Saturday, JULY 16

Mercury aligns with the Sun this afternoon, but first, both bodies form quincunxes to Saturn this morning, and there can be some sensitivity to how our ideas are received. Mental anxiety could interfere with making good, practical choices. There can be communication challenges or mental blocks, or the desire to enjoy ourselves can clash with our material goals. Doubts might slow down our movements and initiatives.

Even so, this can be a helpful process as we take a break from pushing ahead. We might now see the need to adjust our plans based on new responsibilities or a reality check.

The Mercury-Sun alignment this afternoon offers us a nice window of opportunity to clearly see our goals in our personal or domestic worlds. This is a superior conjunction of Mercury and the Sun and can stimulate an epiphany, illumination of a matter, or a clearing of the air. We are sharp, communicative, and open at this time, and what we say or write now has a strong impact, for better or worse! An idea or plan can come to full bloom.

A Mercury-Venus parallel aspect also influencing the day points to a willingness to share our thoughts and feelings and to accommodate others. We may want to watch for intellectualizing issues that require sensitivity.

The void Moon occurs from 12:37 AM EDT, with the Moon’s last aspect before changing signs (a trine to Venus), until the Moon enters Pisces at 4:19 AM EDT.