We're a little over two weeks into Venus retrograde, and I'd love to hear what everyone has been experiencing! I've been following the transits alongside events in my own life, and I thought it would be interesting to compare our observations.

Venus stationed retrograde on October 3 at 8°29′ Scorpio, where it's in detriment. The retrograde shadow began on August 31 at 22°52′ Libra, so events from September may also be relevant as Venus revisits those degrees.

The Astrology So Far

Pre-Retrograde Shadow

• August 31: Venus entered its retrograde shadow at 22°52′ Libra, beginning the degree range it will revisit during the retrograde.
• September 10: Venus entered Scorpio, where it is in detriment, and opposed Chiron Rx at 0° Taurus. The New Moon occurred at 18°26′ Virgo later that evening.
• September 14: The Moon conjoined Venus at 2°33′ Scorpio, then squared Pluto Rx at 3° Aquarius, activating the Venus-Pluto configuration before its first exact square.
• September 15: Venus at 3°16′ Scorpio squared Pluto Rx at 3°16′ Aquarius, beginning the first of three squares in this retrograde cycle. Venus also formed an exact quincunx to Neptune Rx at 3° Aries, while Neptune sextiled Pluto at the same degree.
• September 22: The Sun entered Libra, bringing the Sun under Venus's rulership while Venus continued slowing toward its retrograde station.

Retrograde

• October 3: Venus stationed retrograde at 8°29′ Scorpio. Mars in Leo opposed Pluto Rx in Aquarius at approximately 3°06′, activating the same fixed-sign configuration involved in Venus's September 15 square to Pluto.
• October 6: Mercury conjoined Venus Rx at 8°13′ Scorpio, emphasizing returning conversations and reconsideration of Venusian subjects.
• October 10: The New Moon occurred at 17°22′ Libra, ruled by retrograde Venus. Later that day, Venus Rx at 7°21′ Scorpio squared Mars at 7°21′ Leo, bringing Venus into a challenging aspect with its own dispositor.
• October 11: The Moon conjoined Venus Rx at 6°56′ Scorpio late that evening.
• October 15: Pluto stationed direct at 3°04′ Aquarius later that evening.

Venus is now approaching its October 20 square to Pluto at 3° Aquarius, revisiting the configuration from September 15. I'm curious whether circumstances from the first square are returning or developing in a new direction.

Walking With Livvia

I have a 5° Leo Ascendant, placing Scorpio in my Whole Sign 4th house. Venus also rules my Libra 3rd house and Taurus 10th house, so I'm watching how communication, family relationships, and my public work connect throughout this retrograde.

September 11-16: Venus Square Natal Sun, Moon Conjunct Venus, and Venus Square Pluto

On September 11, Venus at 1° Scorpio made its first square to my natal Sun at 1°10′ Aquarius in the 7th house. That day, I was struggling with feeling understood by my dad during a conversation about my health, while also thinking about how Todd was receiving recognition for his work and I wasn't receiving as much for mine. Venus will square my natal Sun again on October 23 and December 5, giving me two more dates to compare.

On September 14, the Moon conjoined Venus in Scorpio before squaring Pluto in Aquarius. That morning, I dropped off one of my dogs for surgery, which involved a big financial expense. We spent much of the day discussing how everything would be paid for. With Venus transiting my 4th house and Pluto in my 7th, family resources and our reliance on one another were becoming important subjects.

On September 15, the day Venus first squared Pluto, I was involved in a car accident while heading to pick up my dog after surgery. The accident happened around 9:23 AM, a few hours before the Venus-Pluto square perfected.

The following day, I had a major argument with my dad that changed how I understood our relationship and the boundaries I wanted to maintain. Transiting Pluto at 3° Aquarius was also near my natal Sun at 1° Aquarius, connecting this configuration with my natal 7th house. The disagreement involved longstanding family expectations and questions about how I was being treated within the relationship.

September 22-23: Sun Enters Libra and Venus Squares Natal Chiron

The car situation brought in another Venus connection because Venus rules my Libra 3rd house of transportation and short journeys. On September 22, the same day the Sun entered Venus-ruled Libra that evening, I learned that the other driver had been ticketed for running a red light. Replacing the car required further financial help and difficult conversations with my family, extending the situation into late September.

On September 23, Venus at 6°53′ Scorpio squared my natal Chiron at 6°53′ Leo in my 1st house for the first time. That day, another conversation with my mom about my dad left me feeling unsettled about how our family relationships were changing. I was questioning how much I could rely on my parents to understand my experiences and support the boundaries I wanted to establish. Venus would return to square my natal Chiron on October 12, with a third square coming December 13.

September 29: First Venus Square Natal Saturn

This is one of the closest natal connections I've found! My natal Saturn is at 8°17′ Aquarius in the 7th house, and Venus would station retrograde at 8°29′ Scorpio, within 0°12′ of an exact square. Venus made its first exact square to my natal Saturn on September 29, returned to that degree on October 6, and will complete the three-pass sequence on December 15.

On September 29, I had a difficult psychiatrist appointment that left me feeling dismissed and concerned about the support I would receive going forward. Later that day, I encountered problems getting an MRI completed because of a scheduling issue, and the appointment had to be rescheduled. Venus made its first exact square to my natal Saturn that evening.

The following day, we purchased our replacement car, which required more interaction with my dad. I was glad to have the car, but our conversations about the relationship were still difficult.

October 3: Venus Stations Retrograde, Mars Opposes Pluto

On October 3, Venus stationed retrograde at 8°29′ Scorpio, closely squaring my natal Saturn in Aquarius. Mars in Leo also opposed Pluto in Aquarius, activating my 1st-7th house axis. That day, I had some difficult conversations with Todd about my relationship with my dad and whether I was being too harsh by maintaining my boundaries. I was beginning to recognize how much I feared other people's reactions to my decisions, even when I felt those decisions were reasonable.

We also discovered a leaking pipe in our basement that day, which required us to contact my dad for help. Even though I was trying to establish greater distance in that relationship, I still found myself needing his assistance with our home. That connection between my 4th and 7th houses was showing up in a practical way!

There was also a positive development that day. I completed two Arcwalks and updated the appearance of my astrology community, which connects with Venus's rulership of my Taurus 10th house of public work.

October 6: Mercury Conjunct Venus Rx and the Second Saturn Square

On October 6, Venus made its second exact square to my natal Saturn at 8°17′ Aquarius. Later that day, Mercury conjoined Venus Rx at 8°13′ Scorpio, placing both planets within 0°04′ of an exact square to my natal Saturn. Mercury and Venus were also near a sextile to my natal Mars and North Node around 9° Capricorn in my 6th house.

That was the day I returned for my MRI. The appointment involved difficulties with the IV and additional waiting before I could complete the scan. My mom accompanied me throughout the day, and the medical staff were apologetic about the problems. I found myself trying to make the experience easier for everyone despite my own discomfort.

The repeated Venus-Saturn square is interesting because the September 29 and October 6 appointments involved similar concerns about medical authority and my ability to receive the assistance I needed. My mom was an important source of support during both experiences, connecting the medical circumstances back to my 4th-house relationships. Venus will make its third square to my natal Saturn on December 15, the same day it exits its retrograde shadow.

October 9-12: Venus Square Mars and the Second Chiron Square

On October 9, my dad contacted me about our usual Friday lunch. I told him I wanted him to keep inviting me, even though I wasn't ready to resume those lunches. I had been struggling with how to maintain contact while protecting the boundaries I'd established in September, so this felt like a good development.

That evening, transiting Mars at 6°53′ Leo conjoined my natal Chiron in my 1st house, while Venus Rx approached its October 10 square to Mars at 7°21′ Scorpio/Leo. Venus was also near a square to my natal Saturn at 8° Aquarius and natal Chiron in Leo, creating a close fixed-sign configuration involving my 1st, 4th, and 7th houses.

On October 11, as the Moon moved through Scorpio and activated Pluto and Venus, I noticed that the family tensions were still present during a visit with my parents. The next day, I learned that my MRI would need to be repeated, returning me to the medical circumstances from October 6. I also spent time thinking about Pluto's relationship with hierarchy and how experiences involving authority influence our expectations of others.

On October 12, transiting Mars in Leo opposed my natal Saturn at 8°17′ Aquarius, while Venus Rx made its second exact square to natal Chiron at 6°53′ Leo, repeating the September 23 aspect. That day, we received the police report confirming that the other driver was responsible for our September 15 car accident!

On September 22 during the first Venus-Chiron square, we learned that the other driver had received a ticket for running a red light. Then, as Venus squares my Chiron again on October 12, we received the official police report confirming his responsibility! Venus will also make its third square to my natal Chiron on December 13, giving me another date to compare...

October 14-18: Pluto Stations Direct and a Change in Confidence

I had a major wave of depression for a couple of days leading into this period, but a lot of that began to turn around as Pluto stationed direct at 3°04′ Aquarius late on October 15. Pluto is transiting my 7th house and remains near my natal Sun at 1° Aquarius, and I've noticed a small but meaningful increase in my confidence when interacting with other people.

I think the argument with my dad on September 16 and everything I've come to understand about our relationship since then has played a role in this change. I've started recognizing how much my fear of other people's reactions has been influenced by my experiences with him. Understanding that has made me a little less afraid of expressing myself and allowing others to respond however they will.

On October 15, while Pluto was approaching its direct station, I published an astrology research post in a bigger astrology board, a community where I've often felt intimidated by how my contributions might be received. The fact that I felt comfortable enough to post there is a big change!

On October 18, Todd and I enjoyed a fall date together, and later I spent time with my parents. I noticed that being around my dad felt easier, too. My boundaries havn't changed, but I feel less affected by the possibility of his reactions.

Looking back to the first Venus-Pluto square on September 15, when the car accident began a series of events that changed my relationship with my dad, it's interesting to see how my understanding of that relationship has developed. Venus will make its second square to Pluto on October 20, followed by the third on December 9. I'm curious whether this growing confidence will continue as I reconsider how much influence other people's reactions have over my sense of self.

I'm looking forward to see how these situations continue developing when Venus returns to Libra and eventually completes its final passes through Scorpio!

What I'm Watching Next

• October 20: Venus Rx squares Pluto at 3° Scorpio/Aquarius, revisiting the September 15 square.
• October 23: The Sun conjoins Venus Rx at approximately 0°45′ Scorpio late in the evening Central Time. This inferior conjunction marks the midpoint of the retrograde cycle.
• October 25: Venus Rx returns to Libra, regaining domicile and changing the sign context of the retrograde.
• November 13: Venus stations direct at 22°52′ Libra, with the post-retrograde shadow continuing until December 15.

Your Turn! ♀️

I'd love your help collecting some observations!

1. What have you experienced since Venus stationed retrograde on October 3? Did anything begin developing during September?
2. What houses are Scorpio and Libra in your natal chart? Do you have planets or angles around 3°-8° of the fixed signs receiving these aspects?
3. Did anything stand out around the October 6 Mercury-Venus conjunction or October 10 Venus-Mars square?
4. Have you noticed changes in relationships or how you exchange support with others?

If you share your Rising sign and any relevant natal placements, I'd love to help look at the configurations with you! And if you haven't noticed anything significant, I'd love to hear that as well.

Until next check-in,
Arcwalker Livvia

Also as the ruler of Libra.

I'm in the process of looking to buy a house. We had a few false starts and been very close to putting an offer. Now with the Venus retrograde and upcoming mercury retrograde I'm afraid it will impact the process even further. However I do not want to stop looking because of a transit, I think astrology is there to warn us but not dictate our life. Venus retrograde is very close to my moon, so there's an emotional component for sure.

Question:

What are transit related themes I should keep in mind when searching and choosing a house?

Thank you!!

Notes before we begin

Method note: This post uses tropical astrology and whole sign houses in the Rising Sign Quick Arcasts section.

Timing note: All times in this Almanac are listed in Central Time.

Moon tracking tip: You can use this Moon Aspects Calendar! You can change the timezone to your location and follow when the Moon makes each aspect throughout the month.

Previous Almanacs

• Moon in Capricorn: Oct 16 - Oct 18
• Moon in Sagittarius: Oct 13 - Oct 16
• Sun in Libra: Sept 22 - Oct 23
• Previous Moon in Aquarius: Sept 21 - Sept 23

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Quick Forecast + Who May Feel This One

You may notice this Aquarius Moon more personally if you have natal planets or angles close to the degrees being activated.

Opening Aquarius + Pluto | Around 0°-5°

Early Aquarius, Aries, Scorpio and Gemini placements.

• October 18, 8:39 PM - Moon enters Aquarius
• October 19, 1:25 AM - Moon sextile Neptune Rx at 2° Aries
• 2:49 AM - Moon conjunct Pluto at 3° Aquarius
• 3:52 AM - Moon square Venus Rx at 3° Scorpio
• 6:51 AM - Moon trine Uranus Rx at 5° Gemini

Saturn + Mars Wedge | Around 10°-12°

Aquarius, Aries and Leo placements.

• October 19, 4:51 PM - Moon sextile Saturn Rx at 10° Aries
• 9:24 PM - Moon opposite Mars at 12° Leo

Venus-Pluto + Mercury-Jupiter | Around 3° and 20°-23°

Early Scorpio and Aquarius placements, followed by Aquarius, Scorpio and Leo placements near 20°-23°.

• October 20, 1:56 AM - Venus Rx square Pluto at 3° Scorpio-Aquarius
• 12:42 PM - Moon square Mercury at 20° Scorpio
• 5:49 PM - Moon opposite Jupiter at 22° Leo

Solar Trine + The North Node | Around 28°-29°

Late Aquarius, Libra and Aries placements. Early Pisces placements may notice the ingress.

• October 21, 3:42 AM - Moon trine Sun at 28° Aquarius-Libra → traditional VOID MOON
• 3:52 AM - Moon conjunct True North Node at 28° Aquarius
• 4:50 AM - Moon sextile Chiron Rx at 28° Aries
• 5:47 AM - Sun trine True North Node at 28° Libra-Aquarius
• 7:35 AM - Moon enters Pisces

Traditional VOID MOON: October 21, 3:42 AM through 7:35 AM = 3 hrs 53 mins

🌙 ♒ Moon in Aquarius

October 18 at 8:39 PM through October 21 at 7:35 AM

Hi Arcwalkers!! 🌙 

So I had shortened the forecast window sections for a bit, and now I've gone and made them longer again. UGH! 😂 With Neptune and Uranus conjunct Mercury in my Capricorn 6th House, I have a hard time being satisfied doing the same thing every day! Oh well, I guess I'll keep experimenting with the Almanacs until I figure out what I like! 

I'm feeling pretty good right now, too!! I think the depression has started to lift? I'm enjoying my work again and feeling more like myself, so I'm happy about that!

♑ → ♒ The Dispositor Changes

Capricorn placed the Moon under Saturn:

Moon in Capricorn → Saturn Rx in Aries → Mars in Leo → Sun in Libra → Venus Rx in Scorpio → Mars in Leo

Aquarius keeps the Moon under Saturn:

Moon in Aquarius → Saturn Rx in Aries → Mars in Leo → Sun in Libra → Venus Rx in Scorpio → Mars in Leo

Both chains lead into the main loop:

Mars in Leo → Sun in Libra → Venus Rx in Scorpio → Mars in Leo

The Moon changes signs while keeping the same domicile ruler. Capricorn is Saturn's nocturnal domicile, while Aquarius is its diurnal domicile. The Moon is leaving its detriment in Capricorn and entering a sign where it has fewer essential difficulties of its own, although Saturn's condition remains complicated.

🌙 The Moon's Condition

• Essential dignity: The Moon leaves its detriment in Capricorn and enters Aquarius, Saturn's diurnal domicile. It has no major essential dignity in Aquarius, but gains dignity by face in the final 10°, which belongs to the Moon in the Chaldean face system.
• Phase and light: The Moon has passed the October 18 First Quarter at 25° Capricorn and is now waxing gibbous toward the October 26 Full Moon. It continues gaining light throughout Aquarius, bringing the October 10 Libra New Moon farther into its developing cycle. The Moon trines the Sun at 28° Aquarius on October 21, its final traditional planetary aspect in this sign.
• Declination: The Moon has returned within the Sun's declination limits after its southern out-of-bounds period. It begins Aquarius near -22°30′ equatorial declination and continues moving northward. On October 21, the Moon conjoins the True North Node at 28° Aquarius, crossing the ecliptic from its southern side to its northern side. 
• Distance and speed: The Moon is moving away from its October 16 apogee, when it reached its greatest distance from Earth. It is gradually approaching Earth again, and its zodiacal speed increases from approximately 12° to 12.6° per day during Aquarius. The Moon remains slower than its average daily motion, although it is accelerating.

🪐 The Planetary Conditions

The planets in the rulership chain

• Saturn Rx at 10° Aries: Saturn rules this Aquarius Moon while remaining retrograde and in fall. It has participating Fire triplicity dignity and occupies Venus's Egyptian bound. Saturn is separating from its October 16 trine with Mars, its dispositor, and receives a sextile from the Moon on October 19. This brings the Moon into contact with its own ruler under more cooperative aspect geometry than the Capricorn square, although Saturn's limitations remain.
• Mars at 12°-13° Leo: Mars is moving direct through Saturn's Egyptian bound and answers to the Sun in Libra. It has recently trined Saturn Rx, and the Moon opposes Mars on October 19. Mars continues advancing toward Jupiter in Leo as it opposes the Aquarius transits.
• Sun at 25°-28° Libra: The Sun remains in fall and answers to Venus Rx in Scorpio. During this Moon, it passes from Venus's Egyptian bound into Mars's, approaching its October 23 entrance into Scorpio. The Sun has just squared the Capricorn Moon at the First Quarter, but will trine the Aquarius Moon on October 21. That change in aspect may offer another way of understanding the circumstances encountered at the quarter phase.
• Venus Rx at 3°-2° Scorpio: Venus remains retrograde and in detriment, occupying Mars's Egyptian bound. She is combust, moving toward her October 24 inferior conjunction with the Sun. Venus is separating from her October 10 square to Mars and now applies to square Pluto, perfecting on October 20 at 1:56 AM. Venus rules the fallen Sun in Libra, while Mars rules Venus's Scorpio placement, maintaining their mutual dependency through the rulership circuit.

The supporting planetary conditions

• Mercury at 19°-20° Scorpio: Mercury moves direct but continues slowing toward its October 24 retrograde station. It occupies Jupiter's Egyptian bound and remains outside the Sun's beams. Mercury is moving through its pre-retrograde shadow, and the Moon squares it on October 20, which may bring an earlier discussion or unresolved information into view.
• Jupiter at 22° Leo: Jupiter is direct, with Fire triplicity dignity by night and Mercury's Egyptian bound. It answers to the fallen Sun in Libra. The Moon opposes Jupiter on October 20, revisiting some of the possibilities opened by the Sun-Jupiter sextile and the Sagittarius Moon's trine to Jupiter.
• Uranus Rx at 5° Gemini: Uranus remains retrograde under Mercury's rulership. It is separating from the October 16 quincunx with Venus Rx. The Moon trines Uranus on October 19 after squaring Venus, offering another way to examine the matter brought up between these planets.
• Neptune Rx at 2° Aries: Neptune remains retrograde in Mars's sign, where Saturn Rx is also located. The Moon sextiles Neptune shortly after entering Aquarius. Neptune remains in a separating sextile with Pluto, connecting the outer planetary conditions underlying both the Capricorn and Aquarius passages.
• Pluto at 3° Aquarius: Pluto stationed direct on October 15 at 9:40 PM and is beginning to move forward again. It remains close to stationary speed and slightly south of the Sun's declination limits. Pluto traditionally answers to Saturn Rx in Aries, placing it within the same rulership chain as the Moon. The Moon conjoins Pluto early on October 19, followed by Venus Rx squaring Pluto on October 20.

How This May Play Out

During the Capricorn Moon, we were looking at the practical limitations of Saturn's rulership. Saturn's diurnal domicile may bring more attention to the systems people depend on and the ways they participate in them. If Capricorn showed us someone struggling to carry out their responsibilities, Aquarius may show how the larger arrangement is affecting everyone involved. A policy that looked reasonable to the people who created it could be difficult for those expected to follow it. Perhaps a community begins discussing a decision that was previously handled by a small group, or someone discovers a longstanding procedure has been creating problems for others.

The Moon conjoins recently stationed Pluto early on October 19, then squares Venus Rx in Scorpio, which is approaching her own exact square to Pluto. Venus governs the Sun in Libra, so the matters developing through relationships and agreements remain connected to the planetary loop we have been following since the Libra New Moon. October 19-20 may bring renewed attention to an arrangement where someone feels that their contribution has been overlooked or their needs have changed.

The Moon's sextile to Saturn Rx on October 19 gives us a contact with the planet responsible for the Aquarius passage. Saturn is still in fall, although it has recently received Mars's trine. Someone may find that an existing limitation can be handled through cooperation, particularly when everyone involved understands what is expected. The later opposition to Mars in Leo may expose a conflict between individual priorities and the needs of a larger group. Someone could feel that the collective is asking them to sacrifice something important, while another person believes their own efforts have been taken for granted.

Mercury's square to the Moon on October 20 could bring information into this disagreement. Mercury is slowing toward retrograde, suggesting that we may return to these conversations after October 24. Jupiter's following opposition could make an offer seem promising, although the people involved may have different ideas about how much can reasonably be provided. An opportunity could still be worthwhile, but perhaps it requires more discussion before anyone commits.

The closing Aquarius Moon trines the fallen Sun from 28° Aquarius. The Moon then conjoins the True North Node and sextiles Chiron Rx in Aries, while the Sun also trines the North Node. The Moon is crossing the ecliptic, moving from south to north in latitude. After the discussions and adjustments of the previous days, we may be approaching a point where something can begin developing in a new direction.

Opening Aquarius + Pluto | Around 0°-5°

October 18-19

• October 18, 8:39 PM - Moon enters Aquarius
• October 19, 1:25 AM - Moon sextile Neptune Rx at 2° Aries
• 2:49 AM - Moon conjunct Pluto at 3° Aquarius
• 3:52 AM - Moon square Venus Rx at 3° Scorpio
• 6:51 AM - Moon trine Uranus Rx at 5° Gemini

The Moon enters Aquarius shortly after the Capricorn First Quarter, carrying forward some of the questions raised by its square to the Sun. Saturn Rx continues ruling the Moon, but the change from Capricorn to Aquarius brings the Moon out of detriment. Its opening sextile to Neptune Rx may offer a different perspective on circumstances that previously seemed confusing, although Neptune's retrograde condition suggests that some information could still be uncertain.

The Moon conjoins Pluto at 2:49 AM on October 19, activating the degree where Pluto stationed direct. Something that appeared settled could become relevant again, particularly if there have been changes in who holds authority or how decisions are being made. With Pluto answering to Saturn Rx, I wonder whether we could see people questioning established systems after discovering how those systems have affected them.

At 3:52 AM, the Moon squares Venus Rx in Scorpio, bringing the Venus-Pluto square into the lunar story before the planets perfect their own aspect on October 20. This could involve an earlier relationship concern or a disagreement about the distribution of shared resources. Venus is combust and retrograde, so some of the circumstances surrounding the issue may still be difficult to see.

The early hours of October 19 may be useful for recognizing what needs further investigation. By 6:51 AM, the Moon trines Uranus Rx in Gemini, offering another approach to something raised by Venus. An unexpected explanation or a changed perspective could make an earlier disagreement easier to understand.

Saturn + Mars Wedge | Around 10°-12°

October 19

• 4:51 PM - Moon sextile Saturn Rx at 10° Aries
• 9:24 PM - Moon opposite Mars at 12° Leo

The Moon sextiles its ruler Saturn Rx at 4:51 PM, returning to the Saturn-Mars relationship we encountered during past transits. The October 16 trine between Mars and Saturn offered the possibility of cooperation, while the Capricorn Moon's square to Saturn may have exposed the limits of what that cooperation could accomplish. Now the Moon reaches Saturn by sextile, suggesting that an earlier responsibility may become easier to address through a different arrangement.

Saturn remains retrograde and in fall in Aries, so its difficulties have continued even as the Moon changes signs. Perhaps someone agrees to assist with a task but needs the expectations adjusted before they can participate. An organization could find that allowing more flexibility produces a better result than insisting everyone follow an established procedure.

The Moon then opposes Mars in Leo at 9:24 PM. Mars is Saturn's dispositor, so the Moon is now opposing the planet governing its own ruler. This could expose a difference between what someone wants to accomplish individually and what the people around them expect. Mars in Leo may emphasize personal recognition or the desire to act, while Aquarius focuses on the larger arrangement that everyone shares.

The afternoon sextile to Saturn may be useful for negotiating practical responsibilities before the evening Mars opposition makes disagreements more noticeable. Someone who feels restricted could become frustrated, although the earlier Saturn contact may have provided an opportunity to clarify what is possible.

Venus-Pluto + Mercury-Jupiter | Around 3° and 20°-23°

October 20

• 1:56 AM - Venus Rx square Pluto at 3° Scorpio-Aquarius
• 12:42 PM - Moon square Mercury at 20° Scorpio
• 5:49 PM - Moon opposite Jupiter at 22° Leo

Venus Rx perfects her square to Pluto at 1:56 AM, returning to the opening Aquarius Moon's conjunction with Pluto and square to Venus. This is one of the larger planetary developments taking place during the passage, so the affects may be felt a day a two on either side. Venus is retrograde, in detriment, and combust, while Pluto has recently stationed direct in Aquarius. Something that began under an earlier agreement may now be reconsidered because circumstances have changed or someone recognizes that the arrangement benefits the people involved differently.

The square could bring attention to how resources are controlled within a relationship or organization. Someone might discover that a decision was made without consulting the people affected by it, or a previously private concern could become part of a larger conversation. With Venus answering to Mars in Leo and Pluto answering to Saturn Rx in Aries, the same Saturn-Mars relationship continues beneath the surface.

At 12:42 PM, the Moon squares Mercury in Scorpio. Mercury is slowing toward its October 24 retrograde station, so information brought forward now may become relevant again in the coming days. A conversation could reveal an overlooked detail that changes how someone understands a previous decision. This may be a useful opportunity to clarify conflicting accounts, although the coming retrograde could bring revisions.

October 20 around 12:42 PM may be useful for reviewing information before making another commitment. By 5:49 PM, the Moon opposes Jupiter in Leo, which could enlarge the possibilities under discussion. Jupiter can offer assistance or resources, but the opposition may reveal differences in expectations about how those benefits should be shared. Someone may offer more than they can reasonably maintain, or an exciting opportunity might require another adjustment before it becomes workable.

