Thursday July 16, 2026
– New Moon Phase – begin, initiate, wish, project, set an intention
– Moon in LEO – Void of Course 7/15 6:27 PM – 7/16 8:07 PM moving to VIRGO
– Retrogrades –
- PLUTO – May 6 to Oct 15 – This period brings intense inner reflection, shifting the focus from external societal changes to internal transformation, forcing us to confront power dynamics, subconscious patterns, and personal evolution
- NEPTUNE – July 7 to Dec 12 – Neptune retrograde lasts about 160 days each year, and it can internalize your fears and anxieties by stripping away the illusions, dreams, and false realities that have clouded your vision.
- MERCURY – June 29th – July 23rd
– Best Days (from the Farmer’s Almanac) – Jul 15th – 16th – Cut Firewood, Mow to Increase Growth, Dig Holes, Paint, Get Married, Buy a Home, Host a Party, Travel for Pleasure, Kill Plant Pests
– Planting Calendar (from the Farmer’s Almanac) – Jul 15th – 18th – A most barren period. Kill plant pests and do general farm work.
– Sabian Symbol for the Solar-Lunar Year: – 28 ARIES: a large, disappointed audience
– Sabian Symbol for the Lunar Month (CANCER): SUN/MOON – 23 CANCER: the meeting of literary society
– Aspect of the Aeon Sophia: (Wisdom): Kali – The Destroyer
– Aspect of the Aeon Thelete: (Will/Desire): Kathe (God of The South)
SUN – 24 CANCER: a woman and two men castaways on a small island of the south seas
EARTH – 24 CAPRICORN: a woman entering a convent