With the recent Full Moon (April 23), this eclipse season comes to a close. And it’s been brutal for a lot of folks. Astrologers talk about “eclipse season,” and some mean slightly different things by it. So let’s start there. What Is Eclipse Season? Twice a year, on average, we Read more
We’ve all been hearing a lot about the Solar Eclipse next week, mostly because it’s total, and it will be visible through much of the USA. That’s somewhat less than common. So let’s talk a little bit about eclipses in general, and then a bit about this one. The mechanics Read more
In the last post, we looked at the dubious idea of “Supermoons,” and then at the high number of eclipses that we’ll have in 2020. When Solar Eclipses are so dead-on, there’s a high likelihood that both Full Moons for each eclipse will also be eclipses. That is, at the Read more
What’s so “super” about a “Supermoon”? And what’s with all these eclipses in 2020?
Today’s Solar Eclipse occurs just after midnight Dec 26 EST (still Dec 25 in other US time zones). It’s annular (meaning ring-like) which means that the Moon’s apparent diameter will be a bit smaller than the Sun’s, making the light of the Sun appear as a ring around the Moon. Read more
I had a private question about how a Lunar Eclipse can affect one when it falls on the birthday. Here was my response:Well, it’s happened to me (solar eclipse). It all depends on a number of things. But a few guidelines: Eclipses are like shining a big spotlight onto an Read more
So for the record, the height of the Full Moon is on Tuesday at 3:13 am ET. This is a Full Moon eclipse at the end of Gemini. Immediately upon reaching this point, the Moon goes “void of course.” This is an ancient term which simply means that from that Read more
Continuing from the previous post, let’s look at the Solstice. As most people know, the Solstice marks the beginning of a new season, either the summer or the winter, depending on whether it’s June or December, and whether you are in the Northern or Southern Hemisphere. Tropical astrology, the kind Read more
A number of friends have written to ask me my thoughts on the upcoming total Lunar eclipse which falls right before the Winter Solstice in a few days. I have also seen a number of comments about it by other astrologers come across my Facebook page in the last week Read more