Today is Friday, Nov. 25, 2016
Hebrew date is 24 Cheshvan 5777
Islamic date is 25 Safar 1438

Mayan Tzolk’in Day is 9 Men
Mayan Long Count is 13.0.3.17.15
Julian Day is 2457718

Today’s Birthdays: Kate Gleason (1865-1933), P. D. Eastman (1909-1986), Nat Adderley (1931-2000), Percy Sledge (1940-2015), Imran Khan (1952), Mark Frost (1953), Amy Grant (1960), Christina Applegate (1971), Katie Cassidy (1986).

“Every time I went into the studio, I always sung with my heart. If it came out as strong, as good, as powerful as that to my fans, then I was satisfied. I never slacked. I always did all the songs the same way as the first.”
— Percy Sledge

Moon Phase: Moon is in Last Quarter phase and enters Balsamic (waning crescent) phase today at 12:48 am PST / 3:48 am EST (08:47:38 UTC).
Next New Moon is in Sagittarius on Nov. 29 at 4:18 am PST / 7:18 am EST (12:18:09 UTC).
Corresponding Full Moon is on Dec. 13 at 4:05 pm PST / 7:05 pm EST (00:05:29 12/14 UTC).
Moon Sign: Moon is in Libra and enters Scorpio on Nov. 26 at 12:01 am PST / 3:01 am EST (08:01:23 UTC).
Sun Degree: 4-5 Sagittarius.

Planetary Stations and Sign Changes
Apart from the change in Moon phase, we got nothin’.

Interesting Selected Aspects | Data by Serennu
— Venus conjunct Pluto at 3:50 am PST / 6:50 am EST (11:49:50 UTC).
— Venus square Jupiter at 5:45 am PST / 8:45 am EST (13:44:49 UTC), and Echeclus at 8:20 am PST / 11:20 am EST (16:20:33 UTC).
— Ceres sesquiquadrate Juno at 8:21 pm PST / 11:21 pm EST (04:21:12 11/26 UTC).

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If Your Birthday is Nov. 25
(The Day of Sustained Effort) | Sagittarius Birthday Reading | All Other Signs
What makes a sound financial or material investment in your opinion? When you think in terms of relationships, do your parameters change at all? It’s possible to put your energy into ways of feeling good that do not come with a metaphorical or metaphysical version of ‘buyer’s remorse’. And that kind of enjoyment will ripple out to those you care about in healthy ways.

Written in the Planets
Venus can signify several different ideas or themes: love, receptivity, values, materialism, sexuality and sensory pleasures, to name some. Today Venus conjoins Pluto in Capricorn and squares Jupiter in Libra. You might find yourself seeking intense heat with a new romantic prospect or within an existing relationship — though keeping it private will likely be appealing. Or, you could find yourself intent on eating, drinking and shopping to your heart’s content — but only ‘the good stuff’ with an established reputation will do. However you feel it (and there are other possibilities), the thing to strive for is clarity within yourself about what you want, and what counts as fair in getting it. Manipulation and arrogance don’t count.

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Today is Thursday, Nov. 24, 2016
Hebrew date is 23 Cheshvan 5777
Islamic date is 24 Safar 1438

Mayan Tzolk’in Day is 8 Ix
Mayan Long Count is 13.0.3.17.14
Julian Day is 2457717

Today’s Birthdays: Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849-1924), Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901), Teddy Wilson (1912-1986), Billy Connolly (1942), Arundhati Roy (1961), Shirley Henderson (1965), Stephen Merchant (1974), Katherine Heigl (1978), Sarah Hyland (1990).

“Nationalism of one kind or another was the cause of most of the genocide of the twentieth century. Flags are bits of colored cloth that governments use first to shrink-wrap people’s brains and then as ceremonial shrouds to bury the dead.”
— Arundhati Roy

Moon Phase: Moon is in Last Quarter phase and enters Balsamic (waning crescent) phase on Nov. 25 at 12:48 am PST / 3:48 am EST (08:47:38 UTC).
Next New Moon is in Sagittarius on Nov. 29 at 4:18 am PST / 7:18 am EST (12:18:09 UTC).
Corresponding Full Moon is on Dec. 13 at 4:05 pm PST / 7:05 pm EST (00:05:29 12/14 UTC).
Moon Sign: Moon is in Libra and enters Scorpio on Nov. 26 at 12:01 am PST / 3:01 am EST (08:01:23 UTC).
Sun Degree: 3-4 Sagittarius.

Planetary Stations and Sign Changes
Today the sky seems to be as sleepy as a cat on a rainy day.

