Tuesday, November 19, 2013, 17 Gamelkion, no particular dedication, Columbus discovers Puerto Rico 1493, Mayflower reaches Cape Cod 1620, Lewis and Clark reach the Pacific Ocean 1805, Gettysburg address delivered 1863, 2nd night of the Waning Moon, in Gemini, going Void of Course from 10:59 A.M. through the rest of the day, starting in the 6th Mansion of the Moon Al Han’ah/Athaya, good for stirring things up, promoting cruel and destructive acts, agricultural disasters, then entering the 7th Mansion of the Moon, Al Dhira/Aldirah, good for success when contending against authority figures, and for acts promoting gain, love, comfort, around 9:00 A.M. Planetary Hours of the Day begin with Mars at 6:47 A.M., and last 49 minutes. Planetary Hours of the Night commence with Saturn at 4:35 P.M., lasting 71 minutes. Sun in Scorpio, Mercury in Scorpio, Venus in Capricorn, Mars in Virgo, Jupiter retrograde in Cancer, Saturn in Scorpio. Well, it seems that we all will be, to one degree or another, working hard to burnish our reputation, to accrue honors, and to toot our own horns. It may not be the best way to get ahead, but sometimes image is as important as action. Today encourages one to take this to extremes, as Mars is sextile Jupiter while the Moon is sqaure Mars, which makes this pursuit something of a free-for-all. Magically, a day for protecting and auqmenting personal affairs.