a road mapped out for you.”
— Orlando Bloom

Moon Phase: Moon is in Full phase and enters Disseminating (waning gibbous) phase on Jan. 15 at 3:47 pm PST / 6:47 pm EST (23:46:56 UTC).
Next New Moon is in Aquarius on Jan. 27-28 at 4:07 pm PST / 7:07 pm EST (00:06:58 UTC).
Corresponding Full Moon in Leo is on Feb. 10-11 at 4:33 pm PST / 7:33 pm EST (00:32:49 UTC).
Moon Sign: Moon is in Leo and enters Virgo on Jan. 15-16 at 7:52 pm PST / 10:52 pm EST (03:52:11 UTC).
Sun Degree: 24-25 Capricorn.

Planetary Stations and Sign Changes
No changes today.

Interesting Selected Aspects | Data by Serennu
— Ceres opposite Haumea at 7:22 am PST / 10:22 am EST (15:22:35 UTC).
— Mars conjunct Borasisi at 10:38 am PST / 1:38 pm EST (18:37:43 UTC).
— Mars square Varda at 12:06 pm PST / 3:06 pm EST (20:05:52 UTC).
— Mercury conjunct Orius at 12:21 pm PST / 3:21 pm EST (20:21:31 UTC).

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If Your Birthday is Jan. 13
(The Day of Upward Mobility) | Capricorn Birthday Reading | All Other Signs
Everyone knows that creation and destruction are part of the same cycle. Yet it’s easy to get freaked out or downright frightened by the ‘destruction’ part. What if you think of it more like ‘surrender’ rather than ‘destruction’ — as in, like some kind of tantric sex style of surrender? Some belief or facet of life that’s gotten a little rigid or dogmatic is showing you where to allow this. If you can feel some long-disregarded part of yourself coming through the conduit that opening up, you’ll know you’re on the right track.

Written in the Planets
Who do you believe? There’s a lot of bluster in the media, from all sides of every issue. Do verifiable historical and scientific facts mean anything anymore? Will what you believed yesterday mean anything next week? Mars is conjunct Borasisi in Pisces today. This is a very emotional position for Mars; it’s hard for the planet of action to get any solid traction here. And Borasisi often highlights the question of why you believe what you believe; belief is often more about emotions than it is about facts. Yet Mars and Borasisi are square a little-used object in Sagittarius: Varda, named for Tolkien’s fictional goddess of light. If you’re struggling to get a foothold today, check yourself against something like the Golden Rule. It might not tell you which news reports can be trusted; but it could help you get your bearings, in terms of whether your beliefs are guiding you toward ethical behavior. At which point, you have a choice.

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