by Erik Roth | Jul 11, 2023 | Blog Posts
Venus will station retrograde at 28˚36’ Leo, on July 22, 2023 very close to the star Regulus at 00˚07’ Virgo. Venus will stay retrograde for about 6 weeks until September 3, 2023 at 12˚12’ Leo (when the planet stations direct). Venus is in the midst of over 4...
by Erik Roth | Jan 13, 2023 | Blog Posts
On January 18, 2023, Mercury’s 3-week journey (since December 29, 2022) retrograde ends. Astrologically, this takes place at 8°08’ Capricorn and only 4 degrees from the asteroid Hygeia. In the sky, this shows the apparent movement of Mercury from “backward” to...
by Erik Roth | Jan 3, 2023 | Blog Posts
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 happens in early January each...
by Erik Roth | Dec 28, 2022 | Blog Posts
On December 29, 2022, at 1:31 am PST, we get our last Mercury Retrograde of the year. This comes at 24°21’ Capricorn and marking 2023 as an “earth” themed year for Mercury synodic cycles. In the sky it means that Mercury is about to pass by Earth in its orbit of...
by Erik Roth | Dec 19, 2022 | Blog Posts
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 second one take...
