Uranus Station

Tomorrow Uranus will cease its retrograde motion and turn stationary direct in 27º27' of Taurus very near my natal Moon in 29º27'. See Figure 1.

Figure 1

Its effects are already been felt in terms of relocating from my current abode. The Moon is the ruler of my fourth house and being in Taurus this means that my domestic situation can remain stable for long periods of time. However, with natal Pluto in my fourth house, this means that the situation is sooner or later swept away. This seems to be one of those times. The presence of Uranus accounts for the suddenness.

Uranus first swept across my natal Moon in late June of 2025 at which time I was in Australia amidst health concerns. It stationed in 1º27' of Gemini in early September of 2025 and around this time I returned to Jakarta. In late November of 2025 it crossed my natal Moon heading toward its current station. On April 15th of 2026, it will cross my natal Moon for the last time in my current lifetime. With Uranus so active, I'm sure there are surprises ahead.

Uranus will now move forward into Gemini but will of course retrograde and station in 1º41' of Gemini in early February of 2027. This will occur with the same separation in longitude from my natal Moon as the current station. So Uranus will be remain active in this area of my life for another year or more. 

Chiron Active

Over the next week, Chiron will move to an exact conjunction with my Ascendant. It will reach exactitude on May 7th when it will also be joined by fast moving Mercury. See Figure 1.

Figure 1

Now Chiron has an orbital period of 50.71 years but, because its orbit is highly elliptical, the time it spends in the various astrological signs varies considerably. It spends the most time in Aries (about eight years) and the least amount of time in Libra (less than two years). This conjunction with my Ascendant is the second such conjunction during my lifetime. The last occurred in July of 1974 (before Chiron's discovery) when it turned stationary retrograde dead on my Ascendant. After retrograding into Aries it crossed again in late April of 1975 when it was also conjunct Ceres. This period, from July of 1974 to April of 1975, marked my transition to life in Sydney (in late April 1974 Raelene and I moved from Adelaide to Sydney).

This time around transiting Chiron will continue to move forward until it turns stationary retrograde in 27º10' of Aries in late July of 2025 before retrograding and crossing my Ascendant again on October 22nd 2025. It will turn stationary direct in 22º36' of Aries and then cross my Ascendant for the last time on March 9th 2026 with Ceres again close by. However, even in January of 2027, it will be conjunct the North Node of my Moon. Chiron is important in my chart because of the very close trine that natal Chiron forms with my natal Mars-Venus conjunction. It is also closely sesquiquadrate my Ascendant (less than a degree) and it is located firmly in the centre of my eighth house. Suffice to say that this astrological body will be influential over the coming year and even beyond.

Looking at late May there are some interesting aspects in addition to the previously mentioned Chiron. See Figure 2.

Figure 2

We see the following:

• Transiting Chiron is conjunct my Ascendant and sesquiquadrate its natal position
• Transiting Mercury, the Sun and Uranus are very close to my natal Moon
• Transiting Jupiter is conjunct natal Uranus
• Transiting Venus in Aries is trine transiting Mars that is conjunct my natal Pluto
• Transiting Moon is conjunct transiting Saturn in 29º Pisces close to transiting Ceres and Neptune in 1º of Aries conjunct my natal Mercury

This looks like a very active time with nearly all transiting planets active. I've tended to fixate on June 22nd because that is when transiting Uranus will be exactly conjunct my natal Moon but really Uranus even now (May 1st 2025) is only two degrees away from the Moon's position. Uranus will retrograde when it passes into Gemini and then it will pass over my natal Moon twice again during the coming twelve months, once when retrograde and once again when moving forward. 

Uranus Station

Shortly before midnight tonight, 30th January 2025, in Jakarta Uranus will station in 23º26' of Taurus and then begin its steady movement toward my natal Moon in 29º25' of the same sign. This is the first passage of transiting Uranus across my Moon so I don't know quite what to expect. Figure 1 shows the situation.

Figure 1

Of course, as Uranus moves toward my Moon it will aspect other sensitive areas of my chart including:

• Semisextile natal Ascendant in 24º29' of Aries
• Conjunct midpoint of natal Ascendent and natal Uranus in 25º40' of Taurus
• Trine natal MC in 25º40' of Capricorn
• Semisextile natal Uranus in 26º52' of Taurus
• Trine natal Jupiter in 28º47' of Capricorn

These are just the major aspects. Uranus will reach my Moon around the 22nd June 2025. I've already written about that and the aspects to my chart on that date (in my previous post: Dream Predictions). Anyway, the journey (of Uranus) has begun so let it all unfold.

Saturn Opposition

It's been thirty years but transiting Saturn will soon be returning in opposition to its natal position. This last occurred in May of 1993, shortly after which it stationed in the first degree of Pisces in June of that year. I well remember the turmoil of those months and I wonder if something similar is not in store for me next year.

Saturn will enter Pisces on March 8th of 2023. It will move forward before retrograding and once again stationing in the first degree of Pisces before turning direct again. This station will occur on November 4th of 2023. Figure I shows the chart for May and Figure 2 shows the chart for November.

Figure 1

Figure 2

Everything old is new again, they say, and it certainly seems that the situation I was in back in 1992 is very similar to the situation that I am in now. How 2023 turns out remains to be seen but I sense that a similar change is coming, although perhaps not as drastic as occurred thirty years ago. Back in the early 90's, I was in my early forties and the opportunities and options available to me were quite different than they are now.

Of course, Desy will be profoundly affected by this coming Saturn transit given that her Sun is in the first degree of Virgo and her Sun/Saturn is opposite in early Pisces. Figure 3 shows how the transits affect her chart when Saturn stations in November of 2023.

Figure 3