Today is Wednesday, June 21, 2017
Hebrew date is 27 Sivan 5777
Islamic date is 26 Ramadan 1438

Mayan Tzolk'in Day is 9 Ak'b'al
Mayan Long Count is 13.0.4.10.3
Julian Day is 2457927

Today's Birthdays: Maria of Austria (1528-1603), Motoori Norinaga (1730-1801), Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach (1732-1791), Rockwell Kent (1882-1971), Al Hirschfeld (1903-2003), Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-1980), Vishnu Prabhakar (1912-2009), Judy Holiday (1921-1965), Ray Davies (1944), Koichi Mashimo (1952), Viktor Tsoi (1962-1990), Manu Chao (1961), Juliette Lewis (1973), Edward Snowden (1983), Lana Del Rey (1985).

"Imagination is not an empirical or superadded power of consciousness, it is the whole of consciousness as it realizes its freedom."
-- Jean-Paul Sartre

Moon Phase: Moon is in Balsamic (waning crescent) phase and enters New phase on June 23-24 at 7:30 pm PDT / 10:30 pm EDT (02:30:38 UTC).
Next New Moon is in Cancer on June 23-24 at 7:30 pm PDT / 10:30 pm EDT (02:30:38 UTC).
Corresponding Full Moon in Capricorn is on July 8-9 at 9:06 pm PDT / 12:06 am EDT (04:06:30 UTC).
Moon Sign: Moon is in Taurus and enters Gemini today at 3:44 pm PDT / 6:44 pm EDT (22:44:09 UTC).
Sun Degree: 30 Gemini-1 Cancer.

Planetary Stations and Sign Changes
Sun enters Cancer at 9:24 pm June 20 PDT / 12:24 am EDT (04:24:04 UTC).
Mercury enters Cancer at 2:57 am PDT / 5:57 am EDT (09:57:24 UTC).
Moon enters Gemini at 3:44 pm PDT / 6:44 pm EDT (22:44:09 UTC).

Interesting Selected Aspects | Data by Serennu
-- Juno square Jupiter at 9:44 pm June 20 PDT / 12:44 am EDT (04:44:28 UTC).
-- Sun square Elatus at 10:40 pm June 20 PDT / 1:40 am EDT (05:40:29 UTC).
-- Mercury conjunct Sun at 7:14 am PDT / 10:14 am EDT (14:14:01 UTC).

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If Your Birthday is June 21
(The Day of Worldly Rapture) | Birthday Readings: Gemini | Cancer | Others
The Sun and Mercury enter your birth sign on your birthday, which is about your expanding presence in the world. Focus your mind and your intentions and you'll discover that you have a profound influence on those around you. There's no substitute for wisdom, which comes not from the opinions of others, but rather from inside you.

Written in the Planets
Today is the solstice: the longest day in the Northern Hemisphere, when the Sun enters the sign Cancer. This year, Mercury follows close on the Sun's heels, immediately making a conjunction in the first degree of the sign. That's Aries Point territory; notice how you feel as your life and the world around you intersect. If you're at a moment of decision, decide -- and feel what it's like to empower yourself in that way. The solstice is a natural energy surge; this year it's also a reminder to notice your thoughts, to express your feelings, and to listen with empathy to the communications of others.

Aries (March 20-April 19) -- What do you do with confidence? Stay home and be happy, or meet the world on your own terms? Your chart is brimming with rare energy, drive and passion, and it's pushing you to expand your mission out to much wider horizons. Summon up your courage and set yourself free.

Taurus (April 19-May 20) -- Venus and the Moon in your birth sign as a new season begins remind you that you've got everything you need, to live the life you want. By that I mean personal resources: an endearing personality, some actual talent, and some love in your heart. Show the world what you can do.

Gemini (May 20-June 21) -- Now is the time to get your financial act together. This is really about three things: motivation, action and organization. You have so much going for you right now that you can take actual steps toward doing what you really want and need to do, for yourself and for the world.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) -- Today's Mercury-Sun alignment in your sign is calling for a meditation on this vague thing called power. First, what it's not. Power is not force, which is pushing your agenda against someone's will. What it is: the ability to persuade, to inform, and to join minds in a meaningful and soulful way.

Leo (July 22-Aug. 23) -- What you discover about yourself today can change the course of your life, in the most positive way. Yet profound personal revelations, as important as they are, can be easy to forget or overlook. Spend some time alone, and keep your journal handy. Be open to receiving the gift of self-discovery.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sep. 22) -- Your true standing with the world comes not from what you do or accomplish, but from who you are. This is difficult to recognize in a world that either rewards only achievement or, alternately, where everyone is a special snowflake. You have much more going for you than that.

Libra (Sep. 22-Oct. 23) -- The Sun and Mercury join forces on the career and reputation angle of your chart today -- a rare event, suggesting that you're aligned with something far bigger and better than you expected. Don't be surprised if it comes your way. Merely do your best work, and rise to the occasion.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 22) -- We live in a time when there's profound resistance to growing up, and when it's never been more urgent that people take responsibility for their world. That's exactly what you're being called upon to do. This is a matter of ethics, and you're the one who can see right from wrong.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 22) -- When you make a promise or commit yourself to something (or someone), there's always a gamble. You never know for sure how things are going to turn out. It is, however, wise to guide things in a positive direction at the outset, because that's where the seed of manifestation is planted.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 20) -- Today there is a beautiful, rare conjunction on your relationship angle, which describes a new involvement or the deepening of an existing one. Remember that one key to happiness is passion, and the other is communication. They are not mutually exclusive; they contain one another.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- It's often said that Americans put too much emphasis on work, though the real question is one of quantity versus quality. It would seem that you, anyway, are about to accomplish an abundance of unusually excellent things. Remember, your work feeds you -- and the world around you.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Today, Mercury and the Sun have moved into the most passionate and creative angle of your solar chart. If you feel like life has in any way been holding out on you, you're unlikely to be feeling that way for long. Remember want you want, and reach for it. The tree of life is reaching back to you.