Notes: The transits may be challenging this week for Aries, Taurus, Cancer, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces rising sign persons, companies and countries (including USA).  Exercise care and patience.

Saturn remains conjunct Ketu (April 5 – Oct. 18) indicating serious issues worldwide.

NOTE from Sara: If anyone is having a particularly difficult time right now (like many people I know), please consider ordering a Kavach to strengthen all of your benefic planets in your chart or the monthly yagya participation or Graha Shanti services in India to propitated the planets causing adverse effects.

*For this Saturn conjunct Ketu transit the Graha Shanti service would be ideal to do for the next 3 months during this serious transit and then you can do the monthly yagya participation for the final month of this transit. If you cannot afford all 4 months I would suggest instead ordering a kavach or doing however many months of Graha Shanti you can afford. I have gotten a lot of very good feedback from the Graha Shanti services from my clients lately.

Where the Vedic Astrology Planets are this Week

• Sun transits Gemini from 04:29 to 11:09°.  This connects governments with business, finance, technology, communications and social events.  Sun is outside the orb of influence of other planets, which should be good for leaders, physicians, administrators and governments.
• Moon is waning and transits Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces and into Aries. Moon, in Aquarius, is under the 9^thaspect of Rahu, June 24^th.  Watch your emotional state and be careful in crowds and around volatile persons.
• Mars transits out of Gemini and into its debilitation sign, Cancer, June 23^rd. Mars is closely conjunct Mercury until July 14^th. Aries, Libra and Aquarius rising sign persons, companies and countries should be careful and patient. Mars is weak in degrees until June 30^th and is debilitated until August 9^th.  This is not ideal for the military, police, athletes, executives, firefighters and property matters.
• Mercury transits out of its own sign, Gemini, and into Cancer, June 21st. Mercury is weak in degrees until June 26^th.  Be careful with stocks, business, computers, finances, technology, communications and intellectual property. Mercury is closely conjunct Mars until July 14^th. Taurus, Virgo, and Scorpio rising sign persons, companies and countries should be careful and patient.
• Jupiter transits Scorpio, from 24:08 to 23:18°. Jupiter is under the 7^th aspect Venus until June 27^th. Taurus, Scorpio, and Pisces rising sign persons, companies and countries should be careful and patient. Jupiter is in retrograde motion until August 11^th. Taurus, Cancer and Capricorn rising sign persons, companies and countries, (including USA), should be vigilant whenever Jupiter is within 5 degrees of their rising sign degree and/or any planet in the birth or transit chart, by aspect or conjunction.
• Venus transits Taurus, from 19:27 to 28:00°. Venus is under the 7^th aspect of Jupiter until June 27^th. Taurus, Cancer and Capricorn rising sign persons, companies and countries, (including USA), should be careful and patient.
• Saturn transits Sagittarius, from 24:29 to 24:02°. This connects law, religion and education with the elderly, the poor and needy, immigrants, agriculture, manufacturing and working-class persons. Saturn is retrograde until Sept. 18^th and is closely conjunct Ketu for 28 weeks — April 5th to October 18th.

This rare and slow-moving transit is likely to cause serious problems worldwide – relative to immigrants, the poor and needy, working-class persons, the elderly, agriculture, manufacturing, volcanoes, earthquakes, weather-related catastrophes, healthcare and pandemics, global resources and economies, world peace and the oil, gas, and minerals industries. 

• Rahu and Ketu transit Gemini and Sagittarius, respectively, from 23:30 to 23:34°. Rahu and Ketu are now “stationary” in the 23-degree range June 2 – August 18. This indicates significant stress for those persons with planets in “odd” signs (Aries, Gemini, Leo, Libra, Sagittarius, and Aquarius) between 22 to 24 degrees – or whenever Rahu or Ketu are within 5 degrees of a person’s rising sign degree (in any house), or any planet (by aspect or conjunction).

The Impact of the Transit Planets for each “Rising Sign” (not “Sun Sign”)

• Aries: Focus on property, vehicles and home life. Connect children, education and investments with your own initiatives. Your best bet is with partnerships and joint ventures. Manage debts, disputes, legal and health issues through July 14^th. Take care of income and friendships through mid-Oct.
• Taurus:  Enjoy property, vehicles and home life. Speak up as an authority figure. Consider a retreat or long-distance venture — but be patient with expenses and separations. Protect your children, education and investments through mid-July. Be patient with setbacks at work and careful to avoid accidents through mid-Oct.
• Gemini: Take a leadership position and focus on entrepreneurial ventures. Be patient with income, friendships, property, vehicles and home life. There may also be losses, expenses and separations with children, education and investments. Remain vigilant with relationships through mid-Oct.
• Cancer:  Be patient with expenses and separations at work. Focus on writing, business, technology and communications. Expect gains with women, the arts, property and vehicles. There may be expenses and separations through mid-July. Manage setbacks and be careful to avoid accidents through mid-Oct.
• Leo: Focus on income and friendships – but be patient with expenses and separations in general. Connect your career with women, the arts, luxuries and entrepreneurial ventures. Gain from large organizations and authority figures through mid-July. Remain vigilant with relationships through mid-Oct.
• Virgo:  Be patient to manage setbacks and avoid accidents through mid-July. For some of you, there may be a marriage or windfall. Focus on research and knowledge. Expect good fortune connected with women, the arts and family life. Be vigilant with debts, disputes and health issues through Oct.
• Libra: Focus on research, language, marriage and knowledge. Be patient with relationships; these are vulnerable to losses, expenses and separations through mid-July. Income, friendships and authority figures come to your aid. Protect your children, education and investments through mid-Oct.
• Scorpio: Exercise patience. Connect work with research and knowledge – but expect setbacks and be careful to avoid accidents. Income and friendships are subject to debts, disputes and health issues. Relationships are vulnerable to expenses and separations. Protect property, vehicles and home life through mid-Oct.
• Sagittarius:  Exercise patience. Income and friendships are vulnerable to debts, disputes and health issues. Connect work with research and knowledge, but be patient with setbacks and to avoid accidents through July. Take care of your children, education and investments through Aug. 7^th. Protect your health and reputation through mid-Oct.
• Capricorn: Connect work with children, education and investments. Your mind is creative. Focus on the fine, healing or performing arts. Be patient for one week with property and home life, and with marriage and windfalls and to avoid accidents through mid-July. Manage your status and family life through mid-Oct.
• Aquarius: Enjoy property, vehicles and home life. Redecorate your living space. Be patient with entrepreneurial ventures to manage setbacks and to avoid accidents. Connect partnerships with children, education and investments through mid-July. Protect your health and reputation through mid-Oct.
• Pisces: Be patient for a few days with relationships. Property, vehicles and home life may be subject to debts, disputes and health issues through mid-July. Connect your own initiatives with women, the arts, research and knowledge. Expect a lift at work, but manage expenses and separations through mid-Oct.

About the Author: David Hawthorne