Friday, January 17, 2014, 17 Elaphebolion, dedicated to Zeus and a daughter, Pandia, 2nd night of the Waning Moon, in Leo, birthday of Leonard Fuchs (German botanist and illustrator) 1501, Benjamin Franklin 1706, Al Capone 1899, death of Emperor Theodosius 395 AD, the whole of the day in the 11th Mansion of the Moon, Al Zubrah/Azobra, which is good for reversing negative opinions and judgments. Planetary Hours of the Day begin with Venus at 7:18 A.M., and last 48 minutes. Planetary Hours of the Night commence with Mars at 4:54 P.M., lasting 72 minutes. Sun in Capricorn, Mercury in Aquarius, Venus retrograde in Capricorn, Mars in Libra, Jupiter retrograde in Cancer, Saturn in Scorpio. Mars sextile the Moon today, and the Moon trine Uranus, check. This should allow for a good day to be out and about, meeting and glad handing. So far, so good. Mercury is sextile Uranus, which should allow you to be quite articulate about your opinions; so far, so good. Unfortunately, Mercury is in opposition to the Moon taoday, which can lead to one being a bit too forceful in expressing one’s opinions (as in any SNL “Drunk Uncle” sketch). Try to keep this in mind, and remember that some folks are incapable of recognizing irony or hypotheticals being offered in conversation. Magically, a day suited to acts of preservation.