Astrology of Today – Saturday, July 28, 2018

 

Today’s Moon:

• The Moon is in Aquarius.
• The Moon is waning and in its Full phase.
• The Full Moon Lunar Eclipse occurred yesterday in the sign of Aquarius.

Retrogrades/Stations:

• Mercury is retrograde (Mercury is retrograde from July 26-August 19).
• Mars is retrograde (Mars is retrograde from June 26th to August 27th)—we’re around the middle of the Mars retrograde cycle.
• Mercury, Mars, Saturn, Neptune, Pluto, and Chiron are retrograde.

 

Daily Horoscopes/Astro Highlights for each Sign:

Aries

Your ruler, Mars, is retrograde right now, dear Aries, and Mercury is retrograde, too, and these things can tone you down a bit. However, the Sun aligns with the North Node in your creative sector today, encouraging you to take a small creative risk or express yourself more spontaneously through playful or interesting channels. This can be a time for connecting with information, tools, or people pointing you in this kind of direction. The past may have answers, and you may bump into someone from your romantic past or an old friend, and this experience can in some manner allow you to move forward. Friends and associates hold you in high esteem today. Make an effort to reach out to people you haven’t connected with recently. Generally speaking, this is a time that favors reconnecting, but it’s also a day for making connections through your work or the pursuit of your routine goals with Venus and Chiron forming a parallel today.

Taurus

The way you meet the world is particularly appealing today, dear Taurus. Humble confidence is behind this now. Mercury is retrograde in your solar house of home and family, prompting you to look to the past and fix problem areas that are re-emerging now. However, the Sun aligns with the North Node today in this same sector, pointing you forward. Developing your security, attachments to family, and home life are in strong focus, and you have a unique look into what worked for you in the past and what needs some updating. You may need to relax your expectations somewhat when it comes to outside world achievement and status if they’re unrealistic. Once you’ve honored, built, and nurtured your inner foundation or home base, you’ll be better equipped to succeed in your public and professional lives. Information and feelings coming into your life today can expand your perspective. Look for ways to boost your faith in your emotional life. There’s also pleasing energy with you regarding a love interest or partner. A feeling that others are either cooperating or letting you do your thing helps you to be productive.

Gemini

Your popularity can soar today mainly surrounding your ideas, skills, and knowledge, dear Gemini, or the pleasant and unique manner in which you communicate and connect. Even with Mercury freshly retrograde clouding up some of your communications, there is an overarching theme in your life that involves improving your communication skills, and it’s strong today. In fact, the Sun shines its beams on this adventure today. This is a time for slowing down enough to sensitize yourself more carefully to what others need and want. You may be making connections with people and information that further your learning and networking opportunities. Reviewing and editing old projects can be rewarding. This can also be a good day for finding ways to balance outsides responsibilities with personal plans.

Cancer

You’re in a good position for connecting with information or helpful people who can lead to a boost in your finances today, dear Cancer. You may be looking to the past for answers. In fact, in the process, you could discover a valuable resource you hadn’t noticed before. You are learning about what you truly value and how much you can depend on yourself and provide for you and yours. It’s a good time to review how you’re managing your resources, both material and otherwise, such as your talents. Information that comes to you these days can help direct you on a path to more independence and a stronger feeling of security. Even with Mercury retrograde, there can be a healthy flow and understanding with someone special today. Being direct and open comes easily today and is appreciated by others.

Leo

The Sun aligns with the North Node in your sign today, dear Leo, and this pulls up a sense of pride in yourself and where you’re heading. You’ve been exploring matters of independence, personal courage, and effectiveness, learning to overcome fears of trusting your instincts or going it alone. Today, you may make connections through people, information, or sudden waves of realization that point you in the direction of growth and improvement along these lines. This is a time for being yourself and developing or nurturing your independent spirit. What you need to put behind you becomes apparent, as it’s holding you back from being free and independent. Even so, it’s also a fine day for cooperation with others. A greater understanding of your inner workings can be rewarding now, and emotional cleansing can come via honest conversations about intimate matters now.