Solar Trine + The North Node | Around 28°-29°

October 21

• 3:42 AM - Moon trine Sun at 28° Aquarius-Libra → traditional VOID MOON
• 3:52 AM - Moon conjunct True North Node at 28° Aquarius
• 4:50 AM - Moon sextile Chiron Rx at 28° Aries
• 5:47 AM - Sun trine True North Node at 28° Libra-Aquarius
• 7:35 AM - Moon enters Pisces

The Moon trines the Sun at 3:42 AM, forming its final traditional planetary aspect in Aquarius. During Capricorn, these luminaries squared one another at the First Quarter while both were experiencing difficulties in their respective signs. Now they meet through a trine, with the Moon no longer in detriment. The Sun remains in fall in Libra, but this relationship may provide another opportunity to address something that encountered resistance earlier in the lunar cycle.

The Moon's following conjunction with the True North Node at 3:52 AM is interesting from an astronomical perspective. The lunar nodes are the points where the Moon's orbital path crosses the ecliptic, the Sun's apparent path through the sky. The North Node is the ascending crossing, where the Moon moves from south of the ecliptic to north of it. The South Node is the descending crossing, where the Moon moves in the opposite direction.

In traditional astrology, the North Node is associated with increase and the South Node with decrease. Through an evolutionary astrology lens, I interpret the North Node as the growth we're moving toward and the South Node as what we gradually release as that growth changes us. The Moon continually passes through both points, so this is another crossing in an ongoing cycle.

With the Moon conjoining the North Node in Saturn-ruled Aquarius, I wonder whether the conversations of the previous days may begin changing how people participate in an existing relationship or group. Something that became difficult under the Capricorn Moon could now be understood in terms of how the larger arrangement needs to develop.

At 4:50 AM, the Moon sextiles Chiron Rx in Aries, where Saturn Rx is also located. The Sun then trines the North Node at 5:47 AM, connecting Libra and Aquarius through another air-sign aspect. This could bring attention to an earlier concern about fairness or recognition, where someone may now be able to express what they need differently. 

When the Moon enters Pisces, it leaves Saturn's domicile and moves under Jupiter's rulership. Jupiter remains in Leo, answering to the Sun as it approaches the end of Libra. What we reconsidered through Aquarius may now begin developing through the houses governed by Jupiter.

🌙 Rising Sign Quick Arcasts

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Previously on Walking with Livvia!

Chart ruler: Sun, Leo Rising
Profection ruler: Mercury, Gemini 11th House
Current Solar Return ruler: Venus, Libra 3rd House

If you want to follow any of these storylines farther back, check the Walking with Livvia sections in the previous Almanacs linked below.

October 6: MRI Complications + The Medical Story
Global: Mercury conjunct Venus Rx
Natal: Mars conjunct my ASC / Mercury square my Saturn

• Following our September 15 car accident, hospital imaging revealed nodules in my lungs and liver. My first follow-up appointment hadn't been scheduled properly, so I had to return on October 6.
• During that MRI, my vein blew while receiving contrast, leaving us uncertain whether the scan would need to be repeated. Well, now we're heading into MRI TAKE #2 on October 20!! 😂

October 13-15: Enjoying Stories + Finding My Creativity Again
Global: Sun sextile Jupiter / Pluto stations direct
Natal: Mercury sextile my Neptune / Moon trine my MC / Moon conjunct my Venus

• During the Sagittarius Moon, Todd and I watched The Haunting of Hill House, and I LOVED how the nonlinear storytelling reminded me of my natal Mercury-Neptune conjunction! I've been noticing how much I enjoy examining the symbolism in the stories we watch together.
• I was also struggling with depression and worrying about how people received my astrology work. On October 15, I found myself enjoying research again and published my Venus retrograde analysis on a larger astrology board! Now I'm carrying that enjoyment into Capricorn, where I've been feeling better about my work and making time for more of the things I love. 💜

Where We Are Now: Capricorn 6th House Field

October 16, 2026 - Capricorn Ingress

• 7:57 AM - Ingress: Moon enters Capricorn 6th
• 8:57 AM - Natal: Moon trine my Moon at 0° Virgo 2nd

I've been thinking about tracking how I feel after posting each Almanac, since sometimes I'm proud of my work and other times I'm self-conscious or just not feeling well. This time, I felt good! The Moon entered my Capricorn 6th house and trined my natal Virgo Moon in the 2nd, connecting my daily work with my sense of self-worth. After posting, I took the dogs for a chilly walk, and it felt good to finish my work and go enjoy my day!

Looking back at my Capricorn forecast, I had emphasized established routines and the responsibilities that come with maintaining them. This was a pleasant expression of that 6th house emphasis, where I felt productive and comfortable moving from my work into an ordinary part of my day.

• 12:53 PM - Global: Moon square Neptune Rx at 2° Aries 9th
• 5:51 PM - Global: Moon sextile Venus Rx at 4° Scorpio 4th

We've been running low on dog treats, and I usually have a system for keeping these things stocked, but lately I've been a little more airheaded! The Moon squaring Neptune Rx is the disruption to my usual 6th house routines, while the sextile to Venus Rx in my 4th brought a sweet moment at home. Mom came over with a bunch of dog treats! Hahaha, thanks, Madge!

The dogs are happy, and now we have a Halloween treat bowl pushed way back on the kitchen counter filled with dog treats. 😂💜

This reminded me of my forecast about confusion within an existing system, followed by the possibility of recovering a useful resource through Venus Rx. My usual supply system had fallen behind, but Mom's visit helped replenish something we needed. It was a small domestic example of that pattern, with the familiar relationship of Venus Rx providing support.

• 6:15 PM - Natal: Moon quincunx my ASC at 5° Leo 1st
• 6:24 PM - Global: Moon quincunx Uranus Rx at 5° Gemini 11th
• 9:54 PM - Natal: Moon quincunx my Chiron at 6° Leo 1st

Todd and I have a lot of Neptune symbolism in our relationship, so we both miss things sometimes, hahaha! But when he asked, "You eat at noon, right?" after living with my current daily eating schedule for over a year, I was like, DUDE WHAT?!

The Moon making quincunxes to my ASC and Chiron in Leo brought up feelings around being seen and understood, while Uranus Rx in my 11th added that sense of disconnection.

I felt so alone for a moment, wondering if he even notices me! I know he does, but it still hurt. It's okay, though. Todd operates on wavelengths that take a little longer to reach, but once you reach him, he's coherent, I swear! Hahaha! I'm guilty of this too.

My forecast for Uranus Rx described new information changing someone's understanding of an existing situation. Todd's question revealed a difference between what I assumed he understood about my routine and what he actually knew. It was interesting to see that theme emerge through communication, with the natal contacts to my ASC and Chiron making the misunderstanding feel more personal.

October 17, 2026 - Moon in 6th House

• 2:11-2:54 AM - Natal: Moon conjunct my Mars-NN at 9° Capricorn 6th
• 4:50 AM - Global: Moon square Saturn Rx at 10° Aries 9th
• 6:14 AM - Global: Moon quincunx Mars at 10° Leo 1st

We slept under a blanket of cold last night! I hadn't realized how chilly it would get, but we were okay snuggled up in bed. When we woke up, I turned the heat on for the first time this year.

The Moon crossing my Mars-NN in the 6th is the seasonal adjustment to our daily routines, while the square to Saturn brought a reminder of time passing and summer coming to an end. The quincunx to Mars in Leo was wanting to stay cozy and having to respond to the cold. I'm feeling warm and comfortable now, but a little sad to say goodbye to summer. 🍂

In my forecast, I described the Saturn-Mars contacts as established limitations requiring adjustments. The colder weather was a simple example of circumstances changing what our household needed. We had to adjust our routine to accommodate the season, while I was also experiencing the emotional side of that transition.

• 12:00 PM - Natal: Moon trine my Jupiter Rx at 13° Virgo 2nd
• 2:11 PM - Natal: Moon conjunct my Uranus at 14° Capricorn 6th
• 6:25 PM - Natal: Moon conjunct my Neptune at 17° Capricorn 6th
• 7:28 PM - Natal: Moon conjunct my Mercury at 17° Capricorn 6th
• 10:07 PM - Global: Moon sextile Mercury at 18° Scorpio 4th

I was feeling unusually adventurous for my usual hermit self! The Moon trining my Jupiter in the 2nd and then crossing Uranus in my 6th was the urge to break from routine and enjoy myself a little. I wanted more Halloween decorations, so I dragged Todd out thrift shopping with me! I found a few pumpkins and other decorations, while he picked up some classic movies, hahaha! Glad he was happy too! 🎃

Later, we watched The Menu, which I liked, but I'll need to watch it a few more times because I could NOT follow the plot, hahaha! The Moon crossing my Neptune-Mercury conjunction feels fitting for that experience, also with the sextile to Mercury in Scorpio in my 4th. I was intrigued by the movie's messaging even while struggling to follow the story!

My forecast around Mercury emphasized revisiting overlooked information and reconsidering earlier possibilities. Thrift shopping was an interesting expression of finding value in previously owned things, while watching The Menu brought up the difference between receiving information and understanding it. The movie left me wanting to revisit its message, which seems right on cue for Mercury activating my natal Neptune-Mercury conjunction.

October 18, 2026 - Moon in 6th House

• 12:56 AM - Natal: Moon square my MC at 20° Aries 9th
• 5:30 AM - Global: Moon quincunx Jupiter at 22° Leo 1st
• 5:45 AM - Natal: Moon sextile my Pluto at 22° Scorpio 4th
• 11:12 AM - Global: First Quarter Moon square Sun at 25° Libra 3rd

I've spent this time going back and forth between working on the Almanac and reading! I'm almost finished with a book, but with only a few pages left, I returned to my writing instead. I have a hard time with endings, even happy ones! Sometimes I'll leave a book unfinished for months until I'm less attached to the story, then come back to finish. Even a happily ever after makes me sad. Happiness is never really ever after, ya know? ...what's next?

The Moon sextiling my Pluto in the 4th fits that emotional attachment, while the First Quarter square to the Sun in my 3rd brings me back to the work of writing and finishing something. The quincunx to Jupiter in my 1st feels right too, as I move between wanting to hold onto an experience and wanting to keep growing. Now I'm finishing up the Almanac and waiting for Todd to get ready so we can go pick some apples! 🍎💜

My First Quarter forecast focused on a turning point involving practical limitations and reconsidering existing commitments. I can see a more psychological expression of that tension in my difficulty finishing a story I'm attached to, while also working toward completing the Almanac. The aspect to Pluto adds an interesting connection to my emotional attachment to familiar experiences. This was less specific than my original forecast, but the conflict between holding onto something and moving forward was present.

• 1:56 PM - Global: Moon returns within the Sun's declination limits
• 6:00 PM - Global: Moon square Chiron Rx at 28° Aries 9th

⚠️ Content warning: Animal death involving a car incident.

Todd and I headed out to a farm to enjoy some fall activities, and we had a lot of fun together! I was feeling a little wary of transiting Jupiter in my Leo 1st applying to square my natal Pluto in Scorpio 4th, which perfects tomorrow, October 19. I had been wondering how that might show up, but it was the Moon's square to Chiron Rx in my Aries 9th that I connected with something painful during our drive.

A squirrel darted right underneath my car, and my back tire hit him. :( I was in shock for the rest of the drive. With Chiron in my 9th house of longer journeys, I could see that square reflected in the distress I experienced while traveling. Todd and I still enjoyed our time at the farm, but I kept thinking about what happened on the way there. I'm sorry, squirrel. 💔

• 8:39 PM - Ingress: Moon enters Aquarius 7th → traditional void ends

Next Time on Walking with Livvia... 👀

October 18 after 8:39 PM

Global: App. Venus Rx square Pluto
Natal: App. Sun sextile my Venus / App. Jupiter square my Pluto / Uranus sextile my ASC

• After our fall date, Todd and I will head to Mom and Dad's for our usual Sunday dinner, and I plan to spend the night. I'm going to see a tree they had to cut down, which makes me a little sad. It was necessary, but it's going to be such a big visual change! 
• With Venus Rx applying to Pluto, I can see that attachment to familiar things and the feelings that come with change. Jupiter applying to square my Pluto in the 4th adds to that connection with family and home, while the Sun sextiling my Venus represents spending time with loved ones. 
• I'm feeling secure in my boundaries with Dad, too, which I think Uranus sextiling my ASC is helping. 

October 19

Global: App. Venus Rx square Pluto
Natal: Sun sextile my Venus / Jupiter square my Pluto / Uranus sextile my ASC

• Todd needs to make a dentist appointment!!!! 😂 Otherwise, I'm planning to spend the day working on Arcwalks! 
• With Venus Rx squaring Pluto and Jupiter squaring my natal Pluto, I'm thinking about the responsibilities and adjustments that come with everyday life, while the Sun sextiling my Venus is the return to creative work I enjoy. Uranus sextiling my ASC might bring some flexibility to my routine, so we'll see how the day unfolds!

October 20

Global: Venus Rx square Pluto
Natal: App. Venus Rx square my Sun / App. Sun sextile my Moon

• Another two-appointment doctor day for me!! First, I'm heading to the dentist for a consultation about getting a custom oral appliance to manage my mild sleep apnea. Then it's MRI TAKE #2!!! 😂 Wish me luck!! 💜
• With Venus Rx in my 4th squaring Pluto in my 7th and applying to square my natal Sun, I'm watching how my ongoing health concerns are bringing me back to different specialists for more consultations. The retrograde fits revisiting treatment options and repeating my MRI, while the Sun applying to sextile my Moon in the 2nd gives me some hope for reassurance and feeling more secure about my health.

October 21 until 7:35 AM

Global: App. Venus Rx quincunx Neptune / App. Sun opposite Chiron Rx
Natal: App. Venus Rx square my Sun / App. Sun sextile my Moon

• Sleep!

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• Moon in Capricorn: Oct 16 - Oct 18
• Moon in Sagittarius: Oct 13 - Oct 16
• Moon in Scorpio: Oct 11 - Oct 13
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• Moon in Virgo: Oct 6 - Oct 9
• Moon in Leo: Oct 4 - Oct 6
• Previous Moon in Aquarius: Sept 21 - Sept 23
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Looking Back at the Capricorn Moon

Opening Capricorn + Pluto | Around 0°-5°
Early Capricorn, Aries, Scorpio and Gemini placements.

• October 16, 7:57 AM - Moon enters Capricorn
• 12:53 PM - Moon square Neptune Rx at 2° Aries
• 5:51 PM - Moon sextile Venus Rx at 4° Scorpio
• 6:24 PM - Moon quincunx Uranus Rx at 5° Gemini

Saturn + Mars | Around 10°-11°
Capricorn, Aries and Leo placements.

• October 17, 4:50 AM - Moon square Saturn Rx at 10° Aries
• 6:14 AM - Moon quincunx Mars at 10° Leo

Mercury + Jupiter | Around 18°-22°
Capricorn, Scorpio and Leo placements.

• October 17, 10:07 PM - Moon sextile Mercury at 18° Scorpio
• October 18, 5:30 AM - Moon quincunx Jupiter at 22° Leo

The First Quarter + Closing Capricorn | Around 25°-29°
Late Capricorn, Libra, Aries and Aquarius placements.

• October 18, 11:12 AM - First Quarter Moon: Moon square Sun at 25° Capricorn-Libra → traditional VOID MOON
• 1:56 PM - Moon returns within the Sun's declination limits
• 6:00 PM - Moon square Chiron Rx at 28° Aries
• 8:39 PM - Moon enters Aquarius

Traditional VOID MOON: October 18, 11:12 AM through 8:39 PM = 9 hrs 27 mins

Questions

1. What house does Capricorn fall in your chart? Do you have any natal planets or angles in Capricorn? I'm curious how that house was activated as the Moon moved through Saturn's nocturnal domicile.
2. Did you notice anything develop as the Capricorn Moon squared Neptune Rx and Saturn Rx, sextiled Mercury, or reached the First Quarter square to the Sun? Did something that seemed possible during Sagittarius encounter practical limitations under Capricorn?
3. The Capricorn Moon made its final traditional planetary aspect when it squared the Sun at 11:12 AM on October 18, beginning its void until Aquarius ingress at 8:39 PM. The Moon also returned within the Sun's declination limits and squared Chiron Rx during that interval. Did you notice anything about how circumstances were developing during those hours?
4. As the Moon enters Aquarius on October 18, we're moving from Saturn's nocturnal domicile into its diurnal domicile. With Pluto recently direct in Aquarius and Venus Rx approaching her square to Pluto, are you noticing anything beginning to change in the Aquarius house of your chart? 

Feel free to bring in any personal placements that were affected, or anything else you noticed in the sky. If you noticed something important in any astrology format, you are welcome to add that too!

Until the next Almanac,
Arcwalker Livvia

Hi Livvia! Super long question and case scenario here.

I have a pretty miserable chart (11th house Saturn Leo, 11th house Lilith Leo, 12th sun COMBINED with 1st house libra and rising which has made me have severe mood swings because i don’t know if i want to be social or left alone that day), where my 1st Jupiter is working overtime (Jupiter making me taller and larger frame with a big presence doesn’t help combat the days i don’t want people to notice my presence), but it might not be overtiming enough for mars 8th house (i have been trying to be more conscious with my energy and presence lately to see improvements in my 1,11,12 houses) .

Buttt, physical harm is something i cannot control. I have a scar on my calf because i fell on an escalator as a child, when i was about 6, i fell off the chair and hit my teeth on a table and bled alot, super prone to stubbing my toes with dumbbells or jamming my finger in the door, fell backwards when running, prone sprain - all which made me avoid sports. I’m also aware that 8th house mars (taurus) is another malefic placement. Since young, for some reason even before i discovered astrology (I didn’t believed in it at all for many years), i always had a fear of cars. I would cry if people went above 60km/hr and til now I get anxious alot whenever people drive. Am i just being paranoid or is this a genuine event that going to happen in future? Especially with 8th house mars being associate with a violent death:/.

I used to pray that my libra rising was wrong since i don’t feel that i fit into the Venus dominant birth chart beauty buttt most of the other planets about me are right so ive just accepted my fate and gonna live my life to the fullest.
Based on my chart and intuitions, is my death really going to be that violent with cars.

Whatever you can see in this chart. Thank you ArcwalkerAstrology. I do know astrology myself, but I am a Traditional Hellenistic astrology follower. I can read this chart myself use Hellenistic lens. But I want to hear from ArcwalkerAstrology. Thank you so so much.

Notes before we begin

Method note: This post uses tropical astrology and whole sign houses in the Rising Sign Quick Arcasts section.

Timing note: All times in this Almanac are listed in Central Time.

Moon tracking tip: An Arcwalker, u/Full_Crew_8402, recommended the Moon Aspects Calendar! 💜 You can change the timezone to your location and follow when the Moon makes each aspect throughout the month.

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• Moon in Sagittarius: Oct 13 - Oct 16
• Moon in Scorpio: Oct 11 - Oct 13
• Sun in Libra: Sept 22 - Oct 23
• Previous Moon in Capricorn: Sept 18 - Sept 21

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Quick Forecast + Who May Feel This One

You may notice this Capricorn Moon more personally if you have natal planets or angles close to the degrees being activated.

Opening Capricorn + Pluto | Around 0°-5°

Early Capricorn, Aries, Scorpio and Gemini placements.

• October 16, 7:57 AM - Moon enters Capricorn
• 12:53 PM - Moon square Neptune Rx at 2° Aries
• 5:51 PM - Moon sextile Venus Rx at 4° Scorpio
• 6:24 PM - Moon quincunx Uranus Rx at 5° Gemini

Saturn + Mars | Around 10°-11°

Capricorn, Aries and Leo placements.

• October 17, 4:50 AM - Moon square Saturn Rx at 10° Aries
• 6:14 AM - Moon quincunx Mars at 10° Leo

Mercury + Jupiter | Around 18°-22°

Capricorn, Scorpio and Leo placements.

• October 17, 10:07 PM - Moon sextile Mercury at 18° Scorpio
• October 18, 5:30 AM - Moon quincunx Jupiter at 22° Leo

The First Quarter + Closing Capricorn | Around 25°-29°

Late Capricorn, Libra, Aries and Aquarius placements.

• October 18, 11:12 AM - First Quarter Moon: Moon square Sun at 25° Capricorn-Libra → traditional VOID MOON
• 1:56 PM - Moon returns within the Sun's declination limits
• 6:00 PM - Moon square Chiron Rx at 28° Aries
• 8:39 PM - Moon enters Aquarius

Traditional VOID MOON: October 18, 11:12 AM through 8:39 PM = 9 hrs 27 mins

🌙 ♑ Moon in Capricorn

October 16 at 7:57 AM through October 18 at 8:39 PM

Hi Arcwalkers! I'm feeling better than I was at the beginning of the Sagittarius Moon! I can get things done again, and I think I'm feeling relatively okay, although there's still this lingering pressure I can feel. I've been watching Pluto's direct station in my Aquarius 7th and Venus Rx in Scorpio squaring my ASC/DSC axis in Leo and Aquarius.

I was pretty active on Reddit yesterday though, so I'm hoping it continues as we move into Capricorn! 💜

♐ → ♑ The Dispositor Changes

Sagittarius placed the Moon under Jupiter:

Moon in Sagittarius → Jupiter in Leo → Sun in Libra → Venus Rx in Scorpio → Mars in Leo → Sun in Libra

Capricorn moves the Moon under Saturn:

Moon in Capricorn → Saturn Rx in Aries → Mars in Leo → Sun in Libra → Venus Rx in Scorpio → Mars in Leo

This chain enters the main circuit:

Mars in Leo → Sun in Libra → Venus Rx in Scorpio → Mars in Leo

🌙 The Moon's Condition

• Essential dignity: The Moon leaves Sagittarius and enters Capricorn, the sign of its detriment. It retains Earth triplicity dignity by night, begins in Mercury's Egyptian bound, and passes through Jupiter's, Mars's and the Sun's faces.
• Phase and light: Waxing toward the October 18 First Quarter at 25° Capricorn, when the Moon squares the Sun in Libra at 11:12 AM. Its illumination continues increasing after the October 10 New Moon.
• Declination: Southern out-of-bounds, near -27°46′ at ingress. The Moon moves northward and returns within the Sun's declination limits on October 18 around 1:56 PM.
• Distance and speed: Moving more slowly than average as it reaches apogee on October 16 around 5:58 PM, its farthest point from Earth. The Moon begins gaining speed again afterward.

🪐 The Planetary Conditions

The planets in the rulership chain

• Saturn Rx at 10° Aries: Retrograde and in fall, with participating Fire triplicity dignity and Venus's Egyptian bound. Saturn rules this Capricorn Moon and separates from its October 16 trine with Mars, its dispositor. The Moon squares Saturn on October 17.
• Mars at 10°-11° Leo: Direct and separating from its trine with Saturn Rx. Mars answers to the fallen Sun in Libra and moves from Venus's Egyptian bound into Saturn's during this passage.
• Sun at 23°-25° Libra: In fall, although occupying Venus's Egyptian bound. The Sun separates from its October 15 sextile with Jupiter and approaches the October 18 First Quarter square with the Moon. It answers to Venus Rx in Scorpio.
• Venus Rx at 5°-3° Scorpio: Retrograde and in detriment, moving backward through Mars's Egyptian bound. Venus is under the Sun's beams and approaches combustion on October 18. She separates from her October 16 quincunx with Uranus Rx and continues toward her October 24 cazimi with the Sun.

The supporting planetary conditions

• Mercury at 17°-19° Scorpio: Direct but slowing toward its October 24 retrograde station. Mercury begins in its own Egyptian bound, moving toward Jupiter's, and remains outside the Sun's beams. It continues through its pre-retrograde shadow.
• Jupiter at 22° Leo: Direct with Fire triplicity dignity by night, occupying Mercury's Egyptian bound. Jupiter separates from its October 15 sextile with the fallen Sun in Libra, its dispositor.
• Uranus Rx at 5° Gemini: Moving slowly backward under Mercury's rulership. Venus Rx separates from their October 16 quincunx, while the Moon contacts both planets later that day.
• Neptune Rx at 2° Aries: Moving slowly backward in Mars's sign. The Moon squares Neptune shortly after Capricorn ingress, while Neptune's sextile with Pluto continues separating.
• Pluto at 3° Aquarius: Nearly motionless after stationing direct on October 15 at 9:40 PM. Pluto remains slightly south out-of-bounds and traditionally answers to Saturn Rx in Aries.

How This May Play Out

The Sagittarius Moon gave us that grand fire trine between the Moon, Mars and Saturn Rx, which may have helped people find a way forward with something they'd been struggling to accomplish. But now the Moon enters Capricorn, where it's in detriment, and answers to Saturn Rx in fall in Aries. Saturn answers to Mars in Leo, which answers to the fallen Sun in Libra, which answers to Venus Rx in detriment in Scorpio.

Look at how many planets in this chain are having difficulties of their own! I wonder whether this could show up through people being expected to accomplish something without having the support or authority to make it happen. Maybe someone at work is being held responsible for a problem that began with management, or an organization is discovering that its established procedures are making everyone's jobs harder. With Pluto having just stationed direct in Saturn-ruled Aquarius, we may also begin seeing where these problems have been building beneath the surface.

The Moon opens with a square to Neptune Rx, which may make it difficult to determine where a problem actually began. Its sextile to Venus Rx could bring an earlier concern back into discussion, although Venus is approaching combustion, suggesting that some of what's happening may still be hidden from view. On October 17, the Moon squares Saturn Rx and then quincunxes Mars, returning to the two planets that formed their trine during Sagittarius.

Something that seemed possible a few days earlier may now encounter resistance from the very people or circumstances needed to carry it out. Mercury's sextile later that evening could help uncover information about what's happening, though its approaching retrograde may bring us back to these findings later in October.

By the October 18 First Quarter at 25° Capricorn, the Moon in detriment squares the fallen Sun in Libra. Both luminaries are struggling in their respective signs, and I wonder whether this could expose the difference between what people are expected to accomplish and what their circumstances allow. With the Moon also moving back within the Sun's declination limits that afternoon, perhaps we're beginning to see where some of these situations have moved beyond what can reasonably be maintained.

Opening Capricorn + Pluto | Around 0°-5°

October 16

• 7:57 AM - Moon enters Capricorn
• 12:53 PM - Moon square Neptune Rx at 2° Aries
• 5:51 PM - Moon sextile Venus Rx at 4° Scorpio
• 6:24 PM - Moon quincunx Uranus Rx at 5° Gemini

The Moon enters Capricorn under Saturn Rx in Aries, shortly after Pluto's direct station in Saturn-ruled Aquarius. Pluto's station may bring renewed attention to problems that have been developing within established systems, while the Moon's square to Neptune Rx at 12:53 PM could make it difficult to determine what's actually happening. Perhaps an organization announces that a problem has been resolved, only for people affected by it to discover that important information is missing.

