This Month in Astrology – September 2024
September 2024
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This Month’s Highlights
Inner Planets
Horoscopes for the Month
Void of Course Dates this Month
On September 1st, Uranus turns retrograde in the sign of Taurus, and will remain retrograde until January 30th, 2025. This cycle can be a time for a more conservative approach to pursuing our goals. While Uranus is retrograde, our desire to make changes in our lives turns inward as we get in touch with what it is that may be holding us back from living more spontaneously and authentically. This is a less rebellious time, generally speaking. At least with appearances, we tend to follow the rules. As the shift occurs in the surrounding week, however, Uranian energy is heavy and more challenging, and we can experience some tension until we acclimatize to the directional change.
On September 1st, retrograde Pluto returns to the sign of Capricorn after a stay in Aquarius. Pluto first left Capricorn on March 23rd, 2023, when it first dipped its toes in Aquarius. But Pluto later turned retrograde and returned to Capricorn on June 11th, 2023, then entered Aquarius again on January 20th, 2024. On September 1st, 2024, Pluto returns to Capricorn for the final time. On November 19th, 2024, Pluto will head into Aquarius and stay there consistently.
On September 2nd, the New Moon occurs in Virgo. This lunation prompts us to begin anew and promises us opportunities to take charge of our lives by organizing, editing, refining work, and paying better attention to health. It’s a fertile and productive time. We’re ready to take charge of our daily routines, work, or pursuit of wellness.
There can be some roadblocks to manage, largely related to responsibilities to others or to our spiritual or mental health, but we’re determined to start fresh.
On September 17th, a Full Moon Lunar Eclipse occurs in the sign of Pisces, awakening us to consider our spiritual and emotional wellness. The key to balance lies in identifying and expressing our spiritual needs while maintaining order in our everyday lives. This is the first in a set of eclipses falling along the Virgo-Pisces axis, and this set will continue until February 2027. This Lunar Eclipse can serve as the initial prompt, nudge, or push to make improvements in Virgo- and Pisces-ruled areas of life in our charts, and feelings of discontent can magnify.
On September 25th, Saturn forms a semi-square with Pluto, and . This is the second of three, the first of which happened in May 2024 and the third set to occur in January 2025. This outer planet transit with longer-term influence points to possible power struggles, frustration, and manipulation. We may recognize the need for change, but feel blocked by others or by circumstances; or we might attempt to stubbornly hold on to what has worked for us in the past. Persistence will pay off in the end, and the need to adjust our expectations becomes obvious.
Date | Time (ET) | Event | Position |
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Sep 1 | 11:17 AM | Uranus Retrograde | Ura 27 Tau 15'Rx |
Sep 1 | 7:57 PM | Pluto Rx enters Capricorn | Plu Cap Rx |
Sep 2 | 9:55 PM | New Moon in Virgo | 11 Vir 04' |
Sep 4 | 3:46 PM | Mars enters Cancer | Mar 0 Can 00' |
Sep 8 | 6:25 AM | Pallas enters Sagittarius | Pal 0 Sag 00' |
Sep 9 | 2:50 AM | Mercury enters Virgo | Mer 0 Vir 00' |
Sep 11 | 2:05 AM | First Quarter Moon | 19 Sag 00' |
Sep 17 | 10:34 PM | Full Moon LUNAR Eclipse (partial) | 25 Pis 41' |
Sep 20 | 3:01 AM | Saturn quintile Uranus | Sat 15 Pis 07'Rx quintile Ura 27 Tau 07'Rx |
Sep 22 | 8:43 AM | Sun enters Libra | Sun 0 Lib 00' |
Sep 22 | 10:36 PM | Venus enters Scorpio | Ven 0 Sco 00' |
Sep 24 | 2:50 PM | Last Quarter Moon | 2 Can 13' |
Sep 25 | 7:12 PM | Saturn semi-square Pluto | Sat 14 Pis 42'Rx semi-square Plu 29 Cap 42'Rx |
Sep 26 | 4:08 AM | Mercury enters Libra | Mer 0 Lib 00' |
(See the full table for 2024)
See also: This Week in Astrology week to week for more detail.
This Month’s Overview Horoscopes
The following horoscopes outline how the above astrological influences might affect each individual sign.
Overview horoscopes fill in here as I write them, ideally during the week before the month begins. It is not unusual to see some signs temporarily missing as I write the twelve of them over the course of a few days, starting with the featured sign of the month (birthday month).
Aries |
Taurus |
Gemini |
Cancer |
Leo |
Virgo |
Libra |
Scorpio |
Sagittarius |
Capricorn |
Aquarius |
Pisces |
Detailed Monthly Horoscopes are here.
September 2024 Aspects TimeLine:
See also: This Week in Astrology for more detail.
See also: Table of Planetary Transits, Sign Changes, New/Full Moons, and Retrogrades for the Month
This Month’s Ephemeris:
This Month’s Ephemeris with extra points and abbreviations rather than glyphs:
Ephemerides with additional points are for Eastern Time. The North Node and Lilith are the True positions. Retrogrades are underlined. Extra points are Chiron, Ceres, Pallas, Juno, Vesta, and Lilith. These come from the excellent software, Sirius 3.0.
- July 2024 Ephemeris
- August 2024 Ephemeris
- September 2024 Ephemeris
- October 2024 Ephemeris
- November 2024 Ephemeris
- December 2024 Ephemeris
- January 2025 Ephemeris
- February 2025 Ephemeris
- March 2025 Ephemeris
This Month’s Void Moon Dates:
Using the table below: The Moon is Void of Course from the time of its last aspect listed below until the Moon enters a new sign. Generally speaking, these periods are not ideal for launching new endeavors, although they’re not impossible periods, either.
The times given below are Eastern. These should be adjusted for different time zones. For example, for Pacific Time, subtract 3 hours from the given times.
See Void of Course dates and times for the full year.
New & Full Moon Charts:
- Full Moon in Aquarius chart: August 19th, 2024
- New Moon in Virgo Chart: September 2nd, 2024
- Full Moon Lunar Eclipse in Pisces: September 17, 2024
Looking Ahead:
- Time Line Aspects: October 2024
- Time Line Aspects: November 2024
- Time Line Aspects: December 2024
- Time Line Aspects: January 2025
- Time Line Aspects: February 2025
- Time Line Aspects: March 2025
- Time Line Aspects: April 2025
- Time Line Aspects: May 2025
- Time Line Aspects: June 2025
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Take a peek at the year ahead with in-depth Future Forecast Reports from Cafe Astrology.
See also:
The Astrology of 2024 – Overview
The Astrology of 2025 – Overview