by Robert Wilkinson
We have a Partial Lunar Eclipse coming on July 16!
As I've offered you before, no eclipse of itself is "bad," nor do we have anything to fear. There is a lot of superstition about Eclipses, mostly focusing on "dreadful" or difficult elements that often seem to accompany them. However, while all eclipses take something away and/or shut something down, an Eclipse can have beneficial effects if we just know "when to hold 'em, when to fold 'em, when to walk away, and when to run."
Eclipses are both dreaded and misunderstood recurring phenomena. Solar Eclipse effects usually last for several years, while Lunar Eclipse effects usually last for a few months.
This Partial Lunar Eclipse happens on 2:38 pm PDT, 10:38 pm BST on July 16. While the Umbral phase lasts 2h 58m, showing a very strong effect for the next 3 months, the total Penumbral phase of the eclipse will last 5h 34m, showing an influence lasting over 5 ½ months!
Today we'll discuss a lot about eclipses in general and a little about this one, as well as who is most affected and where. In following articles I'll elaborate on symbols, aspects, patterns, and what we can expect from this Partial Lunar Eclipse at 25 Capricorn-Cancer.
I've composed quite a few articles on past eclipses in the archives that bear re-visiting, since the Solar Eclipses of 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019 are still manifesting results, if traditional Eclipse lore is to be believed. Core material about the timeline of Eclipse effects can be found in the article, The Solar Eclipse - What It Means and Its Effect On Our Life, as well as many other elements of what we can expect from these recurring celestial events. Links to recent eclipses are at the bottom of this article.
As I offered in that article, eclipses are “Cosmic Recyclers,” removing what is over and done in our lives. While eclipses shut down some elements in the area of life (house) in which they fall, this is needed for growth, since we must bring some things to an end if we are to embrace newer, better ways of doing our Being.
No Astrological event need be "bad," or have "evil" effects, regardless of whether we're using Vedic, Chinese, Western, or any other approach to figuring out cycles within "All-That-Is." Though a circumstance may seem to have "bad" omens for the future, we can always transcend any negativity and turn the future to beneficent possibilities if we find the right point of view. No matter where an Eclipse falls, we can turn it to good.
Favorable ways to use Eclipse energies can be seen by the aspects in eclipse charts as they impact our natal and progressed planets. And because time is an unbroken continuum, we can anticipate what is ending and let it go with grace and a sense of surrendering to a greater life in the becoming.
The choices we make at crucial astrological junctures bring pleasurable or painful circumstances, depending on what we need to learn. These choices are directly related to how evolved our planetary responses are. As I explain in my book Saturn: Spiritual Master, Spiritual Friend, each planet has a duality of function. It is up to us to determine whether our Moon, Sun, Mercury or any other natal planet involved in eclipses, "bad" aspects, and configurations manifests productively or non-productively.
From the NASA site, we see the magnitude is .65, which is not very bright, but it will last quite a while! The Penumbral phase begins at 18:44 UT, and the Umbral phase begins at 20:02. The Umbral phase ends at 23:00 and the Penumbral phase ends at 00:17 UT on July 17. It will be visible in South America at moonrise, and east Asia and Oz at moonset. It will be fully visible in Africa, Europe, and west Asia. Besides these regions of the world, it will also impact all who have late Cancer and Capricorn on the angles, or any planet in that part of the zodiac.
This Partial Lunar Eclipse in Cancer-Capricorn over the next few months will lead us to blessings and power to take leadership positions, expressed in ways and means of achieving security in practical forms. This Eclipse will remove old sentimentalities and unnecessary personality traits from our lives, with the void filled with new material which will “prime the pump” for whatever needs restructuring as Pluto, Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars all transit the Lunar position in 2020. We will all have opportunities to grow in our ability to care for something or someone, as well as leave old inhibitions behind which were based in ancient defeats leading to spiritual victories. While there will be polarization and realizations due to the oppositions, there are also very favorable indicators in Mars trine Jupiter and Venus trine Neptune. I’ll explain more in future articles.
With Venus quintile Uranus, we will see the growth of the foundations of a new quality of life already in the making. This quintile will bring unique individualizing circumstances over the next few months, especially wherever we have early Taurus and mid-Cancer. Areas specifically affected include 4-8 Taurus, 16-20 Cancer, 28 Virgo-2 Libra, 10-14 Sagittarius, and 22-26 Aquarius.
Though there are always endings associated with any Eclipse, these open the space we need to align with Spirit in natural and productive ways. Take a new look to see what really matters and what you do and do not want to bring with you into the new world opening before your very eyes.
Good ways to use this eclipse include accepting the grace of blessing to become a leader in some way and being alertly ready to act without falling into confusion or drifting. Confront any need to reclaim power that was locked up in the past, and see it all as a friendly competition as you come to the seed knowledge you will need in your new future life. The Light you’ve glimpsed or expressed these past 2 weeks since the Solar Eclipse has been leading you to a new sense of humor, new forms of self-expression, and forms of social rebirth.
There is a lot of love, transfiguration, and power promised by this Eclipse chart. This Lunar Eclipse will shut down things which would prevent us from living a more natural and renewed life, so cut loose from your inhibitions, surrender to a higher quality of living and Being, and look for signs that you have truly “made it through the night.” This Eclipse promises great blessings and a new understanding of old defeats and surrenders, as well as the ability to use the inconveniences of life for developing social values. Whatever is taken away over the next few months will be replaced with unique things and people perfect for where we’re at now. New strengths and new vision are coming forth over the next few months.
See you soon with more on this 2019 Capricorn-Cancer Partial Lunar Eclipse!
Past Solar Eclipses
These were all active for 2 to 5 years.
