After the eclipses and last week's hard Mars-Saturn square, the sky returns to normal this week. On Friday morning, 11 September, a New Moon takes place at 18 degrees of Virgo, and this is an ordinary lunation rather than an eclipse, which means it genuinely carries the quality of a beginning. A Virgo New Moon brings order, detail, health and daily functioning to the foreground; it favours reorganising the small mechanisms of life rather than grand and showy plans. Starting a new working system, a health habit, or tidying an area you have long left in disarray fits this window well.
Two planets change sign this week, and both are weakened by the move. On 10 September Venus leaves Libra, its own domicile where it has been travelling strongly for weeks, and enters Scorpio, its detriment. The tone of love and relationships shifts; the search for refinement and harmony gives way to intensity, possessiveness and depth. Venus is not comfortable here, so jealousy, a wish to control, or a tension that does not stay on the surface may appear in relationships. Around the same time Mercury also leaves its own domicile in Virgo for Libra; the mind now works in a balancing and conciliatory way rather than an analytical one, though it becomes rather more hesitant about deciding. The good news is that Mercury is now fully out of combustion, so the mental haze of recent weeks is behind us.
In the background, the sextile between the Sun and Mars tightens across the week and very nearly perfects on Sunday. Mars is still in fall in Cancer, so its strength is limited, but the support it receives from the Sun gives it a practical workability; an energy that keeps clear of direct conflict and turns towards concrete tasks. The Mars-Saturn square is separating now, and last week's sense of blockage is easing. Saturn continues retrograde in Aries, while the Jupiter-Saturn trine slowly dissolves.
♈ Aries House: Daily routines, health, work environment
The New Moon of 11 September falls in your 6th House, the field of work routine and health. This is a practical window of beginning for you; suitable for a new working system, an exercise programme, or restoring a health regimen you have long neglected. Small and sustainable steps sit better with this New Moon than showy goals.
Your ruler Mars travels in fall in your 4th House, but its sextile to the Sun strengthens through the week; on the home front, progressing patiently with steady effort works better than making a direct move. The blockage carried over from last week's Saturn square is also easing. On 10 September Venus moves from your 7th House into your 8th, Scorpio, and falls into detriment there; the softness in relationships gives way to a more intense and deeper tone, and shared finances or a joint matter may come to the fore.
♉ Taurus House: Creativity, romance, pleasure
This week's New Moon falls in your heart; in your 5th House, the field of creativity, love and pleasure. It is a favourable window for beginning a creative piece of work, opening your heart, or reorganising the enjoyment you take from life. Because a Virgo New Moon prefers craftsmanship to display, binding inspiration to a routine will make it last.
Your ruler Venus leaves your 6th House on 10 September and enters your 7th, Scorpio, falling into detriment. It enters your field of relationships directly, but in a weakened condition; intensity increases in partnership matters while harmony becomes harder to reach, and a tendency towards jealousy or possessiveness may surface. Mercury also moves into your 6th House around the same time, and you handle daily affairs with a balancing mind. Mars is in fall in your 3rd House, so patience is still required in communication with those close to you.
♊ Gemini House: Home, family, roots
For you the New Moon descends to the roots; into your 4th House, the field of home and family. A rearrangement in your household, a clearing out, preparation for a move, or the wish to reorganise how things run within the family may arise from this window. Virgo energy is highly functional here; practical improvements work, grand statements do not.
Your ruler Mercury leaves its own domicile in your 4th House this week and enters your 5th, Libra; your mind stops being analytical and takes on an aesthetic, conciliatory quality, creative thinking strengthens but deciding becomes harder. Most importantly, Mercury is now out of combustion, so the mental fog of recent weeks has lifted. Mars is in fall in your 2nd House, but its sextile to the Sun allows steady progress in financial matters.
♋ Cancer House: Communication, immediate environment, learning
The New Moon this week falls in your 3rd House, the field of communication and your immediate environment. A piece of writing, a course, putting a document in order, or reorganising communication with those close to you all make for a suitable beginning. Small and concrete steps match the language of this week.
Mars continues in fall in your own sign, but there are two pieces of good news this week; its square to Saturn is separating and its sextile to the Sun is strengthening. So last week's feeling of constriction is being left behind, and although your energy is still not sharp, you get real results when you direct it towards concrete work. On 10 September Venus moves from your 4th House into your 5th, Scorpio, and weakens; intensity rises in love and creativity, but lightness decreases.
♌ Leo House: Money, income, self-worth
For you the New Moon looks to the purse; to your 2nd House, the field of money and self-worth. A practical window for arranging your budget, moving to a new income structure, or reviewing your resources. A Virgo New Moon is particularly functional here; it rewards calculation and attention to detail.
Jupiter travels in your own sign, and although its trine to Saturn is slowly dissolving, you still feel the structural support carried over from recent weeks. Mars is in fall in your 12th House, your energy is behind the scenes and your need for rest continues; but its sextile to the Sun allows quiet work. On 10 September Venus enters your 4th House, Scorpio, and is in detriment there; feelings intensify on the home and family side, and a matter that does not stay on the surface may come up.
