New Delhi, Aug. 7 -- 42 a.m. Indian Standard Time on Friday, which is 7:12 p.m. UTC and 3:12 p.m. Eastern on Thursday, Venus left Virgo and entered Libra, the sign it has ruled since the earliest days of the tradition. A planet in its own sign is the difference between an instrument played by a stranger and one played by its owner. Venus holds Libra until 10 September, and the terms it sets this week govern the next five weeks of love, money, negotiation and taste.

38 a.m. IST, which is 2:08 a.m. Eastern. That ends the earth-sign chapter opened by the last quarter Moon that squared the Leo Sun on Wednesday, which itself followed the void Aries Moon that expired at midday on Tuesday. Gemini is the sign the Moon moves fastest in and feels ...