Surgeons, generals and spies excel under the Scorpio sky, its that kind of depth and power which scores the early November election season every two years. When else could they be possibly held? After the first two days square involving several inner planets, the wildness and buzz calms down for a minute and we can look ahead to some of the highlights of this month.

OCTOBER, the month of gorgeous sunsets, is here and with so many Libra planets striving for civility in a cruel and unjust world theres hope for some sanity and balance. The key moments of the month occur with the lunations, the new and full moons, both of which are fairly benign.

Fairly harmonious are the very early days of September, coming off of the new moon of August 28th, which always sets the pace for the following 14 days. The nice relationship of planets in earthy signs bodes well for birthdays on or near the first days of September, January and May.

To learn more about your specific moon sign in this month, read Moon Sign Astrology – August 2011 Named for the Emperor Augustus, the name of all emperors after Octavian took the name for himself in a gesture of grandiosity that is not lost on regal Leo, his month – August – is here.