Interesting Selected Aspects | Data by Serennu
— Venus trine Psyche at 1:59 am PST / 4:59 am EST (09:59:30 UTC).
— Jupiter square Pluto at 3:00 pm PST / 6:00 pm EST (23:00:19 UTC).
— Mercury square Borasisi at 5:22 pm PST / 8:22 pm EST (01:22:33 11/25 UTC).

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If Your Birthday is Nov. 24
(The Day of Contentious Conviviality) | Sagittarius Birthday Reading | All Other Signs
You have some significant mojo to play with today, including the urge to improve and achieve, plus beneficial social energy. There’s even a natural element of ‘checks and balances’ involved. This should help mitigate the possibility of over-focusing on ‘fixing’ your relationships. After all, you can only ever work toward your own enlightenment, using your own passion as fuel.

Written in the Planets
Should you get your buttons pushed today, in a way that recalls old family patterns, know that you have options. It might feel like a clash between emotional pain and philosophical (or religious) beliefs about transcending that pain. You don’t have to get sucked into a habitual reaction if you can stay aware of your options — one of which is simply to decide you’re not going to play the game. You don’t have to give up your power to something from the past, nor perpetuate its pain. The Sagittarius Sun square the centaur planet Nessus in Pisces is what’s at play, but that’s not alone in today’s astrology. Jupiter in Libra is also square Pluto in Capricorn. This aspect suggests you can harness any urge to repair or rebuild some facet of your life, relationships or environment. Don’t worry too much about those who resist: your healing is your business.

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Today is Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2016
Hebrew date is 22 Cheshvan 5777
Islamic date is 23 Safar 1438

Mayan Tzolk’in Day is 7 B’en
Mayan Long Count is 13.0.3.17.13
Julian Day is 2457716

Today’s Birthdays: Harpo Marx (1888-1964), Betty Everett (1939-2001), Peter Lindbergh (1944), Jerry Harris (1945-2016), Bruce Hornsby (1954), Ludovico Einaudi (1955), Vincent Cassel (1966), Oded Fehr (1970), Miley Cyrus (1992).

“If photographers are responsible for creating or reflecting an image of women in society, then, I must say, there is only one way for the future, and this is to define women as strong and independent. This should be the responsibility of photographers today: to free women, and finally everyone, from the terror of youth and perfection.”
— Peter Lindbergh

Moon Phase: Moon is in Last Quarter phase and enters Balsamic (waning crescent) phase on Nov. 25 at 12:48 am PST / 3:48 am EST (08:47:38 UTC).
Next New Moon is in Sagittarius on Nov. 29 at 4:18 am PST / 7:18 am EST (12:18:09 UTC).
Corresponding Full Moon is on Dec. 13 at 4:05 pm PST / 7:05 pm EST (00:05:29 12/14 UTC).
Moon Sign: Moon is in Virgo and enters Libra today at 11:42 am PST / 2:42 pm EST (19:41:55 UTC).
Sun Degree: 2-3 Sagittarius.

Planetary Stations and Sign Changes
Moon enters Libra at 11:42 am PST / 2:42 pm EST (19:41:55 UTC).
Teharonhiawako stations direct at 5:54 pm PST / 8:54 pm EST (01:54:13 11/24 UTC).

Interesting Selected Aspects | Data by Serennu
— Sun conjunct Huya at 2:29 am PST / 5:29 am EST (10:29:12 UTC).
— Sun square Rhiphonos at 7:17 am PST / 10:17 am EST (15:17:30 UTC).
— Mercury conjunct Saturn at 10:43 am PST / 1:43 pm EST (18:43:29 UTC).
— Orius conjunct Galactic Center at 12:09 pm PST / 3:09 pm EST (20:09:20 UTC).
— Sun square Nessus at 6:25 pm PST / 9:25 pm EST (02:25:08 11/24 UTC).

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If Your Birthday is Nov. 23
(The Day of Irreverence) | Get Your Sagittarius Birthday Reading | All Other Signs
Can you admit what you do not know or think you cannot do? Chances are somebody who cares about you will offer to help you learn what you need to learn. It’s especially true in relationships and social situations. This kind of reassessment might feel like an interruption, but really it’s a golden opportunity. A whole new world of self-understanding, growth and exploration opens up. Pride often cuts that process short; allowing a little vulnerability and ‘beginner’s mind’ has the paradoxical effect of allowing you to exceed perceived limitations.

