New Moon April 22, 2020 Ashwini Nakshatra

The New Moon on April 22, 2020 at 22:26 Eastern Daylight Time occurs at sidereal 9-Aries-16 (Lahiri ayanamsha) in Ashwini Nakshatra. The image below shows the chart of the new moon cast for Washington DC. The new moon in the 6th house indicates there is a still a health concern. … Continue reading →

Eclipses Surrounding the 2020 New Year

I have always looked at eclipses as wild cards in astrology because on one hand they can obscure or hide things (as the moon blocks the sun or earth’s shadow overcasts the moon) making things fail to materialize as expected. Yet on the other hand they can reveal what is … Continue reading →

Lunations Blog: Full Moon March 20, 2019 at 21:42 EDT in Uttara Phalguni Nakshatra.

Uttara Phalguni is a nakshatra pair with Purva Phalguni. Together their symbol is a cot or marriage bed (Purva Phalguni the front legs and Uttara Phalguni the back legs) and the 4 legs of the cot represent the four dimensions of space, the 4 heads of Brahma and the 4 … Continue reading →

Lunations Blog – New Moon March 6, 2019 Purva Bhadrapada Nakshatra

The New Moon occurs on March 6, 2019 at 11:04 a.m. EDT in the sidereal position of 21-Aquarius-40, Purva Bhadrapada Nakshatra. Together with Uttara Bhadrapada these two nakshatras translate to “former” (purva) and “later” (Uttara) “lucky feet” (Bhadrapada). Their symbol is the front and back legs of a funeral cot. … Continue reading →

Lunations Blog – Full Moon February 19, 2019 Magha Nakshatra

The Full Moon occurs on February 19, 2019 at 10:54 am EST in Magha Nakshatra at 6-Leo-35 (sidereal Lahiri). The Full Moon is the culmination of the seeds of the lunation cycle that were sewn at the New Moon. Remember, the New Moon occurred in Shravana and the qualities of … Continue reading →

Lunations Blog – New Moon February 4, 2019 Shravana Nakshatra

The New Moon occurs on February 4, 2019 at 16:04 EST in Shravana Nakshatra at 21Capricorn38 (sidereal Lahiri). The New Moon is an excellent time for setting intentions for the month ahead and cultivating the energy that is inherent in the seeds of a new lunar cycle. Shravana is a … Continue reading →

Lunations Blog – Full Moon January 21, 2019 Pushya Nakshatra Lunar Eclipse

Full Moon Lunar Eclipse at 06-Cancer-44 (sidereal Lahiri) in Pushya Nakshatra on January 21, 2019 at 12:16 am EST.  Lunar eclipses occur when the Full Moon is conjunct one of its nodes (Rahu or Ketu) and the Sun is conjunct the opposite Node. This Lunar eclipse is conjunct Rahu because … Continue reading →

Lunations Blog – New Moon Jan 5, 2019 Purva Ashada Partial Solar Eclipse. 

  The Jan 5, 2019 New Moon occurs at 20:28 EST in Purva Ashada in the sidereal degree of 21Sag17. The greatest eclipse occurs at 20:41 EST. It is visible in China, Japan, northeastern Russia and the islands of Alaska, USA. Eclipses occur at New and Full Moons when the … Continue reading →

Lunation Cycle of December 7, 2018 – January 4, 2019

The New Moon on December 7, 2018 at 21-Scorpio-00 (Sidereal Lahiri) occurs in Jyestha Nakshatra. This is the Nakshatra of “the eldest” that contains the tail stars of Scorpio.  Last month’s new moon occurred in Vishaka Nakshatra where the stars Zuben Elgenubi & Zuben Eschamali represent passing through a gateway … Continue reading →

Lunation Cycle – November 7 – December 6, 2018

New Moon on Nov 7, 2018 at 11:02 AM EST occurs in Vishaka Nakshatra at 21°04 Libra (sidereal Lahiri).  The stars Zuben Elgenubi & Zuben Eschamali are the stars associated with Vishaka Nakshatra that bridges the energy of Libra and Scorpio. The symbol is a decorated archway. In Vishaka we … Continue reading →