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The Moon in Leo opposing Saturn in Aquarius at exactly 12:29 AM EDT. Lunar aspects have an 'orb of influence' of 12 to 14 hours 'before' and 'after' their exactness.

The Moon in Leo quincunx Neptune in Pisces at exactly 4:42 AM EDT. Lunar aspects have an 'orb of influence' of 12 to 14 hours 'before' and 'after' their exactness.

The Moon in Leo quincunx Pluto in Capricorn at exactly 8:30 AM EDT. Lunar aspects have an 'orb of influence' of 12 to 14 hours 'before' and 'after' their exactness.

The Moon moves into Virgo at 2:11 PM EDT until Tuesday - August 2, 2022 at 12:06 AM EDT.

This could easily be a stressful and annoying day. This squeeze on your emotions is coming from Saturn, which you may have felt last night since this aspect is occurring at 12:29 AM EDT, which puts it in the late evening time zones for the rest of the U.S. On the other side of the pond (Ocean) astrotators are waking up to this squeeze on the emotions.

The Moon opposing Saturn is a tug-of-war between mommy and daddy, estrogen and testoserone, yin and yang, female and male energies. This 'could be' the perfect balance, but two (2) people have to really be mindful and cognizant enough not to allow themselves or their relationship to be squeezed or pressured. Whatever pops up, hug it out.

A few hours later the Moon will quincunx Neptune, which brings in an weird and uncomfortable feeling. This uneasiness will have you looking for an escape route so that you won't have to deal with or confront a situation. Maybe you wake-up early and get out of the house before everyone else wakes up. Maybe you are avoiding a phone call or a text. Either way, escapism is likely.

The Moon will then quincunx Pluto just a few hours later, ushering in another weird and uncomfortable energy. This uneasiness brings in dark and misunderstood feelings that could stem from childhood. After all, the Moon ALWAYS rules the home environment and domestic affairs as EVERYTHING begins at home. Something may pop up that reminds you of an old issue that still needs to be cleared. Dang it!

The Good news is this energy is slathered all over us early in the AM hours and then it will begin to separate. The separation of the energies begins the minute after its exactness. So each minute that ticks by, that will add up to hours, which means as the day progresses, so does the vibe. Meaning, it gets better.

If you have been keeping up with the July 2022 Astro Memes, then you know tomorrow is the exactness of the Sun trine Jupiter. Well hallelujah! This is the second best aspect of the year, as the Sun conjunct Jupiter is the best!

The Sun trine Jupiter occurs twice a year, while the Sun conjunct Jupiter occurs once a year. This aspect came into the 'orb of influence' on July 23, 2022 and will last until August 8, 2022 with the exactness being tomorrow.

So even though we had some cruddy lunar aspects yesterday and cruddy lunar aspects today, we are in the 'orb of influence' of that fabulous New Moon in Leo that occurred on Thursday - July 28, 2022 and the Sun trine Jupiter that will occur tomorrow - July 31, 2022.

We are also under the 'orb of influence' of Mercury opposing Saturn, which is that fatherly or authority figure energy that is communicating too harshly (Saturn) or critical (Mercury). There is a pushy or bully energy behind this aspect. It's like the uncle who plays the joke on you saying, "I got your nose!"

Not too many of us enjoy anyone trying to 'fool' us or poke fun when we don't get it, whatever 'it' is. So if you or someone else is being a smartass, then know that Mercury opposing Saturn is in the house.

As the August birth dates get near, it's important to note that if your birthday is in August, you will begin feeling some changes as 'your date' gets closer to your Solar Return. Mercury will move into Virgo on August 4, 2022. Venus will move into Leo on August 11, 2022. The Full Moon will be in Leo on August 11, 2022. The Sun will oppose Saturn on August 14, 2022, which is a real drag. That's the aspect that says, "Damn it! Every time I start to _______, something happens!"

We usually start feeling our next Solar Return about three (3) months before our birthday as we come into that last quadrant of the current Solar Return. So many of you will be feeling these energies right now if you have a birthday coming up. There are more aspects present in August 2022, I just noted a few in the above paragraph. The last quadrant is the 10th, 11th and 12th houses. The 12th house is the behind-the-scenes, skeletons in the closet, fear, pain and karma that look us in the eye the last month just before we hit the next birthday. Links to the charts are below, so you can get your 2022 Solar Return.

Expansive Natal Chart

Solar Return Report

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