The Virgo New Moon is a day of activity. Not only is the New Moon sextile to Mars in Cancer, but we have three other astrological events happening on the same day, prior to the New Moon. Both Mercury and Venus ingress into their next zodiac signs on this day. Venus leads the way by moving into the sign of Scorpio at roughly 3:07 AM CDT. Venus is in its detriment in the sign of Scorpio. Eight hours later at 11:21 AM CDT, Mercury moves into the sign of Libra. Mercury is peregrine, which means the planet is not in either dignity or debility. When Mercury is in Libra, its rulership is considered neutral. On the day of the New Moon, these two planets will perfect a semisextile at 4:30 PM CDT. A semisextile is not considered a major aspect, since the two planets cannot "see" each other. A way to think about this is to imagine being at a dinner party at a round table with a total of 12 guests including you. The person to each side of you would be semisextile. You know they are th...
