Moon Forecast Archive

New Moon 18th September 19:45 BST

Sun at 26° 00' Virgo
Moon at 26° 00' Virgo

I love the colours of autumn. The reds, yellows and browns reflect the transition that is going on in nature. The hawthorns are bursting with red berries, making the hedgerows really colourful. The rowan can have many different coloured fruits. They are white, yellow or red. Next time you are next to a rowan tree take time to look at its fruit, for at the bottom of the berry there is a lovely star. The orchards are full with different types of food. Apples, Damsons and Plums are but a few to be named. It’s time to celebrate the abundance of the earth.

The harvest is almost in. The fields are being ploughed and the red earth is once again being exposed. Everything seems to be changing so fast. The nights are drawing in and the leaves are rapidly changing colour. In fact some trees have already started dropping their foliage. The sap is retreating and the earth is preparing to rest.

The Night sky

Once again l have been blessed with spending lots of time outside. The night sky has been fantastic. One night I lay on the ground and marveled at how many stars there were to be seen. The Milky Way has been a constant companion and I have been really lucky to have seen so many shooting stars. The Pleiades are up in the sky by midnight and herald the return of autumn. Later Orion the hunter rises. How fantastic it is to see this beautiful constellation once again. Venus is the morning star. How bright she shines and of course Jupiter is there to be seen after sunset.

The chart of the New Moon

This is a very powerful lunation. The new Moon occurs 3 days after the third opposition of Saturn and Uranus, almost at the degree of the opposition, making this new Moon very poky indeed. The new Moon occurs in the sign of Virgo in the sixth house, both of which are ruled by the planet Mercury which has been retrograde since the 7th of September. So expect delays with communication, letters going missing or problems with computers. Mercury is the messenger of the Gods and the only one who is allowed to enter the underworld. Mercury likes to make connections and distribute information. There are many sides to Mercury, one of them being the trickster. Charles and Suzi Harvey say that one of his purposes is to bring to consciousness the inherent opposites within human nature and life itself. Virgo is the sign that likes order and that needs everything to be in its place at the right time, especially now whilst Saturn is in Virgo. I read in the papers that certain councils are going to be fining people who put out their rubbish bins too early. I suppose the councils that have over spent on their budgets or have lost money in their dealings with dodgy investments have to recuperate their money somehow.

Saturn in Virgo seems to be having a hay day with all the new laws that are coming into place. If we are not careful we will tie ourselves up in knots. I hear a lot of people saying they are really tired and feeling weary. Saturn in Virgo asks us to look at our relationship with work. How we give service not only to others but also to our selves. Saturn is the lord of time. What ever happened to creative time and time for introspection? Saturn is good at organizing time and so is Virgo and they both also like respect. So we are being asked to give ourselves more time and respect our bodies and in turn this will give us the capacity to connect more with our beautiful planet Earth.

The Saturn/Uranus aspect reflects a real struggle between what has been tried and tested and the potential of new possibilities, giving the feeling of being pulled in two directions at once. Saturn can fear change and Uranus can throw the baby out with the bath water.
Saturn is the taskmaster who asks us to lay firm boundaries. He is the one that gives us containment and helps us pass the tests of time. Uranus, on the other hand, likes freedom and breaks the rules. He asks us to be true to ourselves. Sue Tomkins says this combination is productive of great determination, perseverance, extraordinary will power and strength.

In Mundane astrology the sixth house rules the workers, the employed classes, the civil service and the health of society. This new Moon and the configuration of Saturn and Uranus reflect a great potential for change in all the areas mentioned above.

The Autumn Equinox 22nd September 2009

The autumn equinox marks the decent of the sun into the southern hemisphere and is the start of its journey south. “Equinox” comes from the word equal, which means to be equally balanced. This marks an important turning point in the seasons in the year. It is now time to take stock, time to come back into our selves.

The Full Moon 4th October 2009

The Moon is in Aries and the Sun is in Libra, again raising the issue of finding the balance. Aries is the pioneer and Libra is the peacekeeper. I leave you with a quote from Charles and Suzi Harvey from their book “Sun sign, Moon sign.” Their image for the integration of this combination of Sun and Moon says. “A little girl and a little boy barter whilst playing on a see-saw. She wants his toy gun; he wants her cream cake. They decide to share.”

Blessing of this time to you all Linda Day.