Applying and Separating Aspects

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It is Saturday. We recently had a near total lunar eclipse that started late Thursday evening and ended the wee hours of Friday morning.

Astronomical articles said 96 percent of the moon was covered. I don't recall what astrological or other term was used.

We also had a total solar eclipse about two weeks prior, which is the norm. Solar eclipses only occur at new moons. Lunar eclipses only occur at full moons. They typically occur in pairs about six months apart, though occasionally we get a set of three in a row.

Generally speaking, the applying stage is typically more stressful and turbulent. That's the period of time leading up to the event, whether it's an aspect in your natal chart or a transit (aspect of existing stuff to your chart) or an event like an eclipse, Grand Cross or similar big deal thing.

That's usually the three days prior to an eclipse. It continues to be a high pressure, eventful period in the days following but it's usually less stressful and things are resolving -- wrapping up instead of ramping up.

An applying aspect within a Natal chart will generally be a more dramatic influence than a separating aspect. Within a Natal chart, the faster moving body is the one that determines if it's applying or separating.

So if it's a Moon-any planet conjunction, it's applying if the moon is before the other heavenly body because the Moon is faster than anything else in the chart except the Ascendant (which isn't a planet).

If the Moon is after the other body but still within orb, it's separating.

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