Israel and Hamas took steps toward ending the two-year war that has devastated the Gaza Strip and sent shockwaves through the Middle East with an exchange of hostages and detainees, but a “peace summit” co-chaired by President Trump on Monday indicated that even harder work lies ahead.
The four challenging solar aspects listed below (in effect for about five days before and until the exact date) will likely complicate, on a short-term basis, maintaining peace in the Middle East and resolving our government’s shutdown.
Sun 150 Saturn Exact on Sunday
Challenging Sun-Saturn aspects bring obstacles, restrictions, delays, differences, tests, and losses.
Sun 150 Neptune Exact on Wednesday
Challenging Sun-Neptune aspects bring deception, confusion, misrepresentation, disappointment, disorganization, and weakness.
Sun 150 Uranus Exact on Thursday
Challenging Sun-Uranus aspects bring disruptions, upsets, instability, violence, and protests.
Sun 90 Pluto Exact on Friday
Challenging Sun-Pluto aspects bring manipulation, subversion, power struggles, danger, and violence.
Current Sun Sign Factors
These sun-sign assessments are only “the tip of the iceberg” for what you should know. Besides your Sun sign degree, there are many other factors to consider that these newsletters cannot cover, such as the transits to your Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto, Ascendant, and Midheaven degrees. However, awareness of the current transits to your Sun’s position can be invaluable because the positions of the slower-moving planets (Jupiter in Gemini, Saturn in Pisces, Uranus in Taurus, Neptune in Pisces, and Pluto in Aquarius) can create significant trends and events in your life.
To use this information correctly, you need to know the degree of your Sun sign, but the degree of your Sun sign is not your date of birth. If you need to know the degree of your Sun, please call me. I will calculate it for you.
Aries
Jupiter: optimism and opportunities for anyone born around 24 degrees Aries and any planets and points you have around 24 degrees Aries.
Uranus: favorable shifts, opportunities, and breakthroughs for anyone born around 01 degrees Aries.
Neptune: opportunities for healing, inspiration, imagination, creativity, and spirituality for anyone born around 00 degrees Aries. Also, possible confusion, deception, victimization, weakness, and even illness and debilitating conditions for anyone born around 00 degrees Aries.
Pluto: favorable changes, influences, and opportunities for anyone born around 01.5 degrees Aries.
Taurus
Pluto: significant challenges and fundamental changes (more likely related to career and destiny) for anyone born around 01.5 degrees Taurus.
Gemini
Saturn: a significant 07-year juncture with tests, obstacles, lessons, trials, delays, losses, and complex realities for anyone born around 26.5 degrees Gemini and any planets and points around 26.5 degrees Gemini.
Uranus: once every eighty-four years, this aspect brings dramatic shifts, surprises, adjustments, shocks, breakthroughs, and new freedoms to anyone born around 01 degrees Gemini.
Neptune: opportunities for healing, inspiration, imagination, creativity, and spirituality for anyone born around 00 degrees Gemini.
Pluto: favorable changes, influences, and opportunities for anyone born around 01.5 degrees Gemini.
Cancer
Jupiter: optimism and opportunities for anyone born around 24 degrees Cancer and any planets and points you have around 24 degrees Cancer.
Neptune: once every forty years, this aspect brings confusion, deception, victimization, weakness, and even illness and debilitating conditions to anyone born around 00 degrees Cancer.
Pluto: significant challenges and fundamental changes for anyone born around 01.5 degrees Gemini.
Leo
Saturn: a significant 07-year juncture with tests, obstacles, lessons, trials, delays, losses, and complex realities for anyone born around 26.5 degrees Leo and any planets and points around 26.5 degrees Leo.
Uranus: favorable shifts, opportunities, and breakthroughs for anyone born around 01 degrees Gemini.
Neptune: favorable opportunities for healing, inspiration, imagination, creativity, and spirituality for anyone born around 00 degrees Leo.
Pluto: every 250 years, this aspect brings significant challenges and fundamental changes (more likely related to identity and relationships) to anyone born around 01.5 degrees Leo.
Virgo
Saturn: a significant 29-year juncture with tests, obstacles, lessons, trials, delays, losses, and complex realities (more likely related to identity and relationships) for anyone born around 26.5 degrees Virgo and any planets and points around 26.5 degrees Virgo.
