Mercury Stations Direct

Mercury Stations Direct

Jan 18, 2023 | by Erik Roth | On January 18, 2023, Mercury’s 3-week retrograde journey (since December 29, 2022) ends. Astrologically, this takes place at 8°08’ Capricorn and only 4 degrees from the asteroid Hygeia. In the sky, this shows the apparent...
Mars Stations Direct

Mars Stations Direct

Jan 12, 2023 | by Erik Roth | On January 12, 2023, Mars’ 2 ½ month journey (since October 30, 2022) retrograde ends.  Astrologically, this takes place at 8°07’ Gemini.  This is the first station direct of Mars since November 13, 2020 in the sign of...
Earth at Perihelion

Earth at Perihelion

Jan 4, 2023 | by Erik Roth | The Earth’s orbit is not a perfect circle.  There is one day where it reaches its closest point to the Sun and a day at its farthest point.  Perihelion is when our blue jewel of a planet comes to its nearest point and that day...
Mercury Retrograde, December 29, 2022

Mercury Retrograde, December 29, 2022

Dec 29, 2022 | by Erik Roth |   On December 29, 2022, at 1:31am PST, we get our last Mercury Retrograde of the year. This comes at 24°21’ Capricorn and is marking 2023 as an “earth” themed year for Mercury synodic cycles. In the sky, it means that...
New Moon in Capricorn December 23

New Moon in Capricorn December 23

Dec 20, 2022 | by Erik Roth | On December 23, 2022, at 2:17 am PST, we get our New Moon in Capricorn. This comes at 1°32’ and about 1 ½ days after the December solstice. Sometimes when a Moon phase happens in the first degree of a sign, there is a chance to have a...
Mars Opposition at Full Moon December 7th

Mars Opposition at Full Moon December 7th

Dec 4, 2022 | by Erik Roth After 785 days, Mars and the Sun get into opposition again (called Acronychal Rise), this time at 16°05’ Gemini on December 7, 2022.  Synchronistically, this happens very close to the exact Full Moon at 16°01’ Gemini.  Mars and the Full Moon...