Moon in Cancer. In Cancer, the Moon is in her home sign. Here, the Moon is free to be her emotional self, bringing our watery natures to the surface. Sensitivity is at its peak, so feelings are easy to wound. No wonder the Cancerian Crab seeks relief from the world in its shell. Make your home beautiful; invite friends over if the mood is right.
Last Quarter Moon at 7:56 am EDTThis is the exact point of the Moon squaring the Sun on the final arc of the lunar cycle. This aspect will amplify the parts of our lives that need balancing. Square up the little details that make you crazy when you neglect them. Finish up details of projects you started at the last New Moon. Sort out your harvest from the last Full Moon; decide what works and get rid of what doesn't.
The Moon in Cancer is Void-of-Course from 7:56 - 10:36 am EDT The Moon becomes Void Of Course (VOC) after making the last major ptolemic aspect (conjunction, sextile, square, trine, opposition) to a planet and until entering the next sign. Traditional astrology will tell you not to sign on the dotted line or make major decisions when the Moon is VOC because nothing comes of your actions when the Moon is void of course. This is NOT the time to shop till you drop or impulse buy. Whatever detail work you do now might have to be redone later. Astrological aspects represent incoming stimuli and when there is nothing incoming, it's time to look inside yourself for answers. Get in touch with your inner process and emotions. Let the lunar or right-brain energy guide you through the VOC Moon. This is the time the Moon asks us to slow down and exist intuitively instead of in the usual do-it-now worldly linear rational mode. This is also the time that it's possible to have invaluable insights and gain the spark of inspiration that will give you the energy boost you'll need very soon.
The Moon enters Leo at 10:36 am EDT. The Moon is in Leo, where love and security issues take center stage. Don't let an insecure ego run rampant trying to overcompensate for what you think you don't have. It's easy to turn emotional incidents into high drama. Build emotional security by using your willpower. Be romantic. Revel in the warmest kindest tenderest parts of yourself.
Sun sextiles Pluto. Here's a good time to clean up messy situations of all sorts, from personal problems to the environment. There's abundant energy to go deeper into subjects that need investigation, especially as concerns your identity and what you identify with. Use this power for the good and betterment of all concerned, don't go on an ego trip or you're likely to be irrelevant and fail at your task. Align yourself with the group mind.
