Solunars by Aldebaran Sidereal Academy

In the aftermath of the 2016 election, I discovered that my weak-by-week mundane forecasts described the outcome (and the path to the outcome) almost perfectly (though I personally thought they had the opposite meaning). They were far more descriptive (and would have been far more helpful) than any amount of looking at the candidates' charts.

So, I have decided to examine all weekly lunar ingresses for Washington, DC from the one covering November 3, 2020 through the end of the first hundred days of the new term, April 30, 2021. I will generally interpret these without drawing conclusions about an outcome - simply describing the tone each week.

CAPLUNAR Oct 22
Great victory & cause for celebration coexisting with great loss and sadness - existing with conflict and harm. Competitiveness runs high.
Jupiter on Dsc 0°05'
Pluto on Dsc 2°14'
Mars sq. MC 1°10'
Moon, Venus, & Saturn more widely foreground
-- Moon-Saturn conj. 0°47'
-- Moon-Pluto conj. 1°19'
-- Mars-Jupiter sq. 1°33'
-- Jupiter-Pluto conj. 2°09' in mundo
-- Saturn-Pluto conj. 3°14'

Arilunar Oct 30
It's all about the president - about national leadership - with surprises and the very least. Probably a change in leadership occurs. This exists among accelerated loss, separation, severing, and sadness.
Uranus sq. MC 0°23'
Sun sq. MC 0°50'
Moon & Mercury more widely angular
-- Sun-Uranus op. 1°01' in mundo
-- Mercury sq. non-foreground Saturn 1°30'
Moon-Saturn sq. 1°07'
Moon-Pluto sq. 2°32'
Moon-Mercury op. 2°37'

Canlunar Nov 6
It's all about the president - about national leadership - and seems to be a hard blow against his dignity, stature, or well-being. However, this may also manifest as government gridlock or other lockdown with suppressive, restricting, controlling, or failed government. Mercury-Saturn suggests delayed information, breakdown of communication, and paperwork snafus.
Sun on Dsc 0°14'
Saturn on MC 0°53'
Mercury sq. MC 0°17' [sq. non-angular Jupiter 2°15']
Moon, Mercury, Uranus, & Pluto more widely foreground
-- Mercury-Saturn sq. 0°14'
-- Mercury-Pluto 0°25' in mundo
-- Sun-Saturn sq. 0°39' in mundo
-- Moon-Saturn 1°32'
-- Moon-Mercury sq. 1°46'
-- \Moon-Pluto op. 2°16'
-- Saturn sq. Uranus 2°31' in mundo
-- Sun-Uranus op. 3°10' in mundo
-- Pluto conj. non-foreground Jupiter 0°51'
Moon-Jupiter op. 3°07'

Liblunar Nov 13 (Dormant.) Moon-Jupiter Moon-Saturn Moon-Pluto
CAPLUNAR Nov 19 (Dormant.) Moon-Venus Moon-Jupiter Moon-Saturn Moon-Pluto

Arilunar Nov 26
The story continues to be all about the president. There is a great sense of relief and conclusion.
Sun sq. Asc 1°50' [sq. non-angular Saturn 2°44']
Neptune widely foreground
Moon-Jupiter sq. 0°18'
Moon-Pluto sq. 1°52'
Moon-Saturn 3°00'

Canlunar Dec 3 (Dormant.) Moon-Jupiter Moon-Saturn Moon-Pluto
Liblunar Dec 10 (Dormant.) Moon-Uranus Moon-Pluto


CAPLUNAR Dec 16
It continues to be all about the President. It looks as if there is a documented conclusion. The Electoral College votes two days earlier, so either this is when a very slow result is disclosed or (more likely) there is an executive speech of great importance with a decisive impact. (This may unfold over a month, not just a week.)
Sun on Dsc 1°14'
Mercury & Venus more widely foreground
-- Sun-Mercury conj. 1°48'
Moon-Pluto conj. 0°29' in mundo