Virgo

The Moon in your work and health sector inclines you to take care of business today, dear Virgo. However, there has been a lot of attention to your inner world and private life recently, and you are learning to let go of unnecessary worry and guilt, and to trust in a larger, more spiritual plan. In the process, you may be healing, letting go, and forgiving something or someone from the past. You could be meeting people or experiencing synchronicities that point you in this direction, as coming to a fair work-rest balance is vital now. A connection might be made with a person who helps to build your confidence, or you could be inspired by something you read/hear to move past a tricky matter. This can be a day of inspired practicality, but you’re also in demand socially as Venus in your sign connects with Chiron. You’re especially conscious of being fair and cooperative now.

Libra

Friendships, networks, and group connections tend to bring up learning experiences and opportunities to grow and improve these days, dear Libra, and this overarching theme is especially strong this week. Cultivating true friendships can be a goal now, or renewing and repairing old connections may figure strongly. You are also learning to pay more attention to your dreams and wishes, happiness goals, and social aspirations, as you have spent too much time putting the hopes and plans of others ahead of your own. This is a time for improving your connection to your community and the quality of your life in the process. Today’s Venus-Chiron parallel bumps up your appeal and visibility even with Venus in your privacy sector. Your imagination is powerful and your dreaming world extraordinarily rich.

Scorpio

You seem to gravitate towards people, situations, or information that encourages you to grow, rise to a challenge, and elevate your goals this week, dear Scorpio. While home and private life remain strong, you’re also encouraged to meet your responsibilities and take charge with confidence. Your positivity can earn appreciation from others, especially superiors. While you are looking to the past for answers, you have a strong sense of the future and what you’d like to make of it. You may be reconnecting with old ideas and projects that can help you better manage the present. There is good energy and a spirit of openness with friends or a particular friend now.

Sagittarius

The Sun aligns with the North Node today, dear Sagittarius, encouraging you to put habits that are holding you back from growing, learning, and experiencing life behind you. Positive shifts are occurring now as you find ways to embrace exploring new subjects and places. There could be people coming into your life with whom you are more able to openly share your thoughts and experiences, or a reconnection with people you used to know or subjects that excited you in the past. This week holds unusual energy as you’re called to break out of past patterns, yet you’re also encouraged to take care of unfinished business. Renewal of faith in a perspective, study, or belief may be part of this. Today, handling your duties can be satisfying, and may even lead to a pleasant connection. Your appeal in public or professional settings is particularly strong now, as well.

Capricorn

As the Sun and the North Node connect today, dear Capricorn, you might connect with the right people, resources, or ideas that further your interests. You are attracted to intense, absorbing, or deep activities and relationships now, as you’re seeking experiences that help you grow and improve from the inside out. Your experiences are paving the way for a renewed creative focus. You’re recognizing your attachments and perhaps embracing those that are healthy for you while considering elements of your present and past that need to go. There is good energy with you for sharing ideas with others today and learning something new with someone special. People are exceptionally open now, and this inspires you.

The Moon is in your sign all day, dear Aquarius, and the emotional tone of the day is set by the qualities that come most naturally to you. This is particularly helpful now as it leads to a feeling of being more connected to the world around you, and a Sun-North Node alignment today encourages contact. This is a ripe, favorable time for discovering relationship needs, in fact, and exploring how they impact your sense of independence. This week is unique in that there are strong forces challenging you to move out of your comfort zone and move forward, while a focus on the past is just as vital. Through partnership or cooperation with others, you’ll get to the inner balance necessary for you to achieve your personal goals. You’re likely to see what has been holding you back from sharing yourself with others in healthy ways or forming close alliances. The challenge is to move beyond any fears of the demands others might make on you and embrace the benefits of relationships.

Pisces

This can be a good time for connecting with situations, people, or ideas that help you improve your habits, work, or health, dear Pisces, as the Sun and the North Node align in your solar sixth house. This comes at a time when Mercury just turned retrograde in this same sector of your solar chart, and the result can be a somewhat odd energy as forces seem to pull you to the past and encourage you forward, but one that’s favorable for understanding the past and preparing for the future. Improvements may involve honoring or developing and refining routines or drawing more explicit boundaries that separate work and rest to your benefit. While you’re looking forward to a brighter future, you are also looking to the past for answers and solutions. Today, you may feel closer to someone special in your life. A spirit of openness with others is a breath of fresh air.

