Today is Sunday, April 9, 2017
Hebrew date is 13 Nisan 5777
Islamic date is 12 Rajab 1438
Mayan Tzolk’in Day is 1 Ok
Mayan Long Count is 13.0.4.6.10
Julian Day is 2457853
Today’s Birthdays: Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-1859), Charles Baudelaire (1821-1867), Eadweard Muybridge (1830-1904), Paul Robeson (1898-1976), Virginia Gibson (1925-2013), Tom Lehrer (1928), Carl Perkins (1932-1998), Avery Schreiber (1935-2002), Marty Krofft (1937), Michael Learned (1939), Dennis Quaid (1954), Cynthia Nixon (1966), Gerard Way (1977), Keshia Knight Pulliam (1979), Leighton Meester (1986), Jesse McCartney (1987), Jazmine Sullivan (1987), Kristen Stewart (1990), Elle Fanning (1998).
“The artist must elect to fight for freedom or slavery. I have made my choice. I had no alternative. The history of the capitalist era is characterized by the degradation of my people: despoiled of their lands, their true culture destroyed…denied equal protection of the law, and deprived their rightful place in the respect of their fellows.”
— Paul Robeson
During the 2008 presidential campaign, The Onion produced a spoof newscast that turned out painfully prescient. The headline: “No-Values Voters Looking to Support Most Evil Candidate.” This weekly edition from last year discussed how Mercury retrograde in Taurus relates to the search for values and a possible process of ‘re-valuation’ or ‘re-evaluation’.
Moon Phase: Moon is in Waxing Gibbous phase and enters Full phase on April 10-11 at 11:08 pm PDT / 2:08 am EDT (06:08:02 UTC).
Next Full Moon is in Libra on April 10-11 at 11:08 pm PDT / 2:08 am EDT (06:08:02 UTC).
Next New Moon is in Taurus on April 26 at 5:16 am PDT / 8:16 am EDT (12:16:04 UTC).
Moon Sign: Moon is in Virgo and enters Libra today at 5:34 am PDT / 8:34 am EDT (12:34:11 UTC).
Sun Degree: 20-21 Aries.
Planetary Stations and Sign Changes
Moon enters Libra at 5:34 am PDT / 8:34 am EDT (12:34:11 UTC).
Echeclus enters Taurus at 8:32 am PDT / 11:32 am EDT (15:32:28 UTC).
Mercury stations retrograde at 4:14 pm PDT / 7:14 pm EDT (23:14:16 UTC).
Interesting Selected Aspects | Data by Serennu
— Psyche opposite Nessus at 1:30 am PDT / 4:30 am EDT (08:29:49 UTC.
— Jupiter square Cyllarus at 11:59 am PDT / 2:59 pm EDT (18:58:41 UTC).
— Eros square Psyche at 3:11 pm PDT / 6:11 pm EDT (22:10:40 UTC), and Nessus at 5:05 pm PDT / 8:05 pm EDT (00:04:58 April 10 UTC).
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If Your Birthday is April 9
(The Day of Excess) | Aries Birthday Reading | All Other Signs
Growth is a journey. It’s natural enough to feel frustrated when things don’t go as speedily as planned or snags get into the thread. Yet errors, tangents and obstacles provide the relish of life, so long as they can be seen as solvable challenges. We get past them, move on and often find they contained invaluable gifts for the path ahead.
Written in the Planets
Mercury’s station retrograde is accompanied by an intriguing T-square involving the archetypal lovers, Eros and Psyche, along with Nessus. This is palpably suggestive of a potential big healing moment in relationships. This could include your relationship with yourself, especially how you view your personal attractions. The trick would seem to be taking everything at a more leisured pace and ensuring clear, careful, deliberate communication. Take all the time you need to think before speaking, and be prepared to listen attentively.