♍ Virgo House: Identity, self, personal energy
The New Moon takes place directly in your own sign, in your 1st House, and this is the most personal window of beginning the year offers you. What is more, this time it is not an eclipse but a plain and clean New Moon; which means it really is suitable for starting something new. An order concerning yourself, a new appearance, a change of habit, or a decision about how your life runs all fit this window very well. In keeping with the nature of your own sign, choose small and sustainable steps rather than grand promises.
Your ruler Mercury leaves its own domicile in your sign and enters your 2nd House, Libra; your mind turns towards financial matters and your values. Mercury is now fully out of combustion, so your clarity of decision has returned. On 10 September Venus enters your 3rd House, Scorpio, and falls into a weakened position; intensity increases in communication, and words may be sharper.
♎ Libra House: Inner world, release, the unconscious
The New Moon falls in your quietest corner, your 12th House. With your birthday approaching, this is a window of quiet preparation and gathering yourself; suitable for setting down an old burden, resting, and entering the coming personal season cleanly. Less a visible beginning than an order that starts on the inside.
Your ruler Venus leaves your sign this week; on 10 September it enters your 2nd House, Scorpio, and falls into detriment there. The strong and fluent period of recent weeks closes, attention shifts from personal charm to financial matters and to what you own, but because Venus is weakened, a wish to control or a restlessness may appear in this area. Mercury, meanwhile, moves into your sign and sharpens your mind in your 1st House. Mars is in fall in your 10th House, so do not force matters in your career.
♏ Scorpio House: Friendships, communities, future plans
This week's New Moon falls in your 11th House, the field of your social circle and future plans. A favourable beginning for a new group, a community project, or binding a long-term goal to a concrete plan. Virgo energy rewards a working system here, not daydreaming.
On 10 September Venus enters your sign, your 1st House; it comes directly into your personal field, but because it is in detriment in your sign this arrival is mixed. Your magnetism and intensity increase, yet Venus's natural refinement does not work comfortably here; possessiveness and a search for depth may come to the fore in relationships. Your classical ruler Mars is in fall in your 9th House, but its sextile to the Sun is strengthening, so slow progress in distant plans is possible. Mercury is in your 12th House, a period of inward thinking.
♐ Sagittarius House: Career, public image
For you the New Moon falls at the summit, in your 10th House, the field of career and public image. A suitable window for starting a new job, settling a professional structure, or reorganising your professional visibility. A Virgo New Moon is especially useful here; a plan whose details have been worked through finds a response this week.
Your ruler Jupiter travels in your 9th House, and although its trine to Saturn is dissolving, the structure that settled in recent weeks remains in place. Mars is in fall in your 8th House, so caution is still needed in shared finances, but the sense of blockage is lessening as the Saturn square separates. On 10 September Venus enters your 12th House, Scorpio, and weakens; an intense emotional current begins behind the scenes, so allow yourself quiet space.
♑ Capricorn House: Education, travel, big picture
The New Moon this week comes to your 9th House, the field of education, travel and beliefs. A favourable beginning for enrolling in a course, planning a journey, or designing your study routine. Virgo energy in this house supports turning a programme into a working plan rather than a daydream.
Your ruler Saturn continues retrograde in your 4th House; your home and family responsibilities are quietly being reassessed. Fortunately its square to Mars is separating, so last week's hard pressure is easing. Mars is in fall in your 7th House, but thanks to its sextile to the Sun it is possible to move forward in relationships on calm ground, without direct conflict. On 10 September Venus enters your 11th House, Scorpio, and is in detriment there; bonds in your social circle that are anything but superficial come to the fore.
♒ Aquarius House: Shared finances, transformation
For you the New Moon falls into deep water, into your 8th House, the field of shared resources and transformation. A suitable window for restructuring a debt, putting a joint budget in order, or handling a deep matter in a systematic way. This house is usually demanding, but Virgo energy offers it a practical method.
Mars is in fall in your 6th House, so energy on the work and health side is still low; however, because the Saturn square is separating and the sextile to the Sun is strengthening, there is a marked relief compared with last week. Move at a steady pace without pushing yourself. On 10 September Venus enters your 10th House, Scorpio, and falls into a weakened position; relationships intensify in your career, and a professional matter may take on an emotional dimension. Mercury is in your 9th House, and your horizon is open.
♓ Pisces House: Relationships, partnerships
The New Moon takes place directly opposite you, in your 7th House, the field of relationships and partnerships. A favourable window for settling a relationship into a new order, beginning a partnership, or reviewing how an existing bond works. Last week's eclipse was in your sign; now attention passes to the other side, and a new page opens through relationships.
Your classical ruler Jupiter travels in your 6th House and continues to support your field of work and health. Mars is in fall in your 5th House, but its sextile to the Sun gives creative effort a steady workability; not a grand move, but consistent labour. On 10 September Venus enters your 9th House, Scorpio, and is in detriment there; your interest in distant places or in a belief intensifies, but loses its lightness.
These interpretations have been prepared according to your Sun sign using the solar whole sign system. For a more personal analysis, your natal chart needs to be examined.
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