Ask Christine Astrology

I wasn’t going to post today, but you have to look at this. It’s so rare.

(Click to enlarge the chart.)

I ran an ordinary chart this morning on a whim of my own and sat down to look at the Moon. First remarkable thing: I asked my question just as the Moon entered Aries (0 degrees 2 minutes). Second and more remarkable thing: It’s not going to make a single Ptolemaic aspect to another classical planet all day long. In fact, it’s not going to do anything until sometime on Sunday, when it reaches the square to Jupiter at 22 Capricorn.

We all know that the unaspected time between the Moon’s last aspect and its entry into a new sign is known as void of course. But what about its time before making its first aspect? When the Moon takes, say, 15 degrees or more to aspect another planet, that’s actually a kind of void of course state, too. In life, it translates to that sense of just taking forever to muster up the energy to do whatever it is you need to do.

Taking 22-plus degrees to get around to something isn’t typical. But there’s an even more rare scenario, when the Moon can get from one end of a sign clear to the other without making a single Ptolemaic aspect. That’s called a feral Moon, as in, completely untamed. I mentioned this in that earlier post about the void of course Moon. I understand feral to mean that Nothing Gets Done, like an extreme void of course situation, but I’ve never taken the time to look for a 2.5-day period when the Moon is feral. I’m sure I’ll get around to it… eventually…

(Curious about why I put up a chart in the first place? I wondered out of the blue whether anything interesting would happen to me today. Lord 1 void of course Mercury; Moon pretty much void too; I think it’ll be pretty emphatically uneventful. Maybe I’ll go make some tea. Eh, maybe later, at the office.)

(Hey! I can hear you! “Pluto! It’s RIGHT THERE! Moon’s going to square it any second now! Aagh!” I know.)