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On Saturday, April 12, there is a First Quarter Moon in Cancer-Aries. Moon in Cancer, Sun in Aries.

[Moon at 23 Cancer 13 :: Sun at 23 Aries 13 :: Ceres at 5 Gemini 23]

The Moon is in its home sign of Cancer. The Sun is comfortable in Aries. And Asteroid Ceres is in Gemini– semisquare both the Sun and Moon, and thereby on the Sun/Moon midpoint. The rulers of the Quarter Moon, Mars and the Moon, are in a (separating) conjunction in Cancer.

This is an energetic but sensitive time. You can feel volatile– able to either blow up or feel the joy of friends and family. You want to get out there and have FUN, but your feelings can get hurt or you can be insensitive, even if you’re 100% innocent.

How hard are you working to nurture and support others? Are you giving more than you can sustain?

If you’re not getting the positive responses you hoped for, how can you improve your communication style to be more balanced, to express your positive feelings as well as your complaints. Coming cross as either too pushy or too easy can make others uncomfortable and bring on more aggression, whether or not you thought you asked for it.

The pace can be fast and there can be quick decisions you will have to make that can influence your future.

Yet, you can’t write off the support of friends and lovers. Life without them would be far less satisfying. So even when family life and commitments seem irritating, when their pace is slower than you’re going, and when you disagree with their ideas, it can also help to realize the value of sharing and affection in your life.

If you can be in control of any “fighting spirit” that may be aroused by rude drivers, fuming family members, or loud neighbors, getting beyond automatic defensive responses will help you enjoy the weekend– and your family.