The Moon and Astrology: How it affects our daily life… Transiting Moon in Scorpio August 2020

• Date: August 23 @ 6:16 am (ET) @ 3:16 am (PT)
  
• Moon Sign: Scorpio
• Moon Phase: 1st
  
• Void-of-Course: August 24 @ 11:27 pm (PT) August 25 @ 2:27 am (ET) to Moon into Sagittarius on the morning of the 25th.
  
• Opportunity Period:August 23 @ 9:00 pm (PT) August 24 @ 12:00 am (ET) until void of course late on the 24th (PT) or Early morning August 25th (ET). This is a powerful time for constructive work, but there is a stressful aspect between Mars, (planet of action) and Saturn (planet of restriction)… We will need to keep our heads and resist the urge to be impulsive if we want to get anything done. 

• Scorpio is very intense and probably the most sensitive of the zodiac signs. She is ruled by Pluto now, but was once considered to be ruled by Mars… she likely retains some of the Martian influence. 
• The moon relates to our emotions, indicating we could be feeling everything more deeply for the next couple of days
• We can immerse ourselves in our projects now.
• Watch for becoming obsessed with someone or something…. not everyone falls for someone at the same time and patience may be needed regarding sensitive relationship matters
• Be sure that your partner, friend, lover, co-worker or school friend is really trying to upset your personal apple cart before making waves
• We could be encouraged or directed towards taking risks or doing things we wouldn’t normally do, especially those of a group or team nature. 
• Sex may be high on the agenda for some of us… so if you don’t want to help the world population grow right now use caution… 🙂 
• Some of us may be highly creative right now, while others get connected to their psychic side… 
• Secrets may be told now… we can be enticed to open up to others about our deepest feelings/fantasy’s…
• The Moon in Scorpio can be good for the following activities:
• Advertise to sell personal belongings:
• Buying Antiques: Moving:
• Planting Bulbs from seeds (Better if the moon is in the 3rd or 4th quarter)
• While we will all be effected slightly by the Scorpio moon, she will have a greater effect on those who have the following in their charts.. and those who have a strong Taurus placement in their charts. 
  • Moon in Scorpio
  • Sun in Scorpio
  • Ascendant in Scorpio
  • Mid-heaven in Scorpio
  • Moon in the 8th house
  • Aspects to the Moon, or Pluto
  • Ascendant or Mid-heaven in Scorpio

The Moon and Astrology

HOW IT AFFECTS OUR DAILY LIVES… 

In astrology, the moon is connected to our emotions and reactions… how we are feeling on a given day may well be influenced by the sign that is visiting the moon… The moon stays with each sign for up to 2.5 days…. 🙂 

The Moon Void-of-Course: 

There are times throughout the month when the moon isn’t fully immersed in any sign… this is when we say the moon is Void of Course… and when this occurs, we may feel “foggy” and “unfocused” … We may not be sure how we are truly feeling about a situation or a person…. Therefore it is not recommended that we make long-term commitments or important decision’s while the moon is Void of Course…. However there are 4 signs in the zodiac which may prove positive during the Void-off-Course moon… 

Good for Void-Of-Course Moon: These v/c signs may prove to be quite productive times.

• Cancer
• Taurus
• Sagittarius
• Pisces…

Opportunity Periods  (thanks to astrologer Jim Shawvan):

There are other periods throughout the month that are known as Opportunity Periods, when it can prove to be a positive time for most people, however if you have challenging aspects happening within your own chart you may not be able to make use of opportunity periods. 

Thanks to Jim Shawvan present day astrologer, William Lilly 17th century astrologer and Llewellyn’s Daily Planetary Guide for opportunity periods.

copyright: Greta McKenzie Astrology 08/04/2020