Written in the Planets
How confident are you in your ability to think philosophically about negativity? Or to be precise with your beliefs, especially in conversation today? There is something to be said about ‘faking it till you make it’ when it comes to confidence — especially if you’re having a harder time than usual in pulling back from unpleasant thoughts to widen your focus and see a fuller picture. Mercury is conjunct Saturn in Sagittarius, suggesting the potential for over-focusing. Yet they are also conjunct a trio of minor planets that offer mitigating themes. One take on the cluster as a whole: be methodical, focused and cautious with things like driving, but you can offer deeply constructive insights with confidence. Keep them light, and you may shine.

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Today is Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2016
Hebrew date is 21 Cheshvan 5777
Islamic date is 22 Safar 1438

Mayan Tzolk’in Day is 6 Eb’
Mayan Long Count is 13.0.3.17.12
Julian Day is 2457715

Today’s Birthdays: George Eliot (1819-1880), Benjamin Britten (1913-1976), Terry Gilliam (1940), Aston Barrett (1946), Steven Van Zandt (1950), Jamie Lee Curtis (1958), Mark Ruffalo (1967), Chad Trujillo (1973), Scarlett Johansson (1984).

“Falsehood is so easy, truth so difficult. The pencil is conscious of a delightful facility in drawing a griffin — the longer the claws, and the larger the wings, the better; but that marvellous facility which we mistook for genius is apt to forsake us when we want to draw a real unexaggerated lion. Examine your words well, and you will find that even when you have no motive to be false, it is a very hard thing to say the exact truth, even about your own immediate feelings — much harder than to say something fine about them which is not the exact truth.”
— George Eliot

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Today is Monday, Nov. 21, 2016
Hebrew date is 20 Cheshvan 5777
Islamic date is 21 Safar 1438

Mayan Tzolk’in Day is 5 Chuwen
Mayan Long Count is 13.0.3.17.11
Julian Day is 2457714

Today’s Birthdays: Voltaire (1694-1778), Rene Magritte (1898-1967), Dr. John (1940), Harold Ramis (1944-2014), Goldie Hawn (1945), Lonnie Jordan (1948), Bjork (1965), Alexander Siddig (1965), Carly Rae Jepsen (1985).

” I want to support young girls who are in their 20s now and tell them: You’re not just imagining things. It’s tough. Everything that a guy says once, you have to say five times. Girls now are also faced with different problems. I’ve been guilty of one thing: After being the only girl in bands for 10 years, I learned — the hard way — that if I was going to get my ideas through, I was going to have to pretend that they — men — had the ideas. I became really good at this and I don’t even notice it myself. I don’t really have an ego. I’m not that bothered. I just want the whole thing to be good.”
— Bjork

Moon Phase: Moon is in Disseminating (waning gibbous) phase and enters Last Quarter phase today at 12:33 am PST / 3:33 am EST (08:33:08 UTC).
Next New Moon is in Sagittarius on Nov. 29 at 4:18 am PST / 7:18 am EST (12:18:09 UTC).
Corresponding Full Moon is on Dec. 13 at 4:05 pm PST / 7:05 pm EST (00:05:29 12/14 UTC).
Moon Sign: Moon is in Leo and enters Virgo today at 1:34 am PST / 4:34 am EST (09:33:58 UTC).
Sun Degree: 30 Scorpio-1 Sagittarius.

Planetary Stations and Sign Changes
Moon enters Virgo at 1:34 am PST / 4:34 am EST (09:33:58 UTC).
Sun enters Sagittarius at 1:22 pm PST / 4:22 pm EST (21:22:19 UTC).

Interesting Selected Aspects | Data by Serennu
— Mercury opposite Asbolus at 6:25 am PST / 9:25 am EST (14:24:43 UTC).
— Mercury square Psyche at 11:12 am PST / 2:12 pm EST (19:11:49 UTC).
— Mercury conjunct Great Attractor at 2:57 pm PST / 5:57 pm EST (22:57:33 UTC).
— Sun semi-square Jupiter at 7:57 pm PST / 10:57 pm EST (03:57:09 11/22 UTC).

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If Your Birthday is Nov. 21
(The Day of Elegance) | Get Your Birthday Reading: Scorpio | Sagittarius | Others
You have a nice opportunity to expand your sphere of friends, lovers and anything in between. Intimacy and affection are wonderful gifts, and you may enjoy yourself thoroughly while exploring these deep human connections, sharing in love and trust.

Written in the Planets
Mercury pulls up to the Great Attractor today, suggesting the temptation to say things that are normally withheld may be greater than usual. This could be of use in stirring up a stagnant situation; but remember that things once uttered cannot then be unsaid. Consider carefully before making a determination.

