Planetary Transits for February 14 - February 20

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Planetary Transits

for February 14 – February 20

 

Note: 

We are in the two-week period between the Annular Solar Eclipse (Feb. 7)

and the Total Lunar Eclipse (Feb. 21). 

Delay major changes and exercise a lot of care and patience during this

time.

 

Sun transits Aquarius from 00:56 to 08:00°. 

Sun is weak until Feb. 18 and closely conjunct Rahu until Feb. 21.

 

Moon is waxing and transits Taurus,

Gemini, Cancer and into Leo.  The full

Moon is in Leo on Feb. 20.  The Total

Lunar Eclipse is on Feb 21, and is visible throughout most of the Americas as well as Western Europe. 

The Total Eclipse begins at 03:01:10 UT. 

The Greatest Eclipse is at 03:26:05 UT. 

The Total Eclipse ends at 03:50:57 UT. 

(Subtract six hours for CT.) 

 

Mars transits Gemini, from 01:19 to 02:41°. 

Mars is weak until Feb. 29 and under the influence of Rahu until March

11.  There can be problems relative to

fire, earth, property, explosions, (Explosion at Sugar Factory Kills Six,

Injures Dozens) police, military, executives, etc.  Mars remains in Gemini until April 28. 

 

Mercury transits Capricorn from 15:49 to 14:35°. 

Mercury is retrograde until Feb. 18. 

 

 

Jupiter transits its mooltrikona sign,

Sagittarius, from 18:40

to 20:01°,

outside the orb of influence of other planets. 

This

is good for law, religion, publishing, teaching, etc.

 

Venus transits Capricorn from 01:47 to 10:25°. 

Venus is weak until Feb. 16.  (Last

week’s prediction:  The

Writer’s Guild of America strike should be settled by Feb. 16.)  

 

Saturn transits Leo, from 11:59 to 11:26°, outside the orb of influence of

other planets.  Saturn is retrograde

until May 2.

 

Rahu and Ketu transit Aquarius and Leo,

respectively, stationary at 03:45°. 

Persons with rising signs in the 3-degree range, or with planets in odd

signs in the 3-degree range, such as Senator Barack Obama, need to be extra careful and patient.  Rahu and Ketu remain in the 3-degree range

until March 26.

 

Transits for each

“Rising sign” (Not “Sun sign”):

 

Aries:  Continue to be extra careful through Feb.  You may feel overly energized, ambitious, and

restless. Take care of your children, education and investments through Feb. 21.  It’s okay to join up with someone in

your career, but be careful to avoid fire, theft, debts, and disputes in the

workplace. 

 

Taurus: 

Focus on your career.  Health and

finances improve.  Be careful to avoid

losses, expenses and separations.  Invest

in your “dharma” and consider writing, speaking, and publishing.  Keep extra attention on your parents,

property, and home life through Feb. 21

 

Gemini:  Expect good fortune through your own efforts.  Protect your children, parents, property, education

and investments.  There may be gains or

unexpected events with income and friendships. 

Take extra care of your health and communications through Feb. 21.

 

Cancer: 

Put extra attention on your wealth, status, speech, and family life

through Feb. 21.  There may be some

disturbance or restlessness.  Continue to

be careful and patient with your career through mid-March.  Your best area is marriage and

partnerships.  Consider joint ventures.

 

Leo: 

 The influence of Rahu on Sun,

ruling your chart, requires a lot of care and patience through Feb. 21.  The impact may also affect your marriage and

partnerships.  Be very careful before you

speak and with entrepreneurial activities to avoid debts, conflicts, and health

problems.

 

Virgo:  Continue to focus on your children, education,

investments and creative projects.  Be

careful to avoid unexpected conflicts, losses, expenses, and separations

connected with health, finances and authority figures through Feb. 21.  There may be setbacks or accidents in the

workplace.

 

Libra:   Focus

on your parents, property, and home life. 

Keep extra watch on your income, friendships and older siblings.  There may be unexpected fluctuations in these

areas through Feb. 21.  Marriage and partnerships

also need extra care through March. 11.

 

Scorpio: 

It’s okay to work out of your home, but expected the unexpected

with your career through Feb. 21.  Keep extra

attention on your health and finances through March 11.  The can be gains through your own efforts and

long-distant ventures, but manage losses and expenses.

 

Sagittarius:  Watch your blood pressure, and be careful

with authority figures and entrepreneurial activities through Feb. 21.  There may be gains and status through your

career and family.  Put some extra attention

on your children, education, investments, and partnerships through mid-March.

 

Capricorn:  Be extra careful to avoid setbacks and

accidents through Feb. 21.  Some creative

career ideas and good fortune may come to you. 

Write and create.  Exercise a lot

of care and patience with your parents, property and home life to avoid debts,

disputes and health problems.

 

Aquarius:  Expect the unexpected with your spouse or

partners through Feb. 21.  They may be

feeling restless or overly ambitious. 

Consider long-distant ventures and a position of authority.  Exercise care and patience with your

communications and self efforts through mid-March.

 

Pisces:  Expect the unexpected with your health and

finances through Feb. 21, and be careful to avoid fire, theft, debts, disputes,

losses, and expenses.  There may be some

gains or income through partnerships.  Exercise

patience with your status, speech and family life through Feb.

 

Note: If you do not know what your

rising sign is, or to to this column by email, contact:  david

 

Copyright

2008, David M. Hawthorne, M.S, J.B.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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