This week: The Sun and Mars leave Scorpio’s deep waters, taking flight in the wide-open, friendly skies of sassy Sagittarius. The Aquarius First Quarter Moon chops down some firewood and welcomes us home to our own domain in time for Thanksgiving dinner. And April serves up a side dish of listener question followups about birth times and Daylight Saving Time. Plus: Undercover squirrels, lumberjack fairies, and the bounty that we enjoy. Bon appétit!

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[1:09] Moon Report! The First Quarter Moon at 27°50’ Aquarius on Nov. 20 (2:50 am PST) is on Sabian symbol, 28 Aquarius, A tree felled and sawed, and the Sun is on 28 Scorpio, King of the fairies approaching his domain.

[4:45] This is the First Quarter Moon in a Lunar Phase Family Cycle (LPFC) that began at the Feb. 19, 2023 New Moon at 01°22’ Pisces. The Full Moon in this LPFC is on Aug. 19, 2024, the Last Quarter's on May 20, 2025.

[6:52] Void-of-Course (VOC) Moon Periods. The Moon squares the Sun at 27°50’ Aquarius and Scorpio on Nov. 20 (2:50 am PST) and will be VOC for about 3 ½ hours before entering Pisces (6:29 am PST). 

[8:16] On Nov. 22 (7:10 am PST), the Moon in Pisces trines Mars in Scorpio, is VOC for about two hours, then enters Aries (9:19 am PST). 

[9:51] On Nov. 24, the Moon in Aries squares Pluto (9:40 am PST), iss VOC for just under three hours, then enters Taurus (12:29 pm PST). 

[11:37] The Moon in Taurus trines Pluto on Nov. 26 (1:52 pm PST). It’s VOC for just under three hours, then enters Gemini (4:40 pm PST). 

[12:53] On Nov. 20, the Sun sextiles Pluto (1:26 pm PST) at 28°17’ Scorpio-Capricorn. The Sun is on the Sabian symbol, 29 Scorpio, An Indian woman pleading to her chief for the lives of her children.

And the next day, Mars sextiles Pluto, on Nov. 21 (5:18 pm PST) at 28º18'.

[16:03] The Sun enters Jupiter-ruled Sagittarius on Nov. 22 (6:03 am PST), where it remains until it enters Capricorn at the Dec. 21 Solstice.

[17:45] The Sun squares Saturn on Nov. 23 (1:47 am PST) at 00°49’ Sagittarius-Pisces. In the U.S., this Thanksgiving emphasizes tradition and ritual because of this square to Saturn.

[19:36] Mars enters Sagittarius on Nov. 24 (2:15 am PST), and will be in this sign until it enters Capricorn on Jan. 4, 2024. 

[20:37] Mars squares Saturn on Nov. 25 (8:57 am PST) at 00°54’ Sagittarius-Pisces. 

[22:00] Mercury sextiles the Moon’s North Node (Nov. 26, 7:48 pm PST) at 24°22’ Sagittarius-Aries. 

[23:28] In a followup to a recent listener question, Listeners Elena and Susan ask about how Daylight Savings Time affects a birth chart.

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