Thursday, December 05, 2013, 4 Anthesterion, in the Athenian calendar dedicated to Hermes, Aphrodite and Eros, in Roman practice a day dedicated to Faunus, Colombus discovers Hispaniola 1492, President Polk announces the discovery of gold in California 1848, Prohibition ends in the United States 1933, death of Wolfgang Mozart 1791, of Aleister Crowley 1947, 4th night of the Waxing Moon, in Capricorn, starting in the 23rd Mansion of the Moon, Sa’d Bula/Caaddebolach, good for health, freedom, then entering the 24th Mansion of the Moon, Al Sulud/Caaddcohot, good for overcoming those against you, general success, around 9:00 P.M. Planetary Hours of the Day begin with Jupiter at 7:04 A.M., and last 47 minutes. Planetary Hours of the Night commence with the Moon at 4:28 P.M., lasting 73 minutes. Sun in Sagittarius, Mercury starts in Scorpio, then enters Sagittarius 9:42 P.M., Venus in Capricorn, Mars in Virgo, Jupiter retrograde in Cancer, Saturn in Scorpio. Splendid, here we are in the midst of the holiday shopping season, and the stars conspire to open the purse-strings a bit too liberally. Today has the Moon sextile Saturn, in opposition to Jupiter, and conjunct Venus. Taken together, it’s a perfect storm in favor of the retailers, as our wills are weakened by the need to do for others, and to show how much we care for them. Magically, it’s a day for instigating most any positive work.