Sun Square Saturn: Every Birthday Gets a Turn Within 29 Years

Sun square Saturn: the Sun and Saturn glyphs on a chart wheel, at a right angle, with the square glyph

On the morning of July 6, 2026, New York time, the Sun reached 14°23′ Cancer. Saturn stood at 14°23′ Aries, exactly a quarter of the sky away. Astrologers call this Sun square Saturn. Anyone born that week carries it in their birth chart. The sky forms it again on December 29, 2026, with the Sun […]

Mars Conjunct Uranus: Usually Three Weeks, Sometimes Five Months

Mars conjunct Uranus: the Mars and Uranus glyphs on a chart wheel, side by side, with the conjunction glyph

On July 4, 2026, Mars caught up with Uranus at 3°52′ Gemini. It was a fast meeting. Mars came within 8° of Uranus on June 22 and was gone by July 16. That is how Mars conjunct Uranus works most of the time: a short burst, about three and a half weeks, once every two […]

Sun Conjunct Venus: Two Kinds, and One Lasts Six Times Longer

Sun conjunct Venus: the Sun and Venus glyphs on a chart wheel, side by side, with the conjunction glyph

Late on October 23, 2026, New York time, Venus will pass between the Earth and the Sun. The exact meeting falls at 03:44 UTC on October 24, at 0°45′ Scorpio. This is Sun conjunct Venus. Few guides say that it comes in two very different kinds. In one kind, Venus passes in front of the […]

Venus Conjunct Neptune: Once a Year, Three Times in 2025

Venus conjunct Neptune: the Venus and Neptune glyphs on a chart wheel, side by side, with the conjunction glyph

Venus conjunct Neptune is the meeting of the planet of love with the planet of dreams. Most years, the two meet in the sky once. In 2025 they met three times in a row, and the third meeting took place in a brand new sign. We timed every meeting from 1600 to 2400 to see […]

Moon Conjunct Mars: 13 Meetings a Year, 11 Straight in Leo or Virgo

Moon conjunct Mars: the Moon and Mars glyphs on a chart wheel, side by side, with the conjunction glyph

The Moon meets Mars about once a month. Most years, that makes 13 meetings. But from October 2026 to July 2027, something odd happens. Eleven meetings in a row land in just two signs, Leo and Virgo. The Moon is not the reason. Mars is. This guide explains why, and what it means for a […]

Moon Square Venus: Never Born at a New or Full Moon

Moon square Venus: the Moon and Venus glyphs on a chart wheel, at a right angle, with the square glyph

Here is a fact you can check on any night. If you were born under a full Moon, you do not have Moon square Venus. If you were born at a new Moon, you do not have it either. The aspect simply cannot form at those two moments. This guide shows why, how common the […]

Moon Square Saturn: Some Moons Get It Once, Some Three Times

Moon square Saturn: the Moon and Saturn glyphs on a chart wheel, at a right angle, with the square glyph

Moon square Saturn is not rare. About one birth chart in eleven has it. But right now, the sky is adding a second version of it to millions of charts. From 2026 to 2028, Saturn moves through Aries, and from there it squares every Moon in Cancer and every Moon in Capricorn. Some of those […]

Venus Square Mars: The Tension That Keeps Landing in Gemini and Virgo

Venus square Mars: the Venus and Mars glyphs on a chart wheel, at a right angle, with the square glyph

Venus square Mars is the aspect of attraction with friction built in. Venus is the planet of love, taste and pleasure. Mars is the planet of drive, desire and anger. When they stand 90 degrees apart, the two pull in different directions. You want closeness, and you want the chase. You want peace, and you […]

Mercury Conjunct Venus: Two Planets That Can Never Square Off

Mercury conjunct Venus: the Mercury and Venus glyphs on a chart wheel, side by side, with the conjunction glyph

On the evening of October 6, 2026, New York time, Mercury caught up with Venus. The exact meeting fell at 8°13′ Scorpio, at 00:10 UTC on October 7. Astrologers call this Mercury conjunct Venus. It is one of the friendliest pairings in a birth chart, and there is a plain, physical reason for that. Mercury […]