* Remember to read horoscopes for your Ascendant sign and Sun sign. If you don’t know your Ascendant sign (and you know your birth time), you can look it up here.

If Your Birthday is July 28th, If Today is Your Birthday full horoscope here.

Astrology of Today – The Details:

If you’re astrologically inclined and interested in the details of the Astrology of today, here are some of the factors considered in the forecasts:

Planet Color Key: The longer the bar, the slower the aspecting planet and the longer the duration of the planet’s transit.

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The purple marker above shows where we are in the current moon phase cycle.

 

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Date & Time: Jul 28 2018  0:00 am

Event: Moon in Aquarius

Description: The Moon in Aquarius

This is generally a good time for social pursuits, group projects, trying something new, joining a group, and networking. A change of pace refreshes. Hobbies, clubs, and groups may demand attention now. It is time to build networks and cooperate. Humanitarian pursuits are highlighted.

Date & Time: Jul 28 2018  1:29 am

Event: Tr-Tr Mon Opp Pal

Description: Transiting Moon Opposition Transiting Pallas

We can be at odds with one another over a mental or intellectual matter, belief, or idea now. It takes extra effort to understand one another.

Date & Time: Jul 28 2018  6:20 am

Event: Tr-Tr Mon Sqr Jun

Description: Transiting Moon Square Transiting Juno

There may be clinging or controlling behavior if we are driven by our fears. Hypersensitivity and moodiness are possible. Tread lightly with tricky emotional issues. 

Date & Time: Jul 28 2018  8:00 am

Event: Tr-Tr Mon Qnx Cer

Description: Transiting Moon Quincunx Transiting Ceres

Date & Time: Jul 28 2018  10:46 am

Event: Tr-Tr Mon Sqr Jup

Description: Transiting Moon Square Transiting Jupiter

We may not be very realistic right now – there can be some exaggeration. Minor annoyances are possible now. Contrariness or disagreements. This is not an ideal time for publicity, promotion, or legal matters. We can experience injustices. We are less inclined to consider the consequences of over-eating, over-drinking, or overdoing in general. This is a time to show some restraint. Grandiosity is not appreciated right now, and excess doesn’t go over well either. With a little self-control we can learn about what truly makes us happy.

Date & Time: Jul 28 2018  5:34 pm

Event: Tr-Tr Mon SSq Chi

Description: Transiting Moon SemiSquare Transiting Chiron

Hurt feelings may be opportunities for healing. Now is the time for building bridges, not burning them.

Date & Time: Jul 28 2018  8:42 pm

Event: Tr-Tr Mon SSq Sat

Description: Transiting Moon SemiSquare Transiting Saturn

We could feel burdened, restricted, or limited during this brief influence. We could be feeling a little down on ourselves, excluded, or lonely. There can be some awkwardness or stiffness and difficulty showing affection and feelings. Patience is a virtue right now; otherwise we might succumb to feelings of frustration and sadness.  All good things come to those who wait.

Date & Time: Jul 28 2018  8:58 pm

Event: Tr-Tr Sun Pll Nod

Description: Transiting Sun Parallel Transiting North Node

Date & Time: Jul 28 2018  8:58 pm

Event: Tr-Tr Sun Cnj Nod

Description: Transiting Sun Conjunction Transiting North Node

We might come to realizations of personal or professional truths, and these can propel us forward on a new path, or advance our current goals. People tend to support and assist us now. We might recognize our need for others. This is a good time for setting goals.

Date & Time: Jul 28 2018  11:19 am

Event: Tr-Tr Ven Pll Chi

Description: Transiting Venus Parallel Transiting Chiron

Date & Time: Jul 28 2018  8:39 pm

Event: Tr-Tr Sat Pll Ves

Description: Transiting Saturn Parallel Transiting Vesta

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Strong Signs, Elements, Modes

 

Today’s Emphasized Signs of the Zodiac

 

LEO STRONG

Self-confident, generous, warm-hearted, powerful leader, dramatic. Can be overly proud, vain, extravagant, arrogant.

AQUARIUS STRONG

Humanitarian, innovative, group conscious, progressive, serving others. Can be rebellious, eccentric, aloof, emotionally superficial, overly extroverted.