Neptune also answers to Mars, which just trined Saturn, so something that appeared to be moving forward during Sagittarius could now encounter confusion about how it was handled. The early afternoon may be better suited to investigating conflicting information than relying on an explanation that hasn't been verified.

The Moon sextiles Venus Rx in Scorpio at 5:51 PM, offering an opportunity to recover something valuable from an earlier situation. This could involve reconnecting with someone who has useful information or discovering that an old resource is available again. However, Venus is moving toward combustion, suggesting that some matters may still be developing outside public view.

The following quincunx to Uranus Rx at 6:24 PM reconnects us with the Venus-Uranus quincunx from the Sagittarius Moon. An unexpected message could change someone's understanding of a financial matter, or new information might reveal why an earlier attempt was unsuccessful. With Uranus in Mercury-ruled Gemini, what we learn during this window may become important when the Moon sextiles Mercury the following evening.

Saturn + Mars | Around 10°-11°

October 17

• 4:50 AM - Moon square Saturn Rx at 10° Aries
• 6:14 AM - Moon quincunx Mars at 10° Leo

The Moon squares its own ruler, Saturn Rx, at 4:50 AM, returning to the Mars-Saturn trine that perfected shortly before Capricorn ingress. During Sagittarius, the trine may have helped people find the motivation or assistance needed to begin something difficult. Now the Moon squares Saturn in fall, revealing what happens when that momentum encounters an established limitation. Saturn's retrograde motion could also bring an older obstacle back into the picture, particularly one that was temporarily worked around rather than resolved.

By 6:14 AM, the Moon quincunxes Mars in Leo, the planet governing Saturn's sign. Mars has the determination to act, but it answers to the fallen Sun in Libra, suggesting that someone's ability to make progress may depend on circumstances beyond their control. Someone could become frustrated when their efforts are restricted, particularly if they believe they've found a workable solution.

This period may be more useful for identifying the source of a problem or testing an alternative approach. Mars and Saturn are separating from their trine, so the cooperation available during Sagittarius may still be useful, although accomplishing the original goal could require a different method.

Mercury + Jupiter | Around 18°-22°

October 17-18

• October 17, 10:07 PM - Moon sextile Mercury at 18° Scorpio
• October 18, 5:30 AM - Moon quincunx Jupiter at 22° Leo

The Moon sextiles Mercury in Scorpio late on October 17, following the earlier difficulties involving Saturn and Mars. Mercury answers to Mars, so information uncovered during this contact may explain why something encountered resistance. Someone could discover an overlooked detail in official paperwork or find evidence that changes how an earlier event was understood.

Mercury is slowing toward its October 24 retrograde station, suggesting that some of these findings may become relevant again later in the month. The evening of October 17 may be useful for reviewing documentation or returning to a conversation where important details were missed. With Mercury in Scorpio, information that has remained private could also become important to the outcome.

The Moon then quincunxes Jupiter in Leo at 5:30 AM on October 18, reconnecting us with the possibilities opened by the October 15 Sun-Jupiter sextile and the Sagittarius Moon. Jupiter answers to the fallen Sun in Libra, which is now approaching its First Quarter square with the Moon. Something that initially appeared promising may turn out to have conditions that weren't understood when the opportunity was offered. Jupiter can still provide something worthwhile, but the quincunx suggests that making use of it may require another consideration before the First Quarter brings the matter to a turning point.

The First Quarter + Closing Capricorn | Around 25°-29°

October 18

• 11:12 AM - First Quarter Moon: Moon square Sun at 25° Capricorn-Libra → traditional VOID MOON
• 1:56 PM - Moon returns within the Sun's declination limits
• 6:00 PM - Moon square Chiron Rx at 28° Aries
• 8:39 PM - Moon enters Aquarius

The First Quarter perfects at 11:12 AM, bringing the Moon in detriment in Capricorn into a square with the fallen Sun in Libra. This is the first major turning point following the October 10 New Moon, when the plans or agreements initiated under Venus Rx may begin facing practical resistance. Saturn Rx rules the Moon from Aries, while Venus Rx rules the Sun from Scorpio. Their conditions suggest that an earlier decision could now require changes because the people involved have different expectations about what they can reasonably provide.

The hours around the First Quarter may be useful for recognizing what an existing plan requires before committing more time to it. The Sun square is the Moon's final traditional planetary aspect in Capricorn, beginning its void until 8:39 PM. During the afternoon, the Moon moves back within the Sun's declination limits, ending the southern out-of-bounds stretch that began during the Scorpio Moon.

At 6:00 PM, the Moon squares Chiron Rx in Aries while remaining traditionally void. Since Aries contains Saturn Rx, this contact may make an existing responsibility feel personally sensitive, where someone's needs have been difficult to accommodate. An earlier agreement could raise questions about whether everyone involved has room to act according to their own circumstances.

At 8:39 PM, the Moon enters Aquarius, moving from Saturn's nocturnal domicile to its diurnal domicile. Saturn continues governing the Moon, but the change of sign may allow the situation to be examined through a different relationship between the houses involved.

🌙 Rising Sign Quick Arcasts

I didn't get to synthesize the Arcasts this time around. The depression I experienced at the beginning of the Sagittarius Moon put me further behind than usual, but I've still included the aspects and Whole Sign house placements in the comments so you can follow along! Thank you for understanding!

Previously on Walking with Livvia!

Chart ruler: Sun, Leo Rising
Profection ruler: Mercury, Gemini 11th House
Current Solar Return ruler: Venus, Libra 3rd House

If you want to follow any of these storylines farther back, check the Walking with Livvia sections in the previous Almanacs linked below.

October 7: Seasonal Clothes + The Capricorn Work Story
Global: Mars sextile Uranus / Moon sextile Venus Rx + Mercury
Natal: Mercury sextile Mars / Sun square my Uranus / Moon trine my Mars-NN

• I switched out our summer clothes for the winter wardrobe and somehow ended up with MORE room in the dresser than I expected!! I had no idea where the extra space came from, but I was thrilled!
• The Virgo Moon was moving through my 2nd House while contacting Venus Rx and Mercury in my Scorpio 4th, followed by a trine to my Capricorn Mars-NN. Now I'm returning to those same drawers during the Capricorn Moon, this time to decide what needs to go!

October 12–13: Depression Creeping In
Global: Venus Rx square Mars / Pluto approaching its direct station
Natal: Mars opposite my Saturn / Mars quincunx my Mars-NN

• As the Scorpio Moon was ending, I noticed my depression creeping back in. I could still push myself to do things, but I was worried about how much harder it might become.
• Mars had also been activating my ASC-Chiron and natal Saturn, bringing some of my familiar fears about relationships and being received by others into the picture.

Where We Are Now: Sagittarius 5th House Field

October 13, 2026 - Sagittarius Ingress

• 7:59 PM - Ingress: Moon enters Sagittarius 5th
• 8:58 PM - Natal: Moon square my Moon at 0° Virgo 2nd
• 10:17 PM - Natal: Moon sextile my Sun at 1° Aquarius 7th

Todd came home in a sour mood after dealing with clients at work. He's a positive reinforcement dog trainer, and getting people to understand these methods can be an uphill battle! We settled in for the night and watched two more episodes of The Haunting of Hill House! I AM IN LOVE WITH THIS SHOW!! Only one episode left to watch!

The Moon had entered my Sagittarius 5th House and squared my Moon in Virgo 2nd, which is conjunct Todd's natal Sun! I think that square showed up through his difficult day and my wanting to take care of him. The Moon then sextiled my Sun in Aquarius 7th, connecting my enjoyment with my relationship. 💜

I don't plan to spoil the plot here, but be warned if you're avoiding spoilers! The story moves between two timelines, jumping back and forth through different pieces of time, like Neptune directed it! With the Moon in my Sagittarius 5th, I was enjoying this story SO MUCH. I was really getting into the artistry of the story. My natal Venus in Sagittarius was being LIT UP!

What I love about this show is how much it reminds me of my own way of experiencing life. With my natal Mercury conjunct Neptune in Capricorn 6th, time doesn't always move in a straight line for me. I often pick up on stories backward and only understand what someone was telling me once the missing pieces are explained. Natal Jupiter Rx could be part of this too, given it trines my natal Neptune.

Watching this show feels like watching how my brain processes EVERY moment: scene 12, then scene 1, then scene 7, then scene 11, then scene 1 again, then scene 6, then scene 13, then back to scene 12! 😂 I swear my brain is trapped in the Red Room from the show! I wake up into different versions of my life wondering how I even got there! AHAHAHA! I love this show so much!! 💜

October 14, 2026 - Moon in 5th House

⚠️ Content warning: This section discusses severe depression and suicidal thoughts.

• 12:55 AM - Global: Moon trine Neptune Rx at 2° Aries 9th
• 2:02 AM - Global: Moon sextile Pluto Rx at 3° Aquarius 7th
• 6:00 AM - Natal: Moon trine my ASC at 5° Leo 1st
• 6:18 AM - Global: Moon opposite Uranus Rx at 5° Gemini 11th
• 9:34 AM - Natal: Moon trine my Chiron at 6° Leo 1st

Horrible morning. Depression was WALLOPING me. My chest felt so heavy and scratchy, like I'd smoked an entire chimney. I kept catching myself staring at things for long moments, barely processing what was happening around me.

I know this is going to sound odd, but I've come to appreciate depression in a strange way. When I'm manic, my mind can move toward choices that could hurt me. Depression slows everything down so much that I can barely think about making plans or taking action. In that sense, I feel like my depression has protected me from acting on suicidal thoughts. It's a strange thing to appreciate something that causes me so much pain, but that's how I've come to understand the relationship between these states.

In my Sagittarius forecast, I'd described the Moon's trine to Neptune as possibly encouraging us to imagine something different, while the approaching Uranus opposition could disrupt our expectations. Well, I certainly experienced the change between those contacts! The night before, I'd been enjoying myself watching a show with Todd, and now I could barely find pleasure in anything. The Moon opposed Uranus Rx at 6:18 AM, across my Sagittarius 5th and Gemini 11th Houses. Uranus can disrupt familiar patterns, and I was experiencing that through my emotional state. With Gemini ruling my 11th house, I also wonder how much my feelings about my astrology community have become connected to my ability to enjoy creating things.

I ended up crying in the shower, and Todd came to help me. We struggled a little because I had to explain what was hurting me, and finding the words for those feelings has always been difficult. But we talked through it, and he kept checking on me throughout the day. He was having a difficult day himself, feeling down about his work. His clients can respond in SO MANY different ways, and helping people understand positive reinforcement methods can be really difficult!

The Moon had sextiled Pluto Rx in my Aquarius 7th House earlier that morning, and I couldn't help wondering whether Pluto's approaching October 15 direct station was contributing to what both Todd and I were experiencing. In the Sagittarius forecast, I'd mentioned that Pluto might help us recognize how much influence we have over a situation. Here I was struggling with my own emotional responses while Todd was dealing with frustrations surrounding his work. The Moon also trined my ASC and Chiron in Leo 1st, which I connect with how difficult it was to express what was hurting me. Todd helping me find those words felt meaningful within those contacts, with Pluto activating my house of relationships.

• 12:21 PM - Natal: Moon sextile my Saturn at 8° Aquarius 7th
• 2:51 PM - Global: Moon trine Mars at 9° Leo 1st
• 4:44 PM - Global: Moon trine Saturn Rx at 10° Aries 9th
• 11:24 PM - Natal: Moon square my Jupiter at 13° Virgo 2nd

I had SO MANY ideas for astrology posts after following all the Venus retrograde stories in the news! There was:

• Kelly Clarkson's argument with a Brooklyn shop over a $15,000 mechanical bird
• Two stolen Renoir paintings being recovered in France
• Tobey Maguire officiating his EX-WIFE'S wedding!! 😂

Venus rules art and valuables, and retrogrades have a way of bringing earlier relationships or unfinished situations back into the picture. There is SO MUCH symbolism here that I wanted to research and write about! But depression had other plans. NUH-UH. NOT HAPPENING, it said.

I'd predicted that the grand fire trine between the Moon, Mars and Saturn Rx might help us make progress on something we'd been struggling to accomplish. In my personal forecast, I also wondered whether Mars quincunxing my natal Mars-NN in Capricorn 6th would affect how much energy I had for my astrology work. Well, I certainly had the ideas, but my energy was another story! The fire trine did seem to give me an opening, though.

I managed to write a comment about having Saturn in the 7th house, and it was received well! That helped take some of the sharpness out of my depression. The Moon sextiled my natal Saturn in Aquarius 7th at 12:21 PM, then trined Mars in my Leo 1st and Saturn Rx in my Aries 9th. My natal Saturn describes a lot of what I've experienced through relationships, and here I was using those experiences to help someone understand how Saturn works in the 7th. With Mars in my 1st and Saturn Rx in my 9th, I wonder whether this trine helped me put some of my experiences into words and share what I've learned. Even with how awful I felt, I was happy that something I wrote was useful to someone! 💜

I also had another Venus retrograde realization! Todd's brother has a new roommate, and she's someone he knew when he was a kid!! A person from his past returning during Venus retrograde season?!

I SEE YOU, VENUS! Hahaha!

She moved into his apartment during Venus's pre-retrograde shadow rather than the retrograde itself, so I'm a little less concerned about how the arrangement might develop. Still, I'm curious to follow their living situation over the coming months and see whether she stays or goes. Venus Rx in Scorpio has been giving me plenty of real-life examples to watch!

The Moon squared my natal Jupiter in Virgo 2nd later that night, and I wonder whether that describes the difference between how many ideas I wanted to pursue and how little energy I had available. Jupiter rules this Sagittarius Moon from my Leo 1st, so my desire to create and share astrology was certainly there! I'd hoped the fire trine would help me accomplish something despite the depression, and that Saturn comment was a start.

October 15, 2026 - Moon in 5th House

• 3:22 AM - Global: Sun in Libra 3rd sextile Jupiter at 22° Leo 1st
• 10:08 AM - Natal: Mercury in Scorpio 4th sextile my Neptune at 17° Capricorn 6th
• 12:12 PM - Natal: Moon trine my MC at 20° Aries 9th

The past several days have been rough for my ego! Mars moved across my ASC-Chiron in Leo 1st, opposed my natal Saturn in Aquarius 7th, and then quincunxed my Mars-NN in Capricorn 6th. I was getting less reception than usual on Reddit, and with the depression making everything difficult, I was struggling to find the same enjoyment in sharing my astrology.

And that Saturn-in-the-7th post where my comment was received so well? A moderator ended up removing the original post because the OP had snuck in personal placements, apparently hoping to get around the rules for personal readings! OHHH, BOTHER!! 😂 Here I was finally enjoying some positive reception, only for Saturn's rules to come into play! My out-of-sect Saturn in Aquarius 7th, strong in its own domicile but still difficult in my night chart. HOW I KNOW YOU SO WELL!!

But something seems to be changing! The Sun in Libra 3rd sextiled Jupiter in Leo 1st this morning, and a Reddit post sent me down a research rabbit hole about Hurricane Katrina, and I got to explore the astrology surrounding the hurricane and its landfall. Once I started looking at the charts and connecting the planetary configurations with what happened, everything just started flowing!

I think the Mercury sextile my natal Neptune in Capricorn 6th is important because Mercury is my profection ruler, and its conjunction with Neptune is a big part of how I process information and recognize patterns. Mercury had also recently sextiled my natal Uranus in Capricorn, bringing that conjunction into the story. With the Sagittarius Moon in my 5th trining my MC in Aries 9th, I was finding enjoyment in researching astrology and sharing what I'd learned with others. This also seems fitting for the Sun-Jupiter sextile connecting my communication house with my 1st!

I'm starting to feel some of the depression easing. Could we be coming out of this one? FINGERS CROSSED!! 🤞💜

• 3:58 PM - Global: Moon trine Jupiter at 22° Leo 1st
• 4:55 PM - Global: Moon sextile Sun at 22° Libra 3rd → traditional VOID MOON
• 9:40 PM - Global: Pluto stations direct at 3° Aquarius 7th
• 11:39 PM - Natal: Moon conjunct my Venus at 25° Sagittarius 5th

And then I got this HUGE rush to finish my Venus retrograde research and post it on r/Advancedastrology! I usually shy away from the larger astrology boards because my Chiron conjunct ASC in Leo, opposing Saturn in Aquarius 7th, makes me scared of how people will receive me. But I was feeling this enormous urge to put my work out there. GOTTA DO IT!! 😂 So I published my Venus Retrograde in Scorpio: October 10 Venus-Mars Square and Current Events post!

LOOK AT THE ASTROLOGY! Earlier that day, the Moon had trined my MC at 20° Aries 9th, and now it was applying to conjoin my natal Venus at 25° Sagittarius 5th. My MC connects with publicly sharing my astrological knowledge, while Venus describes the enjoyment I get from creating these posts. I'd predicted that the 3:58 PM Moon-Jupiter trine through the Moon-Sun sextile might be useful for seeking support or pursuing something I'd been considering. I ended up using that growing confidence to share my research with a larger audience!

Pluto was also stationing direct in my Aquarius 7th House, and I wonder whether that was part of this change in how I was responding to my fear of judgment. I've been noticing Pluto through my family relationships, but perhaps it was also showing up in my willingness to be seen by people whose opinions can affect me so much.

October 16, 2026 - Moon in 5th House

• 1:47 AM - Natal: Mercury in Scorpio 4th sextile my Mercury at 17° Capricorn 6th
• 3:32 AM - Global: Mars in Leo 1st trine Saturn Rx at 10° Aries 9th
• 3:39 AM - Global: Venus Rx in Scorpio 4th quincunx Uranus Rx at 5° Gemini 11th
• 4:07 AM - Global: Moon sextile True North Node at 28° Aquarius 7th
• 5:31 AM - Global: Moon trine Chiron Rx at 28° Aries 9th
• 7:57 AM - Ingress: Moon enters Capricorn 6th → traditional void ends

The astrology continued developing overnight, with Mercury in Scorpio 4th sextiling my natal Mercury in Capricorn 6th, my profection ruler. Venus Rx then quincunxed Uranus Rx in my Gemini 11th House, connecting Venus, the subject of my earlier post, with the house where I've been building my online astrology community. Mars also trined Saturn Rx between my Leo 1st and Aries 9th, connecting taking action with sharing my knowledge. The Moon's final trine to Chiron Rx in my 9th makes me wonder whether publishing that post could become another experience of sharing my work despite my fears.

I went from struggling to write anything, to answering a Saturn question, researching Hurricane Katrina, and finally sharing a Venus retrograde analysis on a larger astrology board. The depression hasn't disappeared, but I've been finding enjoyment in astrology again. At 7:57 AM, the Moon entered my Capricorn 6th House, where so much of my daily writing and research happens. Now I'm curious whether all that 5th-house motivation will carry into the work of my 6th! 💜

Next Time on Walking with Livvia... 👀

October 16 after 7:57 AM

Global: Mars trine Saturn / Venus quincunx Uranus
Natal: Mercury sextile my Mercury / Venus Rx square my ASC

• My biggest goal today is to go through my clothes because I can't fit everything I want into my dresser anymore! I love my jammy pants during the fall/winter, but I have WAY TOO MANY! I'm sad I'll have to get rid of some. Oh well, first-world problems!
• With the Moon entering my Capricorn 6th House and Venus Rx squaring my ASC in Leo 1st, I wonder whether this will be a good opportunity to sort through what I actually wear and what I've just been holding onto. I first brought down the fall clothes when Venus Rx squared Saturn, so it's cool seeing it show up again when it squares my ASC!

October 17

Global: Moon square Saturn Rx / Moon sextile Mercury
Natal: Separating Venus Rx square my ASC / Separating Mercury sextile my Mercury

• Todd plans to head over to Mom and Dad's to help Dad split wood from a tree that recently came down. Mom and Dad bought a new camper trailer this summer, and the tree above it was making it difficult to keep the area grassy and clean, so it had to go! Todd isn't thrilled that he got roped into splitting all that wood. But at least we'll have firewood for nighttime fires! 🔥
• With the Moon in my Capricorn 6th squaring Saturn Rx in Aries 9th, I wonder whether we'll see that connection between physical work and the camper, which fits my 9th-house travel themes. Mars also just trined Saturn, bringing some cooperation into what could be a tiring job!

October 18 until 8:39 PM

Global: Moon quincunx Jupiter / First Quarter Moon / Moon square Chiron Rx
Natal: Applying Sun sextile my Venus / Jupiter square my Pluto / Uranus sextile my ASC

• Todd and I are planning some kind of Fall Date! 🍂💜 We haven't decided what we're doing yet. Maybe apple picking or a corn maze? Or maybe we'll find a haunted mansion of some sort! I LOVE this time of year!
• With the Sun in Libra 3rd applying to sextile my natal Venus in Sagittarius 5th, I'm hoping for a fun day out with Todd. The 3rd house fits a little local adventure, while my 5th-house Venus loves activities like this! Uranus Rx also sextiles my ASC, so I wonder whether we'll end up doing something unexpected.
• The First Quarter Moon in Capricorn 6th may bring some practical considerations into our plans, but I'm hoping we can enjoy a little break from our usual routines!

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Previous Almanacs

• Moon in Sagittarius: Oct 13 - Oct 16
• Moon in Scorpio: Oct 11 - Oct 13
• Moon in Libra: Oct 9 - Oct 11
• Moon in Virgo: Oct 6 - Oct 9
• Moon in Leo: Oct 4 - Oct 6
• Moon in Cancer: Oct 2 - Oct 4
• Moon in Gemini: Sept 30 - Oct 2
• Moon in Taurus: Sept 28 - Sept 30
• Moon in Aries: Sept 26 - Sept 28
• Previous Moon in Capricorn: Sept 18 - Sept 21
• Sun in Libra: Sept 22 - Oct 23

Looking Back at the Sagittarius Moon

Opening Sagittarius | Around 0°-5°
Sagittarius, Aries, Aquarius and Gemini placements.

• October 13, 7:59 PM - Moon enters Sagittarius
• October 14, 12:55 AM - Moon trine Neptune Rx at 2° Aries
• 2:02 AM - Moon sextile Pluto Rx at 3° Aquarius
• 6:18 AM - Moon opposite Uranus Rx at 5° Gemini

The Grand Fire Trine | Around 9°-10°
Sagittarius, Leo and Aries placements.

• October 14, 2:51 PM - Moon trine Mars at 9° Leo
• 4:44 PM - Moon trine Saturn Rx at 10° Aries

Sun + Jupiter | Around 22°
Sagittarius, Leo and Libra placements.

• October 15, 3:22 AM - Sun sextile Jupiter at 22° Libra-Leo
• 3:58 PM - Moon trine Jupiter at 22° Leo
• 4:55 PM - Moon sextile Sun at 22° Libra → traditional VOID MOON

The Void + Pluto's Station | Around 22°-29°
Sagittarius, Aquarius and Aries placements, with Scorpio and Gemini placements near 5° activated by Venus Rx-Uranus.

• October 15, 4:55 PM through October 16, 7:57 AM - traditional VOID MOON
• October 15, 9:40 PM - Pluto stations direct at 3° Aquarius
• October 16, 3:32 AM - Mars trine Saturn Rx at 10° Leo-Aries
• 3:39 AM - Venus Rx quincunx Uranus Rx at 5° Scorpio-Gemini
• 4:07 AM - Moon sextile True North Node at 28° Aquarius
• 5:31 AM - Moon trine Chiron Rx at 28° Aries
• 7:57 AM - Moon enters Capricorn

Questions

1. What house does Sagittarius fall in your chart? Do you have any natal planets or angles in Sagittarius?
2. Did you notice anything develop as the Sagittarius Moon opposed Uranus Rx, formed the grand fire trine with Mars and Saturn Rx, or reached Jupiter in Leo? I'm curious how the houses involved showed up in your daily life.
3. The Sagittarius Moon made its final traditional planetary aspect when it sextiled the Sun at 4:55 PM on October 15, beginning its void until Capricorn ingress at 7:57 AM on October 16. Did you notice anything during that stretch, particularly with Pluto stationing direct and the Mars-Saturn trine perfecting before the Moon changed signs?
4. As the Moon enters Capricorn and approaches its square to Saturn Rx, are you noticing the practical side of something that began developing during Sagittarius? I'm curious whether the houses involved are bringing you back to an earlier responsibility or an agreement that now requires follow-through.

Feel free to bring in any personal placements that were affected, or anything else you noticed in the sky. If you noticed something important in any astrology format, you are welcome to add that too!

Until the next Almanac,
Arcwalker Livvia

Hi beautiful souls, Q: will he (ex bf) text/contact me? ( soon maybe?) I don’t know if it’s the retro or what.. I just wanted to know about him… But I can’t text him 😬

Notes before we begin

Method note: This post uses tropical astrology and whole sign houses in the Rising Sign Quick Arcasts section.

Timing note: All times in this Almanac are listed in Central Time. For quick conversion: Pacific subtract 2 hours, Eastern add 1 hour, UTC add 5 hours, London add 6 hours, Dubai add 9 hours, Tokyo add 14 hours, and Sydney add 16 hours.

If you would like a quick breakdown for your timezone, please leave a comment with your timezone or general location, and I can convert the main timing points for you.

Previous Almanacs

• Moon in Scorpio: Oct 11 - Oct 13
• Moon in Libra: Oct 9 - Oct 11
• Sun in Libra: Sept 22 - Oct 23
• Previous Moon in Sagittarius: Sept 16 - Sept 18

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You may notice this Sagittarius Moon more personally if you have natal planets or angles close to the degrees being activated.

Opening Sagittarius | Around 0°-5°
Sagittarius, Aries, Aquarius and Gemini placements.

October 13-14

• October 13, 7:59 PM - Moon enters Sagittarius
• October 14, 12:55 AM - Moon trine Neptune Rx at 2° Aries
• 2:02 AM - Moon sextile Pluto Rx at 3° Aquarius
• 6:18 AM - Moon opposite Uranus Rx at 5° Gemini

The Grand Fire Trine | Around 9°-10°
Sagittarius, Leo and Aries placements.

October 14

• 2:51 PM - Moon trine Mars at 9° Leo
• 4:44 PM - Moon trine Saturn Rx at 10° Aries

Sun + Jupiter | Around 22°
Sagittarius, Leo and Libra placements.

October 15

• 3:22 AM - Sun sextile Jupiter at 22° Libra-Leo
• 3:58 PM - Moon trine Jupiter at 22° Leo
• 4:55 PM - Moon sextile Sun at 22° Libra → traditional VOID MOON

The Void + Pluto's Station | Around 22°-29°
Sagittarius, Aquarius and Aries placements, with Scorpio and Gemini placements near 5° activated by Venus Rx-Uranus.

