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As mentioned in our article here, the ‘mini-moon’ is retrograde during its entire loop of the Earth from Sep. 29 to Nov. 25, 2024. On Oct. 13, 15:37:47.2 UT, it moved from the constellation Draco into Ursa Minor's boundary, of which corresponds to 22° Leo 34'28.51" Rx.

For those who have natal placements in Tropical Leo, it might be interesting to watch the ‘mini-moon’ from Oct. 6 through Dec. 15. We know Kamala Harris has Mars at 21° Leo 17'27.76" in the 3rd, so it’s not too difficult to calculate when the ‘mini-moon’ will transit that natal planet tomorrow, Oct. 15, 6:23:32 UT, just a few hours from now. Mars rules her 11th of friends, social groups and hopes for the future. How would that manifest, you might wonder?

It's good to have an accurate ephemeris as well, which we presented Sep. 16, but unless we know where the ‘mini-moon’ is natally in our charts and in those of others, the various placements in Leo, the relevance of this looping of the Earth will probably go unnoticed. For those with interest in fixed stars, what might we see when it conjuncts Pherkad today, 9.41 UT, and Kochab on Nov. 7?

With each updated orbital solution shown at SBDB (Oct. 11), we update our ephemeris. This ‘mini-moon’ orbit is pretty well-known, so only slight changes will be noticed.

Enjoy your research!

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