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Sunday, JULY 5

A Full Moon Lunar Eclipse occurs in the sign of Capricorn early today, and the Moon transits Capricorn all day. Our emotions are heightened. There can be some level of drama involved with the areas activated by the eclipse. This eclipse gives us a cosmic push to make needed changes in our lives. This can be the final push that decides matters as it’s the last eclipse in a set of eclipses occurring in Capricorn and its opposite sign, Cancer, in the past couple of years. There can be epiphanies or turning points that effectively clear the path to move forward.

This eclipse urges us to look more closely at the needs, lacks, and wants in our lives regarding our private lives, domesticity, our need for a home base, and nurturance (represented by the Sun in Cancer) versus our public lives, careers, reputation, and accountability (represented by the Sun’s opposition to the Moon in Capricorn). We have a heightened awareness of flaws in our lives’ structures, particularly in our career or outer structures and our home and family structures. Decisions made now can be emotionally-driven.

The Moon is Full in Capricorn on July 5, 2020, at 12:44 AM EDT. This is an eclipse.

A Full Moon occurs when the Sun in Cancer forms an opposition to the Moon in Capricorn. The Full Moon is a time of culmination and the promise of fulfillment of that which was started at the New Moon. It is an emotional time – a time of romance, fertilization, and relationships.

This eclipse is the final in a set of eclipses occurring along the Cancer-Capricorn sign axis–a set that began in July 2018. It can be considered the final cosmic nudge toward resolving issues related to the Cancer-Capricorn areas of our charts.

Cancer encourages us to value our home base and our roots, while Capricorn persuades us to consider our sense of duty and responsibility along public or professional lines. While Cancer may be content to be dependent, Capricorn urges us to be grown-up and responsible. Cancer represents the origin, and Capricorn represents the goal. The Full Moon illuminates these conflicts.

Neglecting either end of the axis will surely backfire on us. Ideally, a balance should be found between the two energies, and this is what this Full Moon invites us to do. This lunation is about balancing our commitment to our career (or responsibilities to the outside world) and families (or personal life).

Something has been building inside of us, and now is the time when the energy of the cosmos fairly demands that we let it out. Over the coming weeks and months, we will discover what this means for us. For now, we can’t sit on our feelings. We need to express them.

A crisis of sorts (which can be a crisis of consciousness) or sudden awareness of a lack in our lives provides us with a golden opportunity to explore our emotional needs within the context of the house polarity where the eclipse occurs in our natal charts. Relationships may be challenged, broken, or strengthened dramatically at this time. Our discovery is emotionally charged and dramatic. Epiphanies are likely at this time as we become acutely aware of our lack. This understanding can propel us into affirmative action.

Full Moons are always good for magnifying pre-existing problems so that we can see where to bring back balance. Our larger work should be on reaching a good balance between focus on personal and private lives and our professional or public duties, responsibilities, and goals. Enlightenment now provides us with a golden opportunity to explore our emotional needs, which can ultimately lead to positive actions and decisions. There can be a heightened awareness of flaws in our current systems and structures. There can also be an urgent or sudden need/desire to express ourselves, and a strong compulsion to come to a resolution of a problem.

This lunation happens very close to the retrograde-retrograde Jupiter-Pluto conjunction, making revelations rather dramatic. Its harmony with Uranus helps us release and let go.

This phase of the Moon occurs at 13 degrees and 38 minutes of Capricorn.

Monday, JULY 6

The Moon continues its transit of Capricorn until 6:08 AM EDT when it moves into Aquarius. The Aquarius Moon is impartial, kind, and progressive. It harmonizes with both Mars and Venus today, facilitating social connections and harmonious or creative interactions.

Mars and Jupiter form a creative quintile, and this can stimulate our motivation to produce, act, grow, and improve. We’re excited to make our own luck. We are very resourceful and can find much to look forward to under this influence. The desire to take affirmative action is strong with Mars and Jupiter in the cardinal signs of Aries and Capricorn.

The void Moon occurs from 5:35 AM EDT, with the Moon’s last aspect before changing signs (a conjunction to Saturn), until the Moon enters Aquarius at 6:08 AM EDT.

Tuesday, JULY 7

The Moon transits Aquarius all day, and we’re especially earnest, friendly, and principled. Our interest in our social life, new ideas, and progress increases. We thrive on intellectual stimulation, change, and unusual or unconventional experiences. Friends, community, groups, causes, and happiness goals can be in sharper focus now. A Mars-Pluto quintile suggests we’re willing to challenge ourselves, and we tend to gravitate toward plans and strategies to get what we desire.

As the day advances, we head towards a square between Mars and retrograde Mercury, however. We could too easily find ourselves in disagreement with others, most likely because we’re communicating ineffectively or impatiently. We may be competing for the floor when expressing our ideas, thoughts, and opinions, making it difficult to engage in healthy dialogue. Mental agitation could dominate. We may stir up controversy with what we say, possibly by bringing up a controversial issue from the past, or how we say it. Ideally, we’re moved to resolve problems, but it’s best not to jump to conclusions or decisions now.

