M1: The Crab Nebula from Hubble Image Credit: NASA, ESA, J. Hester, A. Loll (ASU); Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin (Skyfactory)
Don't miss this month's Grand Earth Trine with Mars, Jupiter, and Pluto.
Full Moon Mar 8 at 4:41 AM EST/ 1:41 AM PST at 18 Virg 13. Mars retro nearby at 12 Virg. Does Mars retro suggest any greater energy tied to this Full Moon?
New Moon Mar 22 at 10:38 AM EDT/ 7:38 AM PDT at 2 Ari 22. Last month’s New Moon in Pisces was tightly wedged in between Chiron and Neptune. This month looks very similar, only now the New Moon is just as tightly sandwiched by Uranus at 4 Ari and Mercury retro at 0 Ari. Let original thought start you on a new path.
Planetary Changes:
Mercury Stationary turning Retrograde Mar 12 at 3:49 AM EDT/ 12:49 AM PDT at 6 Ari 48.
Mercury into Aries Mar 2 at 6:42 AM EST/ 3:42 AM PST.
Venus into Taurus Mar 5 at 5:26 AM EST/ 2:26 AM PST.
Sun into Aries Mar 20 at 1:16 AM EDT/ Mar 19 at 10:16 PM PDT.
Mercury retro into Pisces Mar 23 at 9:23 AM EDT/ 6:23 AM PDT.
Key Aspects:
Sun opposes Mars retro Mar 3 at 3:11 PM EST/ 12:11 PM PST from 13 Pisc 39. This would suggest a somewhat touchy situation, normally macho, but what about the fact that Mars is retrograde? Does that matter? The current Venus-Saturn opposition (see below) lands right on the midpoint of this Sun-Mars opposition. How does sobriety and solitude factor in?
Venus opposes Saturn retro Mar 4 at 6:19 AM EST/ 3:19 AM PST from 28 Ari 56. Reserved, perhaps prone to dwell on flaws and imperfections, this is also made into a Cardinal T-Square by the Moon at 23 Can.
Mercury conjuncts Uranus Mar 5 at 6:36 AM EST/ 3:36 AM PST at 3 Ari 25. Only trining Moon at 7 Leo. Mercury will move ahead, stop and turn around, and provide one side of the sandwich that holds the upcoming New Moon. Speak the truth, think for yourself, embrace new ideas.
Venus conjuncts Jupiter Mar 14 at 1:55 AM EDT/ Mar 13 at 10:55 PM PDT at 9 Taur 33. Opulence, comfort, pleasure, luxury, a massage and a bubble bath. This symbol of indulgence actually forms a corner of a Grand Earth Trine with Pluto at 9 Cap and Mars retro at 9 Virg. And this Grand Trine is part of a Kite pattern, the spine of which is provided by the opposition of Mars retro with Neptune and Chiron at 1-6 Pisc.
Mercury retro conjuncts Uranus (again – see above) Mar 18 at 1:23 PM EDT/ 10:23 AM PDT at 4 Ari 10. Again, speak the truth, think for yourself, embrace new ideas.
Sun conjuncts Mercury retro Mar 21 at 3:22 PM EDT/ 12:22 PM PDT at 1 Ari 34.
Mars retro opposes Chiron Mar 22 at 11:22 AM EDT/ 8:22 AM PDT from 6 Vir 55.
Sun conjuncts Uranus Mar 24 at 2:21 PM EDT/ 11:21 AM PDT at 4 Ari 30. The annual holiday for misfits and eccentrics. Rudhyar: "Beaten paths are for beaten men."
Sun squares Pluto Mar 29 at 3:57 PM EDT/ 12:57 PM PDT from 9 Ari 31. Determination, manipulation, imposition of force to implement one’s will. Clean house.
In addition, Venus sextiles Neptune Mar 5-6, Venus sextiles Chiron Mar 10, Jupiter trines Pluto Mar 12, Venus trines Pluto Mar 13, Venus trines Mars Mar 13-14, Mars trines Jupiter Mar 13-14, Mars trines Pluto Mar 14, Mercury sextiles Venus Mar 29.