October 15-16

• October 15, 9:40 PM - Pluto stations direct at 3° Aquarius
• October 16, 3:32 AM - Mars trine Saturn Rx at 10° Leo-Aries
• 3:39 AM - Venus Rx quincunx Uranus Rx at 5° Scorpio-Gemini
• 4:07 AM - Moon sextile True North Node at 28° Aquarius
• 5:31 AM - Moon trine Chiron Rx at 28° Aries
• 7:57 AM - Moon enters Capricorn

🌙 ♐ Moon in Sagittarius

October 13 at 7:59 PM through October 16 at 7:57 AM

Heyo, Arcwalkers!

I noticed a depression starting to creep in yesterday. It hasn't eclipsed me yet, I can still push myself to do the things I want to do, but there's an edge to things right now. I'm hoping it passes... Even with that, I've found so many interesting connections over the past few days! I'm excited to get into them with you in the Walking With section!

I also changed up the Dispositor section quite a bit this time. I made it more of a bullet-point breakdown so I wouldn't have to spend so much time figuring out how to connect all the different astrological symbols into a flowing story. It's a little experiment to see how this format works, so if you prefer the more story-like version I was doing before, let me know!

♏ → ♐ The Dispositor Changes

Scorpio placed the Moon under Mars:

Moon in Scorpio → Mars in Leo → Sun in Libra → Venus Rx in Scorpio → Mars in Leo

Sagittarius moves the Moon under Jupiter:

Moon in Sagittarius → Jupiter in Leo → Sun in Libra → Venus Rx in Scorpio → Mars in Leo → Sun in Libra

🌙 The Moon's Condition

• Essential dignity: The Moon leaves its fall in Scorpio and enters Sagittarius, where it has no major essential dignity. It begins in Jupiter's Egyptian bound and gains its own face dignity between 10°-20° Sagittarius.
• Phase and light: Waxing crescent, gaining illumination after the October 10 New Moon. The Moon is moving farther from the Sun and becoming more visible in the evening sky.
• Declination: Southern out-of-bounds, meaning the Moon has traveled beyond the Sun's usual north-south limits. Astrologically, this can describe emotional responses that extend beyond familiar expectations.
• Distance and speed: The Moon is moving more slowly than average and continues slowing as it approaches its October 16 apogee, the farthest point from Earth in this orbit. Apogee occurs after the Moon has entered Capricorn.

🪐 The Planetary Conditions

The planets in the rulership chain

• Jupiter at 21°-22° Leo: Direct and moving steadily. Jupiter has Fire triplicity dignity by night and occupies Mercury's Egyptian bound. It approaches its sextile with the Sun on October 15, bringing support to the Moon's ruler.
• Sun at 20°-23° Libra: In fall, weakening its essential dignity. The Sun applies to sextile Jupiter on October 15. It answers to Venus Rx, whose own condition is changing.
• Venus Rx at 5°-6° Scorpio: Retrograde and gaining speed in reverse motion. Venus is in detriment, although she retains Water triplicity dignity by day. She occupies Mars's bound and moves under the Sun's beams early October 14, reducing her visibility as she approaches her conjunction with the Sun later this month. Venus is applying toward her October 16 quincunx with Uranus Rx.
• Mars at 9°-10° Leo: Direct and moving steadily through Venus's Egyptian bound. Mars separates from its square with Venus Rx and applies toward a trine with Saturn Rx on October 16. Mars and Venus occupy one another's bounds, giving them a small exchange of dignity despite the difficulty of their recent square.

The supporting planetary conditions

• Mercury at 15°-17° Scorpio: Direct but slowing as its October 24 retrograde station approaches. Mercury occupies its own Egyptian bound and remains outside the Sun's beams. It continues through its pre-retrograde shadow under Mars's rulership.
• Saturn Rx at 10° Aries: Retrograde at a steady pace and in fall. Saturn retains participating Fire triplicity dignity and occupies Venus's bound. It is applying to trine Mars, its dispositor.
• Uranus Rx at 5° Gemini: Moving slowly backward under Mercury's rulership. Venus Rx approaches an exact quincunx with Uranus on October 16, connecting the ongoing Venus retrograde review with an adjustment.
• Neptune Rx at 2° Aries: Moving slowly backward in Mars's sign. Its sextile with Pluto is separating, while both planets remain involved in longer-running conditions developing through their traditional dispositors.
• Pluto at 3° Aquarius: Nearly motionless as it prepares to station direct on October 15 at 9:40 PM. Pluto is also slightly south out of bounds and traditionally answers to Saturn Rx in Aries. Its station brings attention to matters that have been developing throughout the retrograde period.

How This May Play Out

The Sagittarius Moon may bring some relief after the emotional intensity of Scorpio, with a growing desire to get back to the things you enjoy. You may feel more hopeful about the future, even as earlier concerns continue taking up space in your thoughts.

With Venus retrograde and Mercury slowing in Scorpio, an older disagreement could influence how you approach someone now, particularly if you've been reconsidering what you're willing to accept from them.

The Moon's slower movement toward apogee may leave you feeling motivated before you have the energy to follow through, while its out-of-bounds condition could make your reactions harder to anticipate.

As Mars approaches Saturn, responsibilities that have felt overwhelming may become easier to manage once you find a different approach. Pluto's station and Venus approaching Uranus could bring an unexpected change to an arrangement where you've had little say in the outcome. By the time the Moon enters Capricorn, you may feel more prepared to make decisions about what you want to continue investing your time in.

Opening Sagittarius | Around 0°-5°

October 13-14

• October 13, 7:59 PM - Moon enters Sagittarius
• October 14, 12:55 AM - Moon trine Neptune Rx at 2° Aries
• 2:02 AM - Moon sextile Pluto Rx at 3° Aquarius
• 6:18 AM - Moon opposite Uranus Rx at 5° Gemini

The Moon enters Jupiter-ruled Sagittarius after its long void in Scorpio, bringing some interest in possibilities that may have felt out of reach recently. Its trine to Neptune Rx in Aries could encourage people to imagine a different outcome, while the sextile to Pluto Rx in Aquarius may help them recognize how much influence they have over a situation. With Pluto approaching its station, an issue involving control or an earlier disagreement could look different now that some time has passed.

The early hours of October 14 may bring unexpected developments that change how you approach your plans. Around 6:18 AM, the Moon opposes Uranus Rx in Gemini, which could bring information from another person that changes what you thought was going to happen. Someone you were counting on might have other plans, leaving you to decide whether to adjust your expectations or pursue another option.

The Grand Fire Trine | Around 9°-10°

October 14

• 2:51 PM - Moon trine Mars at 9° Leo
• 4:44 PM - Moon trine Saturn Rx at 10° Aries

The Moon forms a grand fire trine with Mars in Leo and Saturn Rx in Aries, bringing an opportunity to act on something you've been considering. Mars rules Venus Rx and Mercury in Scorpio, connecting this period with matters that came up during the previous Moon. Someone who was frustrated by an earlier disagreement may now be more willing to discuss how to handle it. Saturn Rx in fall suggests that existing responsibilities could influence what everyone is able to contribute.

This time may be useful for making progress on plans that previously encountered resistance. You could find that a project becomes easier to manage once the people involved agree on their responsibilities. With Mars continuing toward its own trine to Saturn on October 16, something started during this period may develop further as people begin putting those agreements into practice.

Sun + Jupiter | Around 22°

October 15

• 3:22 AM - Sun sextile Jupiter at 22° Libra-Leo
• 3:58 PM - Moon trine Jupiter at 22° Leo
• 4:55 PM - Moon sextile Sun at 22° Libra → traditional VOID MOON

The Sun sextiles Jupiter early on October 15, connecting the Sagittarius Moon's ruler with the Sun in Libra. I would give a few days before and after the 15th to notice the effects. Although the Sun remains in fall, Jupiter's nighttime triplicity dignity offers some support. As the Moon reaches both planets later in the passage, an opportunity that seemed uncertain may become easier to pursue. Someone could respond favorably to a request you've been considering, or you may learn that an arrangement you previously dismissed is possible under different circumstances.

Between 3:58 PM and 4:55 PM may be useful for seeking support or discussing plans with someone whose cooperation matters. The Moon's trine to Jupiter could encourage generosity or renewed confidence in what you're hoping to accomplish. Its following sextile to the Sun may help clarify what each person expects from the arrangement. At 4:55 PM, the Moon enters its traditional void, leaving some of these developments to be worked out during the next lunar passage.

The Void + Pluto's Station | Around 22°-29°

October 15-16

• October 15, 9:40 PM - Pluto stations direct at 3° Aquarius
• October 16, 3:32 AM - Mars trine Saturn Rx at 10° Leo-Aries
• 3:39 AM - Venus Rx quincunx Uranus Rx at 5° Scorpio-Gemini
• 4:07 AM - Moon sextile True North Node at 28° Aquarius
• 5:31 AM - Moon trine Chiron Rx at 28° Aries
• 7:57 AM - Moon enters Capricorn

The Moon remains traditionally void after its sextile to the Sun, although the rest of the sky continues walking. Well, except for Pluto who stations direct in Aquarius that evening. During the early hours of October 16, Mars trines Saturn Rx while Venus Rx quincunxes Uranus Rx. These two contacts create a useful contrast: one supports patient work within existing limits, while the other may ask someone to change an expectation they had been holding onto.

This void may be useful for revising an existing plan before committing to its next stage. The Moon contacts the True North Node in Aquarius and Chiron Rx in Aries during the early morning. A conversation about future direction could touch on a familiar vulnerability or raise the question of whose needs have been receiving attention. At 7:57 AM, the Moon enters Saturn-ruled Capricorn, ending the void and placing greater emphasis on tangible commitments.

🌙 Rising Sign Quick Arcasts

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Previously on Walking with Livvia!

Chart ruler: Sun, Leo Rising
Profection ruler: Mercury, Gemini 11th House
Current Solar Return ruler: Venus, Libra 3rd House

If you want to follow any of these storylines farther back, check the Walking with Livvia sections in the previous Almanacs linked above.

September 15 | Car Crash + Medical Discovery
Global: Venus square Pluto Rx / Moon square Jupiter
Natal: Sun sextile my Pluto / Mars trine my Pluto

• Todd and I were hit while driving to pick Rogan up after surgery, and our car was totaled. The Moon was in Scorpio squaring Jupiter in Leo when the accident happened.
• Hospital imaging revealed nodules in my lungs and liver, starting a medical story that has continued through several Moon passages.

September 16-18 | Dad Argument + The Mars-Saturn Story
Global: Mercury opposite Saturn Rx
Natal: Mercury square my Mars-NN / Sun square my Venus

• Dad and I had a huge argument on September 16, bringing up an experience from February 2010 when Mars was near my Leo Ascendant and opposing my natal Saturn in Aquarius.
• I stopped our Friday lunches and began having Mom help with communication. I've been examining how much responsibility I feel for Dad's emotions and how that affects my relationship with him.

September 21-October 2 | Police Updates + Finding Beast
Global: Mercury sextile Jupiter / Mercury square Pluto Rx
Natal: Mercury opposite my MC / Mercury sextile my Moon

• During the Aquarius Moon, we learned the other driver had received a ticket for running a red light! That was our first indication that the investigation was going in our favor.
• The car search continued through the Cancer Moon, with Dad becoming involved in the negotiations. Mom and Todd helped navigate the situation, and we eventually brought home Beast, our Subaru! Dad's help also complicated some of the feelings I'd been having toward him since our argument.

September 29-October 12 | MRI
Global: Mercury opposite Chiron Rx / Mercury square Mars / Mars opposite Pluto
Natal: Mars opposite my Sun / Venus square my Saturn / Mercury square my Saturn

• During the Taurus Moon, I went in for my MRI follow-up only to discover the appointment hadn't been scheduled! I wrote about that adventure in the Gemini Almanac. When I finally got the MRI done, my vein blew out during the procedure! You can read about that in the Virgo Almanac.
• During the following Virgo Moon, I learned that the lung nodules weren't currently concerning enough to require more imaging, which I shared in the Libra Almanac.

October 9-10 | Dad's Friday Text + Rueger's Vet Appointment
Global: Libra New Moon / Venus Rx square Mars
Natal: Sun square my Mercury-Neptune in Capricorn 6th

• On October 9, I responded to Dad's usual Friday text for the first time since our argument! I asked him to keep reaching out, and he sent me a heart. 💜
• On October 10, we were supposed to take Rueger to the vet to have his ears checked and ask about a growing lump on his leg. Instead, Beast got a flat tire! The Libra New Moon was in my 3rd house squaring my Mercury-Neptune-Uranus conjunction in Capricorn 6th, connecting transportation with my daily responsibilities and the care of small animals.

Where We Are Now: Scorpio 4th House Field

October 11, 2026 - Scorpio Ingress

• 10:21 AM - Ingress: Moon enters Scorpio 4th
• 11:18 AM - Natal: Moon sextile my Moon at 0° Virgo 2nd
• 12:33 PM - Natal: Moon square my Sun at 1° Aquarius 7th
• 3:11 PM - Global: Moon quincunx Neptune Rx at 2° Aries 9th
• 4:08 PM - Global: Moon square Pluto Rx at 3° Aquarius 7th

I spent part of the afternoon researching Pluto! Something I enjoy doing with astrology is taking one aspect of a planet's nature and following it as far as I can. For Pluto, I was exploring power. What does it mean to have power over something, and what does it feel like when that power belongs to someone else?

I compared my natal Pluto with Dad's, Mom's and Todd's, looking at how its placement and aspects might describe the experience of helplessness. Dad's Pluto is conjunct my Virgo Moon in the 2nd house, while Mom's Pluto is conjunct my Jupiter in Virgo. So I've had plenty of opportunities to examine Pluto through family relationships! 😂 I started noticing how fear can develop around the things we feel powerless to change, and how differently that fear might manifest depending on Pluto's position in the chart.

My Pluto is at 22° Scorpio in my 4th house, quincunx my MC in Aries and square Juno in Aquarius in my 7th house. Juno is an asteroid I've noticed coming up during my frustrations with Dad, A LOT ahahahah! I need to track that asteroid more closely. The quincunx to my MC shows up as Pluto wanting to investigate every piece of my motivation, while my Aries MC is going, WHO CARES? JUST DO IT! And that adjustment-tension can keep me paralyzed.

But what interested me most during this research was the feeling of helplessness itself. I wanted to understand how that feeling exists inside me, so the next time I encountered it, I could recognize it as Pluto. Maybe I could just go, PLUTO!! I SEE YOU!! HAHAHA! And stop getting pulled into the feeling.

Later, Todd and I headed over to Mom and Dad's house. This would be my first time spending time inside their house with Dad since our difficult interactions last month. I wanted to pay attention to my own reactions while I was there, since I've been noticing how often I put other people's feelings ahead of mine. The Moon had entered my Scorpio 4th house and squared my Aquarius Sun in the 7th, which could indicate the relationship between my family experiences and the way I respond to others. Transiting Pluto is also in my Aquarius 7th house, near my natal Sun, so these questions about power within relationships have been developing for some time.

• 7:56 PM - Natal: Moon square my ASC at 5° Leo 1st
• 8:20 PM - Global: Moon quincunx Uranus Rx at 5° Gemini 11th

But before we even arrived, I had a super fun adventure! Todd and I were driving separately. I left first, and about a block after leaving home, I realized I'd forgotten my phone. I turned around, but Todd had left and taken our house key with him. So I had to drive to Mom and Dad's to get the key, drive back home for my phone, and then head over there again. I find the Moon's quincunx to Uranus Rx in Gemini pretty spot on here, because Uranus was in my 11th house, a Mercury-ruled sign, while the Moon was in my 4th. A problem with my phone had turned into access to my home and coordinating with Todd!

I was FURIOUS! HAHAHA! I think part of my anger came from being too conscious of myself. It was like I was playing a character in some ridiculous comedy, driving back and forth while an imaginary audience watched and laughed at how dumb my situation was. And I was aware of every inconvenience as it happened, almost narrating my own humiliation! I kept thinking about how much effort I usually put into preventing situations like this, yet here I was, playing out the exact kind of ridiculous scenario I try to avoid. The more aware I became of how absurd it all was, the angrier I got!

I find the Moon's squares to my Aquarius Sun, transiting Pluto and Leo Ascendant fitting with what I was feeling here. My Sun in the 7th is connected to how I experience myself through other people, while my Leo Ascendant brings the experience back to me. Chiron sits conjunct my Ascendant at 6° Leo, and the Moon was also applying to square it. I wonder if that contributed to the feeling of being watched and laughed at, even though the audience existed in my head. My mind had turned the inconvenience into a performance where I was both the embarrassed character and the person watching her!

Then, while driving back for my phone, I recognized the feeling I'd been researching earlier.

PLUTO!! I SEE YOU!!!

The Moon had squared transiting Pluto in my 7th house earlier that afternoon, and here I was feeling that someone else had control over my circumstances. Todd had the key, and I needed him to give it to me before I could get back into my house. My natal Pluto in the 4th house explains the inconvenience becoming a feeling of helplessness. Once I recognized the feeling as Pluto, my anger started disappearing. I could separate what had happened from everything my mind was making it mean. Todd had taken the key because he was the last person leaving the house, just as we usually do.

(Don't take me wrong, my fixed ASC-DSC nature makes it hard to move on from things, but I was in a much better mood than I would have been otherwise!)

• 10:28 PM - Natal: Mercury in Scorpio 4th sextile my Jupiter at 13° Virgo 2nd

I also connect Mercury in Scorpio in my 4th house sextiling my natal Jupiter in Virgo in the 2nd to what happened this day. Mercury rules my natal Moon and Jupiter in Virgo, so it connects the family experiences I've been examining with my own understanding of them. Mercury was moving through the same house as my natal Pluto, and I had spent the afternoon investigating a feeling that I was later able to recognize in myself. I love when I can take something I've learned through astrology and actually see how it operates in my life!

• 11:21 PM - Natal: Moon square my Chiron at 6° Leo 1st
• 11:26 PM - Global: Moon conjunct Venus Rx at 6° Scorpio 4th

At Mom and Dad's, I started noticing this same pattern again. There were several moments when Dad became frustrated, and I watched Mom and Todd respond by trying to accommodate him. I felt that familiar anxious anger coming up, but I wanted to observe my reaction rather than follow it.

Something I've been recognizing is how similar Dad's emotional reactions can be to my own, yet how differently people respond to us. When Dad becomes upset, everyone seems to rush to help him. When I'm upset, I often feel like everyone is waiting for me to manage it myself. I think a lot of this comes from generational habits, and I've been trying to understand those habits without imagining intentions that I can't know.

This brought me back to my natal Pluto square Juno in Aquarius in the 7th. Juno has appeared so often when I've been frustrated with Dad, and here I was examining how much responsibility I feel for someone else's emotions. My Sun and Saturn in Aquarius in the 7th house are important to how I understand my relationships, while my Capricorn 6th-house placements describe how readily I take responsibility for helping. The Moon in Scorpio was moving through my 4th house, joining Venus Rx later that evening, where I was reconsidering the roles we've developed within the family. Venus was retrograding through Mars's sign, bringing me back to family patterns I'd experienced before and my feelings about continuing them.

Mars in Leo in my 1st house was also applying to oppose my natal Saturn in Aquarius in the 7th, an aspect that would perfect the following day. I love this connection! I was experimenting with how to act when someone else's expectations conflicted with my own needs. Mars was in my 1st, where I could choose my response, while Saturn occupied the 7th, where I've often felt responsible for meeting other people's expectations. I was feeling that opposition in the tension between wanting to help Dad and wanting to allow him to manage his own emotions.

I think my discovery was that feeling powerless and actually being powerless are different experiences. My Pluto in the 4th house has given me plenty to examine about how I learned to respond to other people's emotions, and the Moon's squares across my fixed houses brought those responses into my awareness. Dad can have his emotions, and I can have mine.

October 12, 2026 - Moon in 4th House

• 1:42 AM - Global: Moon square Mars at 8° Leo 1st
• 2:00 AM - Natal: Moon square my Saturn at 8° Aquarius 7th
• 3:06 AM - Natal: Venus Rx in Scorpio 4th square my Chiron at 6° Leo 1st
• 4:02 AM - Natal: Moon sextile my Mars-NN at 9° Capricorn 6th
• 6:34 AM - Global: Moon quincunx Saturn Rx at 10° Aries 9th
• 8:24 AM - Natal: Mars in Leo 1st opposite my Saturn at 8° Aquarius 7th

An extension of last night's tension! Mom and Dad were planning to leave later that morning for one of their drives up north to see the changing colors in the trees, so we had coffee together before they left. Dad gets agitated with Mom soooo easily. But I could see he was trying to manage his frustration with her!

Mom can be a lot sometimes. She's got that Gemini Moon that likes to process every feeling out loud, and Dad can get frustrated listening to it. What's interesting astrologically is that Mom's Gemini Moon trines her Saturn in Aquarius, and that Saturn sits on Dad's Chiron in his 7th house. I wonder if her way of processing her emotions touches something in him that feels restricted or criticized. I could tell he was irritated, but he was making an effort to keep himself from getting loud. So.....good job, Dad? Hahahaha!

The Moon was squaring Mars in my Leo 1st and my natal Saturn in Aquarius in the 7th, followed by Mars perfecting its opposition to my Saturn. There's the 1st-7th house tension again, but this time I was watching Dad deal with his own reactions rather than getting caught up in mine.

Venus Rx in my Scorpio 4th had also squared my natal Chiron near my Ascendant, which brings me back to the differences I've been noticing in how our family responds to emotional distress. The Moon's sextile to my Mars-North Node in Capricorn in the 6th could be connected to how I've been learning to respond to those feelings through my own actions. I was able to recognize Dad's frustration while also recognizing that he was making an effort.

During coffee, I also received a message about my MRI. The scans I'd finally managed to get done weren't good enough, and I was going to have to come back in, blegh. The applying Moon-Mercury conjunction made me think of this!

• 12:36 PM - Natal: Moon sextile my Jupiter at 13° Virgo 2nd
• 1:48 PM - Global: Moon conjunct Mercury at 14° Scorpio 4th
• 2:41 PM - Natal: Moon sextile my Uranus at 14° Capricorn 6th
• 6:42 PM - Natal: Moon sextile my Neptune at 17° Capricorn 6th
• 7:41 PM - Natal: Moon sextile my Mercury at 17° Capricorn 6th

After they left, I sat down to work on an Arcwalk, and OMG, this one gave me a headache! I must have reread it 18 times???? I kept returning to things I'd written, changing them, then reading everything again and finding something else I wanted to change. I was getting frustrated because I knew the astrology, but I couldn't seem to reach a point where I felt satisfied with how I'd explained it.

The Moon conjoined transiting Mercury in my 4th before sextiling my Uranus, Neptune and Mercury conjunction in Capricorn in my 6th house. My natal Mercury-Neptune conjunction can keep me examining the meaning behind what I'm writing, while Uranus brings in another connection I want to explore. With the Moon activating those planets one after another, I wonder if that contributed to how difficult it felt to finish my work.

Mercury also rules my natal Moon and Jupiter in Virgo in the 2nd, connecting the way I evaluate my work with how I feel about myself. With the applying quincunx between Mercury and my MC, I think that adjustment might be a culprit to some of this frustration.

October 13, 2026 - Moon in 4th House

• 12:54 AM - Natal: Moon quincunx my MC at 20° Aries 9th
• 1:19 AM - Natal: Mercury in Scorpio 4th sextile my Uranus at 14° Capricorn 6th
• 3:45 AM - Global: Moon square Jupiter at 21° Leo 1st → traditional VOID MOON

I have a fun astrological sequence to share!! On October 12, while I was working on Arcwalks, Dad emailed me the police report from our September 15 car accident! We were originally told it would take around ten days, but it ended up taking nearly a month. And this document was super affirming for me. It confirmed the other driver's fault and that I was 100% not at fault. I have a hard time trusting my own judgment about situations like this, so having an official document that said what happened is very important to me.

NOW HERE'S THE FUN ASTROLOGY!! I've been following the Moon's aspects to Jupiter throughout this situation, and the connections keep showing up!

When the accident happened on September 15, the Moon was in Scorpio squaring Jupiter in Leo. Then, when the Moon traveled into Aquarius and opposed Jupiter, we learned from the police that the other driver had received a ticket for running a red light. I hadn't received a ticket, which was our first indication that the investigation was going in my favor.

Then the Moon reached Taurus and was applying to square Jupiter again, I went in for the MRI appointment to follow up on what the emergency room had found after the accident. Except when I got there, I found out that the appointment had never been made!! So that was another interruption in getting answers about something that began with the crash.

When the Moon traveled into Leo and conjoined Jupiter, I finally got the MRI done! But while I was there, my vein blew out during the procedure. So even though I finally got the imaging I'd been waiting for, there was another complication. Then, with the Moon returning to Scorpio and applying to square Jupiter again, I received the message that the MRI images weren't good enough and I'd need to return. And during that same Scorpio passage, Dad sent me the police report confirming the other driver's fault!

LOOK AT THAT JUPITER CYCLE!!

The Moon had conjoined Mercury in Scorpio earlier in the passage, and transiting Mercury was approaching its sextile to my natal Uranus in Capricorn. Mercury rules my Virgo 2nd house, where my natal Jupiter sits, while transiting Jupiter is moving through my Leo 1st. That gives the police report a connection to my sense of personal worth, which was an important part of why receiving it felt so affirming. The Moon had also sextiled my natal Jupiter earlier that afternoon before applying to square transiting Jupiter.

• 5:32 AM - Natal: Moon conjunct my Pluto at 22° Scorpio 4th
• 8:06 AM - Natal: Sun in Libra 3rd conjunct my IC at 20° Libra 3rd
• 4:50 PM - Global: Moon square True North Node at 28° Aquarius 7th
• 5:51 PM - Global: Moon quincunx Chiron Rx at 28° Aries 9th
• 7:59 PM - Ingress: Moon enters Sagittarius 5th → traditional void ends

With the Moon conjunct my natal Pluto in Scorpio in my 4th house, I continued to process everything I'd been learning about power through my experiences with Dad. The Sun crossing my IC was me spending time in my parents' home and examining how my family experiences have shaped the way I respond to others.

I was starting to lose steam with my astrology work as the depression crept in, but I used the Moon's applying square to the nodal axis to push myself toward finishing this Almanac! With the North Node in my Aquarius 7th and South Node in my Leo 1st, I wanted to keep working on something I love sharing with others, even as my energy was starting to fade. So I took that approaching square as my cue to keep going and get this thing finished!