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Today is Sunday, Nov. 20, 2016
Hebrew date is 19 Cheshvan 5777
Islamic date is 20 Safar 1438

Mayan Tzolk’in Day is 4 Ok
Mayan Long Count is 13.0.3.17.10
Julian Day is 2457713

Today’s Birthdays: Olive Dennis (1885-1957), Robert F. Kennedy (1925-1968), Joe Biden (1942), Barbara Hendricks (1948), Sean Young (1959), Mike D (1965), Sen Dog (1965), Joel McHale (1971), Jeremy Jordan (1984).

“We must recognize the full human equality of all of our people before God, before the law, and in the councils of government. We must do this, not because it is economically advantageous, although it is; not because the laws of God command it, although they do; not because people in other lands wish it so. We must do it for the single and fundamental reason that it is the right thing to do.”
— Robert F. Kennedy

Moon Phase: Moon is in Disseminating (waning gibbous) phase and enters Last Quarter phase on Nov. 21 at 12:33 am PST / 3:33 am EST (08:33:08 UTC).
Next New Moon is in Sagittarius on Nov. 29 at 4:18 am PST / 7:18 am EST (12:18:09 UTC).
Corresponding Full Moon is on Dec. 13 at 4:05 pm PST / 7:05 pm EST (00:05:29 12/14 UTC).
Moon Sign: Moon is in Leo and enters Virgo on Nov. 21 at 1:34 am PST / 4:34 am EST (09:33:58 UTC).
Sun Degree: 29-30 Scorpio.

Planetary Stations and Sign Changes
Sila-Nunam stations retrograde at 10:35 am PST / 1:35 pm EST (18:35:30 UTC).

Interesting Selected Aspects | Data by Serennu
— Psyche square Asbolus at 7:47 am PST / 10:47 am EST (15:46:50 UTC).
— Sun trine Salacia at 11:17 am PST / 2:17 pm EST (19:17:21 UTC).

Archive: Scorpio Horoscope — This Week in 2011
As the Sun moves through the final degrees of your sign, it’s making an aspect which implies tension, emotional conflict and the sensation of not knowing what’s true. This looks like a playback of confusion you’ve experienced many times before, particularly around your birthday. If you’ve never quite arrived at the point where the confusion became your teacher, now is a great moment to let it be just that. The space of not knowing is a vital one to enter fully. Usually we react with denial, which often comes in the form of false certainty. The thing you want to watch out for these days is false uncertainty. You know you’re pushing certain issues a little more than some people who say they like you would prefer. Don’t worry about being popular. Don’t argue for your cause. Pause and walk away before you respond or react in an emphatic way. You may think that others challenge you at their own risk, but if you overreact, the peril is yours and yours alone.

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If Your Birthday is Nov. 20
(The Day of the Scrambler) | Get Your Scorpio Birthday Reading | All Other Signs
You seem to be experiencing profound changes in your identity and the way you see your place in the world. This may be due to knowing yourself, and your needs and desires, more truly than you have before. If you’re feeling good about who you are, you know you’re on the right track. Don’t hesitate to embrace your potential.

Written in the Planets
The conversation between Psyche and Asbolus is one that speaks to the progress of the human soul. One by-product of not being an omniscient species is that, occasionally, our ambitions clash with our circumstances. It is tempting to engage in flights of fancy and ignore the challenges with which we all too often must deal. There is nothing wrong at all in exercising the imagination: it can give rise to breakthroughs of importance and substance. There is just enough magic and mystery in human life to make it enchanting. Yet remember that going the scenic route strengthens the character and sharpens the mind. Challenge is really another word for gift.

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Today is Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016
Hebrew date is 18 Cheshvan 5777
Islamic date is 19 Safar 1438

Mayan Tzolk’in Day is 3 Muluk
Mayan Long Count is 13.0.3.17.9
Julian Day is 2457712

Today’s Birthdays: Indira Gandhi (1917-1984), Larry King (1933), Raymond Blanc (1949), Alexander O’Neal (1953), Charlie Kaufman (1958), Meg Ryan (1961), Jodie Foster (1962), Adam Driver (1983).

“You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist.”
— Indira Gandhi

Moon Phase: Moon is in Disseminating (waning gibbous) phase and enters Last Quarter phase on Nov. 21 at 12:33 am PST / 3:33 am EST (08:33:08 UTC).
Next New Moon is in Sagittarius on Nov. 29 at 4:18 am PST / 7:18 am EST (12:18:09 UTC).
Corresponding Full Moon is on Dec. 13 at 4:05 pm PST / 7:05 pm EST (00:05:29 12/14 UTC).
Moon Sign: Moon is in Leo and enters Virgo on Nov. 21 at 1:34 am PST / 4:34 am EST (09:33:58 UTC).
Sun Degree: 28-29 Scorpio.

