by Erik Roth | Jan 3, 2023 | Blog Posts
The Earth’s orbit is not a perfect circle. There is one day where it reaches its closest point to the Sun and a day at its farthest point. Perihelion is when our blue jewel of a planet comes to its nearest point and that day happens in early January each...
by Erik Roth | Dec 28, 2022 | Blog Posts
On December 29, 2022, at 1:31 am PST, we get our last Mercury Retrograde of the year. This comes at 24°21’ Capricorn and marking 2023 as an “earth” themed year for Mercury synodic cycles. In the sky it means that Mercury is about to pass by Earth in its orbit of...
by Erik Roth | Dec 19, 2022 | Blog Posts
On December 23, 2022, at 2:17 am PST, we get our New Moon in Capricorn. This comes at 1°32’ and about 1 ½ days after the December solstice. Sometimes when a Moon phase happens in the first degree of a sign, there is a chance to have a second one take...
by Erik Roth | Dec 18, 2022 | Blog Posts
On December 21, 2022, at 1:48 pm PST, the Sun ingresses into the sign of Capricorn. Along with the other three major seasonal points, this is one of the moments that anchor the Earth’s seasons. In the Northern Hemisphere, this is winter and in the Southern...
by Erik Roth | Dec 16, 2022 | Blog Posts
Created through https://time.graphics/ 2023 begins with Mars still retrograde in Gemini, following the 3rd exact hit of the US Pluto Return. In late February and March, a potent Aries stellium forms from Chiron, Jupiter, Vesta and an Eris-Venus conjunction. Around the...