Friday, January 04, 2013, 23 Anthesterion, dedicated to Zeus Melichios, the well-disposed, a chthonic form of Zeus which manifests as a snake, to whom were offered honey cakes in the form of animals (animal crackers will suffice), 7th night of the Waning Moon, in Libra, starting in the 15th Mansion (Al Ghafar/Algafra); a good day for treasure hunting and sleuthing, causing friction between people, dealing a blow, entering the 16th Mansion, Al Zubana/Azubene, good for dealing with hindrances and reversals, around 9:00 P.M. Planetary Hours of the Day begin with Venus at 7:20 A.M., and last 46.66 minutes. Planetary Hours of the Night commence with Mars at 4:40 P.M., lasting 73.33 minutes. Sun in Capricorn, Mercury in Capricorn, Venus in Sagittarius, Mars in Aquarius, Jupiter retrograde in Gemini, Saturn in Scorpio. Mars, Jupiter and the Moon are all trine to each other, which lends great effect to one’s jockeying for prestige and notice, without breaking out the sharp elbows. The notice you desire will come by action, not by blowing one’s own horn (and it won’t do to complain to others how you are underappreciated, as the Moon is also square Mercury today, so everyone’s fretting over imagined slights). Magically, a day for influencing others to show their true colors and intentions.