Wednesday, December 04, 2013, 3 Anthesterion, dedicated in the Athenian calendar to Athena, in Roman practice to the Bona Dea, whose nocturnal rites are exclusive to the women of the hoursehold, Charlemagne becomes sole ruler of the Franks 711 A.D., Washington gives his farewell address to his troops at Faunces Tavern 1783, Duke Ellington’s Big Band premieres at the Cotton Club 1927, death of Omar Khayyam 1123, 4th night of the Waxing Moon, starting Void of Course in Sagittarius, then entering Capricorn 1:49 A.M., starting in the 21st Mansion of the Moon, Al Bal’dah/ Elbelda, good for acquiring material possessions, good for breakups, then moving into the 22nd Mansion Sa’d a-da’bih/Caadaldepa, good for health, liberation, around 4:00 A.M., finally entering the 23rd Mansion of the Moon, Sa’d Bula/Caaddebolach, also good for health, freedom, around 7:00 P.M. Planetary Hours of the Day begin with Mercury at 7:03 A.M., and last 47 minutes. Planetary Hours of the Night commence with the Sun 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. A day best suited to lotus eating and generally recharging one’s mental batteries by just drifting along within one’s thoughts, the major action being focused on the outer planets, with the Moon being sextile Neptune, square Uranus retrograde, and conjunct Pluto. Mercury’s move into Sagittarius makes it difficult to focus on a single train of thought. Magically, it’s a day to exert subtle influence at a distance.