August 19, 5:06 am PT – August 21, 5:28 pm PT. Link here for your time zone.
The Moon is light as air after leaving an earthbound Mars in Taurus and promptly arriving in Gemini. The benefic fire keepers, Jupiter in Aries and Venus in Leo welcome her with a loving sextile.
Her first 20 hours in this mutable air sign are warm and excitable. In fact, Luna is still being fawned over by Venus the moment Mars joins her in Gemini. There is a sense of activation to this time even while the moon's light is waning. Listen to some driving beats, flirt with a rebel, engage in verbal chess.
Mars is in a better mood and feeling clever in his new home. He has come to stay in this mutable masculine air sign until March 2023! That’s about six months longer than usual due to a retrograde and it's no coincidence that Luna’s light is here divining the omen. Pay attention to what emerges as the atmosphere crackles. You have plenty of time to work with all the big ideas, strategic innovations, and as well, the likely setbacks brought by Mars’ ricochet through Gemini.
Luna feels a bit badass as she meets up with outsider Saturn in Aquarius by trine. A little detachment can put your best ideas through the paces. Contributing something futuristic, with good bones, that is of service to the whole is the true definition of “cool”.
A square to her host, exalted Mercury in Virgo, reminds us “practicality makes genius tangible”. A first aid kit and a phone charger keep things real… but not for long. The weather turns on a dime and Luna slides directly into a cloud bank, slowing her roll with a square to Neptune in Pisces. Can you keep your eye on the prize when everything suddenly goes out of focus?
Take heart, on the other side of the confusion is a bright day. The Sun in Leo is proud and infuses your revving engine with his solar approval. He blesses Luna in her final hours of her race through Gemini. Let your wings expand and dry in the heat of the sun, something has begun.