Thursday, January 16, 2014, 16 Elaphebolion, dedicated to Dionysus and Semele, his mother, Goths overrun Rome 550 AD, Columbus begins his return to Spain 1493, Ivan the Terrible crowns himself Czar 1547, Prohibition ratified (boo!) 1919, goes into effect same day 1920, 1st night of the Waning Moon, starting Void of Course in Cancer, then entering Leo, starting in the 10th Mansion of the Moon, Al Jabhah/Algebhah during the day, good for love and friendship, thwarts criminal activities and evil intentions into the 11th Mansion of the Moon, Al Zubrah/Azobra, which is good for reversing negative opinions and judgments, around 11:00 P.M. Planetary Hours of the Day begin with Jupiter at 7:18 A.M., and last 47.9 minutes. Planetary Hours of the Night commence with the Moon at 4:53 P.M., lasting 72.1 minutes. Sun in Capricorn, Mercury in Aquarius, Venus retrograde in Capricorn, Mars in Libra, Jupiter retrograde in Cancer, Saturn in Scorpio. Well, it just seems difficult to catch a break. How nice for us that the Moon is moving into Leo, but the inertia that has built up under the Sun’s passage through Capricorn is still with us (and you just thought it was the bills coming in from the holidays was the reason for your January despond, but no, it’s in part the melancholic aspect of Saturn, Capricorn’s ruling planet, coming to the fore). Today’s petty malfeasances are augmented by Venus being square Mars just after noon, making this just another day to get through, by and large. I’d stick to enforcing one’s protective work for oneself and others, and leave other magical workings for another day.