Planetary Stations and Sign Changes
Neptune stations direct at 8:38 pm PST / 11:38 pm EST (04:37:47 11/20 UTC).

Interesting Selected Aspects | Data by Serennu
— Mercury opposite Altjira at 9:50 am PST / 12:50 pm EST (17:49:53 UTC).
— Mercury square Teharonhiawako at 10:55 am PST / 1:55 pm EST (18:55:04 UTC).
— Venus sextile Neptune at 3:03 pm PST / 6:03 pm EST (23:03:09 UTC).

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If Your Birthday is Nov. 19
(The Day of the Reformer) | Get Your Scorpio Birthday Reading | All Other Signs
Are you using your technology with awareness of its effects on you? Or is it possible your technology is outpacing your ability to manage it? If you can, take a step back, notice what’s being reflected back at you, and sort out the order of operations. It’s okay if you’ve let the ‘hivemind’ stroke your ego; we all do it. With a little freethinking, you can bring social media and your smartphone back into the role of serving a higher purpose and connecting with others from the heart.

Written in the Planets
Your compassionate side seems to be looking for expression today — and boy, does the world need it. The more artistically or musically you can channel that impulse, the more organic it might feel to you; that said, if you don’t consider yourself to be ‘an artist’ or ‘a musician’, you’re certainly not left out. Today’s sextile between Venus in Capricorn and Neptune in Pisces opens a conduit for appreciating beauty and treating others with grace. True, Venus in Capricorn is not known for its effusiveness, but that might simply mean you choose private moments or ‘old-fashioned’ methods to make contact. The Leo Moon, even though it’s waning, should boost playfulness and sociability if you’re out with others.

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Today is Friday, Nov. 18, 2016
Hebrew date is 17 Cheshvan 5777
Islamic date is 18 Safar 1438

Mayan Tzolk’in Day is 2 Lamat
Mayan Long Count is 13.0.3.17.8
Julian Day is 2457711

Today’s Birthdays: W. S. Gilbert (1836-1911), Johnny Mercer (1909-1976), Margaret Atwood (1939), Kim Wilde (1960), Steven Moffat (1961), Owen Wilson (1968), Megyn Kelly (1970), Chloe Sevigny (1974), Fabolous (1977).

“The fabric of democracy is always fragile everywhere because it depends on the will of citizens to protect it, and when they become scared, when it becomes dangerous for them to defend it, it can go very quickly.”
— Margaret Atwood

Moon Phase: Moon is in Disseminating (waning gibbous) phase and enters Last Quarter phase on Nov. 21 at 12:33 am PST / m EST (08:33:08 UTC).
Next New Moon is in Sagittarius on Nov. 29 at 4:18 am PST / 7:18 am EST (12:18:09 UTC).
Corresponding Full Moon is on Dec. 13 at 4:05 pm PST / 7:05 pm EST (00:05:29 12/14 UTC).
Moon Sign: Moon is in Cancer and enters Leo today at 7:14 pm PST / 10:14 pm EST (03:14:22 11/19 UTC).
Sun Degree: 27-28 Scorpio.

Planetary Stations and Sign Changes
Moon enters Leo at 7:14 pm PST / 10:14 pm EST (03:14:22 11/19 UTC).

Interesting Selected Aspects | Data by Serennu
— Mercury square Orcus at 5:26 am PST / 8:26 am EST (13:26:24 UTC).
— Sun square Eros at 6:59 am PST / 9:59 am EST (14:59:32 UTC).
— Mercury square Neptune at 8:04 am PST / 11:04 am EST (16:03:51 UTC).

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If Your Birthday is [today’s date]
(The Day of Temperament) | Get Your Scorpio Birthday Reading | All Other Signs
Sometimes relationships and desire are about receiving; sometimes they are about taking action. But both of those states of being ideally exist in a kind of self-feeding, alternating continuum. Today, see if you can innovate some brand-new-to-you expression of desire to complement feelings you’ve been holding in reserve. You don’t have to be in a capital-R ‘relationship’ to grow these skills, by the way — just willing to be known for what you want.

Written in the Planets
Have you ever tried to run in a straight line through boggy terrain, or tried to separate the hot oatmeal in your bowl into two distinct portions with your spoon? Thinking and communicating today could be a little like that: even with the most sincere optimism, you might find that getting your point across in the way you intended proves mushier than you’d envisioned. That’s okay; just be patient and strive for clarity as best you can. Mercury in Sagittarius square Neptune in Pisces makes today great for daydreaming. That said, if you’re trying to get anybody on board with that dream, check to be sure you’re putting all your cards on the table — including with yourself.

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