The
first equinox of 2024
occurs this Wednesday, March 20, at 00:06 (Argentina time).
At an astronomical level, this event marks the arrival of autumn in the southern hemisphere of the planet and spring in the northern hemisphere.
Astrology also closely follows this event, as it means that a turn in the zodiacal wheel begins.
Every year, at the same time that the autumn equinox occurs, the
Sun enters degree 0 of Aries
;
That is why the ram is one of the four cardinal signs along with Cancer, Libra and Capricorn.
In this sense, astrologer and teacher
Beatriz Leveratto
details to
Clarín
what happens during an equinox and which planetary transits she considers most notable compared to her predecessor in March of last year.
In his opinion, one of the advantages of the equinox is what it means to
close and open cycles
: with a new return of the Sun comes “the opportunity to start again, to rebalance our decisions.”
Autumn equinox 2024: its astrological meaning
Before astrology interprets events such as the equinoxes or solstices, it always starts from what happens in the cosmos each time they are perfected.
In the case of the equinoxes, Leveratto explains: “The sun's rays fall perpendicular to the equator and this generates an effect of
equalization of lights and shadows
in both hemispheres.”
The term “equinox” accounts for this phenomenon as
it means “equal night.”
Thus, twice a year, the night lasts exactly the same in both hemispheres.
After the March equinox, in the southern hemisphere the days will become shorter until the arrival of the June solstice and winter.
In the northern hemisphere the opposite will happen.
Regarding the astrological meanings of the equinox on March 20, 2024, the fire of Aries will ignite a new zodiacal journey and invite a new cycle.
The equinoxes occur on two days of the year and the sun's rays are distributed equally in both hemispheres of the Earth.
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The call to a new consciousness will make its mark supported by one of the most important transits of the century, Pluto in Aquarius.
Autumn equinox 2024: most important planetary transits
During the March equinox 2024 the panorama will be marked by Chiron in conjunction with Mercury, both in Aries.
The planet closest to the Sun was the first to enter the sign of the ram, on Sunday, March 10.
Now, he meets the “wounded healer.”
Chiron is an asteroid discovered in 1977. It is located between Saturn and Uranus.
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At the beginning of the new solar year, Leveratto explains that this conjunction of
Chiron and Mercury in Aries
, where the Sun is also located, "puts light on our wounds, on our ability to heal and to resonate with the pain of others."
Last year, the March equinox was followed a day later by the new Moon at degree 0 of Aries, strongly marking the energy of a new stage.
In the monthly lunar cycle, the new moons are the ideal stage to plant, start projects and connect with the purposes that we want to materialize.
The astrologer indicates that on this occasion, in the early morning of the equinox, the Moon in the crescent phase will be in degree 3 of Leo, in
trine to the Sun
entering Aries.
An aspect that she notes could bring fluidity and "enable creativity and trust more and more in what we feel genuine."
The Moon in Leo trine the Sun in Aries will awaken creativity.
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In addition, five days later there will be a lunar eclipse, the first of the year, and a full Moon at 5 degrees of Libra.
The full moons or
full moon nights
propose us to illuminate the darkest parts of ourselves.
Leveratto considers it an opportunity to “purify, purify and overcome our fears.”
Another notable planetary transit, but whose effects can be seen in the long term, is the transit of
Pluto in Aquarius
that began on January 20.
"It begins to announce the stage of the next 20 years of finding new ways to distribute power, to organize differently in relation to the possibilities of each person, to be more even."
Finally, the astrologer highlights another planetary transit that is perfected one month after the equinox, in the middle of autumn.
"On April 21, the conjunction of
Jupiter and Uranus in Taurus
will announce a need to renew the way of generating resources, of managing the economy."