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Full Moon in Libra in Swati
The Full Moon will be in sidereal Libra tomorrow, Sunday May 3rd, at 8:42 pm PST. Moon is in Libra already today, hemmed between Saturn and Rahu (Saturn is to one side of the Moon in the sky, in Scorpio, and Rahu is on its other side, in Virgo). This alignment has...
Auspicious Alignment
From today through Wednesday morning (PDT) there is a really graceful alignment of planets in the sky. Five planets are either in their own signs or their signs of exaltation. This combination or "yoga" in Vedic astrology is a powerful one, and grants auspiciousness...
New Moon in Aries: Here Comes The Sun
The Moon reached its peak of darkness for the month and joined the Sun at 4°21' sidereal Aries today just before noon Pacific time. This begins the Aries cycle, where we will really feel the planets fueling our strength forward in new endeavors and our spirit into...
Sun Enters Aries
Today the Sun entered sidereal Aries, meaning it is now between the earth and the stars making up the constellation of the Ram. Vedic astrology follows the sidereal (or star-based) zodiac. You may be thinking "didn't the Sun enter Aries on March 21st, the spring...
Mercury Enters Aries
Mercury proceeded out of sidereal Pisces and into Aries today. We will likely see a shift in our communication, going from watery, murky, or dreamy to more sharp, precise and perhaps argumentative. In Pisces, Mercury was in its sign of debilitation, where it is not...
Retrograde Jupiter Goes Direct Today: Renewed Sense of Purpose
Jupiter has been retrograde since December 8, 2014, appearing to move backwards from our perspective on earth. It has also been closest to the earth and brightest from our point of view during this time. The closest alignment was in early February when earth was...
Venus moves into Taurus today
Our hearts' sense of comfort and happiness may feel some relief starting today, as Venus moves from sidereal Aries into Taurus. Venus rules our relationships, sense of art and beauty, and how we go about seeking happiness and pleasure. In Taurus, Venus can relax into...
Blood Moon Lunar Eclipse on Hanuman Jayanti: April 4, 2015
Transformative energies are running high as we are still in an eclipse cycle, with a Total Lunar Eclipse occurring in sidereal Virgo this Saturday, at 5am PDT. It is also the Full Moon, which is the only time when a total lunar eclipse is possible. This eclipse will...
Worshipping Sarasvati in the last days of Navaratri
Today is the 8th of the Nine Nights of Navaratri, the festival of the goddess. On these last 3 nights we worship and celebrate Sarasvati, the goddess of knowledge, music, arts and learning. In Hindu mythology, the main trinity of gods, or Devas, are Brahma, Vishnu,...