Uranus: once every twenty-one years, this aspect brings dramatic shifts, surprises, adjustments, breakthroughs, and possibly shocks (more likely related to career and destiny) to anyone born around 01 degrees Virgo.
Neptune: possible confusion, deception, victimization, weakness, and even illness and debilitating conditions for anyone born around 00 degrees Virgo.
Pluto: significant challenges and fundamental changes for anyone born around 01.5 degrees Virgo.
Libra
Jupiter: optimism and opportunities for anyone born around 24 degrees Libra and any planets and points you have around 24 degrees Libra.
Saturn: tests, obstacles, lessons, trials, delays, losses, and complex realities for anyone born around 26.5 degrees Libra and any planets and points around 26.5 degrees Libra.
Uranus: favorable shifts, opportunities, and breakthroughs for anyone born around 01 degrees Libra.
Neptune: possible confusion, deception, victimization, weakness, and even illness and debilitating conditions for anyone born around 00 degrees Libra.
Pluto: favorable changes, influences, and opportunities for anyone born around 01.5 degrees Libra.
Scorpio
Jupiter: optimism and opportunities for anyone born around 24 degrees Scorpio and any planets and points you have around 24 degrees Scorpio.
Uranus: dramatic shifts, surprises, adjustments, breakthroughs, and possibly shocks for anyone born around 01 degrees Scorpio.
Neptune: possible confusion, deception, victimization, weakness, and even illness and debilitating conditions for anyone born around 00 degrees Scorpio.
Pluto: significant challenges and fundamental changes (more likely related to home and family) for anyone born around 01.5 degrees Scorpio.
Sagittarius
Jupiter: optimism and opportunities for anyone born around 24 degrees Sagittarius and any planets and points you have around 24 degrees Sagittarius.
Saturn: a significant 07-year juncture with tests, obstacles, lessons, trials, delays, losses, and complex realities for anyone born around 26.5 degrees Sagittarius and any planets and points around 26.5 degrees Sagittarius.
Uranus: once-in-a-lifetime dramatic shifts, surprises, adjustments, breakthroughs, and possibly shocks (more likely related to relationships) for anyone born around 01 degrees Sagittarius.
Neptune: opportunities for healing, inspiration, imagination, creativity, and spirituality for anyone born around 00 degrees Sagittarius.
Pluto: favorable changes, influences, and opportunities for anyone born around 01.5 degrees Sagittarius.
Capricorn
Jupiter: optimism and opportunities for anyone born around 24 degrees Capricorn and any planets and points you have around 24 degrees Capricorn.
Uranus: dramatic shifts, surprises, adjustments, breakthroughs, and possibly shocks for anyone born around 01 degrees Capricorn.
Neptune: once every forty years, this aspect brings confusion, deception, victimization, weakness, and even illness and debilitating conditions to anyone born around 00 degrees Capricorn.
Aquarius
Jupiter: optimism and opportunities for anyone born around 24 degrees Aquarius and any planets and points you have around 24 degrees Aquarius.
Uranus: favorable shifts, opportunities, and breakthroughs for anyone born around 01 degrees Aquarius.
Neptune: opportunities for healing, inspiration, imagination, creativity, and spirituality for anyone born around 00 degrees Aquarius.
Pluto: once every 250 years, this aspect brings fundamental changes, meaningful accomplishments, and/or significant tests and challenges for anyone born around 01.5 degrees Aquarius.
Pisces
Jupiter: optimism and opportunities for anyone born around 24 degrees Pisces and any planets and points you have around 24 degrees Pisces.
Saturn: a significant 29-year juncture with tests, lessons, and steady accomplishments possible for anyone born around 26.5 degrees Pisces and any planets and points around 26.5 degrees Pisces.
Uranus: once every twenty-one years, this aspect brings dramatic shifts, surprises, adjustments, breakthroughs, and possibly shocks (more likely related to home and family) for anyone born around 01 degrees Pisces.
Lunar Aspects
With Moon in Virgo, Libra, and Scorpio, the most important lunar aspects are listed below. The descriptions do not intend to tell you what will happen in your life at the listed times. Instead, they provide some of the possibilities you can expect around the times given, so that you can plan your life more wisely. It is often apparent which time frames are better for timing a party, trip, decision, project, business, or other events.
