Wednesday, April 30, 2014, 2 Hekatombaion, 2nd night of the Waxing Moon, starting in Taurus, then going Void Of Course from 11:53 A.M. to 4:56 P.M., then entering Gemini, in the Athenian calender dedicated to the Agathos Daimon, in Roman rites the 4th day of the Floralia, dedicated to Flora, Beltane/Walpurgisnacht, Emperor Galerus recognizes Christianity in the Roman Empire 311 AD, Moors begin the conquest of Iberia 711, Colombus given warrant to equip his ships 1492, birthday of Astrologer William Lilly 1602, death of Lucan 65 AD, of Alex Sanders 1988, starting in the 5th Mansion of the Moon Al Haq’a/Almices, good for healing, building, children, the return of lost things, then entering the 6th Mansion of the Moon, Al Han’ah/Athaya, a day for stirring things up, promoting cruel and destructive acts, agricultural disasters, around Midnight. Planetary Hours of the Day begin with Mercury at 5:56 A.M., and last 69.5 minutes. Planetary Hours of the Night commence with the Sun at 7:50 P.M., lasting 50.5 minutes, Sun in Taurus, Mercury in Taurus, Venus in Pisces, Mars retrograde in Libra, Jupiter in Cancer, Saturn retrograde Scorpio. This should be a good day to be out and about in the world, as we all should all show off to our best advantage. Mercury being sextile Jupiter turns us all into better teachers, and the Moon being sextile Venus just before noon should add a more gracious note to our doings. The Moon’s move into the 6th Mansion makes handling the Beltane energies released tonight somewhat problematical, as the gate is flung open, and so, the night can be used for some fairly dark work this year.