Friday, September 12, 2014, 19 Maimakterion, no particular dedication, Messier begins his catalog of astronomical objects 1758, the paintings in Lascaux caves discovered 1940, birthday of Henry Hudson 1575, 4th night of the Waning Moon, in Taurus, first overseen by the 17th Decan, Ophicus, ruled by Venus, the rule shifting to the 18th Decan, Afut, ruled by Mercury, starting in the 3rd Mansion of the Moon, Al Thurayya/Alzoraya, good for career support, general good luck, and to help or hinder judicial matters, moving the 4th Mansion of the Moon, Al Deberan / Aldeberan, good for playing the margins, shaking things up, around 11:00 A.M. Planetary Hours of the Day begin with Venus at 6:33 A.M., and last 63.1 minutes. Planetary Hours of the Night commence with Mars at 7:11 P.M., lasting 56.9 minutes, Sun in Virgo, Mercury in Libra, Venus in Virgo, Mars in Scorpio, Jupiter in Leo, Saturn in Scorpio. Today possesses the potential to express a certain mental acuity, encouraged by the Moon being sextile Neptune retrograde and trine Venus. I see gatherings and gregariousness breaking out (so yes, it’s a good day to be sociable). This can, in the evening, shade into certain over exuberance, thanks to the Moon squaring Jupiter just before 8:00 P.M. this may lead to making promises that, in the morning, you may find difficult to honor. But still, a swell time should be had by all. It’s a good day for attraction spells, but be careful about what or who you draw towards you, and be cautious about how closely they are bound in. The ruler of the 18th Decan, Afut, is generally pictured as bound man, or one leaning on a staff, accompanied by a woman holding a sacrificial black fawn, who oversees the dissolution of things.