Monday, December 09, 2013, 8 Anthesterion, dedicated to Poseidon, Belisarius enters Rome, taking control from the occupying Ostrogoth army 535 A.D., Hugh Bewitt banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony for declaring himself free from Original Sin 1840, birthday of John Milton 1608, 8th night of the Waxing Moon, in Pisces, starting in the 27th Mansion of the Moon Al Mu’hir/Algorf, good for material gain, health, overcoming enemies, and aid to the desperate, the entering the 28th Mansion of the Moon Al Risha Batn/Arrexhe, good for increase, travel, love, around 7:00 A.M. Planetary Hours of the Day begin with the Moon at 7:08 A.M., and last 46.6 minutes. Planetary Hours of the Night commence with Venus at 4:27 P.M., lasting 73.4 minutes. Sun in Sagittarius, Mercury in Sagittarius, Venus in Capricorn, Mars in Libra, Jupiter retrograde in Cancer, Saturn in Scorpio. A more outward looking and active day than we have had these last few (and about time too).The first quarter Moon generally, impels one to start using some of the potential which has been building up since the new Moon, and this is combined with the Moon being trine both Saturn and the retrograde Jupiter. This can lead to excessive, over-compensating behavior, but hey, it’s better than not doing anything. Just have a care to not overextend yourself financially, despite the tempting offers coming your way. Magically, a good day for establishing empathy, giving others a bit of a push.