Thursday, April 23, 2015 6 Hekatombaion, dedicated to Artemis, in Roman rites dedicated to Jupiter and Venus, the Vinalia, dedicated to the previous year’s wine, Brtian Boru defeats the Danes at the Battle of Clontarf 1014 AD, Edward III forms the Order of the Garter 1350, Charles II crowned 1661, AIDS virus identified 1984, birth of William Shakespeare 1564, of Max Planck 1858, death of St. George 303 AD, of Brian Boru 1014, of William Shakespeare and Miguel Cervantes 1616, 6th night of the Waxing Moon, starting Void of Course in Gemini, then entering Pisces 12:25 A.M., by the 4th Decan, Suo, ruled by Venus, 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 11:00 P.M. Planetary Hours of the Day begin with Jupiter at 6:06 A.M., and last 68 minutes. Planetary Hours of the Night commence with the Moon at 7:42 P.M., lasting 52 minutes, Sun in Taurus, Mercury in Taurus, Venus in Gemini, Mars in Taurus, Jupiter in Leo, Saturn retrograde in Sagittarius. Today continues off the pleasant romp yesterday provided, with the Moon being sextile the Sun and trine Neptune, providing us with a well-spring of new ideas and a light heart to implement them. Have a care to not run too far ahead of circumstances. In the late evening, the Moon’s passage into the 9th Mansion can make us all a bit too confident in our opinions (rather like the possession of the One Ring). The temptation in one’s magicks is towards commanding and compelling.