Daily Horoscope: New Moon in Virgo

August 30, 2019

New Moon in Virgo, August 30, 2019 is a Super Black Moon, being the second New Moon of August. If you think that sounds mysteriously auspicious, or kind of scary, you are right — it can be both. It will have a strong effect on tides, and on your emotions and decisions for your future. The mutable (flexible, adaptable) earth sign of Virgo has rulership over the 6th house of health, habits, chores, exercise, diet, nutrition, and service related work. Virgo deals in needs, examination, discernment, prioritization, and application of skill or information in order to fix or improve things, be of service, or facilitate connections between people and resources. If it helps people stay healthy, safe, or get things done, it is Virgo’s concern. Virgo is ruled by Mercury, the planet of thought, communication, and transportation. Virgo can have plenty of tools and accessories to keep tidy, but what Virgo keeps track of most is information and time. This New Moon is especially powerful in its Virgo-ness because it joins the sun, Mercury, Mars, and Venus in Virgo. Look to your natal chart to see what “house” this Virgo train is passing through and you will see where you need to inspect, sort, fix, or eliminate. The Virgo stellium is supporting a shift in a big way — even things that are “set in stone” — while an earth Grand Trine involving Saturn and Pluto in Capricorn…