 

Today’s Elemental Balance

 

WATER WEAK

There may be some insensitivity or lack of empathy now. We may be out of touch with what we’re feeling or with our emotional needs. We may be tougher than usual now, and more inclined to follow mental or practical considerations than we are to listen to our intuition.

 

Today’s Modal Balance

 

CARDINAL WEAK

This is not a time that we tend to naturally initiate actions. We may be stronger at following up than starting anew. Survival mechanisms may be weaker now. 

FIXED STRONG

The Fixed signs are: Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, and Aquarius. We are thinking about the long view, seeking out security and stability rather than change. We may be committed, focused, resistant to making changes, and stubborn.

 

Today’s Lunar Phase

 

LUNAR PHASE: FULL MOON

Moon 180 to 135 degrees behind the Sun. 

We are concerned mainly with the nature of relationships and are made aware of recent imbalances. Something can come to fruition. Our concern is not limited to personal relationships, but relationships of all kinds. Our cards are on the table.

 

The following aspects (major only) and positions are at noon (EDT) on July 28th:

Note that when an aspect is applying, it has not yet happened but is within orb – it’s pending. When an aspect is separating, it has already happened/perfected and is moving away from the aspect. Depending on the speed of the planet/body involved, the aspect will have perfected–or will perfect–in a matter of hours (often the case with the Moon), days, months, and possibly years in the case of the very slow-moving outer planets and bodies.

Note that the Moon moves at a rate of approximately one degree every 2 hours so that if an aspect involving the Moon is applying and has an orb of 5 degrees, the aspect will perfect (be exact) in about 10 hours. If the Moon is separating from an aspect with an orb of 2 degrees, it has already formed said aspect approximately 4 hours ago (since the following are positions at noon today, then it would have occurred at about 8 AM today).

**I suggest paying close attention to applying aspects. The energy of the aspect builds as it gets closer to exact. Once an aspect involving inner planets has happened, it’s over. Separating aspects are good to know for context, but in terms of energy that is with us today, applying aspects are most important. (This is the case for daily astrology influences involving inner planets, which pass quickly, and not natal astrology aspects, which are with us for a lifetime).

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THE MOON

THE MOON IN AQUARIUS

You feel secure with intellect rather than emotions. You may be aloof from emotions, or distrust emotions as irrational and unpredictable. You may have viewed your mother as emotionally erratic.

15TH DEGREE OF AQUARIUS

Part of Body: Lymph vessels of right lower leg 

Sabian Symbol: Two lovebirds sitting on a fence.

ASPECTS OF THE MOON

OPPOSITION MERCURY  Orb 8°46′ Applying

There can be disagreement between logic and feeling, the heart and the head. Relationships can be somewhat strained as responses to one another can be too intellectual/logical or too emotional, swinging between the two. Nervous energy, hypersensitivity. 

SQUARE JUPITER  Orb 0°36′ Separating

We may not be very realistic right now, which can lead to moodiness, as we are more invested in our dreams and expectations.

THE SUN

THE SUN IN LEO

You are good-hearted, have a sunny personality, and a strong need for attention. You have a generous nature, but can be arrogant.

6TH DEGREE OF LEO

Part of Body: Entrance of pulmonary artery 

Sabian Symbol: An old-fashioned woman and an up-to-date woman.

ASPECTS OF THE SUN

OPPOSITION MARS  Orb 1°46′ Separating

You find that your sense of identity is constantly being challenged. As a young child, parent figures opposed you and you fought back. Now as an adult the battle continues with other authority figures. You need to learn the difference between assertion and aggression.

QUINCUNX SATURN  Orb 1°47′ Separating

We can become aware of responsibilities or time limitations now that can hold us back from spontaneous, direct choices and actions. Results are delayed, and we need to be patient. This is a time for slowing down in order to make adjustments and edits to our plans.

SQUARE URANUS  Orb 3°00′ Separating

We may want to break free from restrictions or responsibilities, but if we aren’t in touch with this need, we could cause some problems or feel restless and irritable. There could be rebellious feelings. We don’t want to be told what to do. Use this time to see what changes need to be made.