Lunar aspects are in effect for a few hours (versus days) before and until the times given for the Eastern Time Zone. Therefore, you need to adjust the time to where you live. For example, if you live on the West Coast, there is a three-hour difference, so you must subtract three hours.
The plus (+) lunar aspects are favorable. The minus (-) lunar aspects are more likely to bring challenges or difficulties. Sometimes, there is a + and – lunar aspect, which can exhibit positive and negative influences.
Thursday, October 16
02:05 PM ET Moon entered Virgo, where it remains until early Sunday morning, when it enters the next sign, Libra.
Moon in the earth sign Virgo boosts Virgo and, to a lesser degree, the other earth signs, Taurus and Capricorn. Moon in Virgo also helps any planets and points you have in Virgo and should bring together more things for Virgo in the short term.
Moon in Virgo supports anyone’s involvement in Virgo-related activities, such as being useful; completing tasks efficiently and effectively; correcting faults, flaws, and problems; focusing on diet, nutrition, health, and hygiene; and assisting others without requiring special recognition.
Friday, October 17
There are no significant lunar aspects.
Saturday, October 18
12:34 AM + (Moon in Virgo 180 Node in Pisces) opportunities for connecting with people via networking, social interactions, and alliances with large and small groups.
05:10 PM – (Moon in Virgo 180 Saturn in Pisces) opportunities for orderly, steady, conscientious, pragmatic, and realistic plans and activities. However, this aspect is challenging because it is emotionally restrictive and can create issues, worries, and differences.
Sunday, October 19
12:01 AM ET Moon enters Libra, where it remains until late Tuesday morning, when it enters the next sign, Scorpio.
Moon in the air sign Libra boosts Libra and, to a lesser degree, the other air signs, Gemini and Aquarius. Moon in Libra also helps any planets and points you have in Libra, and should bring together more things for Libra on a short-term basis.
Moon in Libra supports involvement in Libra-related activities such as fostering relationships and diplomacy by being more interactive and accommodating; being more aware of your friends, partners, and clients; and expressing yourself artistically and creatively, including making everything around you more beautiful and harmonious.
12:10 AM – (Moon in Libra 180 Neptune in Aries) opportunities for daydreaming, imagination, creativity, prayer, meditation, and highly refined artistic and spiritual feelings and aspirations. However, this aspect increases the likelihood of haziness and emotional confusion, making it less ideal for logical discussions and clear-cut decisions.
01:27 AM + (Moon in Libra 120 Uranus in Gemini) opportunities for increased instincts, willfulness, and aspirations regarding anything new, different, exciting, and adventuresome.
02:43 AM + (Moon in Libra 120 Pluto in Aquarius) opportunities for digging deeper into your emotions and feelings.
02:25 PM + (Moon in Libra 00 Venus in Libra) this lovely once-a-month lunar aspect brings opportunities for cooperation, cheerfulness, affection, pleasantries, gracefulness, emotional sharing, and artistic expression, especially involving females.
Monday, October 20
11:28 AM + (Moon in Libra 150 Node in Pisces) opportunities for connecting with people via networking, social interactions, and alliances with large and small groups.
Tuesday, October 21
12:28 AM + (Moon in Libra 90 Jupiter in Cancer) opportunities for any interpersonal situation, including parties, meetings, social gatherings, and working with the public. Additionally, this lunar aspect enhances the likelihood of kindness, benevolence, positive attitudes, and uplifting emotional support.
04:23 AM – (Moon in Libra 150 Saturn in Pisces) opportunities for orderly, steady, conscientious, pragmatic, and realistic plans and activities. However, this aspect is challenging because it is emotionally restrictive and can create issues, worries, and differences.
08:25 AM + (Moon in Libra 00 Sun in Libra) the time for a New Moon with Sun and Moon at 28 degrees of the air sign, Libra.
11:42 AM ET Moon enters Scorpio, where it remains until early Friday morning when it enters the next sign, Sagittarius.
Moon in the water sign Scorpio boosts Scorpio and, to a lesser degree, the other water signs, Cancer and Pisces. Moon in Scorpio also helps any planets and points you have in Scorpio, and should bring together more things for Scorpio in the short term.