Arilunar Dec 23
Gains by losing, costs of winning... opposing principles stuck in seesaw relationship. An event unleashing great force and harm is most central.
Saturn sq. MC 0°07'
Jupiter sq. MC 0°22'
Moon, Mars, Uranus, Pluto widely angular
-- Mars-Pluto sq. 0°09'
-- Jupiter-Saturn conj. 0°11' in mundo
-- Moon-Mars conj. 0°57'
-- Moon-Pluto sq. 1°06'
-- Mars-Jupiter sq. 2°19' in mundo
-- Mars-Saturn sq. 2°30' in mundo

Canlunar Dec 31
Extreme emotion to circumstances - perhaps among the masses - with elements of deception or misinterpretation. Domestic violence (mass shooting, for example) is a definite possibility.
Neptune on IC 0°01'
Venus sq. MC 0°44'
-- Venus-Neptune sq. 1°12'
Moon-Pluto op. 0°52'
Moon-Mars sq. 2°04'
Moon-Saturn op. 3°18' in mundo

Liblunar Jan 6
This chart, occurring two three days after Congress convenes for its new term and lasting an entire month, appears to suggest a Democratic victory - and that the pandemic or its consequences are still raging across the land. (January 6 is the day Congress counts the vote.) There is no shortage of sad news and persisting loss, but the angular planets suggest a first breath of fresh air in a long time. It seems to show people who are still deeply hurt nonetheless being upbeat and hopeful. Politics are off and running for a year year.
Jupiter on WP 0°20'
Uranus on MC 2°24'
Saturn more widely angular
-- Jupiter-Saturn conj. 1°39'
-- Jupiter-Uranus sq. 2°35'
Moon-Saturn sq. 0°11' in mundo
Moon-Pluto sq. 0°39'
Moon-Jupiter sq. 1°28' in mundo
Moon-Mercury sq. 2°32'

CAPLUNAR Jan 13 (Dormant.) Moon-Sun Moon-Pluto
Arilunar Jan 20 (Dormant.) Moon--Pluto
Canlunar Jan 27 (Dormant.) Moon-Venus Moon-Pluto

Liblunar Feb 3
While "fiery conditions" is a more common Sun-Mars interpretation, the exact aspects in this chart are more consistent with bold, aggressive action (with pushback), heated debate, the usual special interests, and an overall state of progress. I can't tell if the loud progressive voice is from the White House or from protests against it.
Mars on Dsc 1°08'
Sun sq. Asc 1°27'
Mercury on IC 3°04'
Jupiter, Uranus widely angular
-- Sun-Uranus sq. 0°39' in mundo
-- Sun-Mars sq. 0°52'
-- Mercury-Mars sq. 1°56' in mundo
-- Sun-Jupiter conj. 3°47' in mundo
-- Uranus sq. non-foreground Saturn 1°21'
Moon-Pluto sq. 0°15'
Moon-Venus sq. 0°54'


CAPLUNAR Feb 9
Rearranging relationships: Mostly positive, but showing liberal-conservative, change-stability struggles (likely partisan divide with resulting delays); but there is active engagement, division but no animosity, positive relationship far stronger than the also-present distance and loss of connection. Foremost, though, are the signals of changing relationships.
Venus on MC 2°41'
Uranus sq. MC 1°53'
Mars, Jupiter, & Saturn more widely foreground
-- Saturn-Uranus sq. 0°48'
-- Venus-Jupiter conj. 1°56'
-- Venus-Saturn conj. 3°51'
Moon-Pluto conj. 0°27'

Arilunar Feb 16
A downer week. Something deeply sad and final, leaving people at a loss, with a resulting falling off of momentum.
Neptune sq. Asc 0°51'
Sun on MC 3°46'
Moon-Saturn sq. 0°28'
Moon-Pluto 0°40'

Canlunar Feb 23
Energy retained: Trying something new - circumstances change sharply - still delays and difficulties communicating, probably partisan divide (Saturn-Uranus through this whole period), but the stronger psychological pressures are for intense change. If it isn't coming from the White House, it's coming from the streets.
Uranus on WP 1°21'
Moon, Mercury, Saturn more widely foreground
-- Moon-Uranus sq. 0°18' in mundo
-- Moon-Pluto op. 0°19' in mundo
-- Saturn-Uranus sq. 0°31'
-- Saturn-Pluto conj. 3°21' in mundo
-- Mercury-Saturn conj. 3°36'
-- Mercury conj. non-foreground Jupiter 3°57'

