THE DAILY PLANET ~ THURSDAY APRIL 22ND: A Blessed Earth Day to One and All! Today the Heavens conspire to honor our gorgeous Earth Mama, when at 9:08 AM EDT, Grandmother Moon, our celestial Mother,  heads into Virgo, the sign of the pristine Virgin Earth Goddess, to honor her BFF Mother Earth. The Virgo Moon will be harmonizing with the Taurus Sun to kiss our beloved home planet with nurturing Moonlight and life giving Sunlight that nurtures the blossoming beauty the Earth is wearing as she celebrates her springtime renewal. All day the Virgo Moon will be collaborating with her fellow planets to inspire our cleanliness, refinement and skillful expression that celebrates and honors our planetary home.

Tonight lovely Venus in earthy Taurus merges forces with evolutionary Uranus, inspiring us to explore brilliant earth based technologies like bio mimicry, vegetable based materials and breakthroughs that come to us through studying Mother Nature and the mathematical perfections she embodies. It’s a gorgeous day to honor the Earth in prayers, blessings and practical acts of devotion. Honor yourself as well. As a child of both Heaven and Earth you are a sacred place where both meet.    

Luna is briefly void this morning from 8:05 AM EDT till 9:08 AM EDT.

ARIES: This morning at 9:08 AM EDT, the waxing Moon glides into Virgo and your sector of work and health to nurture your mental and physical well being while inspiring skillful effectiveness at work. This afternoon, the Virgo Sun will harmonize with the Taurus Sun to inspire practical action at work that increases your margin of success. Tonight Venus merges forces with evolutionary Uranus in your sector of finances and values, inspiring breakthroughs in your thinking about your worth, and the worth of the sacred material world that supports you even now.

TAURUS: This morning at 9:08 AM EDT, the waxing Moon glides into Virgo and your sector of creativity to nurture your most organic sense of self expression. This afternoon, the Virgo Moon will harmonize beautifully with the Taurus Sun, inspiring gorgeous Earth based creative expression for Earth Day. Tonight Venus merges forces with evolutionary Uranus in your sector of self,  inspiring a beautiful breakthrough in your sense of self and your personal genius. Be on the look out for eureka moments.

GEMINI: This morning at 9:08 AM EDT, the waxing Moon glides into Virgo and your home sector to nurture your relationship to your home and to the gorgeous planet you call home. Honor both today. This afternoon, the Virgo Moon will harmonize beautifully with the Taurus Sun to nurture your spiritual connection to the material world. Bless your body and the Earth as the Holy Abode of Divine Spirit. Tonight Venus merges forces with evolutionary Uranus to nurture your enlightenment, which occurs in your body.

CANCER: This morning at 9:08 AM EDT, the waxing Moon glides into Virgo and your sector of mind to nurture your clarity of thought and word. This afternoon, the Virgo Moon will harmonize beautifully with the Taurus Sun to inspire your most beautiful friendships including your friendship with Mother Earth. Delight in enjoying and celebrating that friendship today. Tonight Venus merges forces with evolutionary Uranus in your social sector, inspiring a breakthrough in your approach to your social life.

LEO: This morning at 9:08 AM EDT, the waxing Moon glides into Virgo and your material sector to nurture your relationship to the entire material realm, including your finances. Take some time to Mother Earth as you enjoy all that she materially provides. This afternoon, the Virgo Moon will harmonize beautifully with the Taurus Sun to inspire you to advance and refine professional projects. Tonight Venus merges forces with evolutionary Uranus inspiring a breakthrough in your relationship to success.

VIRGO: This morning at 9:08 AM EDT, the waxing Moon glides into your sign, beautiful Virgo and your sector of self to nurture you and your radiant well being as we celebrate Earth Day. The Virgo Moon will harmonize beautifully with the Taurus Sun to nurture your mental and philosophical clarity and gorgeous approaches to expressing both. Mother Nature is your Muse, healer, and playground today. Delight in her healing presence in your life.Tonight Venus merges forces with evolutionary Uranus inspiring a gorgeous creative breakthrough that could have financially freeing repurcussions. 

LIBRA: This morning at 9:08 AM EDT, the waxing Moon glides into Virgo and your spiritual sector to nurture your body and mind as temples of Divine Spirit. This afternoon, the Virgo Moon will harmonize beautifully with the Taurus Sun to heal the depths of your soul and your stabilizing connection to both the earth and your ancestors. Tonight Venus merges forces with evolutionary Uranus to help free you from outworn family patterns, while nurturing a new stability.

SCORPIO: This morning at 9:08 AM EDT, the waxing Moon glides into Virgo and your social sector to nurture your most healing friendships, including your friendship with Mother Earth. Delight in spending delightful time together today. This afternoon, the Virgo Moon will harmonize beautifully with the Taurus Sun to nurture relationships that could blossom into partnerships of one sort or another. Tonight Venus merges forces with evolutionary Uranus, inspiring a breakthrough in your entire approach to partnership and collaboration. Think outside the box.

SAGITTARIUS: This morning at 9:08 AM EDT, the waxing Moon glides into Virgo and your career sector to nurture your capacity to devote yourself to the details that lead to success. This afternoon, the Virgo Moon will harmonize beautifully with the Taurus Sun to inspire brilliant ideas and sustainable solutions at work that lead to new abundance. Tonight Venus merges forces with evolutionary Uranus inspiring breakthroughs in your thinking about work, beauty, prosperity and your relationship to your body as a temple of the Most High.

CAPRICORN: This morning at 9:08 AM EDT, the waxing Moon glides into your sign Virgo, and your publishing sector, to nurture, clarify and refine your best thinking. This afternoon, the Virgo Moon will harmonize beautifully with the Taurus Sun inspiring some of your most gorgeous thinking, philosophy and presentations, inspired by the beauty and brilliance of Nature. Tonight Venus merges forces with evolutionary Uranus inspiring a breakthrough in your understanding. Be on the lookout for flashes of insight.

AQUARIUS: This morning at 9:08 AM EDT, the waxing Moon glides into Virgo and your sector of emotional depths and mergers to nurture your deepest sense of mental, emotional and physical well being. This afternoon, the Virgo Moon will harmonize beautifully with the Taurus Sun inspiring deep healing of ancestral issues and a deepening delight toward your home and your connection to Mother Earth.  Tonight Venus merges forces with evolutionary Uranus, inspiring a liberating shift in your root system that frees you to blossom in new unexpected ways.

PISCES: This morning at 9:08 AM EDT, the waxing Moon glides into Virgo and your partnership sector to nurture your partnerships, including your partnership with Mother Earth. You are the most ethereal sign of the zodiac, and today, the Virgo Moon is on hand to help you materialized the dreams that still exist in the ether. The Virgo Moon will harmonize beautifully with the Taurus Sun to assist you in manifesting those gorgeous dreams. Tonight Venus merges forces with evolutionary Uranus inspiring leaps and breakthroughs in your mind that will soon be manifesting in your material life.