Eclipse 1/15/10 Sets Change in Motion

NASA’s APOD site features a different image or photograph each day, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. You too can discover the cosmos here! This image of an annular eclipse was photographed behind palm trees on 1992 January by Dennis L. Mammana (TWAN) and was published last year on January 25 with the Title “Annular Eclipse: The Ring of Fire.”

According to APOD: During some eclipses, “people may see a “ring of fire.” That’s a name for the central view of an annular eclipse of the Sun by the Moon. At the peak of this eclipse, the middle of the Sun will appear to be missing and the dark Moon will appear to be surrounded by the bright Sun.  Remember to never look directly at the Sun even during an eclipse. An annular eclipse occurs instead of a total eclipse when the Moon is on the far part of its elliptical orbit around the Earth.

The next annular eclipse of the Sun will take place this Friday, January 15. It will be visible to those along its path in Africa, the Indian Ocean and Asia which means we won’t be seeing it around here on the west coast of North America.

But that doesn’t mean we won’t be feeling its energy no matter where we are! Astrology-wise, between Friday’s annular eclipse in Capricorn and Saturn going retrograde, what’s going on astrology-wise right now is “almost epic” according to Astrology.com and Elsa:

On the 13th, Saturn turns retrograde in Libra; two days later, there is an annual solar eclipse of the Sun at the new Moon of Capricorn. This eclipse is in conjunction with Venus, on the very same day Mercury turns direct after several weeks of retrograde motion. Globally, this transit should be beneficient and pleasurable, releasing built-up tension and leading toward a brand new beginning for the world.

On a more personal level, this solar eclipse can have a major effect on our personal lives when it occurs in conjunction with one of our natal planets — especially our natal Sun, Moon, ruling planet or the Moon’s nodes, ascendant, mid heaven. Where the eclipse falls in one’s chart is significant, as the energies expressed by its house placement will show areas of life affected by this eclipse’s implied new beginnings.

This eclipse has love karma written all over it! Love and partnerships are serious business right now! If you have it, how do you keep it? If you don’t have it, how do you get it? How do you deal with the reality that both you and your partner are human?

The new Moon is also time to set an intention. Venus is the ruler of the new Moon, while Saturn is in Libra. Mercury turns direct later the same day, but Mars is still retrograde and Mercury is in Capricorn, so expect things to be slow for a while.

Very interesting, eh? Since I just had a birthday, you might guess my Sun is in Capricorn, and there’s more for me here personally as well…We’ll see what goes down in the next few days!

It can be a powerful time to do rituals. Just saying.