TRINE CHIRON  Orb 3°20′ Separating

We find it easier to bounce back from criticism, rejection, or feelings of insecurity; to humble ourselves. We can be filled with a sense of purpose. We more easily cooperate with others.

CONJUNCTION THE NORTH NODE  Orb 0°21′ Applying

We might come to realizations of personal or professional truths, and these can propel us forward on a new path, or advance our current goals. People tend to support and assist us now. We might recognize our need for others. This is a good time for setting goals.

MERCURY

MERCURY IN LEO

You are enthusiastic in your quest for knowledge. You are proud of your learning abilities and believe in the saying that learning is fun. You may have a tendency to be a know-it-all.

24TH DEGREE OF LEO

Part of Body: Papillary muscles 

Sabian Symbol: A yogi with transcendent powers yet untidy & unkempt.

VENUS

VENUS IN VIRGO

This is a time when we express our love through practical means and gestures – running errands, doing detail work, or just being there. What we love, what we decide to buy and the types of entertainment we enjoy during this cycle are ruled by whether or not things make sense.

21ST DEGREE OF VIRGO

Part of Body: Cystic duct 

Sabian Symbol: A girl’s basketball team.

ASPECTS OF VENUS

OPPOSITION NEPTUNE  Orb 4°11′ Separating

We are easily seduced, impressionable, and ready to believe what we want to see. Wait for a better time to make important decisions, but pay attention to feelings that emerge now. This is a time for acknowledging imperfections in relationships.

TRINE PLUTO  Orb 0°39′ Separating

We’re a better judge of value right now — who and what are important to us. We might see one another, and our relationships, in a different light. We could reconnect with someone or improve an existing bond. We could be up for a challenge now. Increased insight in relationships, with money, and in business.

MARS

MARS IN AQUARIUS

You will fight for just causes. You are unpredictable, but will probably be a group leader. You may become rebellious when angry.

4TH DEGREE OF AQUARIUS

Part of Body: Left fibula 

Sabian Symbol: A healer.

ASPECTS OF MARS

SQUARE URANUS  Orb 1°13′ Applying

The desire to assert independence and to dominate can be strong. Impulsiveness can be a problem. We can be rebellious and willful, ignoring others’ needs in the process.

SEXTILE CHIRON  Orb 1°33′ Applying

You have the opportunity to be an empathetic and powerful leader of the downtrodden people of the world.

CONJUNCTION THE SOUTH NODE  Orb 2°08′ Separating

You may experience difficulty being assertive and finding the drive to succeed, or alternatively, you may have a tendency to misdirect your energies. Your current life lesson to express your energy positively and assertively. Your talent for independent action needs to be developed.

JUPITER

JUPITER IN SCORPIO

You are on an intense search for the truth. You have strong desires for sexual union and joint enterprises. You could be a transformative teacher.

14TH DEGREE OF SCORPIO

Part of Body: Foreskin 

Sabian Symbol: Telephone linemen at work.

ASPECTS OF JUPITER

TRINE NEPTUNE  Orb 2°15′ Applying

You are artistic and may also be religious. You have a need to help others and may feel you have a calling. You have the ability to inspire other people’s talents as well.

SATURN

SATURN IN CAPRICORN

Conservation, moderation, definition, structure, simplicity, and realism are themes now. We might also be striving for more authority in a particular area of our lives now. This is a time for making clear choices and decisions, for weeding out what isn’t working for us, and for letting go of lost causes, particularly related to our life path choices, careers, and long-term goals. (from December 19, 2017, to March 21, 2020; and then from July 1 to December 17, 2020).

4TH DEGREE OF CAPRICORN

Part of Body: Cutaneous nerves of lower leg 

Sabian Symbol: A party entering a large canoe.

ASPECTS OF SATURN

TRINE URANUS  Orb 1°13′ Applying

You have a talent for investigation. You look at new ideas and are able then to put them into action. In business, you achieve much in your own independent way.

SQUARE CHIRON  Orb 1°33′ Applying

There can be fears now of not being competent or effective enough to meet our responsibilities, or we could find it hard to strike out on a unique path, again due to fears or insecurities. The desire to break from the status quo is strong, but we may not have the necessary confidence to do so. We may have difficulties empathizing with others and understanding ourselves.

