By Len Wallick
Tomorrow, Wednesday, April 14th will bring us the New Moon in Aries. This represents a longitudinal (to the degree) conjunction between the Moon and the Sun. That’s why we can’t see the Moon right now. The only exception would be when there is a simultaneous conjunction of latitude. That is Moon in its node, intersecting with the ecliptic, the path the Sun follows across the sky. That would be a solar eclipse. We will have one of those later this summer, on July 11th in the sign of Cancer. This eclipse, taking place in a cardinal sign will potentiate the cardinal T-square with Jupiter and Uranus nearly conjunct in early Aries opposing Pluto still retrograde in early Capricorn and Saturn, the pickle squaring in the middle, direct in the last degree of Virgo.
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But that’s getting ahead of ourselves. Tomorrow’s New Moon will (like so many solar-lunar conjunctions lately) will be another incidence of a multiple conjunction. Completing the menage-a-trois this time is the most prominent of the minor planets with no official name as of yet – 1992 QB1. The mucky-mucks of astronomy should be getting embarrassed that we are nearly two decades down the road with no moniker for one of the most important discoveries in their recent history.
There are no accidents, however, only synchronicity. The astrological energy of 1992 QB1 seems to have been feminine from the get go. One of the two astronomers given credit for the discovery is a Ms Jane X Luu (what a great name!). It was 15 arc minutes into the first degree of Aries – talk about an Aries Point event! Venus was at 28 degrees Virgo, in near-opposition. Luna was in early Libra, also nearly opposed and just off a conjunction with Venus. Given this chart, the sense is that the feminine energy is expressed by transition across thresholds. The sort of experiences that are culturally expressed as rites of passage and ceremonies of initiation. Those can be challenge at best a trauma at worst. Many seek to avoid or postpone such moments. No wonder astronomers have not bestowed a proper name yet.