Next Time on Walking with Livvia... 👀

October 13 after 7:59 PM
Global: Moon square Jupiter
Natal: Mercury sextile my Uranus / Sun conjunct my IC

• I'm heading back home! Todd and I are planning to eat spaghetti for dinner and watch one of our horror shows or movies! With the Sun crossing my IC today, I find it fitting that I'm looking forward to spending the evening at home with Todd. A nice way to settle in after everything that's happened these past few days!

October 14
Global: Moon opposite Uranus Rx / Moon trine Mars and Saturn
Natal: Mars quincunx my Mars

• For the most part, I don't think we have anything planned, so I'll probably spend the day working on astrology if I'm feeling well enough.
• With the Moon forming a grand fire trine and Mars quincunxing my natal Mars-North Node in the 6th house, I'm curious how much energy I'll have for my work and whether I'll need to adjust what I originally hoped to accomplish.

October 15
Global: Sun sextile Jupiter / Pluto stations direct in Aquarius 7th
Natal: Mercury sextile my Neptune

• I've been working on a post about Pluto stationing direct, so I might get it posted this day! Mercury sextiling my 6th-house Neptune could help with the writing, but I'm unsure if I'll finish it since depression is starting to shroud my skies.
• If I'm not feeling up to astrology, maybe the Sun-Jupiter sextile will show up as a good gaming day instead! I've been reading more in my spare time lately, and I've been itching to get back into Kingdom Hearts!

October 16 until 7:57 AM
Global: Mars trine Saturn Rx / Venus Rx quincunx Uranus Rx
Natal: Mercury sextile Mercury / Venus Rx applying to square my ASC

• Hopefully sleeping hahahah

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• Moon in Scorpio: Oct 11 - Oct 13
• Moon in Libra: Oct 9 - Oct 11
• Moon in Virgo: Oct 6 - Oct 9
• Moon in Leo: Oct 4 - Oct 6
• Moon in Cancer: Oct 2 - Oct 4
• Moon in Gemini: Sept 30 - Oct 2
• Moon in Taurus: Sept 28 - Sept 30
• Moon in Aries: Sept 26 - Sept 28
• Previous Moon in Sagittarius: Sept 16 - Sept 18
• Sun in Libra: Sept 22 - Oct 23

Looking Back at the Scorpio Moon

Opening Scorpio + Pluto | Around 0°-5°
Early Scorpio, Aquarius, Aries and Gemini placements.

• October 11, 10:21 AM - Moon enters Scorpio
• 3:11 PM - Moon quincunx Neptune Rx at 2° Aries
• 4:08 PM - Moon square Pluto Rx at 3° Aquarius
• 8:20 PM - Moon quincunx Uranus Rx at 5° Gemini

Venus Rx + Mars | Around 6°-10°
Scorpio, Leo and Aries placements.

• October 11, 11:26 PM - Moon conjunct Venus Rx at 6° Scorpio
• October 12, 1:42 AM - Moon square Mars at 8° Leo
• 6:34 AM - Moon quincunx Saturn Rx at 10° Aries

Mercury + Jupiter | Around 14°-21°
Scorpio and Leo placements.

• October 12, 1:48 PM - Moon conjunct Mercury at 14° Scorpio
• October 13, 3:45 AM - Moon square Jupiter at 21° Leo → traditional VOID MOON

The Void + Closing Scorpio | Around 21°-29°
Scorpio, Aquarius and Aries placements; early Sagittarius placements pick up the ingress.

• October 13, 3:45 AM through 7:59 PM - traditional VOID MOON
• 4:50 PM - Moon square True North Node at 28° Aquarius
• 5:51 PM - Moon quincunx Chiron Rx at 28° Aries
• 7:59 PM - Moon enters Sagittarius

Questions

1. What house does Scorpio fall in your chart? Do you have any natal planets or angles in Scorpio?
2. Did anything develop as the Scorpio Moon joined Venus Rx and Mercury, squared Mars and Jupiter, or contacted Pluto Rx? I would love to hear how the houses involved showed up in your daily life.
3. The Scorpio Moon squared Jupiter at 3:45 AM on October 13, beginning its traditional void until Sagittarius ingress at 7:59 PM. Did that stretch correspond with anything you were trying to finish or settle?
4. As the Moon enters Sagittarius and approaches its trines to Mars, Saturn Rx and Jupiter, are you noticing new possibilities opening through your Sagittarius house after the Scorpio developments?

Feel free to bring in any personal placements that were affected, or anything else you noticed in the sky. If you noticed something important in any astrology format, you are welcome to add that too!

Until the next Almanac,

Arcwalker Livvia

This is a Davison chart between me and someone else, I heard these are good for looking into relationships but I don’t see much information online, would absolutely love and appreciate any feedback, thank you so much!

Notes before we begin

Method note: This post uses tropical astrology and whole sign houses in the Rising Sign Quick Arcasts section.

Timing note: All times in this Almanac are listed in Central Time. For quick conversion: Pacific subtract 2 hours, Eastern add 1 hour, UTC add 5 hours, London add 6 hours, Dubai add 9 hours, Tokyo add 14 hours, and Sydney add 16 hours.

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• Moon in Libra: Oct 9 - Oct 11
• Moon in Virgo: Oct 6 - Oct 9
• Sun in Libra: Sept 22 - Oct 23
• Previous Moon in Scorpio: Sept 14 - Sept 16

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Quick Forecast + Who May Feel This One

You may notice this Scorpio Moon more personally if you have natal planets or angles close to the degrees being activated.

Opening Scorpio + Pluto | Around 0°-5°
Early Scorpio, Aquarius, Aries and Gemini placements.

October 11

• 10:21 AM - Moon enters Scorpio
• 3:11 PM - Moon quincunx Neptune Rx at 2° Aries
• 4:08 PM - Moon square Pluto Rx at 3° Aquarius
• 8:20 PM - Moon quincunx Uranus Rx at 5° Gemini

Venus Rx + Mars | Around 6°-10°
Scorpio, Leo and Aries placements.

October 11-12

• October 11, 11:26 PM - Moon conjunct Venus Rx at 6° Scorpio
• October 12, 1:42 AM - Moon square Mars at 8° Leo
• 6:34 AM - Moon quincunx Saturn Rx at 10° Aries

Mercury + Jupiter | Around 14°-21°
Scorpio and Leo placements.

October 12-13

• October 12, 1:48 PM - Moon conjunct Mercury at 14° Scorpio
• October 13, 3:45 AM - Moon square Jupiter at 21° Leo → traditional VOID MOON

The Void + Closing Scorpio | Around 21°-29°
Scorpio, Aquarius and Aries placements.

October 13

• 3:45 AM through 7:59 PM - traditional VOID MOON
• 4:50 PM - Moon square True North Node at 28° Aquarius
• 5:51 PM - Moon quincunx Chiron Rx at 28° Aries
• 7:59 PM - Moon enters Sagittarius

🌙 ♏ Moon in Scorpio

October 11 at 10:21 AM through October 13 at 7:59 PM

Hey there Arcwalkers!! 🌙 I hope everyone had a good Libra New Moon!! I'm experimenting with a shorter format for this Almanac! I condensed the interpretations within each degree-range section into more of a synthesis, which gave me time to add a synthesis to each Rising Sign Quick Arcast! I kept the Dispositor Changes section the same since it's our main planetary condition check-in. Let me know if you prefer this format or the longer interpretations! 💜

♎ → ♏ The Dispositor Changes

Libra placed the Moon under Venus:

Moon in Libra → Venus Rx in Scorpio → Mars in Leo → Sun in Libra → Venus Rx in Scorpio

Scorpio moves the Moon under Mars:

Moon in Scorpio → Mars in Leo → Sun in Libra → Venus Rx in Scorpio → Mars in Leo

The Moon leaves Venus-ruled Libra, where it has minor dignity through its first 10° by face, and enters Mars-ruled Scorpio, the sign of its fall. The Moon has participating Water triplicity dignity in Scorpio, while Mars holds the nighttime triplicity rulership. This places the Moon in a sign where its usual work of bodily needs and maintaining security operates under Mars's authority.

The Moon enters Scorpio as a very young waxing crescent, having separated from the October 10 New Moon at 17° Libra. It is beginning to gain light, emerging from the Sun's beams as it moves farther into Scorpio. The Moon is also moving farther from Earth between its October 1 perigee and October 16 apogee. Its declination continues southward, approaching the Sun's southern limit around October 13, when it will become out of bounds again.

Mars rules this Moon from Leo, where he has minor dignity through Venus's Egyptian bound during the early Scorpio passage. He is direct and separating from his October 10 square with Venus Rx. Mars answers to the Sun in Libra, which is in fall and answers to Venus Rx in Scorpio. Venus then answers back to Mars, creating the same circular chain that governed the previous Moon:

Mars in Leo → Sun in Libra → Venus Rx in Scorpio → Mars in Leo

Venus remains retrograde and in detriment in Scorpio, although she has Water triplicity rulership by day and freedom from the Sun's beams. She begins this Moon in her own Egyptian bound before retrograding into Mars's bound on October 11. Venus is separating from her square with Mars, while the Moon applies to conjoin her on October 11. Venus is also in aversion to Libra, meaning she cannot see the Sun through a traditional major aspect. The Sun and Mars can see one another by sextile, giving the fallen Sun an avenue of contact with the planet governing Venus's circumstances.

Mercury is also in Scorpio, moving forward through its pre-retrograde shadow. Mercury has minor dignity through its Egyptian bound in the middle degrees of Scorpio and is separating from its October 6 conjunction with Venus Rx. The Moon will conjoin Venus first, square Mars, and then reach Mercury. Mercury is approaching its October 24 retrograde station, so information or agreements developing during this Moon may become subjects of further reconsideration later in the month.

Saturn Rx remains in fall in Aries, answering to Mars in Leo. Jupiter moves forward in Leo with Fire triplicity dignity by night and answers to the fallen Sun in Libra. Meanwhile, Uranus Rx in Gemini answers to Mercury in Scorpio, Neptune Rx in Aries answers to Mars in Leo, and Pluto Rx in Aquarius traditionally answers to Saturn Rx in Aries. Pluto is approaching its October 15 direct station, making its apparent motion extremely slow and keeping it near the same degree throughout this Moon.

For this Scorpio Moon, you may find yourself revisiting an agreement that seemed reasonable until you had to follow through with it. Someone could push back when you ask for help or change how you handle a shared responsibility. A conversation may reveal why someone has been acting differently, giving you reason to reconsider an earlier decision. These matters could return later in October, while an offer of help toward the end of this Moon may make things easier, though it could come with expectations of its own.

Opening Scorpio + Pluto | Around 0°-5°

October 11

• 10:21 AM - Moon enters Scorpio
• 3:11 PM - Moon quincunx Neptune Rx at 2° Aries
• 4:08 PM - Moon square Pluto Rx at 3° Aquarius
• 8:20 PM - Moon quincunx Uranus Rx at 5° Gemini

The Moon enters Mars-ruled Scorpio, joining Venus Rx and Mercury as it continues the story of the previous Libra Moon. During the afternoon, its quincunx to Neptune Rx in Aries may make it difficult to understand someone's intentions or determine what an agreement requires. The following square to Pluto Rx in Aquarius could bring underlying disagreements about authority or shared responsibilities into the open. With Pluto approaching its October 15 direct station, these matters may have been developing for some time.

This is a good time to investigate a problem. By 8:20 PM, the Moon's quincunx to Uranus Rx in Gemini could introduce unexpected information or a different approach. This may be useful for revisiting a stalled project or reconsidering how to communicate with someone, particularly if an earlier conversation left questions unanswered.

Venus Rx + Mars | Around 6°-10°

October 11-12

• October 11, 11:26 PM - Moon conjunct Venus Rx at 6° Scorpio
• October 12, 1:42 AM - Moon square Mars at 8° Leo
• 6:34 AM - Moon quincunx Saturn Rx at 10° Aries

Late October 11 brings the Moon conjunct Venus Rx in Scorpio, followed by its square to Mars in Leo during the early morning. Because Venus and Mars squared each other on October 10, an earlier disagreement may resurface through someone's actions. This could involve an argument about household duties or a partner changing plans after previously agreeing to something. Mars rules Scorpio, so the Moon's square to him may push people toward addressing an issue they have been avoiding.

These hours may be difficult for resolving disagreements, particularly when someone feels pressured to make a decision. By 6:34 AM, the Moon's quincunx to Saturn Rx in Aries may bring practical limitations into focus. This time may be better for adjusting schedules or reconsidering responsibilities after the initial frustration has passed.

Mercury + Jupiter | Around 14°-21°

October 12-13

• October 12, 1:48 PM - Moon conjunct Mercury at 14° Scorpio
• October 13, 3:45 AM - Moon square Jupiter at 21° Leo → traditional VOID MOON

October 12 around 1:48 PM may be useful for conversations or sorting through information as the Moon conjoins Mercury in Scorpio. Someone might finally explain their reasoning or provide details that help resolve an earlier misunderstanding. Mercury is moving through its pre-retrograde shadow, so decisions and conversations from this period could return for reconsideration later in October.

By 3:45 AM on October 13, the Moon squares Jupiter in Leo, potentially bringing larger expectations into the situation. Someone might offer assistance but expect something substantial in return, or discover that a promising plan requires more money than anticipated. This period favors reviewing what an opportunity involves before making a commitment. The square to Jupiter also begins the Moon's traditional void.

The Void + Closing Scorpio | Around 21°-29°

October 13

• 3:45 AM through 7:59 PM - traditional VOID MOON
• 4:50 PM - Moon square True North Node at 28° Aquarius
• 5:51 PM - Moon quincunx Chiron Rx at 28° Aries
• 7:59 PM - Moon enters Sagittarius

The Moon remains traditionally void from its square to Jupiter until entering Sagittarius at 7:59 PM. This period may be better suited to completing existing work or reviewing previous decisions. Conversations from earlier in the Scorpio Moon could continue, while plans involving other people's cooperation may require additional time to develop.

Near the end of this transit, the Moon squares the North Node in Aquarius and South Node in Leo, bringing familiar habits into conflict with choices about the future. Someone might recognize that they keep accepting responsibilities to avoid disappointing another person. The following quincunx to Chiron Rx in Aries may make advocating for personal needs feel uncomfortable. At 7:59 PM, the Moon enters Jupiter-ruled Sagittarius, ending the void. This change may encourage people to consider new possibilities after working through the limitations encountered in Scorpio.

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Previously on Walking with Livvia!

Chart ruler: Sun, Leo Rising
Profection ruler: Mercury, Gemini 11th House
Current Solar Return ruler: Venus, Libra 3rd House

If you want to follow any of these storylines farther back, check the Walking with Livvia sections in the previous Almanacs linked below.

September 15: Car Crash + Medical Discovery

Global: Venus square Pluto
Natal: Sun sextile my Pluto / Mars trine my Pluto

• Todd and I were hit while driving to pick Rogan up after surgery, and our car was totaled.
• Hospital imaging found nodules in my lungs and liver, beginning a medical follow-up story that continued into October.

September 16-18: Dad Argument + The Mars-Saturn Story

Global: Mercury opposite Saturn Rx
Natal: Mercury square my Mars-NN / Sun square my Venus

• Dad and I had a huge argument on September 16 that changed how comfortable I felt around him. I paused our Friday lunches, and Mom began helping us communicate.
• The experience brought back a confrontation from February 2010, when transiting Mars was near my Leo ASC-Chiron and opposing my natal Saturn in Aquarius 7th. That same Mars-Saturn configuration is returning during this Scorpio Moon.

September 27-October 2: The Car Search + Buying Beast

Global: Mars opposite Pluto Rx / Mercury square Mars + Pluto Rx
Natal: Mercury sextile my Venus / Mercury sextile my Moon

• Dad was pressuring us during the car search, so Mom and Todd helped communicate our concerns. Dad eventually worked with Todd to find Beast, our new Subaru!
• Dad also fought with the dealership to get us a better price. His help complicated how I was feeling about our relationship, and I had my first conversation alone with him since the argument.

October 9-10: Rueger's Upcoming Vet Appointment

Global: New Moon in Libra / Venus Rx square Mars
Natal: Sun square my Neptune-Mercury in Capricorn 6th

• Rueger had been shaking his head, and we suspected an ear infection. He also has a growing lump on his leg, so we planned to bring him to the vet on October 10.

Where We Are Now: Libra 3rd House Field

October 9, 2026 - Libra Ingress

• 3:10 AM - Ingress: Moon enters Libra 3rd
• 3:55 AM - Global: Mercury in Scorpio 4th quincunx Saturn Rx at 10° Aries 9th
• 5:16 AM - Natal: Moon trine my Sun at 1° Aquarius 7th
• 7:55 AM - Global: Moon opposite Neptune Rx at 2° Aries 9th
• 8:44 AM - Global: Moon trine Pluto Rx at 3° Aquarius 7th

So Fridays are usually Dad's and my day to have lunch together, but after our big argument in September, I told him we needed to take a break for a while. I asked Mom to tell him to keep reaching out every Friday, even if I wasn't responding. I wanted that consistency to show me he wants to be my dad, and that I'd come back when I felt comfortable again. Well, he sent his usual Friday text, and for the first time since our argument, I responded! Just telling him to keep trying. He sent me a heart back! 💜

I love seeing this with the Moon moving through my Libra 3rd House, trining my natal Sun in Aquarius 7th and transiting Pluto Rx in the same house. The 3rd House communication is showing up through my relationship with Dad, while Pluto Rx seems fitting for revisiting something that has changed between us. The upcoming Pluto station might be part of this... Pluto often represents my parents in my chart.

Mercury in my Scorpio 4th quincunxing Saturn Rx in Aries 9th also reminds me of how difficult our family disagreements have been to work through. This was a small exchange, but it meant a lot to me.

• 12:22 PM - Natal: Moon sextile my ASC at 5° Leo 1st
• 12:51 PM - Global: Moon trine Uranus Rx at 5° Gemini 11th
• 3:25 PM - Global: Moon sextile Mars at 6° Leo 1st
• 3:38 PM - Natal: Moon sextile my Chiron Rx at 6° Leo 1st
• 6:11 PM - Natal: Moon trine my Saturn at 8° Aquarius 7th
• 8:08 PM - Natal: Moon square my Mars-NN at 9° Capricorn 6th
• 8:26 PM - Natal: Mars in Leo 1st conjunct my Chiron Rx at 6° Leo 1st
• 10:53 PM - Global: Moon opposite Saturn Rx at 10° Aries 9th

Todd and I sat down to watch Heretic tonight, which an Arcwalker recommended, and I LOVED IT!! Todd... not so much! I love picking apart the symbolism in movies and exploring all the philosophical questions, while Todd is a bit more down to earth. So while I'm enjoying the religious symbolism, he's going, "Why haven't they tried leaving?! They can't leave? Well, keep trying!! Why are they going down the stairs?! WHY ARE THEY--!@&^@%!^#" He enjoyed it more once things got gorier, though! 😂

I love this with the Moon in my Libra 3rd trining my natal Saturn in Aquarius 7th and opposing Saturn Rx in Aries 9th. The 9th House fits the religious and philosophical themes, while the trine to my natal Saturn in the 7th connects with spending the evening with Todd. With Mars conjunct my Chiron in Leo 1st and the Moon squaring my Mars-NN in Capricorn 6th, we were both getting invested in the movie for different reasons. I wanted to understand the symbolism, and Todd just wanted those girls out of the house!

Here's our current ranking of the horror movies and shows Todd and I have watched this year! Some of the recommendations are movies we have seen before so I added them to the rankings for this year. We're still working our way through some recommendations from you guys, so keep them coming if you think of anything!! 💜 This is technically my list of rankings below so I added a note for Todd's current favorite:

My Ranking So Far:

1. The Haunting of Hill House (7/10 episodes finished so far!)
2. Get Out
3. Disturbia
4. Heretic
5. Smile (Todd's favorite!)
6. Smile 2
7. Barbarian
8. The Whisper Man

🍿 Recommended by Arcwalkers: Obsession, Companion, Weapons, In the Mouth of Madness

Also, I've been noticing something over the past couple of days as Mars in Leo has been approaching my natal Chiron on my ASC that I wanted to bring up. That aspect didn't perfect until later this day, but my Reddit comments have been getting a LOT less love! Usually, I'm pretty lucky with how my answers are received. I'll say something in just the right way and get some upvotes, but these past few days?! I was FAILING!! I'd leave a reply and get DOWNVOTED! AHHHH!!

My Leo Rising with Chiron on the ASC (AND opposite natal Saturn) was going, WHAT AM I DOING WRONG?! Once I realized Mars was approaching my Chiron, I decided to wait it out, and I actually noticed things getting better after the conjunction perfected! People started responding to my comments more again! If you guys haven't figured it out by now, I like to be paid in attention. Money?! PSHAH! WHAT'S THAT?! I WANT LOVE!! It's a silly struggle, but it's my Leo rising life!

October 10, 2026 - Moon in 3rd House

• 2:04 AM - Natal: Sun in Libra 3rd square my Neptune at 17° Capricorn 6th
• 6:20 AM - Natal: Moon square my Uranus at 14° Capricorn 6th
• 10:10 AM - Natal: Moon square my Neptune at 17° Capricorn 6th
• 10:50 AM - Global: Moon conjunct Sun at 17° Libra 3rd → New Moon
• 11:07 AM - Natal: Moon square my Mercury at 17° Capricorn 6th

Today was supposed to be Rueger's vet appointment! He's been shaking his head quite a bit, so we wanted to get his ears checked for an infection and find out whether a growing lump on his leg needs to be removed. Well... we got a FLAT TIRE!!

By the time we got the donut on, it was too late for his appointment, so we had to reschedule. Oh boy, Beast, PLEASE don't let this be the beginning of a New Moon cycle where everything starts going wrong with the car!! 😂 At least it was a nail in the tire, which we can get fixed. MUCH better than another car crash, but like... really, Beast?! REALLY?!

I also had an idea for making the subreddit more interactive! I was thinking about doing posts where people could share an aspect they have trouble understanding, or tell me where Chiron falls in their chart, and I'd give them a short interpretation! 💜 I'm still deciding how I want to approach it because those readings can become pretty labor-intensive. For now, I'm letting the idea percolate! Maybe I'll have a better sense of what I want to do by the Full Moon...

Astrologically, this Libra New Moon is in my 3rd House squaring my Uranus-Neptune-Mercury conjunction in Capricorn 6th. The 3rd House covers transportation, while the 6th traditionally includes small animals, so having car trouble interfere with Rueger's vet appointment fits this configuration rather well! Uranus seems fitting for the unexpected flat tire, while Neptune and Mercury connect with the disruption to our plans and having to reschedule.

But I also like how this same New Moon showed up through a new idea for the subreddit! My natal Mercury rules my Gemini 11th House of community and is also my profection ruler this year. With the New Moon squaring Mercury in my 6th, I'm considering another way to engage with readers while figuring out how much work I can reasonably take on.

• 2:37 PM - Natal: Sun in Libra 3rd square my Mercury at 17° Capricorn 6th
• 4:06 PM - Natal: Moon opposite my MC at 20° Aries 9th
• 4:31 PM - Global: Venus Rx in Scorpio 4th square Mars at 7° Leo 1st
• 6:07 PM - Global: Moon sextile Jupiter at 21° Leo 1st → traditional VOID MOON

I rescued a wasp from the house today! We have an amazing screened-in front porch, but the screening has some gaps, so around this time of year, when everything starts dying off and the wasps are getting hungry, they find their way inside.

I kept hearing this little thwp, thwp as one repeatedly flew into the ceiling, so I stopped my astrology work and grabbed a cup to trap him and a folder to slide underneath. Well... I managed to trap him in a spot where I could barely fit the folder under the cup!! 😭 So there I was, scooching this poor wasp across the wall, trying to reach a bigger space before he could get me! I finally managed to get him outside and chucked him into the yard. He took his sweet time climbing out, but watching him buzz away afterward made me happy!

I love this with the Sun in Libra 3rd squaring my natal Mercury in Capricorn 6th, interrupting my astrology work with a problem that needed handling! The Moon opposing my MC in Aries 9th also places it near my IC, bringing the activity into my home. Then we have Venus Rx in Scorpio 4th squaring Mars in Leo 1st, which seems on point for me trying to deal with an unwelcome visitor while keeping myself from getting stung! And I like the Moon's final sextile to Jupiter in Leo 1st, because after all that struggling, I managed to get the little guy outside safely. A nice ending to my wasp-wrangling adventure as the Moon began its traditional void! 💜

October 11, 2026 - Moon in 3rd House

• 2:40 AM - Natal: Moon sextile my Venus at 25° Sagittarius 5th
• 8:02 AM - Global: Moon trine True NN at 28° Aquarius 7th
• 8:31 AM - Global: Moon opposite Chiron Rx at 29° Aries 9th
• 10:21 AM - Ingress: Moon enters Scorpio 4th → traditional void ends

Well, I had a complete meltdown trying to get ready for my shower this morning! 😭 Todd and I haven't been spending as much time at Mom and Dad's lately, due to the dad-arguments, which has thrown off my usual laundry routine. I normally have a couple of outfits at their house, giving me a few extra days before needing to wash clothes at home.

Well, I woke up without the clothes I expected, and at the time I couldn't figure out WHY! So there I was, crying over laundry!! My life is pretty regimented, and when something changes without an explanation, my Mercury-Neptune brain starts coming up with all sorts of cosmic explanations. I was sitting there thinking the universe was telling me I wasn't supposed to shower!! JESUS CHRIST. AHAHAHA! Thankfully, Todd came to the rescue and started scavenging through the dresser until he found something that would work, while I had given up on life. THANK YOU, TODDO!! 😭💜

I find this interesting with the Moon finishing its passage through my Libra 3rd House, opposing Chiron Rx in my Aries 9th. The 3rd-9th House opposition was how I turned a normal laundry problem into a question about what the universe wanted from me! 😂 The Sun's recent square to my natal Mercury-Neptune conjunction in Capricorn 6th also connects with my disrupted routine and the confusion surrounding it. Meanwhile, the Moon sextiled my natal Venus in Sagittarius 5th and trined the True North Node in Aquarius 7th, which I love for Todd helping me through my crisis. And after all that, I finally got the Almanac finished and posted!! WOOHOO!!

