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The Void of Course Moon
Time to rest, review, renew and not start anything new... (more info below)
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Theory:

In traditional astrology, there is a phenomenon known as the Void of Course Moon. The Moon changes zodiac sign approximately every two and a half days. When it has made its last major aspect* to a planet or the Sun before changing signs it is known as Void of Course (VOC). A VOC period can last from several minutes to several hours.

What it Means:

Traditionally, it is said that if you start something new during a Void of Course Moon nothing will come of it, or it will not turn out as expected and may need to be started over again some other time. Many astrologers recommend that you avoid things like important meetings, starting new projects, going on important dates, attending job interviews, making loan applications or anything else that needs to see a positive result during a Void of Course Moon. Instead, rest, review, renew and prepare.

When the Void of Course Moon is Useful:

Sometimes it is a good idea to plan something when the Moon in Void of Course, for example, if there's a meeting you don't really want to go to, or a friend you don't really want to see or a conversation you don't really want to have, arrange it during a VOC moon period and it may not happen or if it does happen, it won't go anywhere, or at the least won’t be as bad as you expected.

*The major aspects in traditional astrology are the Conjunction, Sextile, Square, Trine and Opposition.

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Void of Course Moon Table for August 2010 All times are in GMT (London). Add 1 hour for Daylight Saving when relevant. See www.timeanddate.com for easy conversions to your time zone
Void of Course Begins	Void of Course Ends	Moon Sign after Void
30 July 03.44	30 July 20.42	Moon Enters Aries
2 August 03.54	2 August 08.13	Moon Enters Taurus
4 August 12.44	4 August 16.54	Moon Enters Gemini
6 August 21.22	6 August 21.50	Moon Enters Cancer
7 August 18.46	8 August 23.23	Moon Enters Leo
10 August 19.10	10 August 23.01	Moon Enters Virgo
12 August 00.04	12 August 22.43	Moon Enters Libra
14 August 20.06	15 August 00.26	Moon Enters Scorpio
17 August 05.24	17 August 05.34	Moon Enters Sagittarius
19 August 13.58	19 August 14.17	Moon Enters Capricorn
22 August 01.08	22 August 01.37	Moon Enters Aquarius
24 August 08.29	24 August 14.11	Moon Enters Pisces
27 August 02.00	27 August 02.49	Moon Enters Aries
29 August 08.47	29 August 14.35	Moon Enters Taurus
31 August 23.13	1 September 00.19	Moon Enters Gemini