This was Saturday, Dec. 27, 2008. Jupiter (looks like a red 4) and Mercury (female sign with antennae) were at the end of Capricorn heading into the waves/lightning bolts of Aquarius, moving counter-clockwise through the signs. The sun and moon, together at the top of the chart in a noon new moon in Capricorn, were also moving counter-clockwise through the signs, which are represented in the outer circle of symbols.
- This was Saturday, Dec. 27, 2008. Jupiter (looks like a red 4) and Mercury (female sign with antennae) were at the end of Capricorn heading into the waves/lightning bolts of Aquarius, moving counter-clockwise through the signs. The sun and moon, together at the top of the chart in a noon new moon in Capricorn, were also moving counter-clockwise through the signs, which are represented in the outer circle of symbols.
- The sun was still in Capricorn on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2009. The moon had moved a quarter of the way around the circle. Mercury, still in its direct motion, had passed by Jupiter and gone into Aquarius while Jupiter remained in Capricorn.
- On Saturday, Jan. 10, Mercury was about a quarter of the way into Aquarius and Jupiter was in the beginning of Aquarius. The moon had moved another quarter of the way around the circle, and the sun was still slogging through Capricorn. But at this point -- Mercury stationed and went retrograde.
- On Saturday Jan. 17, Mercury in apparent retrograde motion had gone back to meet Jupiter in early Aquarius.
- On Saturday, Jan. 24, the sun had moved ahead and joined Jupiter in Aquarius, while Mercury's apparent motion took it back into Capricorn.
- On Saturday, Jan. 31, Mercury stationed in Capricorn and began to move forward (counter-clockwise) again toward Jupiter and the sun.
- Mercury will still be in Capricorn Saturday, Feb. 7 while the sun and Jupiter continue transiting Aquarius. The sun takes a month to transit a sign. Jupiter takes a year.
- Mercury finally rejoins Jupiter and the sun in Aquarius in the view on Valentine's Day, Saturday, Feb. 14.
- By Saturday, Feb. 21, 2009, Mercury will have regained its pre-retrograde position and will continue to move in direct motion, quickly passing up Jupiter and the sun as it transits Aquarius on its way to entering Pisces March 8.
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