Astrological Articles
Field notes on transits, archetypes, and how to read a chart without getting lost.
Moon Phases Explained: The Synodic Month and the Vedic Tithi
Moon phases are one angle: the Sun-Moon separation. Why the cycle runs 29.5 days, the Moon laps the stars in 27.3, and the tithi slices it into 30.
moon phases · synodic month · sidereal month · tithi · vedic calendar · lunar cycle · panchanga
The Scorpius Constellation: Antares and the Hunter's Killer
The scorpion sent to kill Orion still looks the part: a hooked chain of stars around red Antares, in a constellation the Sun visits for barely a week.
scorpius · antares · constellations · star myths · orion · zodiac constellations
Void of Course Moon: The Gaps in the Lunar Schedule
A void of course Moon has finished its last major aspect in a sign but hasn't entered the next. The gap runs minutes to over a day.
void of course moon · lunar aspects · electional astrology · william lilly · horary astrology · moon transit
The Great Conjunction: Jupiter and Saturn's 20-Year Meeting
A great conjunction is Jupiter meeting Saturn, roughly every 19.9 years. The 2020 pairing was the closest visible one since 1226.
great conjunction · jupiter saturn conjunction · star of bethlehem · triplicity · mundane astrology · planetary cycles
The Libra Constellation: The Scales That Were Once Claws
Libra's brightest stars are named for claws, not scales: Zubenelgenubi and Zubeneschamali once belonged to Scorpius before Rome split them off.
libra constellation · zubenelgenubi · zubeneschamali · zodiac constellations · roman astrology · scales of justice
The Solar Return Chart: What Your Birthday Says About the Year Ahead
A solar return chart is cast for the exact minute the Sun returns to its natal degree, once a year, rarely on the actual birthday.
solar return chart · birthday chart · varshaphala · vedic astrology · annual astrology forecast · tajika astrology
The Virgo Constellation: The Wheat Ear and the Largest Sign in the Sky
The largest constellation in the zodiac is anchored by Spica, an ear of wheat, and worn by three names: Demeter, Persephone, and Astraea.
virgo constellation · spica · virgo myth · zodiac constellations · greek mythology astrology · vedic astrology
Partial Lunar Eclipse of August 28, 2026: Closing the Eclipse Season
The partial lunar eclipse peaks at 04:12 UTC on August 28 at 4°54' Pisces, sixteen days after the August 12 solar eclipse it pairs with.
lunar eclipse august 2026 · partial lunar eclipse · eclipse season 2026 · shatabhisha nakshatra · full moon pisces · saros cycle
Morning Star, Evening Star: The Double Life of Venus
Venus is only ever a morning star or an evening star, never both, switching roles twice during its 584-day cycle because it orbits inside Earth's own path.
morning star evening star · venus astronomy · venus cycle · greatest elongation · hellenistic astrology · venus mythology
The Leo Constellation: Regulus, the Sickle, and the Lion Heracles Couldn't Cut
Leo actually looks like a lion: the Sickle traces its mane, Regulus marks its heart, and the myth is Heracles's first labor.
leo constellation · regulus · nemean lion · constellation series · sickle asterism · greek mythology
What Is a Supermoon? The Astronomy Behind a Close Full Moon
A supermoon is a full moon near lunar perigee, up to 14% larger and 30% brighter than one at apogee, and hardly noticeable without a side-by-side comparison.
supermoon · perigee full moon · moon distance · lunar perigee · moon illusion · tides
The Cancer Constellation: The Faintest Zodiac Sign's Beehive Heart
Cancer is the faintest zodiac constellation, but its Beehive Cluster once told Roman farmers when a storm was coming.
cancer constellation · beehive cluster · praesepe · constellation series · tropic of cancer · greek mythology
The Gemini Constellation: Castor, Pollux, and the Price of Immortality
Castor is six stars in one system, Pollux a single giant with a planet. The myth behind astrology's twins, part three of twelve.
gemini constellation · castor and pollux · dioscuri · constellation series · star mythology · greek mythology
Chiron in Astrology: The Comet That Became the Wounded Healer
Chiron is a comet-asteroid hybrid discovered in 1977. Astrology reads its placement as a lasting wound and the gift for healing it in others.
chiron · wounded healer · chiron return · centaur · birth chart · astrology basics
Total Solar Eclipse of August 12, 2026: The First European Totality Since 1999
Totality crosses Greenland, Iceland, Spain and Portugal on August 12 at 17:45 UTC, 20°02' Leo. Europe's first mainland totality since 1999.
solar eclipse · leo · totality 2026 · lunar nodes · ashlesha nakshatra · vedic astrology
The Lion's Gate Portal, August 8: What's Actually in the Sky
The Lion's Gate Portal borrows a real ancient event, Sirius's heliacal rising, that no longer falls on August 8 for most of Earth.
lions gate portal · sirius · august 8 · leo season · astronomy myths · precession
Retrograde Planets in the Birth Chart: What Natal Retrogrades Mean
A natal retrograde is a snapshot, not a warning. Most charts have one. Here is the real frequency and what it means to read one.
natal retrograde · retrograde planets · birth chart · mercury retrograde · astrology basics
What Your Midheaven Sign Says About Career and Public Life
The Midheaven is where the ecliptic crosses your local meridian at birth, and its sign describes career and public standing, not identity.
midheaven · MC astrology · career astrology · 10th house · natal chart · vedic astrology
The Eight Moon Phases: A Breakdown of What Each One Means
New, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full, waning gibbous, last quarter, waning crescent: the astronomy and the reading for each.
moon phases · new moon · full moon · lunar cycle · waxing and waning
Eclipse Seasons and the Saros Cycle: Why Eclipses Run on a Schedule
Eclipses only happen near a lunar node, and the same geometry repeats every 18 years and 11 days, the saros cycle Babylonians used to predict them.
eclipse season · saros cycle · why do eclipses happen · eclipse pairs · lunar nodes