Liblunar Mar 2 (Dormant.) Moon-Pluto


CAPLUNAR Mar 8
A friendlier month. Better communication, positive outcomes from decisions, business or diplomatic successes. Either the executive branch is swamped, weakened, or confused, though the rest of the chart shows significant positive movement that feels good to the nation. (Beware sleight-of-hand or cosmetics.)
Venus on Dsc 0°39'
Sun, Mars, Neptune more widely foreground
-- Mercury-Venus sq. 1°05' PVP
-- Venus-Jupiter sq. 1°09' PVP
-- Mercury-Jupiter conj/. 1°17' PVP
-- Sun-Neptune con. 1°38' in mundo
-- Venus-Saturn sq. 1°48' PVP
-- Jupiter-Saturn conj. 3°30' PVP
Moon-Pluto conj. 1°11'

Arilunar Mar 15 (Dormant.) Moon-Pluto

Canlunar Mar 23
Breakthrough. Seismic shift in things. Heads may be set spinning, so keep up!
Uranus conj. As 0°27'
Moon, Saturn, Pluto more widely angular
-- Moon-Pluto op. 1°29'
-- Saturn-Uranus sq. 2°06'

Liblunar Mar 29
Not as good a week (fortnight), probably. A lot of conflict: At best, it is productive debate; at worst, it is extreme disagreement (the charts are consistent with war charts, but I doubt that's the outcome). Events have people unsure, asking aloud, "So... what happens NOW?"
Mars on MC 0°39'
Mercury on Dsc 2°37'
Neptune on Dsc 3°21'
-- Mercury-Neptune conj. 0°24'
-- Mercury-Jupiter sq. 2°52' PVP
Moon-Pluto sq. 1°34'


CAPLUNAR Apr 5 (Dormant.) Moon-Pluto

Arilunar Apr 12
A very difficult week. Hardship, struggle.
Saturn on Asc 0°17' [sq. non-foreground Uranus 2°33']
Jupiter & Pluto more widely angular
Moon-Venus conj. 0°58' in mundo
Moon-Pluto sq. 1°43'
Moon-Sun conj. 2°24'
Moon-Mars sq. 2°32' in mundo

Canlunar Apr 19
Confusing, disorienting likely feels threatening. "We didn't know this one was coming."
Neptune sq. MC 0°04'
Mars more widely foreground
Moon-Pluto op. 1°46'

Liblunar Apr 26
Similar to the one before. Less overtly threatening but an emotional flurry. The best result I see is that so much is getting done that Washington exists in a whirlwind, but these two weeks suggest, instead, that it is being swamped by something else.
Neptune on EP 0°42' (2°01' on Asc)
Moon-Pluto sq. 1°46'
Moon-Sun op. 3°36'


I shouldn't leave you with that sour ending, so I'll add: The May 2 Caplunar is much friendlier and especially shows cooperative communication.

I'm going to copy this, giving only the thumbnails and not the chart details:

In the aftermath of the 2016 election, I discovered that my weak-by-week mundane forecasts described the outcome (and the path to the outcome) almost perfectly (though I personally thought they had the opposite meaning). They were far more descriptive and would have been far more helpful) than any amount of looking at the candidates' charts.

So, I have decided to examine all weekly lunar ingresses for Washington, DC from the one covering November 3, 2020 through the end of the first hundred days of the new term, April 30, 2021. I will generally interpret these without drawing conclusions about an outcome - simply describing the tone each week.

Moon's entry of Sidereal Capricorn (Caplunar) covers four weeks as an overview, and its first week in particular. Each other chart (Ari, Can, Lib) endures one week. However, if any chart id dormant (does not have sufficiently close angular contacts to distinguish a particular location), the last "live" weekly ingress continues ("flows through"). This produces some interesting results, especially in January.

CAPLUNAR Oct 22 Great victory and cause for celebration coexisting with great loss and sadness (with conflict and harm). Competitiveness runs high.

Arilunar Oct 30 It's all about the president - about national leadership - with surprises at the very least. Probably a change in leadership occurs. However, this exists among accelerated loss, separation, severing, and sadness.