For more about the November 2011 Sagittarius Solar Eclipse with links to the 2011 Gemini Solar Eclipse, please check out The Solar Eclipse at 3 Sagittarius November 24-25, 2011 Pt. 3 - Signs, Sabian Symbols, and What It All Means. (You can follow the internal links in this article to the previous articles about this specific Eclipse.)
For more about the May 2012 Gemini Annular Solar Eclipse, here’s The Solar Eclipse at 1 Gemini May 20-21 2012 Pt. 3 (You can follow the internal links in this article to the previous articles about this specific Eclipse.)
For more about the 2012 Scorpio Total Solar Eclipse, here’s The Total Solar Eclipse at 22 Scorpio Nov 13-14, 2012 Pt. 3 - Signs, Sabian Symbols, and What It All Means. (You can follow the internal links in this article to the previous articles about this specific Eclipse.)
For more about the 2013 Taurus Solar Eclipse, here’s The May 2013 Solar Eclipse in Taurus Pt. 3 – How Will This Lunation Affect Us? (As with the previous links, follow the internal links in this one to the previous articles about this Eclipse)
For more about the 2013 Scorpio Solar Eclipse, here’s A Hybrid Solar Eclipse New Moon in Scorpio Pt. 2 – What’s Happening in November 2013 as well as 2014-2015-2016. (link to pt. 1 at the bottom of that article. Pt. 3 has the Sabian Symbols.)
For more about the 2014 Taurus Solar Eclipse, here's The New Moon Solar Eclipse in Taurus Pt. 2 - What’s Happening in May 2014 (Part 3 elaborates on the Sabian Symbols and other factors.)
For more about the 2014 Scorpio Solar Eclipse, here's The October 2014 Solar Eclipse in Scorpio Pt. 3 – Signs, Sabian Symbols, and What It all Means (Links to other articles on the Eclipse at the bottom of this post.).
For more about the March 2015 Total Solar Eclipse at 30 Pisces, here’s The Total Solar Eclipse at 30 Pisces Pt. 3 (You can follow the internal links in this article to the previous articles about this specific Eclipse.)
These are still active at this time.
For more about the September 2015 Partial Solar Eclipse at 21 Virgo, here’s The Partial Solar Eclipse at 21 Virgo Pt. 3 (though there are no links to previous articles in that Eclipse series, you can find them in the articles posted in the week before this link).
For more about the March 2016 Total Solar Eclipse at 19 Pisces, here’s The Total Solar Eclipse at 19 Pisces Pt. 2 (though there are no links to any other articles in that series, you can find them just before and just after this one.)
For more about the September 2016 Annular Solar Eclipse at 10 Virgo, here’s The Annular Solar Eclipse at 10 Virgo Pt. 2 (though there are links to previous articles in that series, you will have to go to part 3 to find the Sabian symbols, Jones pattern, aspects and more.)
For more about the February 2017 Annular Solar Eclipse at 9 Pisces, here’s The Annular Solar Eclipse on February 26, 2017 at 9 Pisces Pt. 2 - What’s Happening in February-March 2017 (and through 2022!) (You’ll have to go to parts 1 and 3 to find out the Sabian Symbols, aspects, Jones pattern, and all the other details about its qualities).
For more about the August 2017 Total Solar Eclipse at 29 Leo, here’s The Total Solar Eclipse of August 2017 at 29 Leo Pt. 2 - What’s Happening in August-September 2017 (and through 2022!) (You’ll have to go to parts 1 and 3 to find out the Sabian Symbols, aspects, Jones pattern, and all the other details about its qualities).
For more about the February 2018 Partial Solar Eclipse at 28 Aquarius, here’s The Partial Solar Eclipse of February 2018 at 28 Aquarius Pt. 2 - What’s Happening in February-March 2018 (and through 2022!) (You’ll have to go to parts 1 and 3 to find out the Sabian Symbols, aspects, Jones pattern, and all the other details about its qualities).
For more about the July 2018 Partial Solar Eclipse at 21 Cancer, here’s The Partial Solar Eclipse of July 2018 at 21 Cancer Pt. 2 - What’s Happening in July-August 2018 (and through 2020!) (Again, go to parts 1 and 3 to find out the Sabian Symbols, aspects, Jones pattern, and all the other details about its qualities).
For more about the August 2018 Partial Solar Eclipse at 19 Leo, here’s The Partial Solar Eclipse of August 2018 at 19 Leo Pt. 2 - What’s Happening in August-September 2018 (and through February 2022!) (Parts 1 and 3 have Sabian Symbols, aspects, Jones pattern, and all the other details about its qualities).
For more about the January 2019 Partial Solar Eclipse at 16 Capricorn, here’s The Partial Solar Eclipse of January 2019 at 16 Capricorn Pt. 2 - What’s Happening in January 2019 (and into 2023!) (Parts 1 and 3 have Sabian Symbols, aspects, Jones pattern, and all the other details about its qualities).
In answer to questions about why I don’t include the Lunar Eclipses from years past in this section, it’s because their effects are usually only for a few months, and so they’ve completed their work long before many long lasting Solar Eclipses. If you’re interested, you will always find what I wrote a couple of weeks before or after the Solar Eclipses, depending on when the Lunar Eclipses fell in those years. They’re all in the archives.
See you soon with part 1 of the 3 part series on this Partial Lunar Eclipse Full Moon!
© Copyright 2019 Robert Wilkinson
Ah yes, thanks for the reminder, and thanks to songwriter Don Schlitz for those fine and wise lyrics! Perfect eclipse advice.
Posted by: Denise | July 11, 2019 at 09:23 PM