URANUS

URANUS IN TAURUS

(1934 – 1942) We approach money and personal possessions in new ways and learn how to free ourselves from certain material constraints. Innovative ways to make ourselves comfortable emerge. We’re less inhibited about expressing sensuality, self-love, body love, and pampering. We’re challenging what we previously valued. There can be abrupt changes with money, valuables, possessions, and income that lead to a reshuffling of priorities or values. Income might come from non-traditional sources or ventures. We’re bringing progressive ideas to the world of business. New ways of doing business, as well as making, viewing, and handling money are likely. Income and the energy we put into making money can be variable. (May 15, 2018, to November 6, 2018, then March 6, 2019, to July 7, 2025, and then November 7, 2025, to April 25, 2026). 

3RD DEGREE OF TAURUS

Part of Body: Pharynx – oral part 

Sabian Symbol: Steps up to a lawn blooming with clover.

NEPTUNE

NEPTUNE IN PISCES

A long-term influence in which fantasy, imagination, compassion, and spirituality are in stronger focus. (April 4, 2011, to August 4, 2011, then February 3, 2012, to March 30, 2025, then October 22, 2025, to January 26, 2026)

17TH DEGREE OF PISCES

Part of Body: Cruciate ligaments of left foot 

Sabian Symbol: An easter promenade.

PLUTO

PLUTO IN CAPRICORN

Tests of our boundaries; breaking down and rebuilding structures and rules. (From January 25, 2008, to June 14, 2008, then November 26, 2008, to March 23, 2023, then June 11, 2023, to January 20, 2024, then September 1, 2024, to November 19, 2024).

20TH DEGREE OF CAPRICORN

Part of Body: Tendons of right knee 

Sabian Symbol: A hidden choir singing.

 

Chiron, Major Asteroids, and Moon’s Nodes: in Sign and by Degree

CHIRON

CHIRON IN ARIES
Your sense of being has been violated in some way and you may fear asserting yourself. You may also over-compensate by attempting to be the first at everything. Physically you may suffer head wounds. You may become a pioneer in a way which will be of service to humanity.

3RD DEGREE OF ARIES

Part of Body: Cerebellum 

Sabian Symbol: A cameo profile of a man in the outline of his country.

VESTA IN SAGITTARIUS

You have the ability to work relentlessly for a cause in which you believe. You need to make sure you do not exclude other people’s points of view. You have visions and enjoy the adventure of discovery in your work.

23RD DEGREE OF SAGITTARIUS

Part of Body: Left trochanter 

Sabian Symbol: Immigrants entering a new country.

PALLAS IN LEO

You have a creative mind, which you enjoy using. You like to play with words. You may write or be involved in a creative project in the world of the arts.

9TH DEGREE OF LEO

Part of Body: Superior vena cava 

Sabian Symbol: Glassblowers shape with their breath glowing forms.

JUNO IN TAURUS

You need to feel safe and secure in your relationships. You want your partner to be reliable and stable and are likely to want a traditional marriage.

12TH DEGREE OF TAURUS

Part of Body: Cervical and brachial plexi 

Sabian Symbol: A young couple walk down main-street, window-shopping.

CERES

CERES IN VIRGO

You feel cared for when other people help you perfect your skills. You like to be of service to other people.

13TH DEGREE OF VIRGO

Part of Body: Hepatic arteries 

Sabian Symbol: A powerful statesman wins to his cause a hysterical mob.

 

THE NORTH NODE

THE NORTH NODE IN LEO
This a quest to develop your inner strength. You may find that you experience times of loneliness. These times are part of your lesson to forge your own creative life in order to give generously to the world.

6TH DEGREE OF LEO

Part of Body: Entrance of pulmonary artery 

Sabian Symbol: An old-fashioned woman and an up-to-date woman.

 

THE SOUTH NODE

THE SOUTH NODE IN AQUARIUS
This a quest to develop your inner strength. You may find that you experience times of loneliness. These times are part of your lesson to forge your own creative life in order to give generously to the world.

6TH DEGREE OF AQUARIUS

Part of Body: Nerve of left fibula 

Sabian Symbol: A performer of a mystery play.

 

**Conjunctions to Select Fixed Stars on July 28, 2018.**