Lunar Eclipse January 10, 2020 – Tyranny and Oppression

Lunar Eclipse January 2020 AstrologyThe Full Moon on January 10, 2020, at 20 degrees Cancer, is a lunar eclipse. The focus of the lunar eclipse January 2020 astrology is communication because of Sun conjunct Mercury. But it is cold, ruthless and oppressive because of the authoritarian, dictatorial influence of Saturn and Pluto.

Lunar eclipse January 2020 is emotionally very challenging because the Moon is so afflicted. If you are a sensitive, timid person you need to protect yourself against bullies. If you are strong you need to protect more vulnerable family members and friends. This eclipse favors the powerful and wealthy.

Lunar Eclipse Meaning

Like a regular full moon only stronger, the Sun opposite Moon of a lunar eclipse brings your home, family and intimate relationships into sharper focus. Opposing forces such as work versus home, or what you need versus what you want, create inner tension and external pressures. This can lead to conflict and crises that drain your energy.

The lunar qualities of emotions and instincts reach their peak at a lunar eclipse. So use your increased emotional strength and intuition to overcome any relationship challenges. Subconscious awareness allows for an impartial and balanced look at your personal relationships. You will clearly see any relationship dynamics or negative feelings causing disharmony. A lunar eclipse represents a resetting of your emotions, clearing away the emotional baggage of the previous six months.

Lunar Eclipse January 2020 Astrology

The chart below shows the January 10 lunar eclipse at 20 ♋ 00 directly opposed by Mercury, Saturn, Pluto, and Ceres. The Moon opposite Sun at a lunar eclipse accentuates the polarities in your life which creates much tension. So imagine the tension created with a supercharged Moon opposite such an intense stellium of planets.

The lunar eclipse is also influenced by a major fixed star called Castor. This Mercurial star is associated with success and genius, when well aspected. But afflicted by so many oppositions, Castor can cause loss, insecurity and nervous breakdowns.

Ful Moon January 2020 Astrology

Lunar Eclipse January 2020 Astrology

Lunar Eclipse Aspects

Lunar eclipse opposite Mercury causes emotional bias and polarized thinking that makes it harder to understand and communicate your feelings. You may have difficulty making sense of everyday problems, and misunderstandings or oversensitivity could lead to arguments.

Addiction, racism, and prejudice may influence your thoughts, words, and behaviors. It is important to listen carefully and think before speaking because of a tendency to react instinctively, especially when upset. Talking with a mentor may help you make sense of conflicted feelings.

Lunar eclipse opposite Saturn can cause bad moods because of sadness, boredom or loneliness. Difficulty in sharing your emotions can lead to relationship problems. Melancholy, pessimism and emotional coldness could also make socializing a chore.

You could feel burdened or guilty about responsibilities for your partner or someone much older or younger than you, like a child or grandchild, parent or grandparent. If you already have a tendency toward depression, you will need to work hard to avoid your negative feelings manifesting as loss, disappointment, and despair.

Lunar eclipse opposite Pluto causes inner turmoil and relationship drama. Your feelings can intensify to such an extreme level that you can no longer control your own reactions and behavior. You may experience dramatic mood swings, feeling strong and sexy one moment then nose-diving into insecurity the next.

Some feelings you may experience include hopelessness, fear, jealousy, and obsessiveness. You might also be vulnerable to being emotionally manipulated and controlled. But if you try to ignore or suppress your own intense feelings, someone you are emotionally attached to may act out such extreme behavior. Trying to control others will only end in guilt and shame.

Lunar eclipse opposite Ceres creates tension between a parents’ need to leave home to provide for their kids, and their maternal urge to stay home and nurture. While the Moon rules traditional motherhood, where mom stays home to nurture, Ceres rules modern motherhood such as working mothers and single mothers.

Minor planet Ceres also rules food, natural resources and the environment. So this opposition may cause tension between the need for good nutrition and environmental consciousness, versus the pressures of the modern world, time constraints, and convenience. Lunar eclipse full moon January 2020 favors climate change deniers and polluters.

Lunar Eclipse trine Neptune is a relatively weak influence compared to the oppositions but it does give some much-needed cause for hope. Neptune provides sensitivity, compassion, faith, and inspiration. Guidance and reassurance can come from spiritual or religious beliefs and practices like meditation and prayer.

Lunar Eclipse in The Twins

The January 20 lunar eclipse at 20°00′ Cancer Sign also gains astrological influence from a star in Gemini Constellation, as shown in the image below. Due to the Precession of the Equinoxes, the Sun Signs are almost a whole Sign out of alignment with the Constellations from which they were named.

