Here are two charts for the new Moon on 07 February 2008, 3:45 AM (GMT). I'm also including a small table showing Pluto's wanderings in and out of Capricorn this year.

• Chart based on Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
• New Moon in relation to U.S. natal chart
• Pluto's stations

What the real astrologers have to say...
Taking a look at what other astrologers have to say about this new Moon:

Jeff Jawer at stariq.com in his New Moon report:

The innovative New Moon in Aquarius brings fresh ideas reminding us that we belong to a global community. Initiating friendships and group projects is a natural inclination now, but letting go of individuals and expectations may come first. That's because this Sun-Moon conjunction is a Solar Eclipse that draws the curtain on outdated ideals and illusions. Dreamy Neptune, mental Mercury and compassionate Chiron are closely conjunct this lunation, making it a rich moment to change your intellectual scenery and alter your place in the community. Release those people and causes that are more mouth than movement, and withdraw from organizations where you find yourself turning in circles. Newly direct Mars is harmoniously aligned with the Aquarian cluster opening fresh paths of inspiration and activity.

Lisa Dale Miller at astrowisdom posts about this new Moon:

This is the New Moon for radical change. Aquarius is often thought of as visionary: an energy that looks beyond the norm, questions accepted truths, boldly claims originality, flies in the face of reason; and flatly refuses to blindly follow the dictates of others. And oh, if you are like me, (always ready to dive into Aquarian energy) you will be very happy on this New Moon with its Chiron/Mercury/Sun/Moon/Neptune conjunction in utopian Aquarius. This will be our first New Moon with Pluto in Capricorn, joined by Venus and Jupiter in this most embodied and demanding of signs. The combination of these planets in Aquarius and Capricorn represent a mind-blowing head-to-head struggle between the energies of Saturn (reality) and Uranus (innovative vision). Add to this an energetic direct-moving Mars in Gemini trine Sun/Moon/Neptune in Aquarius and a slow, methodical retrograde Saturn in Virgo trine Pluto/Jupiter in Capricorn, and we've got a New Moon perfect for envisioning actual implementation of radical change.

The annular solar eclipse will add a bit of heightened energy to this New Moon. Partial phases of the eclipse will be visible primarily from eastern Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific. For more information on the eclipse go to NASA's Eclipse homepage http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/OH/OH2008.html#2008Feb07A

Robert Ayres at Astrological Alchemy says about the new Moon and Eclipse:

This month the New Moon falls in Aquarius on February 6 and is a solar eclipse. During this phenomenon, which occurs about every six months, the Moon moves between the Sun and the Earth and creates a shadow known as the penumbra. The solar energy and consciousness is temporarily blocked. This is perceived, both scientifically and clairvoyantly, as a temporary suspension of the Sun's influence. This creates an opportunity for a subtle and profound energetic shift to take place. Eclipses always act as a cosmic exclamation point to the message of the stars. This eclipse is no exception...

Reach out beyond your comfort zone and break old self-imposed, limiting boundaries that hold you back from living life as it was designed to be lived. Reach out to your neighbor, community, and society and come together in fraternity and friendship. The deeper intent of Aquarius is to create an ideal society or heaven on Earth. But this can only happen as a result of each of us internalizing and living the Aquarian consciousness. This New Moon is seeding that intention. Embrace this opportunity and experience an improved quality of life.

My take..
   On the new Moon

• There is a Bucket configuration with all the planets contained in the eastern hemisphere and bounded by an opposition between Saturn in Virgo and Uranus in Pisces. The orb (greater than 10°) is too large for a aspect, so the opposition is by placement in sign. The Virgo-Pisces axis is concerned with the logical, detail-oriented self vs. the visionary. Mars in Gemini, firing communication, is positioned as the singleton. Astrologer Marc Edmund Jones originated this system of whole chart patterns and presented his ideas in Guide to Horoscope Interpretation, first published in 1941.

  About the Bucket configuration, he says

  The singleton [Mars] is a focal determinator, indicating a special capacity or a gift for some particularly effective kind of activity.

  With the ruler of Gemini turning direct on the 18th all kinds of communication are emphasized.

• Pluto is entering Capricorn; it began on the 25th of January. Here is some tidbits (I'd like to quote the whole thing) from an excellent article by Lynn (Monson) Hayes at astrodynamics!!:

  Pluto has been traveling through Sagittarius since 1995, bringing with it wars (Pluto) over religion and ideology (Sagittarius), as well as "culture wars" and the growing divide between groups that think differently, all Sagittarius archetypes. Sagittarius rules the media and entertainment, and the rise of a new compulsivity in celebrity journalism has grown up since Pluto entered Sagittarius, with the internet spawning a huge new gossip market. Sagittarius carries with it a nearly relentless optimism; ruled by Jupiter with its expansive need for growth, Pluto in Sagittarius has seen soaring home prices and a burgeoning stock market that seems to have no end. The "new economy" of the dot com era occurred under Pluto's Sagittarian influence, as did the explosion of the vacation home market.

  Pluto transits typically include a breakdown phase, where structures that no longer serve us are dismantled to make room for new structures that are more in line with our spiritual evolution. I like to think of these periods as course corrections, where our guides or gods decide that certain changes are required. If we understand the process and can surrender to it with trust, this can be an exhilarating time of transformation and empowerment. If we resist and hold on to the past it can be full of tragedy and pain.

  Capricorn is the sign of the builder, the achiever. Capricorn is rooted in the material world and understands that life on earth requires a practical approach to the matters of earning a living. There is also a drive for success; to climb the highest mountains like the goat which is it's symbol. For Capricorn, the ends justify the means and achievement of one's goals is the important thing and it is able to maintain a powerful focus. ...

  When Pluto goes through Capricorn we can expect the transformation of all things ruled by that sign - such as our religious institutions, halls of government and political structures, the way we inter our dead and take care of our old people, construction techniques and buildings, and how we handle ownership of property.

   On the new Moon as it relates to the U.S. natal chart

There is a wedge configuration between transiting Mars and Pluto in out-of sign opposition and the Natal Moon in Aquarius. This new Moon is conjuncting the Natal one and they are both situated in the fourth house. In a mundane figure, the fourth house indicates circumstances and events affecting real estate values, mines and their products, buildings, crops, produce and all agricultural interests. This house also incorporates the housing and living conditions of the people and their patriotic inclinations and the interests of the people as distinguished from those of the government and the governing class; and democratic versus autocratic tendencies in government, and between governments. (paraphrased from Nicolas deVore's Encyclopedia of Astrology)

In the everyday world a wedge can be used to hold a door open, or hold two things separate. The wedge both introduces tension and acts to hold things in place. The two Moons, acting as a wedge and in benign aspects to the opposition of two power planets, bring to mind a momentary cease-fire and taking some time to recoup. At such times, our feelings often catch up with us, and we vent.

Journal entry dated 3 February 2008
Category: Whatis Aquarian, Astrology