Sunday, January 25, 2015, 6 Mounichion, dedicated to Artemis in the Athenian calendar, the day of the Delphinia, a young women’s festival for Artemis Soteira (the Saviour), in which they carried olive branches wound with white wool in procession, in Roman rites the 2nd day of the Sementia dies, dedicated to Ceres and Tellus, cannons moved into place on Gunhill Rd. in the Bronx to cover troops evacuating New York 1775, birthday of Robert Boyle physicist 1627, of Joseph-Louis LaGrange, astronomer 1736, 6th night of the Waxing Moon, in Aries, overseen by the overseen by the 31st Decan, Ord, ruled by Venus, starting in the 1st Mansion of the Moon, Al Sharatain/Alnath, which is good for dealing with complex systems, regulations, technical matters, then entering the 2nd Mansion of the Moon, Al Botein/Alboitan, good for finding treasure, capturing things, exciting situations, achieving things, around 4:30 A.M. Planetary Hours of the Day begin with the Sun at 7:12 A.M., and last 49.25 minutes. Planetary Hours of the Night commence with Jupiter at 5:03 P.M., lasting 70.75 minutes, Sun in Aquarius, Mercury retrograde in Aquarius, Venus in Aquarius, Mars in Pisces, Jupiter retrograde in Leo, Saturn in Sagittarius. The Moon is in a positive aspect to two retrograde planets later in the day, Mercury anf Jupiter are respectively sextile to the Moon and trine. While this can make any forward motion difficult in one’s business, it is an ideal time to assess the direction that things are going, to analyze what is working and what needs to be augmented or discarded. Consolidating redundant or overlapping sytems may be in the cards (but please don’t lay anyone off in the name of savings; find then additional duties). One;s magicks today, as yesterday, may be employed to increase order and clarity.