Moon in Scorpio supports involvement in Scorpio-related attitudes and activities, such as being more attuned to intimacy, sexuality, and power issues; working on deeper emotions and feelings such as anger and resentment; focusing on self-transformation, esoteric studies, and the mysteries of life; any scientific exploration and research; and dealing with mortgages, taxes, insurance, wills, surgery, medical records, brokerage accounts, and credit card statements as well as plumbing, sewerage, air conditioning, and recycling.
11:44 AM – (Moon in Scorpio 150 Neptune in Aries) opportunities for daydreaming, imagination, creativity, prayer, meditation, and highly refined artistic and spiritual feelings and aspirations. However, this aspect increases the likelihood of haziness and emotional confusion, making it less ideal for logical discussions and clear-cut decisions.
01:00 PM – (Moon in Scorpio 150 Uranus in Gemini) opportunities for increased instincts, willfulness, and aspirations regarding anything new, different, exciting, and adventuresome. However, this aspect also brings nervousness, anxiety, upsets, restlessness, excitability, volatility, and emotionally charged situations.
02:28 PM – (Moon in Scorpio 90 Pluto in Aquarius) opportunities for digging deeper into your emotions and feelings. However, this aspect can complicate relationships through subtle yet emotionally charged situations, such as manipulation, hidden motives, and power struggles, though you may only fully realize these factors later.
Wednesday, October 22
There are no significant lunar aspects.
Thursday, October 23
06:55 AM + – (Moon in Scorpio 00 Mars in Scorpio) opportunities for bolder and more direct actions. However, this aspect intensifies feelings and passions, leading to impatience, rashness, impulsiveness, anger, and even forceful actions.
01:18 PM + (Moon in Scorpio 120 Jupiter in Cancer) opportunities for any interpersonal situation, including parties, meetings, social gatherings, and working with the public. In addition, this lunar aspect enhances the likelihood of kindness, benevolence, positive attitudes, shared emotions, and uplifting emotional support.
Friday, October 24
12:13 AM – (Moon in Scorpio 120 Neptune in Pisces) opportunities for daydreaming, imagination, creativity, prayer, meditation, and highly refined artistic and spiritual feelings and aspirations. However, this aspect increases the likelihood of haziness and emotional confusion, making it less ideal for logical discussions and clear-cut decisions.
12:18 AM ET Moon enters the next sign, Sagittarius.
Guidelines for Using This Information
These newsletters are not your typical sun sign column. They provide much more information and guidance, but it may be challenging to sort everything out with so many factors presented, even for astrology students. Therefore, I keep everything as clear and straightforward as possible.
The most critical factor with right timing is what is occurring in your horoscope. When negative aspects dominate your horoscope, the chances of success with right timing diminish, no matter how favorable the aspects are in the sky. These newsletters cannot cover what is occurring in your horoscope. However, applying the information in these newsletters with common sense enables you to make more informed decisions and take more effective actions.
The basic premise with right timing is that it helps to have the “stars” on your side. Starting a marriage, trip, surgery, business, real estate deal, or a major purchase, for example, at an inopportune time reduces the chances of success, no matter how good your intentions and how hard you try: the better the timing, the higher your chances of success. Even an hour can make a significant difference in important decisions and events.
The Moon enters each zodiac sign about every 28 days and remains in each sign for about two and a half days. When the Moon is in your sun sign, matters will likely come more together for you on a short-term basis unless significant aspects are currently challenging your horoscope.
The traits and qualities I assign to the signs in these newsletters describe the signs’ functions and meanings, versus describing your personality. However, the descriptions may be entirely accurate for you. Furthermore, to understand a person’s personality and character from an astrological perspective, dozens of factors besides one’s sun sign must be considered.
Contact me to know what’s going on in your horoscope and to make better decisions at better times. We will schedule a private consultation at my office or on the phone so you can know more about your future and better understand the issues and opportunities in your life, as well as your relationships, job, career, education, finances, children, parents, travel, health, location, retirement, karma, and purpose in life.
Ed Kluska
B.S. Physics
M.S. Psychology
C.A. Certified Astrologer
Meditation Teacher
54 Years in Practice