Canlunar Nov 6 It's all about the president - about national leadership - and seems to be a hard blow against his dignity, stature, or well-being. However, these Sun-Saturn patterns also may manifest as government gridlock or other lockdown with suppressive, restricting, controlling, or failed government. Mercury-Saturn suggests delayed information, breakdown of communication, and paperwork snafus. (Chart lasts three weeks.)

Liblunar Nov 13 (Dormant.)
CAPLUNAR Nov 19 (Dormant.)

Arilunar Nov 26 The story continues to be all about the president. There is a great sense of relief and conclusion, though. (Chart lasts three weeks.)

Canlunar Dec 3 (Dormant.)
Liblunar Dec 10 (Dormant.)

CAPLUNAR Dec 16 Everything continues to be "all about the President." It looks as if there is a documented conclusion. The Electoral College votes two days earlier, so either this is when a surprisingly slow EC result is disclosed or (more likely) there is an executive speech of great importance with a decisive impact. (This may unfold over the Caplunar's four-week term, not just a week.)

Arilunar Dec 23 "Gains by losing," "costs of winning" ... opposing principles stuck in seesaw relationship. An event unleashing great force and harm is central to the week.

Canlunar Dec 31 Extreme emotion in response to circumstances - perhaps among the masses - with elements of deception or misinterpretation. For example, significant domestic violence (mass shooting) is a definite possibility.

Liblunar Jan 6 This chart, occurring two three days after Congress convenes for its new term and lasting an entire month, appears to suggest a Democratic victory - and that the pandemic or its consequences are still raging across the land. (January 6 is the day Congress counts the vote.) There is no shortage of sad news and persisting loss, but the angular planets suggest a first breath of fresh air in a long time. It seems to show people who are still deeply hurt nonetheless being upbeat and hopeful. Politics are off and running for a year year.

CAPLUNAR Jan 13 (Dormant.)
Arilunar Jan 20 (Dormant.)
Canlunar Jan 27 (Dormant.)

Liblunar Feb 3 While "fiery conditions" is a more common Sun-Mars interpretation, the exact aspects in this chart are more consistent with bold, aggressive action (with pushback), heated debate, the usual special interests, and an overall state of progress. I can't tell if the loud progressive voice is from the White House or from protests against it.

CAPLUNAR Feb 9 Rearranging relationships: Mostly positive, but showing liberal-conservative, change-stability struggles (likely partisan divide with resulting delays); but there is active engagement at least, division but no animosity, positive relationship stronger than the also-present distance and loss of connection. Foremost, though, are the signals of changing relationships.

Arilunar Feb 16 A downer week. Something deeply sad and final leaving people at a loss, with a consequent falling off of momentum.

Canlunar Feb 23 Energy recovered: Trying something new - circumstances change sharply - still delays and difficulties communicating, probably partisan divide (Saturn-Uranus through this whole period), but the stronger psychological pressures are for intense change. (If it isn't coming from the White House, it's coming from the streets.)

Liblunar Mar 2 (Dormant.)

CAPLUNAR Mar 8 A friendlier month. Better communication, positive outcomes from decisions. Business or diplomatic successes. The executive branch is either swamped, weakened, or confused, though the rest of the chart shows significant positive movement that feels good to the nation. (Beware sleight-of-hand, cosmetics, dig-wagging.)

Arilunar Mar 15 (Dormant.)

Canlunar Mar 23 Breakthrough. Seismic shift in things. Heads may be set spinning, so keep up!

Liblunar Mar 29 Not as good a week (fortnight), probably. A lot of conflict: At best, it is productive debate; at worst, it is extreme disagreement (the charts are consistent with war charts, but I doubt that's the outcome). Events have people unsure, asking aloud, "So... what happens NOW?"

CAPLUNAR Apr 5 (Dormant.)

Arilunar Apr 12 A difficult week. Hardship, struggle, loss.

Canlunar Apr 19 Confusing, disorienting; likely feels threatening. "We didn't see this one coming."

Liblunar Apr 26 Similar to the week before. Less overtly threatening but an emotional flurry. The best result I see is that so much is getting done that Washington exists in a whirlwind, but these two weeks suggest, instead, that it is being swamped by something else.

I shouldn't leave you with that sour ending, so I'll add: The May 2 Caplunar is much friendlier and especially shows cooperative communication.