279 | New Moon in Pisces + Venus Enters Her Confinement!

This week, Mercury sails the turbulent Piscean seas, connecting with Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and the North Node, on the way to a high-flying Pisces New Moon. The Sun crosses paths with Jupiter in Gemini and wishes for a little peace and quiet. Venus stations for her 40-day retrograde period. And a listener question about minor aspects; What makes them so minor? Plus: Restringing your guitar, extreme haircuts, and a square + a semi-square: does that sound minor to you?

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Timestamps

[1:25] Mercury conjoins Saturn (Feb. 25, 4:02 am PST) at 20º15’ Pisces. A reality check is in order. 

[2:58] Mercury sextiles Uranus (Feb. 27, 1:38 am PST), 23º35’ Pisces-Taurus. New ideas arise in conversation or in your environment.

[3:50] Moon Report! The Pisces New Moon (Feb. 27, 4:45 pm PST, 09º40’ Pisces) features a stellium of planets in Pisces and a square from Jupiter to the New Moon point. Look for tension between peace and quiet, and endless noise and distraction. The Sabian symbol for this New Moon degree, 10 Pisces, is An aviator in the clouds. Themes to work with during this New Moon: spirituality, collaborating on a creative project, forgiveness, and emotional and physical healing.

[7:25] This is the New Moon in a lunar phase family cycle (LPFC) that unfolds over the next three years. The First Quarter Moon in this LPFC is on Nov. 27, 2025, the Full Moon on Aug. 27, 2026, and the Last Quarter Moon on May 28, 2027.

[9:18] Void-of-Course (VOC) Moon periods. On Feb. 24 (7:28 pm PST), the Moon in Capricorn sextiles Neptune. It's VOC for 2 hours, 12 minutes, then enters Aquarius (9:40 pm PST). 

[10:52] On Feb. 26 (2:04 pm PST), the Moon in Aquarius squares. It's VOC for 10 hours and 42 minutes (!!!) and then enters Pisces on Feb. 27 (12:46 am PST). 

[11:33] On March 1 (12:05 am PST), the Moon in Pisces conjoins Neptune. It's VOC for 1 hour 47 minutes, then enters Aries (1:52 am PST). 

[13:11] Venus in Aries stations retrograde on March 1 (4:36 pm PST) at 10º50’ Aries. It will be retrograde until April 12. Retrograde periods for all planets favor inner work over outer action in the matters that are ruled by the retrograde planet. With Venus retrograde, avoid major purchases, permanent relationship changes, and physical changes that can be hard to reverse.

[16:20] Mercury conjoins Neptune (March 2, 8:22 am PST) at 28º57’ Pisces, on the Sabian symbol, 29 Pisces, A prism. Be a little careful what you feed your mind, because it will become part of you. 

[18:18] On March 2 (10:19 am PST), the Sun in Pisces squares Jupiter in Gemini. The Sun's Sabian symbol is 13 Pisces, A sword in a museum, and Jupiter's Sabian symbol is 13 Gemini, A great musician at his piano. Good opportunities can present themselves to you around this date, but use a little bit of caution before we say yes.

[20:19] Listener Carmel asks, “Why are minor aspects considered minor?” Episode 260’s listener question, Ptolemy, Rick Levine and Noel Tyl were mentioned.

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