Friday, JANUARY 4

The Sun forms a sextile to Neptune today, and this tends to soften our rough edges. We take things as they come and assign meaning to our experiences more readily than usual. This influence stimulates our imagination and sets an excellent mood for respecting our intuition and relaxing rather than pushing forward. We might find ourselves at the right place at the right time because our hunches are more likely to be correct and we are “tuned in.” We are inspired, and charitable acts now will serve to lift our spirits. Instinctual judgment is enhanced under this influence. We can see matters, and people, from a different perspective–one that allows for, and even finds beauty in, differences.

The Moon continues its transit of adventurous Sagittarius until 1:55 PM EST, after which it transits industrious Capricorn. Mercury, too, enters Capricorn today, and while the Moon will only spend a couple of days in the sign, Mercury will stick around in Capricorn until the 24th. While Mercury is in Capricorn, our thinking is methodical, and our focus is sober and practical. It’s easier to concentrate on the task at hand under this influence. Our conversations may be quite realistic or focused on business/practical matters. Our thought patterns and communication styles become more logical, orderly, and organized. We are more able to sort out what is relevant and essential. Realism enters the picture, our speech is no-nonsense, and precision becomes most important to us. We need to be wary of becoming too rigid in our thinking. We may come across as cold or harsh.

Tomorrow, a Solar Eclipse will occur in the sign of Capricorn, and today, it makes sense to wind down. Fortunately, we have the Sun-Neptune sextile to help us with this.

The Moon is void from 12:42 PM EST, with the Moon’s last aspect before changing signs (a conjunction to Mercury), until the Moon enters Capricorn at 1:55 PM EST.