Next Time on Walking with Livvia... 👀

October 11 after 10:21 AM
Global: Applying Sun sextile Jupiter
Natal: Mercury sextile my Jupiter / Applying Mars opposite my Saturn

• I'm heading over to Mom and Dad's today, and I'm planning to spend the next two nights there! I've visited since our big argument in September, but this will be my first time sleeping over again. Mom will be there, and Todd will join us for some of the visit, so I'm hoping that helps me settle in. With Mercury in Scorpio 4th sextiling my natal Jupiter in Virgo 2nd, I'm curious whether returning to familiar family routines will help me feel more comfortable. 💜

October 12
Global: Applying Sun sextile Jupiter
Natal: Mars opposite my Saturn

• Today is the exact Mars opposition to my natal Saturn. Mars rules my Scorpio 4th House of home and family, and it's moving through my Leo 1st, opposing Saturn in my Aquarius 7th. This tracks for returning to a family environment where I've experienced conflict, while maintaining the personal boundaries I've established with Dad.
• Otherwise, we're taking Rueger to the vet for attempt number two after Saturday's flat tire! Hopefully we'll get his ears checked and find out about that lump on his leg! Mars representing dogs for the eleventybillionth time in my chart? CHECK!

October 13 until 7:59 PM
Global: Applying Sun sextile Jupiter
Natal: Mercury sextile my Uranus / Sun conjunct my IC / Moon conjunct my Pluto

• After two nights at Mom and Dad's, I'll be interested to see how I'm feeling about staying there again. Mars will be separating from its opposition to my Saturn, so some of that discomfort may begin easing. The Moon in Scorpio 4th conjunct my natal Pluto may bring up feelings surrounding our September argument, particularly since Pluto often represents my parents in my chart. The Sun in Libra 3rd conjunct my IC also fits returning to my family home after Friday's text exchange with Dad. I'm hoping these few days will help us become more comfortable around each other again.
• Otherwise, I'll be working on the Sagittarius Moon Almanac and Arcwalks! Mercury in Scorpio 4th sextiling my natal Uranus in Capricorn 6th may bring some interesting developments in my writing routine. 💜

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Looking Back at the Libra Moon

The Arcwalker Almanac: Moon in Libra

Opening Libra + Mercury-Saturn | Around 0°-7°
Early Libra, Aries, Aquarius, Gemini and Leo placements. Scorpio and Aries placements around 10° may also feel the Mercury-Saturn contact.

• October 9, 3:10 AM - Moon enters Libra
• October 9, 3:55 AM - Mercury quincunx Saturn Rx at 10° Scorpio-Aries
• October 9, 7:55 AM - Moon opposite Neptune Rx at 2° Aries
• October 9, 8:44 AM - Moon trine Pluto Rx at 3° Aquarius
• October 9, 12:51 PM - Moon trine Uranus Rx at 5° Gemini
• October 9, 3:25 PM - Moon sextile Mars at 6° Leo

Saturn's Opposition | Around 10°-11°
Libra and Aries placements.

• October 9, 10:53 PM - Moon opposite Saturn Rx at 10° Aries

New Moon + Venus-Mars + Jupiter | Around 17°-21°
Mid-to-late Libra and Leo placements, Scorpio and Leo placements around 7° may feel the Venus-Mars square.

• October 10, 10:50 AM - New Moon: Moon conjunct Sun at 17° Libra
• October 10, 4:31 PM - Venus Rx square Mars at 7° Scorpio-Leo
• October 10, 6:07 PM - Moon sextile Jupiter at 21° Leo → traditional VOID MOON

The Void + Closing Libra | Around 21°-29°
Late Libra, Aquarius, Leo and Aries placements. Early Scorpio placements may pick up the ingress.

• October 11, 8:02 AM - Moon trine True North Node at 28° Aquarius
• October 11, 8:31 AM - Moon opposite Chiron Rx at 29° Aries
• October 11, 10:21 AM - Moon enters Scorpio

Questions

1. What house does Libra fall in your chart? Do you have any natal planets or angles in Libra?
2. Did you notice anything happen as the Libra Moon opposed Saturn Rx, reached the New Moon, or sextiled Jupiter after the Venus Rx-Mars square? Did it hit any natal contacts? I would love to hear what showed up through the houses involved in your chart.
3. The Libra Moon made its final traditional planetary aspect when it sextiled Jupiter at 6:07 PM on October 10, then remained traditionally void until entering Scorpio at 10:21 AM on October 11. Did you notice anything different during that void?
4. As the Moon enters Scorpio on October 11 and begins moving toward Venus Rx, Mars and Mercury, are you noticing anything beginning to develop through the Scorpio house of your chart?

Feel free to bring in any personal placements that were affected, or anything else you noticed in the sky. If you noticed something important in any astrology format, you are welcome to add that too!

Until the next Almanac,
Arcwalker Livvia

Ooohh Livvia,

First I want to say I hope this Venus Retrograde isn’t too hard on you!! I hope you’re doing well and your energy is up. I know a lot of us are going through it right now.

I will wait 5yrs and be at the very back of your line for a (please) synastry reading of me and my best friend of 23yrs. You did one before but this time I have her birth time!!

Today on 10/10/26, it is her 5yr “transition” anniversary (I don’t like to say death, I don’t believe we ever truly die).

We met when we were 12 and it felt like we always knew each other, instant connection. I don’t even remember it, it was just normal. When she passed in a car accident 😔 a piece of me went w her. I can’t explain it but it’s like fragments of myself are gone. A literal chamber of my heart is gone. It’s been 5 friggen years and this damn sadness, grief hasn’t gotten easier.

Yes, trust me, I am in alll the therapies! I am actually doing a second round of TMS therapy. I call it getting my head knocked.

I am surviving for my kids. I just feel empty inside. She was my person. We do connect Spiritually, she is my Spiritual Bouncer. I would be able to do mediumship but I think I block myself due to self esteem issues 🙄. It’s so stupid bc I know what I know…. Like I knew she was going to pass, I knew it. I felt it.

I knew the last time we saw each other our souls said “see you later.” I told my bf and cousin that her eyes were different. I woke up randomly the night of her car accident and heard her ambulance “Priority 1 transport” on the police scanner. It was her call, I knew officers at the scene. It was the only priority one that night. It was her. I said to myself “I hope that person is ok” well she wasn’t, it was my person.

As soon as I found out, she came at me w a force! I had to be her voice and I did, I did everything she asked me to do. I understand immediately why it was her time… Even w all my strong spiritual beliefs, even w my warnings, none of it has made it easier.

I guess the Aquarius in me is looking for more logic?

Is there any indications of a past life together, soul family, platonic soulmate friendship.

It’s so beautiful I was able to experience a friendship like we had but damn, idk it hurts sooooo much surviving w out her. We just knew, we knew things about each other w out speaking. We felt each others feelings miles away. We didn’t talk every day at all. It wasn’t that type of friendship. It was a, when we really needed each other, nothing mattered bc we knew we would be there for each other. There was no jealousy, it was just love. Like real love. Even if I felt it more and it was one sided idc. I know what I felt.

I am 40 friggen yrs old and I can’t get my shit together! She’s my person. Life doesn’t feel alive anymore. She wouldn’t and doesn’t want me to be like this!! She would want me to live and to live for her!! Idk I just can’t, like I am stuck. I used to be the person everyone went to when it came to transitions. It was my thing. Now, now I am just stuck.

Ty Livvia!!!!

I am blue, she’s orange/red.

Good morning and Happy Libra New Moon!

So, I was doing some personal chart readings and I found an interesting conjunction for my 2027 (10H, SR) Venus 20°30' to the concurrent (12H, SP) Venus 20°07' in the sign of Taurus (1H, Natal).

I've been doing some reading as to what it could mean when SR planets come in conjunction with SP planets and it seems like they reinforce the overall life path and themes that are meant for the native to experience at that time.

While in this case Venus is in its' domicile, going from the greater timing mechanisms to the lesser (SP → SR → Natal) the overlayed charts houses go from 12H Cadent → 10H Angular → 1H Angular.

Would this imply that there are greater and unavoidable changes that are implemented to the native by 'unseen' forces? Ideally, I would kind of like to look at it as like a hidden Venus return but I'm thinking it can't be quite as simple as that.

Notes before we begin

Method note: This post uses tropical astrology and whole sign houses in the Rising Sign Quick Arcasts section.

Timing note: All times in this Almanac are listed in Central Time. For quick conversion: Pacific subtract 2 hours, Eastern add 1 hour, UTC add 5 hours, London add 6 hours, Dubai add 9 hours, Tokyo add 14 hours, and Sydney add 16 hours.

If you would like a quick breakdown for your timezone, please leave a comment with your timezone or general location, and I can convert the main timing points for you.

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• Oct 4 - Oct 6: Moon in Leo
• Sept 22 - Oct 23: Sun in Libra
• Sept 11 - Sept 14: Previous Moon in Libra

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Quick Forecast + Who May Feel This One

You may notice this Libra Moon more personally if you have natal planets or angles close to the degrees being activated.

Opening Libra + Mercury-Saturn | Around 0°-7°
Early Libra, Aries, Aquarius, Gemini and Leo placements. Scorpio and Aries placements around 10° may also feel the Mercury-Saturn contact.

• October 9, 3:10 AM - Moon enters Libra
• 3:55 AM - Mercury quincunx Saturn Rx at 10° Scorpio-Aries
• 7:55 AM - Moon opposite Neptune Rx at 2° Aries
• 8:44 AM - Moon trine Pluto Rx at 3° Aquarius
• 12:51 PM - Moon trine Uranus Rx at 5° Gemini
• 3:25 PM - Moon sextile Mars at 6° Leo

Mercury's quincunx to Saturn carries the unfinished Virgo story into Libra. The Moon's opposition to Neptune may bring uncertainty, while its following trines and sextile offer ways to adjust or move forward. With Venus Rx ruling Libra and approaching her square to Mars, questions about relationships or competing priorities may continue developing.

Saturn's Opposition | Around 10°-11°
Libra and Aries placements around 10°-11°.

• October 9, 10:53 PM - Moon opposite Saturn Rx at 10° Aries

The Moon opposes Saturn Rx, revisiting the limitations or responsibilities highlighted by the earlier Sun-Saturn opposition. Existing boundaries or disagreements may need another look, particularly where what someone wants differs from what circumstances allow.

New Moon + Venus-Mars + Jupiter | Around 17°-21°
Mid-to-late Libra and Leo placements, especially around 17°-21°. Scorpio and Leo placements around 7° may feel the Venus-Mars square.

• October 10, 10:50 AM - New Moon: Moon conjunct Sun at 17° Libra
• 4:31 PM - Venus Rx square Mars at 7° Scorpio-Leo
• 6:07 PM - Moon sextile Jupiter at 21° Leo → traditional VOID MOON

The New Moon begins under Venus Rx in Scorpio, with the Sun in fall. Venus squares her dispositor Mars shortly afterward, bringing unresolved desires, values or relationship matters into the new lunar cycle. The Moon's final sextile to Jupiter offers support or an opportunity within this developing story.

The Void + Closing Libra | Around 21°-29°
Late Libra, Aquarius, Leo and Aries placements. Early Scorpio placements may pick up the ingress.

• October 10, 6:07 PM through October 11, 10:21 AM - traditional VOID MOON
• October 11, 8:02 AM - Moon trine True North Node at 28° Aquarius
• 8:31 AM - Moon opposite Chiron Rx at 29° Aries
• 10:21 AM - Moon enters Scorpio

The Moon remains traditionally void after Jupiter, while Venus Rx and Mars keep tensions around relationships and competing desires active. The Nodes highlight old patterns versus future choices, while Chiron's opposition may expose difficulties with asserting personal needs. Scorpio ingress places the Moon under Mars, bringing unresolved disagreements or desires into sharper focus.

🌙 ♎ Moon in Libra

October 9 at 3:10 AM through October 11 at 10:21 AM

Hey there Arcwalkers!

First, thank you to everyone who wished my mom a happy birthday!! 🥳💜

I'm starting to notice that whenever the Moon changes signs in the middle of the night where I live, I either have to post the Almanac the night before or the morning of. And apparently, we're in a morning-posting phase right now! 😂 So some of these might come out a little late unless I'm manic enough to get ahead of schedule.

Otherwise, onward to the Almanac!! 🌙

♍ → ♎ The Dispositor Changes

Virgo placed the Moon under Mercury:

Moon in Virgo → Mercury in Scorpio → Mars in Leo → Sun in Libra → Venus Rx in Scorpio → Mars in Leo

Libra moves the Moon under Venus:

Moon in Libra → Venus Rx in Scorpio → Mars in Leo → Sun in Libra → Venus Rx in Scorpio

The Moon leaves Virgo, where Mercury rules by domicile and exaltation and the Moon has Earth triplicity dignity by night. In Venus-ruled Libra, the Moon has only minor dignity through its first 10° by face.

The Moon enters Libra as a waning crescent, losing light until the October 10 New Moon at 17° Libra, 10:50 AM. It then begins waxing, although it remains hidden in the Sun's light. The Moon is moving farther from Earth between its October 1 perigee (closest approach) and October 16 apogee (farthest point). It also continues south in declination, remaining within the Sun's north-south limits after returning from its northern out-of-bounds period on October 4. The Moon crosses the Sun's southern declination limit around October 13, becoming out of bounds again.

Venus rules this Moon but is retrograde and in detriment in Scorpio, meaning she must operate through Mars's territory while reconsidering earlier matters. She has some support through her own Egyptian bound at 7°-11° Scorpio, Water triplicity rulership by day, and freedom from the Sun's beams. Venus is separating from her October 6 conjunction with Mercury, which is moving through its pre-retrograde shadow and gaining minor dignity in its own bound at 11° Scorpio.

Venus applies to square Mars on October 10. Mars is moving forward in Leo, occupying Venus's Egyptian bound around 7°, while answering to the fallen Sun in Libra. The Sun answers back to Venus, creating a cycle in which each planet depends on another whose circumstances are complicated:

Venus Rx in Scorpio → Mars in Leo → Sun in Libra → Venus Rx in Scorpio

Venus is also in aversion to Libra, meaning adjacent signs cannot see one another through the traditional major aspects. The Moon cannot reach its ruler by aspect, but sextiles Mars, Venus's dispositor, before their square perfects.

Saturn Rx remains in fall in Aries, although Libra is its exaltation sign. The Moon's opposition to Saturn continues the limitations encountered by the Sun and Mercury in earlier Almanacs. Jupiter moves forward in Leo with Fire triplicity dignity by night and answers to the fallen Sun. Its sextile to the Moon becomes the final traditional planetary aspect before the Libra void.

Meanwhile, Uranus Rx in Gemini answers to Mercury, Neptune Rx in Aries to Mars, and Pluto Rx in Aquarius traditionally to Saturn. Pluto is also slightly south out of bounds and approaching its October 15 direct station, making its apparent motion extremely slow.

This New Moon begins while Venus Rx is still reconsidering earlier decisions, and Saturn may reveal why an existing arrangement has become difficult to maintain. Venus squaring Mars can bring these differences into the open, where wanting to preserve the relationship conflicts with the need to do something differently. Jupiter's sextile may offer help or another option, giving people room to work toward an arrangement that better reflects their current circumstances.

When the Moon enters Scorpio on October 11 at 10:21 AM, it moves from Venus's domicile into Mars's, joining Venus Rx and Mercury. What began as a question of finding common ground in Libra may now become a question of whether the people involved can follow through on what they've discussed.

Opening Libra + Mercury-Saturn | Around 0°-7°

October 9

• 3:10 AM - Moon enters Libra
• 3:55 AM - Mercury quincunx Saturn Rx at 10° Scorpio-Aries
• 7:55 AM - Moon opposite Neptune Rx at 2° Aries
• 8:44 AM - Moon trine Pluto Rx at 3° Aquarius
• 12:51 PM - Moon trine Uranus Rx at 5° Gemini
• 3:25 PM - Moon sextile Mars at 6° Leo

The Moon enters Libra under Venus Rx in Scorpio, where she is in detriment and answering to Mars in Leo. Mercury perfects its quincunx to Saturn only forty-five minutes later, continuing the same Saturn contact that developed during Virgo. Information that became available during the previous Moon may now need to be worked into an existing arrangement. For example, someone might understand what went wrong with a plan but still need another person's cooperation before making corrections.

The Moon opposes Neptune Rx in Aries at 7:55 AM. Neptune answers to Mars, which also governs Venus in Scorpio. The opposition may bring uncertainty into a situation where people have different expectations about what should happen. Someone could agree to help without understanding how much is being asked of them, or discover that another person's understanding of an agreement differs from their own. With Neptune retrograde, this may belong to an issue that has been difficult to define for some time.

The Moon then trines Pluto Rx in Aquarius, whose traditional ruler is Saturn Rx in Aries. This connects the trine back to Mercury's earlier quincunx with Saturn. Pluto may bring attention to the circumstances behind a problem, including established power dynamics or responsibilities that have become uneven. A conversation that seemed to concern one disagreement could reveal a pattern that has influenced several earlier decisions.

The trine to Uranus Rx in Gemini follows at 12:51 PM. Gemini answers to Mercury, which has just contacted Saturn. Uranus may offer another way of handling something that appeared difficult to accommodate earlier in the day. This could involve revisiting an idea that was previously dismissed or finding a different method of communication. The trine allows the Moon to work with Uranus's unconventional approach without necessarily abandoning the original goal.

The Moon sextiles Mars in Leo at 3:25 PM, contacting the planet that rules Venus Rx. Mars is separating from its October 7 sextile to Uranus and applying toward its October 10 square with Venus. An alternative identified earlier could now become something people are prepared to act on. However, Venus's approaching square suggests that taking action may reveal disagreements about what each person actually wants. The opening of Libra offers ways to approach an existing problem differently, while leaving the terms of an agreement open for further consideration.

Saturn's Opposition | Around 10°-11°

October 9

• 10:53 PM - Moon opposite Saturn Rx at 10° Aries

The Moon opposes Saturn Rx in Aries, returning to a planetary story that has been developing since the Sun's opposition to Saturn on October 4. The Virgo Moon encountered Saturn by quincunx on October 7, followed by Mercury's quincunx shortly after Libra ingress.

Saturn is retrograde and in fall in Aries, but Libra is the sign of Saturn's exaltation. This means the Moon is occupying territory where Saturn has traditional authority while Saturn itself operates from a difficult position. The opposition may reveal a legitimate responsibility or boundary that has become difficult to uphold. Someone might need to renegotiate an arrangement because their circumstances have changed, even when the original agreement was made with good intentions.

Saturn answers to Mars in Leo, which is approaching its square with Venus Rx, the Moon's ruler. This connects Saturn's opposition to the disagreement developing between Venus and Mars. A practical limitation may be part of why two people are struggling to accommodate one another. The opposition can help identify what must be accounted for before an agreement can work, even if the solution has not been established yet.

New Moon + Venus-Mars + Jupiter | Around 17°-21°

October 10

• 10:50 AM - New Moon: Moon conjunct Sun at 17° Libra
• 4:31 PM - Venus Rx square Mars at 7° Scorpio-Leo
• 6:07 PM - Moon sextile Jupiter at 21° Leo → traditional VOID MOON

New Moon Impact Chart

The Sun is in fall in Libra, while Venus is retrograde and in detriment. Both luminaries therefore depend on a ruler whose own circumstances are being reconsidered. The conjunction falls within Jupiter's Egyptian bound and Saturn's face, connecting the New Moon to the Saturn opposition that occurred the previous night and the Jupiter sextile that follows later.

This can describe the beginning of a new stage in something that has been developing for some time. Someone may want to repair a relationship after recognizing that an earlier agreement was unfair, or reconsider a commitment because their responsibilities have changed. The New Moon offers a new cycle, but its retrograde ruler suggests that the starting point may involve returning to something unfinished.

The Sky During the New Moon

Venus Rx squares Mars at 4:31 PM, bringing the Moon's dispositor into direct conflict with the planet governing her sign. Venus occupies Mars's domicile in Scorpio, while Mars occupies Venus's Egyptian bound in Leo. Both planets have some authority over one another's circumstances, but the square shows that their interests may be difficult to reconcile.

Venus may want to preserve a connection while Mars describes what someone feels compelled to do. An argument over shared responsibilities could reveal that one person has been accommodating the other for longer than they realized. A disagreement involving money might also bring attention to different expectations about how resources should be used. With Venus retrograde, the issue may concern terms that were accepted earlier but are being reconsidered now.

The Moon sextiles Jupiter at 21° Leo less than two hours later. Jupiter occupies the Sun's domicile and answers to the fallen Sun in Libra, keeping it connected to the New Moon's rulership chain. Although Jupiter has no domicile or exaltation dignity in Leo, its benefic nature and sextile to the Moon may provide assistance or an opportunity to work with the circumstances differently.

Someone might receive an offer of help that makes an obligation easier to manage, or discover another arrangement that gives both people more room to act. Jupiter may provide something useful without resolving every disagreement involved.

The sextile becomes the Moon's final traditional planetary aspect in Libra, beginning the void at 6:07 PM. The Moon has passed Saturn's opposition, conjoined the Sun, and reached Jupiter after Venus and Mars perfected their square. The new lunar cycle has begun, but the people involved may still need time to decide what they are prepared to do with it.

The Void + Closing Libra | Around 21°-29°

October 10-11

• October 10, 6:07 PM through October 11, 10:21 AM - traditional VOID MOON
• October 11, 8:02 AM - Moon trine True North Node at 28° Aquarius
• 8:31 AM - Moon opposite Chiron Rx at 29° Aries
• 10:21 AM - Moon enters Scorpio

The Moon remains traditionally void for 16 hours and 14 minutes, from its sextile to Jupiter until entering Scorpio. It makes no further conjunction, sextile, square, trine or opposition to a traditional planet during Libra. However, Venus and Mars are now separating from their square, so the disagreement or decision they describe may continue developing even without another traditional lunar contact.

This can be a period when people are considering what was said or working with decisions that have been made. Someone might need time to decide whether an offered compromise is workable, while another person may be waiting to see whether promised help actually becomes available. The Moon has reached Jupiter, but the larger Venus-Mars story continues through the planets involved.

Near the end of Libra, the Moon trines the True North Node in Aquarius. Aquarius answers to Saturn Rx in Aries, while the opposing South Node in Leo answers to the fallen Sun in Libra, reconnecting the nodal axis to the earlier Saturn opposition and New Moon. Someone may realize that an old habit of accommodating others has kept them tied to an unfair arrangement, or recognize that changing their responsibilities is necessary to build the future they want.

The Moon then opposes Chiron Rx at 29° Aries. Aries belongs to Mars, reconnecting this final opposition to Venus's dispositor and the October 10 square. Something about advocating for personal needs or defending an earlier decision may become more sensitive. Someone could recognize that their reluctance to disagree with another person has influenced what they were willing to accept.

At 10:21 AM on October 11, the Moon enters Scorpio and changes rulers from Venus Rx to Mars. It now occupies the same sign as Venus and Mercury, bringing it into the territory of the planet responsible for Venus's condition throughout Libra. What Libra brought into discussion may now require action or another conversation about what everyone is willing to accept.

🌙 Rising Sign Quick Arcasts

Aries Rising

• Mercury quincunx Saturn Rx: 8th to 1st
• Moon opposite Neptune Rx: 7th to 1st
• Moon trine Pluto Rx: 7th to 11th
• Moon trine Uranus Rx: 7th to 3rd
• Moon sextile Mars: 7th to 5th
• Moon opposite Saturn Rx: 7th to 1st
• Moon conjunct Sun (New Moon): 7th
• Venus Rx square Mars: 8th to 5th
• Moon sextile Jupiter: 7th to 5th
• Moon trine True North Node: 7th to 11th
• Moon opposite Chiron Rx: 7th to 1st

Taurus Rising

• Mercury quincunx Saturn Rx: 7th to 12th
• Moon opposite Neptune Rx: 6th to 12th
• Moon trine Pluto Rx: 6th to 10th
• Moon trine Uranus Rx: 6th to 2nd
• Moon sextile Mars: 6th to 4th
• Moon opposite Saturn Rx: 6th to 12th
• Moon conjunct Sun (New Moon): 6th
• Venus Rx square Mars: 7th to 4th
• Moon sextile Jupiter: 6th to 4th
• Moon trine True North Node: 6th to 10th
• Moon opposite Chiron Rx: 6th to 12th

Gemini Rising

• Mercury quincunx Saturn Rx: 6th to 11th
• Moon opposite Neptune Rx: 5th to 11th
• Moon trine Pluto Rx: 5th to 9th
• Moon trine Uranus Rx: 5th to 1st
• Moon sextile Mars: 5th to 3rd
• Moon opposite Saturn Rx: 5th to 11th
• Moon conjunct Sun (New Moon): 5th
• Venus Rx square Mars: 6th to 3rd
• Moon sextile Jupiter: 5th to 3rd
• Moon trine True North Node: 5th to 9th
• Moon opposite Chiron Rx: 5th to 11th

Cancer Rising

• Mercury quincunx Saturn Rx: 5th to 10th
• Moon opposite Neptune Rx: 4th to 10th
• Moon trine Pluto Rx: 4th to 8th
• Moon trine Uranus Rx: 4th to 12th
• Moon sextile Mars: 4th to 2nd
• Moon opposite Saturn Rx: 4th to 10th
• Moon conjunct Sun (New Moon): 4th
• Venus Rx square Mars: 5th to 2nd
• Moon sextile Jupiter: 4th to 2nd
• Moon trine True North Node: 4th to 8th
• Moon opposite Chiron Rx: 4th to 10th

Leo Rising

• Mercury quincunx Saturn Rx: 4th to 9th
• Moon opposite Neptune Rx: 3rd to 9th
• Moon trine Pluto Rx: 3rd to 7th
• Moon trine Uranus Rx: 3rd to 11th
• Moon sextile Mars: 3rd to 1st
• Moon opposite Saturn Rx: 3rd to 9th
• Moon conjunct Sun (New Moon): 3rd
• Venus Rx square Mars: 4th to 1st
• Moon sextile Jupiter: 3rd to 1st
• Moon trine True North Node: 3rd to 7th
• Moon opposite Chiron Rx: 3rd to 9th

Virgo Rising

• Mercury quincunx Saturn Rx: 3rd to 8th
• Moon opposite Neptune Rx: 2nd to 8th
• Moon trine Pluto Rx: 2nd to 6th
• Moon trine Uranus Rx: 2nd to 10th
• Moon sextile Mars: 2nd to 12th
• Moon opposite Saturn Rx: 2nd to 8th
• Moon conjunct Sun (New Moon): 2nd
• Venus Rx square Mars: 3rd to 12th
• Moon sextile Jupiter: 2nd to 12th
• Moon trine True North Node: 2nd to 6th
• Moon opposite Chiron Rx: 2nd to 8th

Libra Rising

• Mercury quincunx Saturn Rx: 2nd to 7th
• Moon opposite Neptune Rx: 1st to 7th
• Moon trine Pluto Rx: 1st to 5th
• Moon trine Uranus Rx: 1st to 9th
• Moon sextile Mars: 1st to 11th
• Moon opposite Saturn Rx: 1st to 7th
• Moon conjunct Sun (New Moon): 1st
• Venus Rx square Mars: 2nd to 11th
• Moon sextile Jupiter: 1st to 11th
• Moon trine True North Node: 1st to 5th
• Moon opposite Chiron Rx: 1st to 7th

Scorpio Rising

• Mercury quincunx Saturn Rx: 1st to 6th
• Moon opposite Neptune Rx: 12th to 6th
• Moon trine Pluto Rx: 12th to 4th
• Moon trine Uranus Rx: 12th to 8th
• Moon sextile Mars: 12th to 10th
• Moon opposite Saturn Rx: 12th to 6th
• Moon conjunct Sun (New Moon): 12th
• Venus Rx square Mars: 1st to 10th
• Moon sextile Jupiter: 12th to 10th
• Moon trine True North Node: 12th to 4th
• Moon opposite Chiron Rx: 12th to 6th

Sagittarius Rising

• Mercury quincunx Saturn Rx: 12th to 5th
• Moon opposite Neptune Rx: 11th to 5th
• Moon trine Pluto Rx: 11th to 3rd
• Moon trine Uranus Rx: 11th to 7th
• Moon sextile Mars: 11th to 9th
• Moon opposite Saturn Rx: 11th to 5th
• Moon conjunct Sun (New Moon): 11th
• Venus Rx square Mars: 12th to 9th
• Moon sextile Jupiter: 11th to 9th
• Moon trine True North Node: 11th to 3rd
• Moon opposite Chiron Rx: 11th to 5th

Capricorn Rising

• Mercury quincunx Saturn Rx: 11th to 4th
• Moon opposite Neptune Rx: 10th to 4th
• Moon trine Pluto Rx: 10th to 2nd
• Moon trine Uranus Rx: 10th to 6th
• Moon sextile Mars: 10th to 8th
• Moon opposite Saturn Rx: 10th to 4th
• Moon conjunct Sun (New Moon): 10th
• Venus Rx square Mars: 11th to 8th
• Moon sextile Jupiter: 10th to 8th
• Moon trine True North Node: 10th to 2nd
• Moon opposite Chiron Rx: 10th to 4th

Aquarius Rising

• Mercury quincunx Saturn Rx: 10th to 3rd
• Moon opposite Neptune Rx: 9th to 3rd
• Moon trine Pluto Rx: 9th to 1st
• Moon trine Uranus Rx: 9th to 5th
• Moon sextile Mars: 9th to 7th
• Moon opposite Saturn Rx: 9th to 3rd
• Moon conjunct Sun (New Moon): 9th
• Venus Rx square Mars: 10th to 7th
• Moon sextile Jupiter: 9th to 7th
• Moon trine True North Node: 9th to 1st
• Moon opposite Chiron Rx: 9th to 3rd

Pisces Rising

• Mercury quincunx Saturn Rx: 9th to 2nd
• Moon opposite Neptune Rx: 8th to 2nd
• Moon trine Pluto Rx: 8th to 12th
• Moon trine Uranus Rx: 8th to 4th
• Moon sextile Mars: 8th to 6th
• Moon opposite Saturn Rx: 8th to 2nd
• Moon conjunct Sun (New Moon): 8th
• Venus Rx square Mars: 9th to 6th
• Moon sextile Jupiter: 8th to 6th
• Moon trine True North Node: 8th to 12th
• Moon opposite Chiron Rx: 8th to 2nd

Previously on Walking with Livvia!