The void Moon occurs from 12:37 AM EDT, with the Moon’s last aspect before changing signs (a square to Uranus), until the Moon enters Pisces the next day, Wednesday, July 8th, at 2:12 PM EDT.

Mercury turns direct today at 5° Cancer 30′ after a retrograde cycle that lasted over three weeks.

Mercury was retrograde since June 18th at 14° Cancer 46′ and the retrograde cycle ends today.

Mercury Retrograde Cycle June-July 2020

Mercury was retrograde from June 18th at 14° Cancer 46, until July 12, 2020, at 5° Cancer 30.

Mercury Retrograde Dates June to July 2020:

• Mercury’s shadow period begins/enters Rx zone: June 2, 2020, at 5° Cancer 30′
• Mercury stations and turns retrograde: June 18, 2020, at 14° Cancer 46′ Rx
• Mercury stations and turns direct: July 12, 2020, at 5° Cancer 30′
• Mercury ends its shadow period/leaves Rx zone: July 26, 2020, at 14° Cancer 46′

Read more about Mercury Retrograde. Where is Mercury Retrograde transiting by house in your natal chart? Is it conjunct a natal planet, your Ascendant, or Midheaven? Read interpretations of Mercury Retrograde in Transit for a more personalized meaning of the transit cycle.

[Mercury entered its shadow on June 2nd and will leave it on July 26th]

The Moon is New in Cancer on July 20, 2020, at 1:33 PM EDT.

This is the first New Moon in Cancer that hasn’t been an eclipse since 2017. While this means it is a more “regular” New Moon, it does pack a punch with its tight opposition to Saturn. It’s also the second New Moon in Cancer in 2020. We can feel blocked and throttled, and this can fuel our desire/need to start fresh.

The New Moon in Cancer is a good time to commit to personal goals that express the positive energies of the sign of the Crab. These include honoring our deepest, most irrational and intimate, feelings; recognizing the sense of security and safety we derive from whatever it is we call home; allowing ourselves to accept support and offering support to others; and starting a project aimed at improving our domestic lives or a major long-term venture. With this potent Cancer energy, we have the chance to make important changes in our lives that will benefit us well beyond this Moon cycle.

It’s time to make some plans and set the stage for reaping the rewards from our new beginnings, as little or big as they may be, in approximately two weeks’ time after the Full Moon occurs. Concentrate on new ways to enhance family life and domestic affairs, and to build up your feelings of security and safety.

This phase of the Moon occurs at 28 degrees and 27 minutes of Cancer.

The above chart wheel is excellent for visualizing essential chart patterns as it shows the positions of the major or core bodies. The following chart wheel has additional points such as Chiron, the asteroids, and more, which can be studied for more refinement or additional analysis (click to enlarge):

New Moon in Cancer July 20, 2020 with Additional Points

Sun enters Leo

Sun is in Leo from July 22-August 22, 2020. In Leo, the Sun is proud, outgoing, and playful. The Leo Sun is intensely individual—not content with simply being just one of the team. It’s time to shine, add a touch of color and drama to our lives, and perform. Like the flowers and fruit of the season–blossoming and ripened–this is a time when we want to enjoy ourselves and express ourselves. We are more generous and grand in our gestures and attitudes. On the shadow side, we can also be self-centered and vain.

Sun in Leo

Jupiter sextile Neptune.

Jupiter at 20° Capricorn 39’ Rx forms a sextile to Neptune at 20° Pisces 39′ on July 27th, 2020. This is the second in a set of three.

With this longer-term aspect, idealistic and humanitarian goals or impulses surface now. Making connections with others from a different background may figure. Widening our minds through unusual or different experiences can be part of the picture. Practical considerations could take a back seat now. Generosity and compassion increase and our faith are boosted. We more easily make personal sacrifices for what we believe to be the better good.

Jupiter sextile Neptune dates:

1st: on February 20th, 2020, at 17° Capricorn 45′ (first)

2nd: on July 27th, 2020, at 20° Capricorn 39’ Rx

3rd: on October 12th, 2020, at 18° Capricorn 45’ (final)

Jupiter sextile Neptune

Venus leaves its post-retrograde shadow or retrograde zone.

Venus was retrograde from May 13 to June 25, 2020, and leaves its shadow today. Venus energy is now back to normal.

Venus Retrograde Dates in year 2020:

• Venus shadow period begins/enters Rx zone: April 9th, 2020, at 5° Gemini 20′
• Venus stations and turns retrograde: May 13th, 2020, at 21° Gemini 50′ Rx
• Venus stations and turns direct: June 25, 2020, at 5° Gemini 20′
• Venus ends its shadow period/leaves Rx zone: July 29, 2020, at 21° Gemini 50′