8/23 Daily Astrology

Moon in Scorpio

-square Venus in Leo (00:09)
-opposite Jupiter in Taurus (00:47)
-sextile Mercury in Virgo (1:03 pm)
-opposite Uranus in Taurus (3:18 pm)
-trine Neptune in Pisces (10:32 pm)

Venus in Leo Square Jupiter in Taurus
Mars in Virgo opposite Neptune in Pisces, trine Pluto in Capricorn

Today, the sun joins Mercury and Mars in Virgo, creating a stellium in the sign. All the planets transiting through mutable earth will be making aspects to all of the outer planets, including the transpersonal planets Jupiter and Saturn. We are getting heavy earthly influences this month! This energy supports practical application of values, stability, security, and often the pursuit of status in society at large as an expression of personal power. 

So let’s get into the aspects. We have the Moon in Scorpio, the sign of its fall. This is an intense energy, but can often be a bit repressive. It’ll be square Venus in Leo and opposing Jupiter in Taurus as the day begins. The square to Venus can often mean that emotional conditioning and the pursuit of comfort can draw tension and others’ reactions to our behavior can trigger issues of self-confidence. That’s at the reactive level.

If you’re using the moon’s energy consciously, this is about how we relate to the feminine energy in ourselves and others and we are asked to be open and authentically expressive, when our instincts may have us wanting to keep our desires and vulnerabilities under wraps. The opposition to Jupiter suggests a tension between the desire to give and connect with others and a compulsion to have relating be only on our terms. Remember that it takes two, especially when dealing with those operating in feminine energy.

Meanwhile, Mercury, who’s very much HBIC at home in Virgo is stationing retrograde today and will be making aspects to the outers a total of three times while it’s in the sign. Analyzing, planning, organization, and practical, efficient action will be what we are focused on, but with 2 personal planets retrograde, it won’t be easy. Thanks to Mars still in the last degrees, taking strategic action is still being supported. Start with the review, and organization though, because it’ll be even easier to see what needs to be done. Now is the time for planning and strategizing, though.

Venus retro is also making the square to Jupiter in Taurus, but this is more of an overindulgent than an outright negative aspect. With the two benefits in tense aspect, it’s more about the risks of having too much of a good thing, enthusiasm, self-regard (i.e., arrogance), rich food, strong drink, even obsessive or possessive relationship dynamics, since these planets are in fixed modality.

Mars in Virgo is opposing Pisces Neptune, both in the last degrees, Actions and the motivating factors behind them sort of dissolve or bleed into one another with this aspect. For those with Virgo placements, physical energy may be noticeably low, and Mercury will intensify this effect while in retrograde, at least until Mars moves into Libra. The demands of the day may get the better of us and it may be better to rest and review our commitments and routines on this day, than to go all out in pursuit of world dominance and shit.