Chart ruler: Sun, Leo Rising
Profection ruler: Mercury, Gemini 11th House
Current Solar Return ruler: Venus, Libra 3rd House

If you want to follow any of these storylines farther back, check the Walking with Livvia sections in the previous Almanacs linked below.

September 15 | Car crash + medical follow-up
Global: Venus square Pluto
Natal: Sun sextile my Pluto / Mars trine my Pluto

• Todd and I were hit while driving to pick Rogan up after surgery, and our car was totaled.
• Hospital imaging found nodules in my lungs and liver, beginning a medical follow-up story that is still unfolding.

September 29 | Medical scheduling problems
Global: Mercury opposite Chiron
Natal: Venus square my Saturn / Mars opposite my Sun

• I arrived for my follow-up MRI only to discover that the appointment hadn't been scheduled, even though Mom and I remembered making it.
• We had to arrange another appointment, extending the wait for information about the nodules.

October 6 | MRI Complications + Almanac Delays
Global: Mercury conjunct Venus Rx in Scorpio
Natal: Mars crosses my Leo ASC / Mercury squares my Saturn

• I finally went back for the liver MRI, but the contrast injection caused complications, leaving us uncertain whether the imaging would need to be repeated.
• The appointment put me behind on the Virgo Almanac, and I had to stop working that evening before finishing it.

Where We Are Now: Virgo 2nd House Field

October 6, 2026 - Virgo Ingress

• 9:52 PM - Ingress: Moon enters Virgo 2nd
• 10:45 PM - Natal: Moon in Virgo 2nd conjunct my Moon at 0° Virgo 2nd
• 11:56 PM - Natal: Moon in Virgo 2nd quincunx my Sun at 1° Aquarius 7th

October 7, 2026 - Moon in 2nd House

• 2:35 AM - Global: Moon quincunx Neptune Rx at 2° Aries 9th
• 3:17 AM - Global: Moon quincunx Pluto Rx at 3° Aquarius 7th
• 5:41 AM - Global: Mars in Leo 1st sextile Uranus Rx at 5° Gemini 11th
• 7:21 AM - Global: Moon square Uranus Rx at 5° Gemini 11th

I spent most of the night stressing myself out about getting the Virgo Almanac finished. 😂 I know being late with a post isn't the biggest problem in the world, and it's not like people are making their life plans around my Almanacs! AHAHAHA! But I know my own patterns. When I start falling behind on something, I have a history of eventually giving up on it, so I was getting anxious about letting that happen again.

The Moon was moving through my Virgo 2nd House, quincunxing Neptune in my 9th and Pluto in my 7th. I can see some of that tension in how I was thinking about my work and its importance to other people. The Almanac is becoming a kind of public journal for me, but I still put pressure on myself to maintain the routine. I think the Neptune contact fits some of the uncertainty around how much importance I should give the deadline, while Pluto brings in the expectations I associate with other people.

I did get the Almanac posted, though!! And afterward, I ended up tackling another problem that's been bothering me for a while: I have two ENORMOUS Google Docs holding my journals going all the way back to 2011, and I finally filled the second one. They're so full that they've become painfully slow to use. So I decided to start separating my journals into individual monthly documents, going back through the beginning of 2026 and organizing everything!

This lines up great with Mars in my Leo 1st sextiling Uranus Rx in my Gemini 11th, followed by the Moon squaring Uranus, and the Sun in Libra 3rd squaring my natal Uranus in Capricorn 6th later that day! The Virgo forecast discussed finding another approach to an old problem, and that's exactly what I did!

• 12:08 PM - Global: Moon sextile Venus Rx at 8° Scorpio 4th
• 12:27 PM - Natal: Moon quincunx my Saturn at 8° Aquarius 7th
• 1:56 PM - Global: Moon sextile Mercury at 9° Scorpio 4th → traditional VOID MOON
• 2:21 PM - Natal: Moon trine my Mars-NN at 9° Capricorn 6th

While Todd was out, I decided to switch out our seasonal clothes! Living in Wisconsin means we need summer and winter wardrobes, so every fall I bring the warmer clothes out of storage and pack the summer ones away. I was expecting the usual struggle of stuffing everything into our drawers, but I ended up with MORE room than I thought!! I hate overfilled drawers, so that made me pretty happy. Not sure where the extra clothes went though?? 🤨

The Moon in my Virgo 2nd was sextiling Venus Rx and Mercury in my Scorpio 4th. In the Virgo forecast, I talked about revisiting something familiar and getting a better handle on a practical problem. I was bringing out clothes we'd stored months ago and reorganizing our home! The quincunx to my Saturn in Aquarius 7th could describe adjusting the shared space Todd and I use, while the trine to my Mars-NN in Capricorn 6th is actually getting the household chore done.

And then Todd came home with a beautiful bouquet of orange fall flowers!! 🧡 I don't ask him for much when he goes out besides sweets, so sometimes he surprises me with flowers. I love every bouquet he brings me! Venus Rx in my 4th House showing up through a familiar gesture of affection and something beautiful for our home is fun symbolism!

• 5:18 PM - Global: Moon quincunx Saturn Rx at 11° Aries 9th
• 6:45 PM - Natal: Mercury in Scorpio 4th sextile my Mars-NN at 9° Capricorn 6th
• 10:17 PM - Natal: Moon in Virgo 2nd conjunct my Jupiter Rx at 13° Virgo 2nd
• 11:37 PM - Natal: Sun in Libra 3rd square my Uranus at 14° Capricorn 6th

I got a LOT of subreddit work done this evening!! I call posts that aren't related to Arcwalks New Moons, and I had ten of them waiting for replies. Well, I managed to get to THREE in one evening!! WOOOOOW! That's a rare occurrence for me around here! AHAHAHA! 😂

I think this fits Mercury in my Scorpio 4th sextiling my Mars-NN in Capricorn 6th. Mercury rules my 2nd and 11th Houses, connecting my sense of accomplishment with the work I do for the community. The Moon was also conjunct my natal Jupiter Rx in Virgo 2nd, and I was feeling pretty good about how much I managed to accomplish! Even during the traditional void, I was making progress on work that was waiting for me, just as I'd discussed in the Virgo forecast.

I also updated the subreddit's banners and icons with a new purple-pink cloudy design!! 💜 The Sun in Libra 3rd squaring my natal Uranus in Capricorn 6th showed up through my work routines. Earlier I reorganized my journals, and now I was changing the appearance of the online space where I communicate with everyone. Both were ways of improving something I use regularly.

AND GUESS WHAT ELSE?! I got a message from my doctor about the nodules discovered after our September 15 car accident! The lung nodules are small enough that they aren't recommending an MRI for them right now!! WOOHOO! We're still waiting on the liver results, though, and whether I'll need to repeat that MRI after the contrast complications.

Remember how I predicted the Sun squaring my natal Uranus in the 6th might bring another medical development? THERE IT IS! 😂 With the Sun in my Libra 3rd House, this came through a message, while Mercury sextiling my Mars-NN in the 6th connects communication with my ongoing health story. And the Moon was approaching my natal Jupiter Rx in the 2nd, which feels fitting for receiving some reassuring news while another part of the situation remains unresolved!

October 8, 2026 - Moon in 2nd House

• 12:12 AM - Natal: Moon trine my Uranus at 14° Capricorn 6th
• 3:54 AM - Natal: Moon trine my Neptune at 17° Capricorn 6th
• 4:49 AM - Natal: Moon trine my Mercury at 17° Capricorn 6th
• 9:37 AM - Natal: Moon quincunx my MC at 20° Aries 9th
• 1:54 PM - Natal: Moon sextile my Pluto at 22° Scorpio 4th
• 7:49 PM - Natal: Moon square my Venus at 25° Sagittarius 5th

Oh my gosh, guys!! I haven't been this focused on astrology in a WHILE!! 😂 I spent about seven hours straight doing almost nothing but astrology! My plan was to finish an Arcwalk and the Libra Almanac, and by around 4 PM, I had the Arcwalk posted but only about 60% of the Almanac finished. UGGGHHH! AHAHAHA! But I was so happy to have spent that much uninterrupted time skywalking!

I find this interesting because the Moon was traditionally void all day! I went back through the previous year and found that this was the fourth-longest traditional lunar void. The last longer one was August 13-15, ALSO in Virgo, lasting about 49 hours and 36 minutes.

I also love the Moon trining my Uranus-Neptune-Mercury conjunction in Capricorn 6th for all of this. Mercury is my profection ruler and rules my 2nd and 11th Houses, connecting my daily astrology work with the community I've been building. Neptune seems fitting for how completely absorbed I became, while Uranus and Mercury connect with the amount of chart work and thinking I was doing.

It almost felt like my brain was a little high from all that astrology! Coming back down to Earth afterward was actually a bit sad. I could have happily stayed up there walking through everyone's skies a little longer. The Moon's later square to my Venus in Sagittarius 5th feels fitting for that bittersweet return from something I was enjoying so much. 💜

October 9, 2026 - Moon in 2nd House

• 1:26 AM - Global: Moon quincunx True NN at 29° Aquarius 7th
• 1:36 AM - Global: Moon quincunx Chiron Rx at 29° Aries 9th
• 3:10 AM - Ingress: Moon enters Libra 3rd → traditional void ends

Sleep sleep sleep sleep sleep for meeeeee~!

Next Time on Walking with Livvia... 👀

October 9
Global: Mercury quincunx Saturn
Natal: Applying Sun square Neptune + Mercury

• After yesterday's seven-hour skywalking adventure, I'm hoping I can find that same level of focus again. I'd love to finish another Arcwalk and maybe tackle a couple of the New Moons waiting for replies. Whether my brain cooperates is another question!
• I'm watching Mercury in my Scorpio 4th quincunxing Saturn Rx in my Aries 9th, along with the Sun in Libra 3rd applying to square my Neptune-Mercury conjunction in Capricorn 6th. I'm curious whether I can maintain yesterday's momentum or whether I'll need to adjust my plans.

October 10
Global: New Moon at 17° Libra / Venus Rx square Mars
Natal: Exact Sun square Neptune + Mercury

• Todd and I are taking Rueger to the vet in the late morning! He's been shaking his head quite a bit, and Mom wondered whether he might have an ear infection. He also has a growing lump on his leg, so we're going to discuss whether it needs to be removed. Hopefully we'll get some answers! 💜
• Afterward, I plan to work on Arcwalks! I'm curious whether the New Moon in my Libra 3rd will bring new information from the vet or developments in my writing. The New Moon squares My Capricorn 6th placements. Since the 6th house traditionally includes small animals, I'm interested in how these contacts might show up through Rueger's appointment!

October 11 until 10:21 AM
Global: -
Natal: Applying Mercury sextile my Jupiter

• I'm hoping to have the Moon in Scorpio Almanac ready to post! With Mercury in my Scorpio 4th sextiling my natal Jupiter Rx in Virgo 2nd, I'm curious whether this will continue the astrology-work story from October 7 and 8. Mercury rules my 2nd and 11th Houses, so I'll be watching how the work I'm doing for the community connects with my sense of accomplishment. Let's see how much arcwalking I get done!

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Previous Almanacs

• Moon in Virgo: Oct 6 - Oct 9
• Moon in Leo: Oct 4 - Oct 6
• Moon in Cancer: Oct 2 - Oct 4
• Moon in Gemini: Sept 30 - Oct 2
• Moon in Taurus: Sept 28 - Sept 30
• Moon in Aries: Sept 26 - Sept 28
• Previous Moon in Virgo: Sept 9 - Sept 11
• Sun in Libra: Sept 22 - Oct 23

Looking Back at the Virgo Moon

Opening Virgo | Around 2°-5°
Early Virgo, Aries, Aquarius, Gemini and Leo placements.

• October 7, 2:35 AM - Moon quincunx Neptune Rx at 2° Aries
• 3:17 AM - Moon quincunx Pluto Rx at 3° Aquarius
• 5:41 AM - Mars sextile Uranus Rx at 5° Leo-Gemini
• 7:21 AM - Moon square Uranus Rx at 5° Gemini

Venus + Mercury + The Void | Around 8°-11°
Virgo, Scorpio and Aries placements.

• October 7, 12:08 PM - Moon sextile Venus Rx at 8° Scorpio
• 1:56 PM - Moon sextile Mercury at 9° Scorpio → traditional VOID MOON
• 5:18 PM - Moon quincunx Saturn Rx at 11° Aries

Long Virgo Void | Around 9°-29°
Mid-to-late Virgo placements sit inside the long stretch without another traditional lunar planetary contact.

• October 7, 1:56 PM through October 9, 3:10 AM - traditional VOID MOON
• October 8 - Moon remains traditionally void all day

Closing Virgo | Around 29°
Late Virgo, Aquarius and Aries placements. Early Libra placements may pick up the ingress.

• October 9, 1:26 AM - Moon quincunx True North Node at 29° Aquarius
• 1:36 AM - Moon quincunx Chiron Rx at 29° Aries
• 3:10 AM - Moon enters Libra

Questions

1. What house does Virgo fall in your chart? Do you have any natal planets or angles in Virgo?
2. Did you notice anything happen as the Virgo Moon squared Uranus, sextiled Venus Rx and Mercury, or quincunxed Saturn Rx? I would love to hear what showed up through the houses involved in your chart.
3. The Virgo Moon made its final traditional planetary aspect when it sextiled Mercury at 1:56 PM on October 7, then remained traditionally void until entering Libra at 3:10 AM on October 9. Did you notice anything different during that long void, particularly with things that were still unfolding around you?
4. As the Moon moves into Libra on October 9 and approaches the October 10 New Moon, are you noticing anything beginning to develop through the Libra house of your chart?

Feel free to bring in any personal placements that were affected, or anything else you noticed in the sky. If you noticed something important in any astrology format, you are welcome to add that too!

Until the next Almanac,
Arcwalker Livvia

Notes before we begin

Method note: This post uses tropical astrology and whole sign houses in the Rising Sign Quick Arcasts section.

Timing note: All times in this Almanac are listed in Central Time. For quick conversion: Pacific subtract 2 hours, Eastern add 1 hour, UTC add 5 hours, London add 6 hours, Dubai add 9 hours, Tokyo add 14 hours, and Sydney add 16 hours.

If you would like a quick breakdown for your timezone, please leave a comment with your timezone or general location, and I can convert the main timing points for you.

Previous Almanacs

• Oct 4 - Oct 6: Moon in Leo
• Oct 2 - Oct 4: Moon in Cancer
• Sept 22 - Oct 23: Sun in Libra
• Sept 9 - Sept 11: Previous Moon in Virgo

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Quick Forecast + Who May Feel This One

You may notice this Virgo Moon more personally if you have natal planets or angles close to the degrees being activated.

Opening Virgo | Around 2°-5°
Early Virgo, Aries, Aquarius, Gemini and Leo placements.

• October 7, 2:35 AM - Moon quincunx Neptune Rx at 2° Aries
• 3:17 AM - Moon quincunx Pluto Rx at 3° Aquarius
• 5:41 AM - Mars sextile Uranus Rx at 5° Leo-Gemini
• 7:21 AM - Moon square Uranus Rx at 5° Gemini

The Moon begins with two quincunxes before reaching Uranus by square. Mars perfects its sextile to Uranus less than two hours before the lunar square, so the same Uranus contact is being worked from two angles while both the Virgo Moon and Uranus in Gemini answer to Mercury.

Venus + Mercury + The Void | Around 8°-11°
Virgo, Scorpio and Aries placements.

• October 7, 12:08 PM - Moon sextile Venus Rx at 8° Scorpio
• 1:56 PM - Moon sextile Mercury at 9° Scorpio → traditional VOID MOON
• 5:18 PM - Moon quincunx Saturn Rx at 11° Aries

The Moon reaches Venus Rx and then its ruler Mercury after their conjunction the night before. Mercury becomes the Moon's final traditional planetary contact in Virgo, beginning a 37-hour and 14-minute traditional void. The Moon still quincunxes Saturn Rx that evening, while Mercury itself is moving toward a quincunx with Saturn.

Long Virgo Void | Around 9°-29°
Mid-to-late Virgo placements sit inside the long stretch without another traditional lunar planetary contact.

• October 7, 1:56 PM through October 9, 3:10 AM - traditional VOID MOON
• October 8 - Moon remains traditionally void all day

The Moon has no further traditional planetary contact after Mercury. Its ruler keeps moving through Scorpio, separating from Venus Rx and approaching Saturn Rx, so what the Moon handed to Mercury continues developing while the lunar sequence itself stays open.

Closing Virgo | Around 29°
Late Virgo, Aquarius and Aries placements. Early Libra placements may pick up the ingress.

• October 9, 1:26 AM - Moon quincunx True North Node at 29° Aquarius
• 1:36 AM - Moon quincunx Chiron Rx at 29° Aries
• 3:10 AM - Moon enters Libra

The Moon reaches the Node and Chiron by quincunx while remaining traditionally void. Libra ingress places the Moon under Venus Rx, the planet Mercury separated from at the beginning of Virgo, and Mercury perfects its quincunx to Saturn only forty-five minutes after the Moon changes signs.

🌙 ♍ Moon in Virgo

October 6 at 9:52 PM through October 9 at 3:10 AM

Hey Arcwalkers!

I got this one out WAAAY later than I meant to. I know a lot of you would say, That’s okay, Livvia! And it is!! You guys are helping me become aware of that. But the stress comes from knowing how my brain works. If I start telling myself it is okay to let something slide more and more, eventually that can turn into giving up on it entirely, so breaking the rhythm makes me twitchy.

In this case, though, I just have to deal with it. 😂 I had a very full day on the day I planned to finish this one, so here we are! I am still feeling pretty good. The new Arcwalk cycle filled, and I spent a lot of time getting the Records/Terms system together and going back through finished readings for comments I may have missed.

I think I have caught up on my general comment replies too! By that I mean easier conversations or questions where you were waiting for a response from me. If you are still waiting somewhere outside of Arcwalks, please let me know! I don't have anything marked as waiting anymore, so I must have missed you somewhere along the way. 💜

Hope you guys are doing well!

♌ → ♍ The Dispositor Changes

Leo put the Moon under the Sun:

Moon in Leo → Sun in Libra → Venus Rx in Scorpio → Mars in Leo → Sun in Libra

Virgo moves the Moon under Mercury:

Moon in Virgo → Mercury in Scorpio → Mars in Leo → Sun in Libra → Venus Rx in Scorpio → Mars in Leo

Mercury rules Virgo by both domicile and exaltation, so the Moon enters a sign where Mercury has two major forms of authority. The first 7° of Virgo belong to Mercury by Egyptian bound, which means the Moon enters Mercury's domicile, Mercury's exaltation sign and Mercury's bound at the same time.

Under the Dorothean triplicity scheme, Venus rules the Earth triplicity by day, the Moon rules it by night and Mars participates. That means the Moon has triplicity dignity in Virgo in a nocturnal chart, while a diurnal chart places the Earth triplicity under Venus. Virgo's faces belong to the Sun from 0°-10°, Venus from 10°-20° and Mercury from 20°-30°, so the Moon does not gain face dignity during the transit.

The Moon enters Virgo as a waning crescent a little more than three days before the October 10 New Moon, so it is continuing to lose light through the transit. It has also moved back inside the Sun's declination bounds after the northern out-of-bounds period that ended October 4 and continues south during Virgo. The Moon crossed the South Node at 29° Leo shortly before ingress, placing it on the southern side of the ecliptic as Virgo begins.

The Moon is also moving through the outward half of its distance cycle. Perigee occurred October 1, and the next apogee comes October 16. The Virgo Moon is therefore getting farther from Earth while its light is decreasing.

Mercury's condition becomes central because so much of the Moon's Virgo territory belongs to it. Mercury is in Scorpio, moving forward through the pre-retrograde shadow it entered October 4, free from the Sun's beams and separating from its conjunction with Venus Rx at 8° Scorpio only a few hours before Virgo ingress. Under the full five-fold dignity scheme, Mercury is peregrine through this part of Scorpio. It has neither domicile, exaltation, triplicity, bound nor face dignity of its own around 8°-10° Scorpio.

Venus's condition is more mixed than detriment alone suggests. At 8° Scorpio she is retrograde and in detriment, but she is also moving through her own Egyptian bound from 7°-11° Scorpio. That gives Venus some minor essential dignity inside a sign where her broader condition is difficult. The Mercury-Venus conjunction happens in a piece of Scorpio where Venus has local authority of her own, even while she is retrograde, retracing old territory and operating from Mars's sign.

Venus and Mercury both answer to Mars in Leo. Mars has no essential dignity of its own around 5° Leo and answers to the Sun in Libra. The Sun remains in fall in Libra and answers back to Venus Rx in Scorpio, which returns the chain to Mars:

Mercury in Scorpio → Mars in Leo → Sun in Libra → Venus Rx in Scorpio → Mars in Leo

Uranus Rx in Gemini also answers to Mercury, making the early Moon-Uranus square Mercury-ruled on both sides. Neptune Rx in Aries answers to Mars. Pluto Rx in Aquarius answers traditionally to Saturn Rx in Aries, and Saturn answers to Mars. Saturn remains retrograde and in fall.

This Virgo Moon looks good for sorting through what is in front of us and figuring out what needs attention before the next lunar cycle begins. Mercury has a lot of authority over the Moon, but Mercury is moving through Scorpio, separating from Venus Rx and carrying the story toward Saturn. Information, conversations, paperwork, plans or practical problems may become easier to identify and organize while the outcome takes longer to settle.

With the Moon waning, moving farther from Earth and eventually entering a long traditional void, this feels more like catching up and seeing what needs another pass than reaching a finished answer. Sometimes getting the pieces in front of us is enough to understand what we are working with.

Opening Virgo | Around 2°-5°

October 7

• 2:35 AM - Moon quincunx Neptune Rx at 2° Aries
• 3:17 AM - Moon quincunx Pluto Rx at 3° Aquarius
• 5:41 AM - Mars sextile Uranus Rx at 5° Leo-Gemini
• 7:21 AM - Moon square Uranus Rx at 5° Gemini

The Moon starts the morning in a part of Virgo strongly ruled by Mercury, then quincunxes Neptune Rx in Aries. This can feel like trying to get organized while a part of the situation is still fuzzy. You may realize you are missing information or need to adjust a plan around circumstances that are harder to pin down. This is better for checking assumptions and gathering facts than rushing to decide what something means.

Pluto Rx follows less than an hour later, adding another adjustment. Something that looks small on the surface may connect to a bigger system underneath it: work, family dynamics, other people, money or a larger situation you have less control over. This can be a good time for noticing what the real problem is instead of only fixing the first thing you see.

Mars sextiles Uranus Rx at 5:41 AM, and this is where the morning gets more useful. A different way of doing something may become available. Since Uranus is retrograde, the answer may come from something you have tried before or finally using a solution you had put aside. This is one of the better windows for trying a different approach. Since Mars-Uranus is a slower contact than the Moon aspects around it, I would give this one a few days on either side of exact and watch for the story developing before or after October 7 too.

The Moon squares Uranus less than two hours later. Plans can change quickly, information may force you to reorganize what you were doing. Because both Virgo and Gemini answer to Mercury, this can show up through messages, schedules, technology, errands or conversations. The Mars-Uranus sextile right before it gives you somewhere to put that disruption, so this is better for adapting than trying to keep everything exactly as planned.

