Solar Return & BirthdaysMay 6 Zodiac Sign: Taurus, and the Exact Degree
May 6 is Taurus in every year from 1930 to 2035. The exact degree range, the decan and its ruler, the tarot card that shares it, and what a birthday can and cannot tell you.
Astrology, explained plainly
Your chart, your year and the people in it, written in ordinary English. Every date here is computed from an ephemeris rather than copied from another site, and every article says what astrology cannot tell you as clearly as what it can.
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Rising SignsSagittarius Sun Sagittarius Rising: Your Sun Is in the 1st House
Sagittarius Sun with Sagittarius rising puts your Sun in the 1st house, which is about your identity itself. What people meet first, what you are actually aiming at, and why the house matters more than either sign.
Career & MoneyCapricorn and Money: Earning, Spending and Worth
Capricorn earns slowly and then substantially, usually later than peers and spends reluctantly, and on things that last. What the 2nd house says about self-worth, the one change that helps, and where this sits in a chart.
AspectsSun Trine Mars: What This Aspect Means
Sun trine Mars puts the two 120 degrees apart. Sun governs identity and purpose, Mars governs drive, anger and desire, and the pairing is about identity and drive, which is the engine of a chart and the source of most of its energy or most of its frustration. Here is what the angle does to it.
Love & RelationshipsVenus in Aquarius and Mars in Gemini: A Trine
Venus in Aquarius is drawn to originality. Somebody who thinks for themselves and is not performing a role, and Mars in Gemini goes after it by talking. Flirtation is verbal and it is most of the pursuit. The two signs are four signs apart, which is what decides whether the wanting and the chasing agree.
Dreams & SymbolsDreaming About Being Trapped: Meaning and Research
Dreaming about being trapped is usually read as a constraint you cannot see a way out of, and tends to show up during jobs, relationships and living situations that have become difficult to leave. What is actually known about dreams, why dictionaries do not work, and how to read your own.
Planets in SignsTaurus Second Decan: April 30 to May 10
The second decan of Taurus runs 10 to 20 degrees, roughly April 30 to May 10, ruled by Moon. What a decan is, where the idea came from, and the tarot card that shares these ten degrees.
Solar Return & BirthdaysMarch 5 Zodiac Sign: Pisces, and the Exact Degree
March 5 is Pisces in every year from 1930 to 2035. The exact degree range, the decan and its ruler, the tarot card that shares it, and what a birthday can and cannot tell you.
Angel Numbers000 Angel Number: The Meaning, and the Arithmetic Behind It
000 reduces to 0, the number of a beginning that has not taken shape yet, and the idea of wholeness. Here is the working shown step by step, what each digit contributes, and an honest account of what the practice can and cannot tell you.
Solar Return & BirthdaysFebruary 10 Zodiac Sign: Aquarius, and the Exact Degree
February 10 is Aquarius in every year from 1930 to 2035. The exact degree range, the decan and its ruler, the tarot card that shares it, and what a birthday can and cannot tell you.
Your Age in AstrologyAge 22 in Astrology: Your 11th House Year
At 22 your profected house is the 11th: friendship and hopes. How the age gives you the house, which planet runs your year for each rising sign, and the Saturn square that lands at this age.
Planets in HousesMoon in the Twelfth House: What It Means
Moon in the twelfth house puts feelings, needs and home into the department of solitude and the unconscious. Here is what it does, where it strains, and which sign that means for your rising sign.
Birth Chart BasicsElements and Modalities: the Grid of Twelve Signs
The twelve signs are four elements crossed with three modalities, and every combination appears exactly once. Fire, earth, air and water describe what a sign is made of; cardinal, fixed and...
Moon SignsGemini Sun Leo Moon: An Easy Angle
Gemini Sun aims to understand things, and to be the person who can explain them; Leo Moon needs to be noticed and taken seriously, especially when low. The two signs are two signs apart, which is what decides whether those two agree, and it also tells you the lunar phase you were born under.
Solar Return & BirthdaysAugust 1 Zodiac Sign: Leo, and the Exact Degree
August 1 is Leo in every year from 1930 to 2035. The exact degree range, the decan and its ruler, the tarot card that shares it, and what a birthday can and cannot tell you.
Rising SignsAries Sun Virgo Rising: Your Sun Is in the 8th House
Aries Sun with Virgo rising puts your Sun in the 8th house, which is about shared resources, intimacy and endings. What people meet first, what you are actually aiming at, and why the house matters more than either sign.
Love & RelationshipsVenus in Virgo and Mars in Pisces: Opposite Signs
Venus in Virgo is drawn to competence and decency. Somebody who does what they said they would, and Mars in Pisces goes after it indirectly and hopefully, and often without declaring it at all. The two signs are opposite each other, which is what decides whether the wanting and the chasing agree.
CompatibilityLibra and Libra: Two of the Same Sign Together
Two Libras share every instinct, including the blind spot. Here is what that makes easy, what it makes invisible, and what actually decides whether it works.
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