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Repeating periods of monthly stress.

Likely Difficult Periods For the Year 2006

January 14th 2006

October 21st 2006

January 29th 2006

November 5th 2006

March 29th 2006

November 20th 2006

August 9th 2006

December 6th 2006

October 7th 2006

December 25th 2006

For more on likely stress periods for 2006 please see our special feature

Stressful conditions.

It won’t need us to tell you that on occasions life can be very stressful indeed. However there is very often a strange symmetry to this stress and you will find that circumstances that on occasions will drive you to the very brink will at others pass you by barely noticed. It all goes to show that there’s more than a grain of truth to the idea that stress is an outside influence independent of our personal circumstances - a little like hot or cold weather. When it comes to peoples moods and outside influence there is no doubt that the prime influencing factors are the Sun and the Moon. These exert a determining effect on every aspect of our lives and if it wasn’t for the Sun we wouldn’t have life at all.

Moon phases are crucial.

However the number one source of emotional influence is undoubtedly the Moon. So if you’re looking for times of heightened moods and emotions look no further than the Moon phases. These are published each day in the Mood Alert. You’ll find that high stress and anxiety usually peak twice a month around the time of the Full and New Moon. But its not just these two days that need attention, its the three or four days in the lead up and usually two or three days afterwards that require careful handling. That means that during the course of the average month approximately two weeks will be filled with high Moon tension. This can be even further heightened by planetary alignments so there may be little recovery between the Full and New Moon, thus contributing to what sometimes feels like a long unbroken seam of highly stressful days.

Earthquake connection.

While Full Moons are definitely more stressful than the New Moon the later can sometimes go to extremes and its no coincidence that of the ten largest earthquakes to hit the planet in the last 100 years, no fewer than eight had a definite New Moon connection.

Emotional doldrums period.

When the Moon is at around 45% illumination another phenomenon can occur - the equivalent of the emotional doldrums. Different people respond differently but this can be a time of feeling low and depressed, or bored and uninspired. Some may simply find it a time to relax and catch up on some rest. This period usually only lasts for around two or three days and occurs twice a month.

Moon aspects.

What really gives a heightened edge to every kind of emotion is the way the Moon aspects with the planets. The Moon is fast moving to the background of the planets and any atmosphere generated will be limited to no more than a day or two at the most. This can create sudden pulses of joy and happiness, but also stress of an unbelievable nature as when the Moon aligns with Mars. So if you have a sudden but short lived burst of any particular emotion this is usually the reason. But Moon aspects with the planets are certainly nothing rare. The average month will contain around 16 direct alignments so it pays to know their respective properties and the time of their occurrence. See below for the full list of Full and New Moons for 2006 or see our special page for all the alignments for 3006

Alignments till years end 2006

Uranus and Mars alignments.

As well as the better known periods of tension around the time of the Full Moon and New Moon there is always likely to be extreme tension when the Moon aligns with either Uranus or Mars. Hence we have included a special chart below to show when these periods occur.

No two days the same.

What should be stressed is that although we can broadly categorise moods and emotions and how they effect us,  no two days will ever be the same because each has its unique influencing factors that may never repeat themselves exactly. That’s why no two Full Moon atmospheres will be the same. Nearly all will bring sharply heightened emotions but the exact influences can differ quite considerably. It shows that when we speak of celestial influence the effects can be as apparently limitless as the domain of space itself.

Full and New Moons for 2006

Full Moon

14th January

13th February

14th March

13th April

13th May

11th June

11th July

9th August

7th September

7th October

5th November

5th December

New Moon

29th January

28th February

29th March

27th April

27th May

25th June

25th July

23th August

22nd September

22nd October

20th November

20th December

Alignments between the Moon and Uranus.

January 4th

August 11th

January 31st

September 7th

February 28th

October 5th

April 24th

November 1st

May 21st

November 28th

June 17th

December 25th

July 15th

 

Alignments between Moon and Mars.

January 8th

July 27th

February 5th

August 25th

March 6th

September 23rd

April 3rd

October 21st

May 2nd

November 20th

May 31st

December 19th

June 28th

 

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Useful Daily Statistics. Click on link for explanation.

Alert number 1 - 10

7.5

Moon Phase % illuminated

79

Time of next Full Moon

July 7th

Date of New Moon

Jun 22nd

Apogee ( Moon farthest Earth )

June 10

Perigee ( Moon closest Earth )

June 23

Solar wind speed KM/s

374.5

KP number

1

Sunspot number

0

Today’s alert number.

Earthquake maximum for last 24 Hours

5.4 Celebes Sea.

Planets currently aligned

Jupiter - Neptune - Earth.

Moon - Mars - Venus - Earth.

CURRENT MOON