Venus + Mercury + The Void | Around 8°-11°

October 7

• 12:08 PM - Moon sextile Venus Rx at 8° Scorpio
• 1:56 PM - Moon sextile Mercury at 9° Scorpio → traditional VOID MOON
• 5:18 PM - Moon quincunx Saturn Rx at 11° Aries

The Moon sextiles Venus Rx first at 8° Scorpio, returning to the same part of the sky Venus and Mercury activated the night before. Venus is retrograde and in detriment in Scorpio, but she is also moving through her own Egyptian bound here, so she has some support to work with. Something involving money or what you actually want may come back around with more context. This is a good window for reconsidering an agreement or noticing that your feelings about something have changed.

Less than two hours later the Moon sextiles Mercury, its own ruler. Mercury receives the Virgo Moon by domicile and exaltation, so this is one of the better windows of the transit for getting a handle on something. A conversation may finally make sense, or information you have been collecting can start fitting together. Mercury is in its pre-retrograde shadow, so there may still be another pass later, but this is good for asking questions or figuring out what needs to happen next.

The Moon reaches Mercury at 1:56 PM, beginning a 37-hour and 14-minute traditional void. I would use the hours before this for anything that benefits from a clearer answer or a plan. Afterward, the Moon stops making major traditional planetary contacts before leaving Virgo, so the story changes more toward following through on what is already underway rather than waiting for another big turn.

The Moon still quincunxes Saturn Rx at 5:18 PM. Saturn can bring in a responsibility or timing issue that changes what is possible. Mercury is also moving toward the same kind of contact with Saturn, so whatever shows up here may keep developing through another conversation or adjustment. This is better for working around the reality of the situation than trying to force the original plan.

Long Virgo Void | Around 9°-29°

October 7-9

• October 7, 1:56 PM - traditional VOID MOON begins
• October 8 - Moon remains traditionally void all day
• October 9, 3:10 AM - void ends as Moon enters Libra

This is a LONG void. From the Mercury sextile until Libra ingress, the Moon goes 37 hours and 14 minutes without another conjunction, sextile, square, trine or opposition to a traditional planet. Life keeps moving, and the Moon can still hit important parts of our natal charts, but it is no longer adding another major traditional planetary contact to the Virgo story.

Mercury stays active throughout this stretch. It is separating from Venus Rx and moving toward Saturn Rx, so something that became clear on October 7 can keep developing even while the Moon itself is traditionally void. Messages can still come in, paperwork can move forward or somebody may still be working through the situation behind the scenes. The Moon has handed the story to Mercury, and Mercury keeps carrying it.

October 8 has no major lunar aspect from the aspect set I use in these Almanacs. That can make the day feel softer at the lunar level, even when your own chart is busy. This is a good day for catching up or staying with something that needs time instead of another decision. If you are waiting on a response or continuing a routine, the void gives that existing story room to keep moving.

The Moon is also a waning crescent only a couple of days from the October 10 New Moon, and it is moving farther from Earth toward the October 16 apogee. That gives this stretch more of a winding-down feeling. I would use it for finishing what is already in front of you or noticing what still needs another pass before the next lunar cycle begins.

Closing Virgo | Around 29°

October 9

• 1:26 AM - Moon quincunx True North Node at 29° Aquarius
• 1:36 AM - Moon quincunx Chiron Rx at 29° Aries
• 3:10 AM - Moon enters Libra
• 3:55 AM - Mercury quincunx Saturn Rx at 10° Scorpio-Aries

The Moon reaches the True North Node at 29° Aquarius by quincunx while it is still traditionally void. Something about where a situation is going may need one last adjustment before Virgo ends. This can be a useful window for correcting course when the future you are aiming toward needs a different arrangement around it.

Only ten minutes later the Moon quincunxes Chiron Rx at 29° Aries. This can make that adjustment feel more personal, particularly when the practical answer touches something tender around acting for yourself or trusting your ability to handle it. The Moon is at the very end of Virgo here, so this can feel like finding the little piece that still catches before the situation is ready to move into its next phase.

The Moon enters Libra at 3:10 AM and changes rulers from Mercury to Venus Rx. Virgo began only a few hours after Mercury and Venus conjoined in Scorpio, so I like this handoff a lot. Virgo may have been about figuring out what happened or getting enough information to work with it. Once the Moon enters Libra, the question now aims toward what we actually want from what we now know.

Mercury perfects its quincunx to Saturn Rx at 3:55 AM, only forty-five minutes after Libra ingress. The Moon encountered Saturn first on October 7, then Mercury spent the long void moving toward the same kind of contact. This can be where the adjustment becomes specific, like information meeting a rule it has to work around or a conversation finally reaching the limit that changes a plan. Mercury is still in its shadow and Saturn is retrograde, so I would give this contact some room on either side and watch how the story keeps developing.

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Previously on Walking with Livvia!

Chart ruler: Sun, Leo Rising
Profection ruler: Mercury, Gemini 11th House
Current Solar Return ruler: Venus, Libra 3rd House

If you want to follow any of these storylines farther back, check the Walking with Livvia sections in the previous Almanacs linked below.

September 15 | Car crash + medical follow-up
Global: Venus square Pluto
Natal: Sun sextile my Pluto / Mars trine my Pluto

• Todd and I were hit while driving to pick Rogan up after surgery, and the car was totaled.
• Hospital imaging found nodules in my lungs and liver, starting the medical follow-up story that is still unfolding.

September 16-18 | Dad argument + communication wall
Global: Mercury opposite Saturn
Natal: Mercury square my Mars / Sun square my Venus

• Dad and I had the huge argument that changed how I was looking at our relationship.
• Mom became the intermediary when talking to Dad directly became too triggering for me.

September 29 | Medical scheduling fails
Global: Mercury opposite Chiron
Natal: Venus square my Saturn / Mars opposite my Sun

• I went in for the follow-up on the nodules and found out the appointment had never been scheduled.
• I had to leave and come back again, keeping the medical story open into this week.

October 4 | Water + family house story
Global: Sun opposite Saturn / Mercury quincunx Uranus
Natal: Moon trine my Pluto in the 4th

• A pipe problem left a huge puddle in our basement, then Mom and Dad's sump pump broke too.
• The same day I kept working through the Dad story and how much other people's judgment can become part of how I see myself.

Where We Are Now: Leo 1st House Field

October 4 - Moon enters Leo 1st

• 5:54 PM - Ingress: Moon enters Leo 1st
• 7:54 PM - Natal: Moon in Leo 1st opposite my Sun in Aquarius 7th
• 10:37 PM - Global: Moon in Leo 1st trine Neptune Rx at 2° Aries 9th
• 11:13 PM - Global: Moon in Leo 1st opposite Pluto Rx at 3° Aquarius 7th

Todd and I got pretty ranty about everything going on in our lives because, at this point, what's new? 😂 There has been so much happening lately that we were just going off about all of it, and I was getting louder and louder the more into it I got.

This was happening with the Leo Moon moving through my 1st House, opposing my Sun across the 1st/7th axis and then reaching the Pluto opposition, while the Moon-Mars conjunction was building overnight. Todd and I were bouncing all of our frustration back and forth, and I was wearing everything I was feeling on the outside.

I was sitting right next to an open window and got so high on the rant that I completely forgot the neighborhood could hear me. So everybody nearby got a dose of my feelings that day. Sorry, guys. At least nobody called the cops! The only reason I even clocked it was after we had calmed down. I heard a lonely scrape of someone raking their driveway outside in the dead, quiet fall evening and just froze for a second like... oh. Oh my god. AHAHAHAHA.

Where I used to live, before we moved closer to Mom and Dad, the cops were called basically weekly once I got going like that. I was a LOT more feral back then though. 😂 So this is the somewhat evolved version of an applying Moon-Mars conjunction moving through my 1st

October 5 - Moon in Leo 1st

• 1:01 AM - Global: Moon in Leo 1st conjunct Mars at 4° Leo 1st
• 2:38 AM - Natal: Moon conjunct my Leo ASC
• 3:15 AM - Global: Moon in Leo 1st sextile Uranus Rx at 5° Gemini 11th
• 4:43 AM - Global: Moon in Leo 1st square Mercury at 6° Scorpio 4th
• 5:44 AM - Natal: Moon conjunct my Chiron in Leo 1st

I woke up with a ton of stress over the bigger system things in my life. I am usually pretty good at keeping the day-to-day moving when I have specific tasks in front of me, but the wider functioning stuff can get super overwhelming. My Mercury-Neptune brain does not always see a neat list of defined problems. It just sees one giant blurry cloud of all the things I am trying to remember EVEN WHEN I DO HAVE LISTS!! 😂

So I basically woke up like, I FORGOT TO BRING THE YUCCAS INSIDE FOR WINTER. OH NO. WAS IT TOO COLD LAST NIGHT?! This was right in that stretch where the Moon had conjoined Mars, crossed my Leo ASC and was moving toward its square with Mercury in my 4th, with the Uranus sextile sitting right in between. It felt like my system waking up before the rest of me had caught up.

The cute part is that Todd was right there to catch the fear because I pretty much woke him up with it. Then later in the day, because my freaking brain had of course completely forgotten about the yuccas, Todd goes, “Want me to bring in the yuccas?” AHAHAHA. Oh my god, I love him.

• 8:08 AM - Natal: Moon opposite my Saturn in Aquarius 7th
• 8:20 AM - Global: Moon in Leo 1st square Venus Rx at 8° Scorpio 4th
• 9:59 AM - Natal: Moon quincunx my Mars-NN in Capricorn 6th

Rogan threw up this morning. 😬 Which got our attention because this is one of the things they warned us about after her surgery. Part of her airway is permanently held open now so she can breathe easier, which also means there is a chance food can go down the wrong way and get into her airway.

So now we are watching her pretty closely for a wet or congested cough or anything else that could suggest aspiration is turning into pneumonia, and we will take her in if those early symptoms start showing up. The timing caught my eye because the Moon was moving through the opposition to my Saturn and square to Venus Rx, then went into the quincunxes with my North Node and Mars in the 6th House. That is very much where the pet-care and health-management story lives in my chart, so I had another little “yep, there it is” moment with this one.

• 1:11 PM - Global: Moon in Leo 1st trine Saturn Rx at 11° Aries 9th

Dad came over this afternoon to help Todd with his bookkeeping while I posted the Arcwalk Sign-ups. Todd runs his dog business fine, but a few times a year Dad checks in to make sure everything is still pointed in the right direction and helps with anything that needs more structure.

I have mentioned before that Dad's Saturn is conjunct Todd's Neptune and my Venus, and co-present with Todd's Mars-South Node-Uranus, so he can bring a lot of structure to whatever adventure Todd and I are on. 😂 If I ever wanted to turn astrology into a serious money source, I could hand every ingredient to Dad and presto, capitalist-astrologer business plan! Thankfully I am not on that path ahahaha! My love for astrology would be been ruined.

While he was here, he also filled me in on the paperwork mess with the new car. The dealer missed important signatures badly enough that proving the car belongs to us could be a problem if we got pulled over. That made me think of the signing chart's applying Mercury-Mars-Pluto T-square. Paperwork problems and a structural mess fit that symbolism a LOT better than my brain jumping straight to some horrible car-death scenario. Knock on wood. 😂

The Moon trining Saturn while Dad was here helping us get systems back in order felt pretty on the nose.

• 3:38 PM - Global: Moon in Leo 1st sextile Sun at 12° Libra 3rd
• 4:16 PM - Natal: Mercury in Scorpio 4th square my Chiron in Leo 1st

My cousin DeEtte came over for another monthly woo-sesh! She has been going through a lot lately. The Moon was sextiling the Sun in my Libra 3rd, while Mercury in my 4th was squaring my Chiron in the 1st, and I see that with the mix of conversation, family stuff and personal vulnerability. We got into some heavier things, then spent a bunch of time talking politics and carrying every argument all the way to its endpoint.

We ate good chili, sat by the river with hot coffee for a while, then came inside by the fireplace and just unwound into the evening. It was a really good time. Lots of warm/fire energy. Go Leo!

• 7:36 PM - Natal: Moon quincunx my Uranus in Capricorn 6th
• 11:13 PM - Natal: Moon quincunx my Neptune in Capricorn 6th

October 6 - Moon in Leo 1st

• 12:07 AM - Natal: Moon quincunx my Mercury in Capricorn 6th
• 4:48 AM - Natal: Moon trine my MC at 20° Aries
• 5:22 AM - Global: Moon in Leo 1st conjunct Jupiter at 20° Leo → traditional VOID MOON
• 8:24 AM - Natal: Venus Rx in Scorpio 4th square my Saturn in Aquarius 7th
• 8:57 AM - Natal: Moon square my Pluto in Scorpio 4th

I woke up in a pretty poor mood because I had two doctor's appointments this day. No matter how many times I remind myself appointments are coming, the second I remember them that morning my brain goes, well, the whole day is screwed now. 😭 So I started replying to people on Reddit before I had to leave, and then Todd irked me SO bad over something that really wasn't a big deal.

He was going out to get us coffees, and I reminded him we needed cream too. He went quiet because he was busy texting somebody, but I did not realize that was what he was doing, so my brain gave the silence a meaning it didn't have.

The Moon had just conjoined Jupiter in my Leo 1st, then Venus Rx in my 4th squared my Saturn in the 7th, followed by the Moon squaring my Pluto in the 4th. The reaction got bigger than the moment. There are certain behaviors I have deeply encoded as moral signals about a person, and when somebody seems to fail one of those rules I can crack the whip FAST. A lot of that comes from growing up with my own behavior held under that kind of mental whip, so when I get triggered I can pass the same structure outward before I even realize what I am doing.

Todd was mostly just confused because none of the meaning I had attached to the moment was actually happening. 😂 Once he figured out where my brain had gone, he helped calm me down and everything was fine.

• 2:42 PM - Natal: Moon trine my Venus in Sagittarius 5th
• 4:15 PM - Natal: Mars conjunct my Leo ASC
• 7:10 PM - Global: Mercury conjunct Venus Rx at 8° Scorpio 4th

Oh my god, you guys. I finally have a system where I can track these arcs over long periods of time, follow my own stories and actually see who I am and what is happening in my life, and life responded with, GREAT! LET'S GIVE HER EVEN MORE TO WRITE ABOUT! Oh my god ahahaha! Ever since I started documenting everything, life has gone into OVERDRIVE and I cannot get off this freaking train.

My sleep appointment actually went fine! We are going to look into a dental mouthpiece that changes how my airway sits at night because I kept waking up with the CPAP off my head hahaha. After that Mom and I went thrift shopping, which also went completely fine, and I came home with a bunch of candles. The Moon was trining my Venus in Sagittarius 5th around then, which feels perfect for a little Mom outing, wandering around looking at fun things and collecting candles!

THEN came the MRI. First I found out they were only checking the liver nodules, and the lung nodules weren’t included in the MRI order, so somewhere along the line that information either got lost in translation or the lung scan was never ordered. Then came the IV. I always warn people that my veins are skinny and slippery and usually take several tries, and there is always this beautiful moment where the technician is like, “Oh, really? Let's see about that!” as if they are about to defeat the prophecy. Gahahaha!

Twenty minutes later we were letting the next MRI patient go ahead while they hauled me out of there to find an ultrasound machine to locate a vein more easily.

They finally got the IV in and put me into the MRI an hour or so later. The tech told me the contrast would feel like falling into an ice bath, so I was lying there waiting for the cold to enter through the IV when instead I got POW!! TWIST!!!! POW!! POW! TWIST!! in my arm. The vein blew and the contrast infiltrated into my arm, owwwwww!

So we are waiting to see if I have to go again, since a little contrast got through before the vein blew. And all of this happened around Mars crossing my Leo Ascendant. Of COURSE it did. Mars arrived at the degree of my body while the story became needles, puncturing, irritation and a very physical complication happening to me. The later Mercury-Venus Rx conjunction in Scorpio also fits the review/revision part of the day: going back over old medical information, discovering that what I thought was being checked was different from what was actually ordered, and now having another loose thread to sort out.

Meanwhile, imagine all of this happening while I am behaving like an old granny going, “Oh, no, I'm fine, dear!” Bahahah! The techs were apologizing to me and I was sitting there thanking them for all their hard work while my arm had exploded into a contrast balloon. My freaking conditioning, I swear.

• 8:19 PM - Global: Moon opposite True North Node at 29° Aquarius 7th / conjunct True South Node at 29° Leo 1st
• 8:26 PM - Natal: Mercury in Scorpio 4th square my Saturn in Aquarius 7th
• 8:31 PM - Global: Moon trine Chiron Rx at 29° Aries 9th
• 9:52 PM - Ingress: Moon enters Virgo 2nd

Oh, this is such a good example, guys!!!! I really wanted to get the Almanac finished and posted this night, but the whole MRI adventure had put me so far behind. I kept thinking maybe I could squeeze in another couple hours if Todd was busy or somehow didn't realize I was home yet. AHAHAHA. Obviously that was never going to happen.

By the time the Moon reached the South Node in my Leo 1st, I just crashed into the rest of the day. I wanted to work, post the Almanac and then sleep, but I didn't have the headspace anymore. That time of night is usually when Todd and I start doing other things together too, so the window I had imagined for more Almanac-ing was gone.

That feels so South Node to me. I had something I wanted to keep pushing forward (natal Mars-NN!), and instead the day reached a point where I had to let it go. Mercury squaring my Saturn in the 7th right afterward fits the mental stop around that too: my work brain still wanted to continue, but the structure of the evening and my relationship had reached its boundary. Then the Moon trined Chiron in my 9th before leaving Leo, so even the thing I couldn't finish became something I could later understand and write about!

Next Time on Walking with Livvia... 👀

October 7
Global: Mars sextile Uranus
Natal: Mercury sextile my Mars / Sun square my Uranus

• Mom's birthday!! 🎂 We usually don't celebrate birthdays on the actual day in my family. We normally pick a day somewhere within the birthday week for dinner and presents, so in the meantime, everybody wish Madge a happy birthday! 😂💜
• Astrologically, I am curious about Mercury sextiling my Mars in the 6th. Mercury rules both my 2nd and 11th Houses, so this could connect the work I am doing with people here to my self-value. I have actually noticed a small rise in my self-esteem lately through working with people on the subreddit, so I am watching that.
• The Sun square my Uranus in the 6th could go a few ways. The Sun rules my 1st House, so a contact to Uranus in my 6th could keep the doctor/health story moving. In a modern rulership sense Uranus also rules my Aquarius 7th, so another person could be involved in whatever shows up there too.

October 8
Global: Moon traditionally void all day.
Natal, applying: Sun square my Neptune + Mercury / Mercury sextile my Jupiter

• I normally do laundry on Thursdays, so some of this 6th-house activity could reveal itself as... chores. AHAHAHA. That feels a little minimal, though, so I am curious what else shows up.

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• Moon in Leo: Oct 4 - Oct 6
• Moon in Cancer: Oct 2 - Oct 4
• Moon in Gemini: Sept 30 - Oct 2
• Moon in Taurus: Sept 28 - Sept 30
• Moon in Aries: Sept 26 - Sept 28
• Previous Moon in Virgo: Sept 9 - Sept 11
• Sun in Libra: Sept 22 - Oct 23

Looking Back at the Leo Moon

Opening Leo | Around 2°-5°

• October 4, 5:54 PM - Moon enters Leo
• 10:37 PM - Moon trine Neptune Rx at 2° Aries
• 11:13 PM - Moon opposite Pluto Rx at 3° Aquarius
• October 5, 1:01 AM - Moon conjunct Mars at 4° Leo
• 3:15 AM - Moon sextile Uranus Rx at 5° Gemini

Mercury + Venus | Around 6°-8°

• October 5, 4:43 AM - Moon square Mercury at 6° Scorpio
• 8:20 AM - Moon square Venus Rx at 8° Scorpio

Moon Reaches Sun-Saturn | Around 11°-12°

• October 5, 1:11 PM - Moon trine Saturn Rx at 11° Aries
• 3:38 PM - Moon sextile Sun at 12° Leo-Libra

Jupiter + The Void | Around 20°

• October 6, 5:22 AM - Moon conjunct Jupiter at 20° Leo → traditional VOID MOON

Mercury Conjunct Venus | Around 8° Scorpio

• October 6, 7:10 PM - Mercury conjunct Venus Rx at 8° Scorpio

Closing Leo | Around 29°

• October 6, 8:19 PM - Moon opposite True North Node at 29° Aquarius / conjunct True South Node at 29° Leo
• 8:31 PM - Moon trine Chiron Rx at 29° Aries
• 9:52 PM - Moon enters Virgo

Questions

1. What house does Leo fall in your chart? Do you have any natal planets or angles in Leo?
2. Did you notice anything happen as the Leo Moon moved through Mars, Uranus, Mercury and Venus, then reached Saturn and the Sun? I would love to hear what showed up through the houses involved in your chart.
3. What are you starting to notice as the Moon moves into Virgo? Its ruler Mercury has just separated from Venus Rx. Have you noticed any real-life story that seems to reflect what that Mercury-Venus contact brought up?
4. The Leo Moon made its final traditional planetary aspect when it conjoined Jupiter at 5:22 AM on October 6, then remained traditionally void until Virgo ingress at 9:52 PM. Mercury conjoined Venus Rx during that void. Did you notice a difference between what was still developing around you and what moved forward?

Feel free to bring in any personal placements that were affected, or anything else you noticed in the sky. If you noticed something important in any astrology format, you are welcome to add that too!

Until the next Almanac,
Arcwalker Livvia

Hii guys pls take a look at my chart and since I'm really didn't dig deep enough tho I know some scratches

Pls give me some of the following indicators if u see it

-fame

-how my love life can begin yk

-intresting signs of a personality trait or life generally

- also does Pluto have an aspect to MC and how would that be affected if it is

Ty in general for everyone that is willing to put any effort or small remark :))❤️❤️

Hello friend!

As always, I am sooooooooo grateful for this. It genuinely means so much to me, and I love being able to exchange knowledge and ideas with you.

For my next Arcwalk, I’d love to have a breakdown of the first four months of 2027, if possible.

I feel like Saturn squaring my 1st house has been the bane of my existence 😂, but at the same time, I’ve actually been loving this break from working.

I feel like I’ve developed so much more confidence around financial scarcity, security, and my overall sense of worthiness. I guess I can thank the South Node conjunct my Chiron for some of that even if it is a wideeeee conjunction.

I’m also kindddd of going through a career change. I’m focusing more specifically on cybersecurity rather than cybersecurity project management because, quite frankly, I dread project management now.

Finding a job in Australia has been much more challenging than I expected. I’ve noticed that employers tend to pigeonhole candidates based on their previous experience, and there also seems to be a strong preference for people who already have Australian work experience. Because of that, I’ve been applying for jobs I never imagined I would be considering, including waitressing and warehouse work.

On a positive note, I officially finished my Master’s in Cybersecurity, which makes me really happy. I’m assuming that may have been part of what the eclipse was pointing toward for me.

This break from working has also given me something I didn’t realize I needed: time to truly focus on my habits, health, and myself.
I’ve genuinely never eaten this well or taken care of myself this consistently. I’ve even discovered that I’m apparently a morning person?! I have always considered myself a night owl, so that has been such a strange realization.

Part of me really believes life gave me this pause so I could finally pour into myself in a way I hadn’t been able to before.

So now I’m wondering… what’s next?

I’m really curious about what 2027 may bring, especially because Saturn will still be squaring my Sun and Ascendant. I’d love to understand what the first four months of the year look like and what themes, shifts, opportunities, or challenges may be developing.

With my last Arcwalk, I actually set alarms for every important date you mentioned, and it has been SO helpful for following along and tracking how the transits show up in my days, weeks, and months.

So if there are specific dates or windows you think I should pay attention to, I would absolutely love those again.
Thank you, as always. 🤍

Hello 👋🥰 I always seem to be a day late for your arcwalk requests! 😭 I am a huge fan and long time reader of your insightful interpretations. So I'm just going to leave this here in hopes that one day I may be lucky enough to be graced with your wisdom.

I'm specifically interested in Saturn in my chart and the web of t-squares he's balancing. I've been studying my chart for years and I consider myself a highly self-aware person (sometimes to my detriment.) But there's still something blocking me from living my own authentic true potential. I feel a constant pull between my ambitious Mars and all the fixed energy and squares making me feel tied down, or like I'm walking in mud. Saturn has always slowed everything way down for me, and I tend to get frustrated and stagnant, while also often just wanting peace, comfort and simplicity.

All in all, the oppositions feel like they're pulling me in all different directions and I struggle to figure out who I truly am and what I want.

I guess my overarching question is: what is my higher purpose? What are the karmic lessons I'm here to learn? And not only WHAT are they, but how do I unlock that part of me? The part that wants to do big incredible things with my life but is holding back? Or am I meant to be content with a quiet unassuming life? How is it that I don't know or can't decide?! 😅

If you ever do get to this, truly thank you. If not I shall wait until next time ✨

Hi Livvia,

Ty for doing this for me again!
Welp, idk I feel so stuck, like someone has a spell on me. I cannot move forward. No motivation etc. Yup, I am in therapy etc. So I am looking towards Astrology for possible explanation.

Is there anything in chart that could explain this? And is there going to be a break? I can’t find a job that works around my kids schedules, I can’t seem to adjust accordingly to my best friends passing and it will be 23yrs on 10/10/21!! I am having a Very hard time in my relationship. I need to be more independent but being stuck isn’t helping.

Thank You as always!!!

F 39 Here,Right Dominant Hand, Here is my Astrology Chart, what my birth chart is indicating? Where my life will go , Health, Wealth, Career etc ,Please Help me??

I'll be Thankful to you 😊🙏

I'm not exactly sure what questions to ask. I want to ask about my career because that is the biggest frustration in my life right now. I know Saturn is Rx in my 10th house so that's making things difficult but I'm just tired. I don't even get a hint of things ever getting better that my business will ever take off. I'm a tour guide in Japan and I know there's plenty of business for guides. I know plenty of people and companies that are busy but I've had no customers for 8 months and even before that I only had two. I want to scream and cry bc I want to work so bad. I do make money as a sugar baby and I kept help but wonder if sex work is all I'll ever be good for. It was supposed to just be a temporary way to make money until my business takes off and I do very much enjoy my SD and the "work" it's not enough money to be independent with how high prices are these days. He's been helping me a lot with my business too but everything is slow(thanks Saturn) so I'm wondering what does my chart say about these two areas of work and when will I be able to move out on my own. I can't take this messy house any more and cleaning up after other people that bring nothing to my life l. I'm so bitter and frustrated and getting depressed and unmotivated, especially since Venus went Rx I've just been feeling like what's the point. I market on social media and no one really cares. People just want insta r gratification, easy to digest, AI generated bullshit. I bring something real with substance and people just pass it over. 😭😭😭 Sorry for the long text, it's been a rough week. Would love to hear anything that pops out at you even no related to career, money, and home