Thursday, August 21, 2014, 27 Pyanopsion, no particular dedication in the Athenian calendar, in Roman rites dedicated to Consus, guardian of the harvest and stored grain, as well as Mars and the Lares10th night of the Waning Moon, in Cancer, going Void of Course 3:34 P.M., overseen by the 15th Decan, Futile, ruled by Mars, starting in the 8th Mansion of the Moon, Al Nathra/Ahaathra, governing positive aspects of love and happiness, but not advantageous in legal matters, then entering the 9th Mansion of the Moon Al Tarf/ Atarf, a time for baneful and destructive forms of magic, around 5:00 P.M. Planetary Hours of the Day begin with Jupiter at 6:11 A.M., and last 67.9 minutes. Planetary Hours of the Night commence with the Moon at 7:46 P.M., lasting 52.1 minutes, Sun in Leo, Mercury in Virgo, Venus in Leo, Mars in Scorpio, Jupiter in Leo, Saturn in Scorpio. Well, on the downside this is a workday. On the plus side, the stars conspire to make it an efficient one.Trying to play hookey won’t work; one’s responsibilities keep drawing you back in. Best to just get with the program, and deal with all the things on your to-do list. With the Moon being sextile Mercury, trine Mars and Saturn, while square Uranus retrograde, we are aided by the great focus this combination provides. Considering the Cancer Moon in Al Tarf today, one’s magicks may be used to remove obstacles in one’s path (excepting Congress; they’re on vacation, and even if it weren’t, no force in the universe would move this lot).