Wednesday, January 29, 2014, 29 Elaphebolion, dedicated to Hekate, Galileo observes Neptune but doesn’t recognize it as a planet 1613, birthday of Thomas Paine 1737, 2nd night of the Dark of the Moon, starting in Capricorn, then going Void of Course from 11:47 A.M. to 11:32 P.M., then entering Aquarius, 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 7:00 P.M. Planetary Hours of the Day begin with Mercury at 7:09 A.M., and last 49.9 minutes. Planetary Hours of the Night commence with the Sun at 5:08 P.M., lasting 70.1 minutes. Sun in Aquarius, Mercury in Aquarius, Venus retrograde in Capricorn, Mars in Libra, Jupiter retrograde in Cancer, Saturn in Scorpio. If you enjoy verbal combat, today is the day for you. These will come from a strong sense of being put upon from every quarter, this being fueled by early morning lunar aspects, they being sextile Saturn and square Mars. Not sure if all the head-butting will change anyone’s position, but the frankness of the exchanges should have some long-term benefits, as they are occurring under the driving force of the Sun being sextile Uranus, which promotes an exchange of ideas. For those of us who prefer to avoid conflict, it’s not such a lovely day. The magical advantage of the day tends towards revealing things or bringing insight, but remember that sometimes there’s such a thing as too much truth.