Joni Patry says October 6th is a dark Moon phase in Leo approaching Ketu, making it poor timing for new projects. The Moon in Magha nakshatra favors reflection on ancestry and heritage. Mercury conjunct Venus that day adds intensity to the astrological mix.
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October 6th. This is Tuesday, and the Moon will have moved into Leo, and it is approaching Ketu, and it is a closing out dark Moon. It's like a time to lay low. I don't recommend anybody starts anything new on the day, few days before the new Moon, because the Moon is considered to be dark. And not only that, it is lining up with Ketu. Which is not a good thing at all for anything except for introspection and spirituality. That's what this is good for. The Moon is in the nakshatra Magha. I love this nakshatra. It's about kingship and royalty, and the Moon-Ketu could be something about royals or people. It's a time that we look back at our heritage, people that have come before us, and possibly our old relatives that have passed on, it's time to pay homage to them and honor them and praise them for what they have done to create the world you are in. And Mercury is on this day going to be exactly conjunct Venus, and they both want the attention.