Planetary Transits for February 22 - February 28

February 21, 2007

Sun transits Aquarius, from 09:16 to 16:18°, closely conjunct Mercury until Feb. 25.

Moon is waxing and transits Aries, Taurus, Gemini, and into Cancer.

Mercury transits Aquarius, from 11:15 to 04:10°, combust until Feb. 28, and is retrograde until March 7.

Mars transits Capricorn, from 03:09 to 08:27°. Mars is in its exaltation sign until March 29. This is good for property, competition, and executive decisions.

Venus transits Pisces, from 07:09 to 15:45°. Venus is outside the orb of influence of other planets and is in its exaltation sign until March 12. This is good for romance and creativity.

Jupiter transits Scorpio, from 23:06 to 23:53°, outside the orb of influence of other planets.

Saturn remains retrograde until April 19, and transits Cancer from 26:45 to 26:13°. Saturn is under the aspect of Jupiter until June 5. This is good for Aries, Gemini, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Aquarius and Pisces rising signs. Taurus, Cancer, and Capricorn rising signs should be charitable, careful and patient.

Rahu and Ketu transit Aquarius and Leo, respectively, from 22:13 to 22:11°, remaining in the 22° range until April 4. This can bring worldwide tension, including government, weather-related, and natural-disaster problems. Persons and countries with odd rising signs, or planets in odd signs, around 22°, should be charitable, careful, and patient.

TRANSITS FOR EACH "RISING SIGN":

Aries: Focus on your career through March. Your spouse or partner may travel, or have losses, expenses or problems. Expect gains through your children, creativity, education and investments. Avoid conflict over income or with friends.

Taurus: Focus on your career, leadership, and authority figures. Children, creativity, education, investments, business and communications are also prominent. Avoid conflict over income or with friends. Siblings may have health or financial concerns.

Gemini: Expect good fortune through your own efforts and family life. Be patient with income and friendships. Connect education, investments, and creativity with your career. Be patient with your spouse or partners. Windfalls are possible.

Cancer: Connect your career with travel, spouse, or partner through March. Expect good fortune with parents, property, and home life. Manage delays or setbacks with wealth, status or business ventures. Avoid money and marital disputes.

Leo: Focus on marriage and partners, which are connected with travel, losses, expenses, separations or foreign ventures. Guru or father may have health or financial problems. Manage delays in business ventures. Invest in home life.

Virgo: Spouse or partner boosts your wealth and status. Travel or relocation may be considered. Avoid expenses through debt and conflict. Wear or buy an emerald. Manage your health. Invest your windfalls. Gain through property.

Libra: Focus on your health and debt, and be careful of fire, theft and conflict. There may be expenses with income and friendships. Invest in your career. Spouse or partner may help with property and home life. Teach, publish, and advise.

Scorpio: Bring work home. Gain from parents, property and home life. Avoid disputes in your business ventures and with communications. There may be some expenses or separations on account of children, education and investments.

Sagittarius: Connect your career and dharma with your own self efforts. Education, children, creativity, and investments contribute to your status. Beautify your home or buy that new car. Gain through property, home life and foreign ventures.

Capricorn: There may be travel, relocation, or property matters through May. Protect your father or guru. Focus on your own efforts and creative ventures. Be patient with income, friendships, partners and older siblings. There may be losses.

Aquarius: Consider long distant or foreign ventures through March. Manage temporary setbacks with marriage and partners. Expect good fortune with your status, career, family and teaching, along with the fine, performing and healing arts.

Pisces: There are gains through your wealth, status, speech and family life through May, but your spouse or partner may have losses, expenses, and health or financial issues. Be careful to avoid accidents and manage any delays or setbacks.

These transits are based on your "rising sign", and not on your "Sun sign". If you do not know what your rising sign is, or to to this column by email, contact: david (AT) iipa (DOT) net.

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