Moon opposed Sun 16 Taurus/Scorpio
This eclipse is concerned about the home/family and career/business aspect of the chart. It is total and therefore powerful although it is not visible in Cape Town. Eclipses are always more powerful where they are total on earth geographically.
But what makes this eclipse even more powerful is the connection with Uranus and the Moon. Uranus is very unpredictable and creates unexpected shocks.
The Sun connects with partnerships and business. Mercury finds itself combust the Sun in the place of shared resources/inheritance. Venus is also connected to Sun and rules family and business matters and perhaps pregnancy too. What changes unexpectedly?
Are you pregnant? Do you unexpectedly have a miscarriage? What changes in your family situation and or with regards your home? This is described as something that is difficult to plan for as it is unexpected.
The Moon connects to work and well-being. Does something change in that regard? This stressful opposition of Moon/Sun is also square Saturn in 12th house. This is the place of hospitals and secrets.
This is bound to be a time of unexpected crisis. It is a volatile and unpredictable eclipse.
This eclipse belongs to the Saros Series 6 South. It is noted that this series is about being forceful and taking power. It has manic tendencies and speaks about great force or strength connecting to relationships. Falling in or out of love or sudden sexual encounters. It may speak about a huge effort exerted in a group activity.
William Lilly spoke about eclipses in these degrees pointing to the death of a queen and also a barrenness of the earth and a scarcity of seeds that are usually sown. This is a reference to droughts and not being able to plant.
