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Crescent Moon Phase
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The crescent phase of the Moon begins at the semisquare of the Moon to the Sun.  A semisquare is 45
degrees and is calculated by dividing the 360 degree circle by 8.  The number 8 signifies big business,
among other things, but in the Washington, D.C. chart for the crescent phase, the Moon is in the House of
daily work and service and the Sun is in the House of speculation.

The debate in the House of Representatives for or against the so-called bailout bill occurred during the last
crescent phase of the Moon on October 3rd. We are already having complaints about the bailout bill and
more scurrilous goings-on with where the money is going.  

The Saturn opposition Uranus is really apropos of what's going on and between whom (Saturn =
Republicans and Uranus = Democrats).  I don't know why we call them, "parties" when they're more like
battles. However, it might be more correct to say that Saturn = conservatives and Uranus = liberals.

Jupiter is valiantly trying to mediate the Saturn/Uranus opposition from the 8th house of "other's assets",
but as soon as he moves on in January, we're on our own; perhaps for the best.  Jupiter does not do well
in Capricorn; the planet of plenty in the Sign of withholding.

Note that the part of fortune is exactly the same distance from the ascendant as the Moon is from the Sun.  
That's because the formula for the part of fortune is: Ascendant + Moon - Sun = PF.  In the old school way,
we did it like this: Ascendant = 4  signs and 0   degrees and 20 '
                             Moon        + =  9  signs and 24 degrees and 59
                                       ----------------------------------------------------
                                                     13                     24                          79
                             Sun          -       8 signs and 09 degrees and 59'
                                         -----------------------------------------------------
        Part of Fortune  =              5 signs         15   degrees       20'    or 15 degrees Leo 20'  

Of course we learned that way back when the earth was cooling; I expect it's a snap nowadays!