Void-of-course Moon calendar: January 2012

After the Moon makes its last major aspect in a sign, it is considered “void of course” until it enters the next sign. Things started during these hours are thought not to turn out as expected; below you can find all the void-of-course periods of the month.

January 2012: 13 void-of-course periods

  1. 2 January Monday 20:52 – 3 January 00:15
    3 h 24 min
    Aries → Taurus Last aspect: opposition with Saturn
  2. 4 January Wednesday 18:38 – 5 January 12:44
    18 h 6 min
    Taurus → Gemini Last aspect: trine with Mars
  3. 7 January Saturday 21:52 – 23:05
    1 h 12 min
    Gemini → Cancer Last aspect: opposition with Mercury
  4. 10 January Tuesday 04:16 – 06:34
    2 h 18 min
    Cancer → Leo Last aspect: square with Saturn
  5. 12 January Thursday 09:41 – 11:44
    2 h 2 min
    Leo → Virgo Last aspect: sextile with Saturn
  6. 14 January Saturday 03:59 – 15:28
    11 h 29 min
    Virgo → Libra Last aspect: trine with Sun
  7. 16 January Monday 16:52 – 18:33
    1 h 41 min
    Libra → Scorpio Last aspect: conjunction with Saturn
  8. 18 January Wednesday 18:01 – 21:28
    3 h 28 min
    Scorpio → Sagittarius Last aspect: sextile with Sun
  9. 20 January Friday 23:13 – 21 January 00:40
    1 h 27 min
    Sagittarius → Capricorn Last aspect: sextile with Saturn
  10. 23 January Monday 03:30 – 04:53
    1 h 23 min
    Capricorn → Aquarius Last aspect: square with Saturn
  11. 25 January Wednesday 09:50 – 11:11
    1 h 21 min
    Aquarius → Pisces Last aspect: trine with Saturn
  12. 27 January Friday 06:52 – 20:27
    13 h 35 min
    Pisces → Aries Last aspect: opposition with Mars
  13. 30 January Monday 07:11 – 08:28
    1 h 17 min
    Aries → Taurus Last aspect: opposition with Saturn

Times are in your time zone: Turkey time (UTC+3). The traditional method only counts aspects to the planets from the Sun to Saturn, so the void sometimes begins earlier. The electional astrology analysis uses this method.

Daily chart

Each row is one day; the colored sections are the hours when the Moon is void of course.