Here is the July calendar with astrological notation and two charts for the new Moon on 3 July 2008, 02:19:30 AM (GMT).

• New Moon Chart
• U.S. Natal/New Moon
  

[Note: this is a partial post -- still working on it. More to come.]
[9:37 PM 7/2/2008 AkDT: I consider this post finished and complete.]

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

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

The annual union of the Sun and Moon in watery Cancer returns us to our roots. It's an emotional cocktail of memories, both good and bad. Let yourself be carried by what you sense inside because motion can purify even the darkest waters. Drink deeply from this stream for it will enrich the present and fuel your aspirations for the future. Nostalgic Venus, the planet of love, is close to the New Moon, sweetening us with images of romance and beauty to sip slowly and share with tenderness

Robert Ayres at Astrological Alchemy says about the new Moon:

The New Moon this month falls in Cancer on July 2. This is two days before our national birthday on July 4. It is an appropriate time for new beginnings and rebirth, both individually and collectively. We are a Cancerian nation and we need to be reminded of the fundamental principles upon which our nation is based.

Cancer embodies the divine feminine and is the universal mother of all life. Everything is generated from her cosmic body. The kingdoms and beings of nature are her life expression. Her inner manifestation is as the powers of consciousness. Cancer is the principle of soul or love. Astrologically, Cancer rules home and family.

Our nation was founded on these Cancerian principles. We are to provide a home and a feeling of family for all people. With the exception of Native Americans, we are all immigrants or descended from immigrants. This country has provided us with a home. The intention is to create a harmoniously functioning society containing every race, ethnicity, and religious background. We are to create world family and plant this seed for all people of the world. Our country has also been extravagantly endowed with the abundance of nature. It is one of the major reasons we are the most affluent country on Earth.

This New Moon is an excellent time to remember the roots of our country and re-energize these fundamental principles. If we are honest with ourselves, we realize we have been abusing and taking for granted these gifts that define us as a nation.

My take..
   ..on the new Moon

With this new Moon Sun-Moon-Venus are conjunct and in opposition to a retrograde Jupiter. The Venus-Jupiter opposition is almost exact.

There is an interesting post from Lara Owen at PlanetaryEnergies.net about Jupiter in Capricorn. Here is an excerpt:

So what does it mean for us that Jupiter now resides in the part of the sky deemed to be ruled by Saturn and symbolised by the sea-goat? For starters, this is the least comfortable place in the zodiac for Jupiter to be. Jupiter and Saturn are antithetical: one expands, the other contracts; one is warm and generous, the other cold and parsimonious. Both influence politics, with Jupiter ruling kings and Saturn despots. As Jupiter is not at ease in the realm of Saturn, it is said to be in a state of fall when in Capricorn (and conversely, is exalted when in the opposite sign of Cancer).

So while Jupiter is in Capricorn, its powers are diminished and operate in a Saturnian way. Thus themes associated with Jupiter in Capricorn are the exposure of previous over-confidence in business and government, the tragic aspect of wealth, the limitation of previous expansions, and generally, chickens coming home to roost.

It being the new Moon this opposition suggests that we'll be working this month with balancing what-I-like (Venus) with what-is-required (Saturn). Then again, when are we not? I get a sense of an awareness of mixed messages impacting personal interests.

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

The transiting conjunct of Sun-Moon-Venus is in turn conjunct the U.S.'s natal Sun-Jupiter-Venus. The transiting Sun conjunct the natal Sun happens every year at this time and is called a solar return. That the new Moon occurs at this solar return suggests that this year marks a new cycle for the U.S. Possibly it ties in with the elections now being set up by the selection of candidates at the political conventions. Here again we have the same Jupiter in Capricorn talked about earlier. With Jupiter being retrograde, behind-the-scenes influences are probably at play. However, with natal Jupiter direct and exalted in Cancer and elevated in the 9th house, it is far stronger, stating that what we consider truly American will win out.

Journal entry dated 30 June 2008
Category: Whatis Aquarian