Three Astrologers Tell Us What to Expect From Earth’s New “Mini-Moon”

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Have you heard? We’re getting a second Moon! No, I haven’t rewatched Dune and Dune: Part 2 too many times and imagined myself on Arrakis; we’re actually, here on Earth, getting a second Moon—but it’s both tiny and temporary.

NASA scientists have announced the Earth will have a “second moon” from September 29 through November 25, when asteroid 2024 PT5 will be captured by the Earth’s gravitational pull before later escaping it. Unfortunately, we won’t be able to see this appropriately-named mini-Moon—according to Space.com, asteroid 2024 PT5 is only about 37 feet wide.

“The object that is going to pay us a visit belongs to the Arjuna asteroid belt, a secondary asteroid belt made of space rocks that follow orbits very similar to that of Earth at an average distance to the Sun of about 93 million miles (150 million kilometers),” mini-moon event expert and Universidad Complutense de Madrid professor Carlos de la Fuente Marcos told Space.com. “Objects in the Arjuna asteroid belt are part of the near-Earth object population of asteroids and comets.”

Okay, so that’s the science of it. But now let’s talk astrology. Will this teeny-tiny, temporary Moon have an effect on our horoscopes? Of course, we had to ask some astrologers for their theories.

Astrologers say the mini-Moon will super-charge the eclipse.

Astrologer Lisa Stardust, author of Saturn Return Survival Guide, suggests the mini-Moon might amplify the effects of eclipse season because it begins orbiting the Earth during the period between two eclipses (there was a lunar eclipse in Pisces on September 17, and we’ll experience a solar eclipse in Libra on October 2).

“Asteroid P25 is orbiting earth for the next two months There is little information known about the asteroid or its astrological significance,” Stardust tells Cosmopolitan. “There was another orbit of a mini moon in 2022, making this not a rare occurrence. However, it might make us feel the effects of the eclipses more since we are in between two. Since there is no astrological connection denoted to the asteroid, we will have to wait and see what happens.”

The mini-Moon is all about balance.

Fittingly, the mini-Moon—which begins to orbit the Earth during Libra season—is all about balance, says psychic and life coach Bella International. “The mini-Moon’s energy is all about duality—light and shadow, rest and action,” she says. “It’s inviting us to balance the two, offering a powerful opportunity for transformation. This rare event is everyone’s call to embrace both sides of their journey and step into your full potential.”

The best astrology-specific mini-Moon advice? Wait and watch.

Adama Sesay, astrologer and author of Black Moon Lilith Rising, points out that the astrological significance of celestial bodies develops over time—and for the mini-Moon, this is a time to gather data.

“This is more of an astronomy thing, but I don’t want to discount its potential impact on astrology,” she says. “There isn’t any info or study on it from the thousands of years of astrological knowledge that informs our current analysis of the stars. We do have asteroids like Chiron and Juno, as well as mathematical points like Black Moon Lilith, which were integrated into modern astrology only after extensive study of patterns, archetypes, and human events. I definitely plan on keeping an eye on the mini-moon to see if it has any impact!”

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