Planets in SignsJupiter in Scorpio: What It Means in a Birth Chart
Jupiter governs growth, luck and belief, and Scorpio is a water sign in fixed mode. Here is what the placement does, its shadow, and the real dates Jupiter is in Scorpio.
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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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Planets in Signs
AspectsMoon Quincunx Mercury: What This Aspect Means
Moon quincunx Mercury puts the two 150 degrees apart. Moon governs feelings, needs and home, Mercury governs thinking, speaking and learning, and the pairing is about feeling and articulation, which is to say whether you can say what is actually going on. Here is what the angle does to it.
CompatibilityGemini and Aquarius Compatibility: The Honest Version
Gemini and Aquarius are a trine, 120 degrees apart. Here is what that structure genuinely means, what strains, and why comparing two Sun signs is the weakest form of this.
Solar Return & BirthdaysNovember 28 Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius, and the Exact Degree
November 28 is Sagittarius 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.
SynastrySaturn in the 7th House Synastry
Their Saturn in your 7th house lands on partnership, marriage, business and one-to-one dealings, bringing weight, structure and seriousness. What it feels like from the house side, what it feels like from the planet side, and why those are not the same reading.
Moon SignsGemini Sun Aries Moon: An Easy Angle
Gemini Sun aims to understand things, and to be the person who can explain them; Aries Moon needs to act on a feeling immediately, and to not be managed. 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.
Rising SignsLibra Sun Leo Rising: Your Sun Is in the 3rd House
Libra Sun with Leo rising puts your Sun in the 3rd house, which is about talking, learning and the daily round. What people meet first, what you are actually aiming at, and why the house matters more than either sign.
Solar Return & BirthdaysFebruary 27 Zodiac Sign: Pisces, and the Exact Degree
February 27 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.
Love & RelationshipsVenus in Sagittarius and Mars in Capricorn: One Sign Apart
Venus in Sagittarius is drawn to freedom and humour. Somebody who is going somewhere and does not need permission, and Mars in Capricorn goes after it patiently and seriously. You are playing a long game and you know it. The two signs are next door to each other, which is what decides whether the wanting and the chasing agree.
Solar Return & BirthdaysMay 29 Zodiac Sign: Gemini, and the Exact Degree
May 29 is Gemini 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.
Love & RelationshipsVenus in Cancer and Mars in Aries: A Square
Venus in Cancer is drawn to warmth and safety. Somebody who feels like somewhere you could put things down, and Mars in Aries goes after it directly and at speed. You ask, early, and you do not spend long wondering. The two signs are three signs apart, which is what decides whether the wanting and the chasing agree.
Rising SignsSagittarius Rising: What It Means, and the Chart It Builds
A Sagittarius rising sets your first impression and fixes every house in your chart. Your chart ruler is Jupiter, your seventh house is Gemini, and your tenth is Virgo. Here is the whole structure, and how to check yours is right.
TarotSeven of Wands: Tarot Meaning and Mars in Leo
The Seven of Wands means defending, position, holding ground. What it means upright and reversed, the four ways readers handle reversals, and the Mars in Leo attribution behind it.
Planets in SignsJupiter in Cancer: What It Means in a Birth Chart
Jupiter governs growth, luck and belief, and Cancer is a water sign in cardinal mode. Jupiter is in exaltation here. Here is what the placement does, its shadow, and the real dates Jupiter is in Cancer.
Moon SignsMoon in Cancer: What It Means in a Birth Chart
Moon governs feelings, needs and home, and Cancer is a water sign in cardinal mode. Moon is in rulership here. Here is what the placement does, its shadow, and the real dates Moon is in Cancer.
Solar Return & BirthdaysMarch 17 Zodiac Sign: Pisces, and the Exact Degree
March 17 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.
AspectsVenus Quincunx Mars: What This Aspect Means
Venus quincunx Mars puts the two 150 degrees apart. Venus governs love, beauty, money and worth, Mars governs drive, anger and desire, and the pairing is about attraction and pursuit, the classic pairing for how somebody does desire. Here is what the angle does to it.
Astrology CalendarScorpio 2027: Your Year Ahead, With Real Dates
Mars spends 81 days retrograde from Jan 10, Jupiter changes sign on Jul 26, and five eclipses land across the year. Here is where each one falls for Scorpio, with the real dates.
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