Earth at Perihelion January 4, 2023

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...

Mercury Retrograde on December 29, 2022

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...

Capricorn New Moon Dec 23, 2022

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...

December Solstice on Dec 21, 2022

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...

2023 Astrological Preview

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...