Full Moon January 2020 Astrology

Full Moon January 2020 [Stellarium]

Fixed star Castor at 20 ♋ 31 gives distinction, refinement, a keen intellect, morality, success in law and many travels, fondness for horses, and sudden fame and honor. But when poorly aspected this star can cause mischievousness, violence, sickness, broken limbs, nervous breakdowns, trouble, great affliction, loss of fortune and disgrace.

Lunar eclipse conjunct Castor: Timid, sensitive, lacks confidence, occult interest, and psychic ability, blindness, facial injuries, disgrace, stabs, wounds, imprisonment. [1]

The 22nd Chinese Lunar Mansion, the Well (05 ♋ 34 to 05 ♌ 59) is a neutral mansion associated with beauty, water, navigation at sea, hygiene, cleaning, repairs, and refurbishments. Because of the association of cleanliness with Godliness (virtue), this mansion also presides over law and order, moral uprightness and cleansing of moral wrongs.

The luck in this mansion is said to vary because of the conflict of the elements involved. Labor is rewarded, while idleness is sanctioned. It is good for taking exams, tending to herbivorous animals and all types of industriousness. It is very good for gardening and widows. Bad for funerals because of the risk of epidemics and sudden death, though, and all projects in progress should be worked on instead of being put aside.

Lunar Eclipse January 2020 Summary

Sun conjunct Mercury means the main focus of the January 10 lunar eclipse is on thinking and communications but also trade and transport. The Sun, Saturn and Pluto are masculine and authoritarian. This leaves the emotions of the Moon very vulnerable.

At the personal level, thoughts and words are likely to become cold, calculated and ruthless. Feelings will take a back seat to harsh realities as bullies, bigots, and loudmouths gain the upper hand. The lunar eclipse on fixed star Castor increases emotional sensitivity and nervous anxiety.

At the global level, freedom of speech and the independence of the media will be curtailed by governments and even multinational organizations. The public, represented by the Moon, will be subject to lies and propaganda. Even freedom of movement and freedom of association will be threatened as rulers and states increase their grip on power. Human rights will be lost in the name of national security.

However, full moon January 2020 trine Neptune gives some hope that a sense of compassion and humanity will soften the oppressive nature of this lunar eclipse. On a personal level, you can draw on your faith and the support of loved ones. At the global level, it gives voice to religious and spiritual leaders, humanitarian organizations and environmental groups.

The January 10 lunar eclipse combines with the December 26 solar eclipse to form an eclipse phase that lasts until the lunar eclipse on June 5, 2020. The December 2019 solar eclipse was conjunct Jupiter so is very fortunate. But combined with this ruthless lunar eclipse it suggests the strong will consolidate their power, the rich will get richer, and the poor will get poorer.

Lunar Eclipse January 2020 Visibility

The January 2020 lunar eclipse can be viewed from Africa, Asia, Australia, and Europe.

Lunar Eclipse January 2020 Map

Lunar Eclipse January 2020 Map

If the Lunar Eclipse January 2020 astrology directly impacts your horoscope decan you can read about its effect in your monthly horoscope. For more detail about how it affects your natal chart see Full Moon Transits.

Lunar Eclipse Full Moon January 2020 Times and Dates

  • Los Angeles – January 10, 11:21 am
  • New York – January 10, 2:21 pm
  • London – January 10, 7:21 pm
  • Delhi – January 11, 0:51 am
  • Sydney – January 11, 6:21 am

References

  1. Fixed Stars and Constellations in Astrology, Vivian E. Robson, 1923, p.154.

31 thoughts on “Lunar Eclipse January 10, 2020 – Tyranny and Oppression

  1. January 10 Full Moon,PST

    asteroid Poseidon 4341, 6Cap23
    Conjunct MC, 6Cap00

    “Poseidon’s influence, which according to Martha Lang-Wescott is: uplifting people/ideas; psychic vibrations; persuasion; intellectual or spiritual influences; ideological or moral stances; spread of ideas; advertising; interest in business practices/ethics; inspiration; religion; mediums; clarity; enlightenment; receptivity to The Force; reactions to the media; windows, mirrors, refraction of light.”

