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 8, 2023 | Blog Posts
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 Aries. In the sky, this shows the...
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...
by Erik Roth | Dec 18, 2022 | Blog Posts
On December 21, 2022, at 1:48 pm PST, the Sun ingresses into the sign of Capricorn. Along with the other three major seasonal points, this is one of the moments that anchor the Earth’s seasons. In the Northern Hemisphere, this is winter and in the Southern...
