Astrology

Venus and Mars form a sextile while Venus is retrograde

Venus in Libra and Mars in Leo form a sextile around November 10 and 11, The Times of India reports. The astrological aspect is a 60-degree angle between the planets, with both close to 23 degrees in their respective signs.

Venus is retrograde during the alignment, according to Ruby Slipper Astrology, which dates the sextile to November 10. Retrograde motion means a planet appears to move in the opposite direction from the usual motion of other bodies, as seen from a particular vantage point.

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Venus and Mars carry different associations#

In astrology, an aspect is an angle measured between planets or other points in a horoscope, according to Wikipedia. The Times of India describes the sextile as a friendly angle and associates Venus with affection and attraction, while linking Mars with desire and action.

Ruby Slipper Astrology describes the sextile as a relatively weak aspect and associates the Venus-Mars connection with a blend of compromise and bold expression. Its reading places Venus in Libra and Mars in Leo at 23 degrees.

The Times of India singles out Aries, Aquarius, Leo and Libra in its romantic interpretation of the aspect. For Aries, it places Mars in the fifth house, associated with romance and dating, and Venus in the seventh house, associated with committed partnership.

The moon's earlier Libra contacts#

On November 7, the waning moon traveled through Libra and formed a conjunction, or alignment, with retrograde Venus, according to CiberCuba. The outlet also reported a sextile between the moon and Jupiter in Leo, along with a morning sextile between the moon and Mars.

CiberCuba associated Venus with value, negotiation and personal relationships, and described the moon's contact with it as an emotional element in its astrological reading. The outlet also noted that Mercury was retrograde in Scorpio at the time.

The Times of India reports that Venus goes direct on November 13. Mars meets Jupiter in Leo on November 16, in what the outlet describes as a rare conjunction in that sign.

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