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The full run of the Lunar Almanac, newest first. Open any date and read what the sky held.

Quartile, the word Lilly used for tonight's angle

Quartile, the word Lilly used for tonight's angle

Her last word in this sign, then Capricorn before dawn.

The Moon is slow in course today

The Moon is slow in course today

She is near the far end of her orbit. The tables had a word for that.

Thirteen hours when the sky stops answering

Thirteen hours when the sky stops answering

Weak by sign and idle by aspect, both at once.

Fifteen degrees of Scorpio, and none of it hers

Fifteen degrees of Scorpio, and none of it hers

The Sun and Moon receive no bounds anywhere in the zodiac.

The third degree of Scorpio, for under two hours

The third degree of Scorpio, for under two hours

A planet in fall keeps what it signifies and loses the standing to act on it.

Libra to Capricorn, and both of her worst conditions

Libra to Capricorn, and both of her worst conditions

Two weakened planets share Scorpio from Monday to Wednesday.

Six degrees of Libra, and eleven hours of standing

Six degrees of Libra, and eleven hours of standing

She comes out from under the Sun's beams around noon UTC.

Syzygy: the word for a yoking together

Syzygy: the word for a yoking together

Exact at 03:27 UTC, same degree, same minute.

Eight and a half degrees, and the name changes

Eight and a half degrees, and the name changes

Under the beams a planet is overpowered. Combust, it is burned.