August 24 2023

Thursday, AUGUST 24

The Moon moves into Sagittarius at 4:07 AM EDT, encouraging our optimism and sense of adventure. This morning’s First Quarter Moon signals that our initiative is strong, although it tends to come from conflict or tension. It can be a time of stress, clashing, and discord, but also great energy, motivation, and growth. We may be feeling especially ambitious and competitive. However, we may not yet know where to go with these feelings.

Helping strengthen our resolve is today’s Mars-Pluto trine. This transit helps us make the best of our circumstances and positions us well to harness the power of desire and make it work for us. We gain determination and a stronger feeling of purpose. We are willing to explore alternatives rather than fall back on the tried and true.

Not afraid of a challenge, it’s more important to us to overcome obstacles. It’s excellent energy for reworking or overhauling a project. We are incredibly effective and possibly a little ruthless about getting rid of what we don’t need.

The Moon is void from 1:10 AM EDT, with the Moon’s last aspect before changing signs (a sextile to Pluto), until the Moon enters Sagittarius at 4:07 AM EDT.