Solunars by Aldebaran Sidereal Academy

At midnight tonight, hundreds of millions of people will wonder what 2018 will bring. If you ask it aloud to another person, we enter the real of horary astrology, where a chart for the moment of a posed question contains the answer.

At midnight in Washington, DC tonight, Venus will be exactly angular, so we might hope that most of our leaders most dearly want peace, New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles have Sun more angular, so our greatest cities likely will be where the real leadership rests for the year. But for the whole country, Moon opposes Saturn at midnight; it gets closer the farther west we move, so there is great anxiety and dread of what current paths will cost us personally. (In some places, mid-Alabama, Moon-Saturn is the strongest feature of the chart.)

At my house, midnight will occur with the star Vindemiatrix rising, so we shall be worshipping the grape! Happy New Year, everyone!

Hey Jim I'v'e not had a drink in years, both for my own medical issues, and in support of Sue, who is a recovered alcoholic. I would take it very kindly if you were to drink an extra glass in my name. Happy New Year and Hail Vindemiatrix!

We will. And to you as well!

Happy new year to you and your mate Jim, and all other members. I hope that Moon-Saturn Bama line is not symbolizing a loss by Alabama in college football play-offs--but it would not surprise if it was at least a part of the manifestation.

Happy New Year to all!
In Rvk Mercury is on IC at the stroke of midnight for the new year.
In Edinburgh it is Venus on IC.

IF you play those charts as horary astrology, yo, of course, course have to focus on the placement and aspects of the chart ruler or the planet ruling the ASC.
For Rvk the ASC is Leo using the sidereal zodiac and that means the ruler is Sun in 5th house. It is conjunct Venus, suggesting that the government will be pretty much loved in the first few months, but later in the year when the Sun moves those 9 degrees back and forth, it comes to Saturn and Pluto, suggesting some mishaps or trouble for the goverment.

In the case of Edinburgh, we see a Virgo ASC, so Mercury is the ruler. Mercury is in 3rd house, so has to deal with communications and contracts I guess.

Both those charts show the Moon coming into opposition to Saturn in about 6 time units. Usually in horary the Moon is told to move faster, so 6 time units can mean days or weeks in the case of the Moon...but sometimes more fitting with one degree for a month if in cadent houses/signs. In horary this can mean some kind of split or hurdles for the Moon, sadness or trouble. In these cases the Moon is most likely to be a big impact as the nation.