    Andrew Mark Holmes

    Other notes:

    “Asteroid Poseidon 4341 is essentially about psychic sensitivity. This asteroid is the higher, more positive vibration of Neptune. “

    “Poseidon was as was Neptune, god of the sea. Poseidon was also god of earthquakes and horses. He is often depicted with a horse and sometimes a dolphin or a ram”

      • Poseidon was also god of earthquakes. The island of Puerto Rico have been experiencing non stop earthquakes since the 28th. 2,000 earthquakes in two weeks. The south of island is in pure turmoil. People sleeping in the street because everything is collapsing. They need to evacuate and you don’t see this in the news. Very concerning

  2. I wonder about the protests in Hong Kong since May ’19. Could this transit be a sort of indicator as to the overall outcome of public discontent there?

    • The July 1, 1997, midnight chart shows Asc at 3Ari51, MC at 2Cap40, Mars angular on the descendant. All you have to do is read Jamie’s Brexit that describes this Mars/Dsc energy. ‘Hostility’

      Altho played out in different venues, one between politicians. and the other with people on the street. Hong Kong handover chart, is a design to bring out into the open, (note the opposition between natal Cancer planets and transiting Capricorn energy) the problems of integration, transition, growth, career or how one side, or the other side, will dominate in the future. And if they don’t succeed, how a career move makes good sense.

      With the Capricorn transits on Jan10-13, 2020, and already with the arrival of Saturn in Cap, December 2017, joining Pluto, I expect things will come to a climax in HK next year.

      • Daniel, it might be wise to check out Astro.com and actually purchase the Color horoscope report for The HK Handover chart. You need to have a gender for this report, so perhaps make it Male since Aries is Rising.

        I’ve never seen a Mars this strong in a Color horoscope. And since what’s happened in HK the last year is history, the Mars analysis appears spot on.

    • Like so many other “protest” movements, those are orchestrated by the CIA solely for the benefit of imperialist warmongers.

  3. My natal Venus is at 19.12 cancer so shaking …Saturn, pluto, mercury in opposition, the eclipse will square Mc and IC plus natal pluto and trine natal uranus. You once told me that my venus was a key player on my chart so would it help the moon or make it worse? Is there hope for me?

  4. My capricorn ascendant is conjunct with a 1 orb applying to the sun, when you include my descendant any idea what should this mean for me?

    • That’s the spirit!

      Libra’s, and those with the Libra quality of judgement, step up and preside over the Wheel of Fortune at Cosmogenesis, for three years, energy going out.

  5. Frightening but excellent analysis of Jan 10, 2020, Jamie. Thank you!!. I truly believe the people (Cancer) (Cancer NN) will rise up and be victorious. Cant wait to see boycotts to bring greedy oppressive governments and corporations to their knees.

  6. what may reflect an authoritarian and cold response to this lunar eclipse is the tumult over the Democratic plan to force the Senate to take Trump out of office. Trump will be reacting to his impeachment with fury and authoritarian language. and will take his anger out on the poor and weak population. We have already seen how Trump treats the starving and homeless peoples including those who are refugees. I don’t believe we have seen how ugly and ruthless Trump can be and forcing children into camps deprived of parents or taking away food stamps from people who cant find employment. We have been warned by those who knew him for many years.

    • +Jude

      Economic migrants are not refugees.
      How is Trump’s treatment of the homeless and the starving different from that of his predecessors?
      What the Democrats are doing is abuse of power which they are known to make noise about when the same happens in 3rd world countries.
      Yours is a typical programmed line of thinking.
      Switch off your TV.
      Trump has not reacted with fury and authoritarian language.

        • Traitor Trump certainly stirred the hornet’s nest, and then made a publicly broadcast speech where he looked ill. I hope he has seen a doctor. There are a lot of surprising events in his future, and I want him to be alive and well to experience each and every one.

          Cult 45, I’m enjoying the show.

          Happy birthday to me on this eclipse! Terrific once-in-a-lifetime line-up of planets and asteroids. I feel so blessed. you’reABitchAss and all Astrology King fans, let’s ride!!!

    • I agree with you completely. In fact, I feel that this eclipse has intensified the global neglect of the bush fires in Australia, and Trump’s military response to the Iranian issue, but it has also made possible the coming together of Christians and Muslims to pray together in Australia. The energies are there, they are working, for better or worse, let’s just stay as spiritual and positive as we can because we will need it.

  7. Jan 12, 1996, New Age Chart. ibid

    Natal Saturn
    20Pis15

    Transit Saturn, Dec 25, 2019
    20Cap35

    On the day of Christmas, in the vicinity of the Annular Solar Eclipse, and Reverse Polarity start to Solar Cycle 25, and leading up to the Jan 10 Lunar Eclipse 20Cap/Can, and Stellium…

    transit, Saturn sextile Saturn

    Robert Hand
    Planets in Transit (1976), pg 348-49

    selected quotes

    “This transit can be a time when you are successfully approaching your main conscious goals in life. Or it can be a time when you are being run largely by unconscious “programs” as if you are a computer. Usually you will experience a little of both of these effects. However, in the long run positive possibilities are more useful to know about.”

