Astrology

By Mark Lerner for Astrology.com - Strange forces are on the prowl as the Moon parallels Mars (12:10AM PDT) and Saturn (1:14AM PDT) while the Sun makes a parallel to Venus (1:40AM PDT). In case you are a newcomer to the Cosmic Calendar, parallels and contra-parallels are formed when celestial bodies are north and south of the Celestial Equator. Instead of using the zodiac as a counting mechanism, it is the equatorial circle around the Earth that comes into play. The lunar parallels to Mars and Saturn are cautionary in nature while the solar parallel to Venus is a boost for romance and heart-felt exchanges. Meanwhile, a short, 1-hour void lunar cycle takes place from 3:05AM PDT to 4:05AM PDT. It's at the latter time that the Moon enters earthy Virgo. Virgo Moon is great for clean-up campaigns and re-establishing order on the home and office fronts. However, the Moon winds up uniting with Mars (9:20AM PDT) and Saturn (12:59PM PDT). Slow your pace around these two time-periods and don't project anger on to well-meaning friends and family members. This is magnified by an earlier Mars-Jupiter 135-degree (3:35AM PDT) link that can equate with inflammatory rhetoric and stormy emotions. Be aware that Mars and Saturn are closing in on their conjunction - which will take place on July 10. Challenges tend to zoom up in significance when these two celestial bodies make waves by uniting every 2+ years. Thankfully, this day is also blessed by euphoric trine patterns from Mercury to Neptune in air signs (3:47AM PDT) and Venus to Uranus in water signs (11:33AM PDT). Without any doubt, these two alliances are the most flowing times of the day and both of them can encourage you in making great achievements in your main fields of expertise. The Mercury-Neptune link stimulates your creative imagination while the Venus-Uranus connection opens up your intuition.