Today is Tuesday, July 4, 2017
Hebrew date is 10 Tamuz 5777
Islamic date is 10 Shawwal 1438

Mayan Tzolk'in Day is 9 k'ib'
Mayan Long Count is 13.0.4.10.16
Julian Day is 2457939

Today's Birthdays: Louis-Claude Daquin (1694-1772), Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864), Stephen Foster (1826-1864), James Anthony Bailey (1847-1906), Henrietta Swan Leavitt (1868-1921), Rube Goldberg (1883-1970), Alluri Sitarama Raju (1897-1924), Pauline Phillips (1918-2013), Eva Marie Saint (1924), Morganna (1954), Jim Beattie (1954), Elie Saab (1964), William Goldsmith (1972), Dumas (1979), Noah Kalina (1980), Fanny Valette (1986).

"Happiness in this world, when it comes, comes incidentally. Make it the object of pursuit, and it leads us a wild-goose chase, and is never attained. Follow some other object, and very possibly we may find that we have caught happiness without dreaming of it."
-- Nathaniel Hawthorne

Moon Phase: Moon is in First Quarter phase and enters Waxing Gibbous phase on July 4-5 at 6:35 pm PDT / 9:35 pm EDT (01:34:40 UTC).
Next Full Moon is in Capricorn on July 8-9 at 9:06 pm PDT / 12:06 am EDT (04:06:30 UTC).
Next New Moon is in Leo on July 23 at 2:45 am PDT / 5:45 am PDT (09:45:30 UTC).
Moon Sign: Moon is in Scorpio and enters Sagittarius tonight at 10:08 pm PDT / 1:08 am July 5 EDT (05:07:50 UTC).
Sun Degree: 13-14 Cancer.

Planetary Stations and Sign Changes
Venus enters Gemini at 5:11 pm PDT / 8:11 pm EDT (00:11:23 July 5 UTC).

Interesting Selected Aspects | Data by Serennu
-- Vesta trine Eris at 9:47 pm July 3 PDT / 12:47 am EDT (04:47:39 UTC).
-- Ceres opposite Pholus at 1:28 am PDT / 4:28 am EDT (08:28:07 UTC).
-- Mercury square Typhon at 2:27 pm PDT / 5:27 pm EDT (21:27:19 UTC), and Uranus at 5:51 pm PDT / 8:51 pm EDT (00:51:05 July 5 UTC).

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If Your Birthday is July 4
(The Day of the Group Representative) | Cancer Birthday Reading | All Other Signs
You must look to the future of your relationships, not backwards at the past. The temptation will always be there, though by now you know that the Sun rises in the east and sets in the west. Your life is about beginnings, and if you want some of those, draw any incomplete endings to a sincere close, and welcome new experiences and new people into your life.

Written in the Planets
So often people think of 'surrender' as being synonymous with 'giving up' or 'defeat'. Yet surrendering to love is the act that lets you receive love (and share it). Similarly, surrendering to serving some higher cause -- or to the soul's calling -- is generally what allows a person to do their most fulfilling work. If you think about it, this is really quite a subversive concept in our ultra-competitive Western capitalist society. Vesta, which is approaching a conjunction to the lunar North Node in Leo, makes a trine to Eris in Aries today. How might serving love be a subversive act in your life?

Aries (March 20-April 19) -- Family controversy wastes a lot of time, and usually leads nowhere. What's typically happening is that people are acting out old dramas, without any real desire to communicate, grow or evolve. You're the only one who can change that situation, in yourself and in nobody else.

Taurus (April 19-May 20) -- You may be feeling particularly independent on Independence Day. And with the Moon in your opposite sign, Scorpio, you may be brooding a bit. The message of your charts is that people need a little space between them if they're going to come together in a meaningful way.

Gemini (May 20-June 21) -- If you're concerned about an affair of the heart, where real feelings are at stake, be patient; you'll feel better in a day or two. You're skipping over an important bit of knowledge that you already understand well. When you remember, things will feel much clearer, and conversation will be easier.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) -- You know you're right, so you can afford to take a slightly skeptical approach to whatever puzzle you're facing. Ask people to check your thinking or your math. Even very simple problems can have more than one solution, and it'll help to have two or three ready at hand.

Leo (July 22-Aug. 23) -- You may surprise yourself with a brilliant revelation some time today or over the next 24 hours. It's one of those things that might make you pop your eyes open with the feeling of Eureka! But if you don't write it down, you're likely to forget what it was. So keep your pencil handy.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sep. 22) -- You might feel the impulse to reveal something intimate about yourself, to your less-intimate friends. That could be both appropriate and liberating. Most people you see walking around are smothering themselves in all the things they will not say or admit to, despite wanting to dearly.

Libra (Sep. 22-Oct. 23) -- You're approaching an unusual career opportunity, which you should act on sooner rather than later. It probably won't come up today, on a holiday; though even if it does, take contact information and get back to the person Wednesday or Thursday at the latest. This could be a significant opening.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 22) -- The thing to do is talk about it. Don't be afraid to go there. You are feeling strongly about something or someone, and it's time to get that out into the open. Just be gentle, keep it light, and keep your sense of humor. Nobody is into hot and heavy these days. We need fresh and breezy.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 22) -- Someone you're longing for is not out of reach, though you must reach gently. If you come from a place of need or attachment, you're unlikely to get their attention. If you come from a place of genuine affection and friendship, that will be appealing. Gently, warmly, get the conversation going.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 20) -- It's important that you establish common ground with someone who may appear to be an adversary. That can start with human contact, and develop into an understanding of the values and priorities that you share. Start soon; this is about making an investment in the future.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- You will need to make a decision today. Yet if it's a question of whether something should benefit you or benefit others, you can be sure you're asking the question the wrong way. The correct solution includes the greatest good for everyone involved, and such is within reach.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Your point of view is not up for debate. It's your point of view. Whether it's working for you is another matter and, chances are, it's working just fine. The real question is why anyone would take an interest in editing you on a deeply personal matter. It's not going to happen, anyway.