    “At this time you are particularly good at working with other people”

    “The sextile of Saturn to Saturn represents a time of moving forward to achieve goals, whether spiritual or material”

    “You approach your own goals methodically and practically, for you are not particularly idealistic at this point. You are much more concerned about how to achieve what you want in concrete practical terms”

  8. Tension, Turmoil and Tyranny et al?

    Try the fire approach

    The ingredients to a good burn:
    Time, Temperature and Turbulence.

    ref, the gathering around the Hot Stove.

  9. The solar eclipse was supposed to be very fortunate because of Jupiter being conjunct the sun. I didn’t notice much fortune around me. Australia is burning and we may be in trouble in the middle east again. But Jupiter was combust… In the Lunar Eclipse the “bad guys” saturn and pluto are combust, so it may not turn out as bad as it looks. We’ll see.

    • I agree, but maybe this is a chance for humanity, especially the meek and poor, to come together as the family, the oneness we are, and prove that united we stand.

  10. Thanks Rose. Yes, lets hope some good will come of coming weeks. E.g. that the powerfull will control themselves. United we are. Also the powerful should know this.

    • It is as if Trump read this. He actually controlled himself. But then the eclipse has not happened yet (although some believe the effect starts a little before). So Pluto-Saturn can mean oppression by power, it can also mean that the powerful control themselves. That smokers stop smoking and alcoholics stop drinking. Who knows. Saturn in Capricorn should be stronger than Pluto in Capricorn. And maybe Ceres as protector of the earth puts in a good word. Let’s see.

  11. RE: Bob

    Trump is incapable of regulating his emotions. He sounds and thinks like a 5 year old brat who had to have his mommy (Nancy Pelosi) step in to avoid WWIII. The US bully only has one strategy, to destroy and steal what is not theirs. If Iraq had no oil, If Afghanistan had no mineral resources or heroin production the US would not be there (and the list goes on).

    The only reason the US did not retaliate after the missile attack is because they know if Iran wanted to they could stop 20% of the world’s oil supply (through the Hormuz Strait). This would cause the price of oil to increase and the stock market (derivatives) to crash. This was indicated right after the missile attacks and the reason why the US backed off despite Trump’s threats to destroy Iranian cultural sites (an illegal act of war). The 5 year old Trump cannot grasp the complexity of the situation and needs help (and probably a diaper change).

    The people of the middle east have suffered long enough and deserve the right to live in peace in their own countries. It’s time Yankee (and friends) Go Home. Citizens of the world are tired of US war propaganda and do not want another war that profits the insane 1%.

  12. Got a question…Im reading ahead about the sag lunar eclipse on June 5, 2020. You make a comparison and say in the first paragraph that the January 2020 lunar eclipse is ominous because of a mars square to the moon. However, mars is not squared to the moon on the January lunar eclipse. Can you review your June 5 article and let us know if revisions are made? Im so confused now.

  13. Down with the rules of globalization. If a Government or business is not respecting human rights, is involved in environmental vandalism, cruelty, spreading lies and disinformation (eg., Murdoch Media Empire) or censorship etc., conducting business or trade with that entity should cease until the inappropriate behavior is changed. Otherwise there is no leverage to stop the propagation of evil. Sanctions seem to be a USA weapon of war not a tool of diplomacy. It’s time to shop ethically and/or shop around. Cheaper is not always better. No one can be complacent, we are all responsible for how this turns out.

  14. 3 of the world’s most powerful people from 2 Superpower Nations all share the Sun at 23 Gemini. Adding to this degree is Atropos, brought to you by President Trump himself or a parting gift? ( one of the Suns has set)

    Trump’s Bday – June 14, his Sun is at 22.56 Gemini.
    China Pres Xi Bday -June 15- 23.45 Gemini ( no time)
    Pelosi’s Progressed Bday Sun = 23 Gemini ( day for a year) March 26 + 80 days = June 14.

    Currently Atropos 26+ is transit USA POF/Vertex.

    First shot heard around the world, start of USA revolution April 19, 1775 – at sunrise Sun Conjunct Atropos and Zhulong ( Chinese torch Dragon)
    China has Zhulong at 26.12 – conjunct USA POF/Vertex.

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