Does this work for asking for a raise?

The same rules apply: clear words, goodwill in the sky, and not a void Moon. The checker's clear windows are as good a day as any to book the conversation.

What if I need to ask today?

Then ask. The checker will tell you which part of the day is best, and whether to keep it short.

How far ahead does the list for asking or pitching go?

Two weeks. The list is recomputed every hour from the real sky, so it is always the next two weeks from now. Bookmark the page.

What if there is no clear window?

Sometimes the sky is busy for a stretch and the next two weeks have none. Then the window checker will show you the least bad part of a day, and the answer is to go with your eyes open or wait.

What time zone are these in?

Central time first, with UTC under it. The embedded checker on this page shows every window in your own time.

Best days to

Best days to ask, pitch or propose

The pitch, the proposal, the raise, the favour, the sales call, asking for money or help. Any request where the answer is someone else's. The checker below is set to asking or pitching; pick a day and it judges each part of it, with the rule and its source.

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Computed hourly

The next clear windows for asking or pitching

Right now the Moon is in Aquarius, first quarter. Venus and Saturn are retrograde.Computed Oct 19, 07:58 UTC. The tool shows your own time.

Tue, Oct 20, 8:58 pm Central to Wed, Oct 21, 5:58 am CentralOct 21, 01:58 UTC to Oct 21, 10:58 UTC
Wed, Oct 21, 8:58 am Central to Thu, Oct 22, 8:58 pm CentralOct 21, 13:58 UTC to Oct 23, 01:58 UTC
Sat, Oct 24, 8:58 pm Central to Sun, Oct 25, 8:58 am CentralOct 25, 01:58 UTC to Oct 25, 13:58 UTC

The general sky, in Central time and UTC. Add your rising sign in the checker and it reads against your chart, in your own time.

What the sky weighs

The rules for this

Asking is about the other person's mood and your own clarity, so the engine looks at Mercury (clear words), the Moon applying to Venus or Jupiter (goodwill in the air), and the day: Jupiter's day Thursday and the Sun's day Sunday favour asking, and Mercury's day Wednesday favours the clear case.

Against it: Mercury retrograde (the message lands wrong), the void-of-course Moon (the ask goes nowhere), and the Moon applying to Mars or Saturn by a hard aspect (the answer is no, or a fight).

Ask when the Moon is applying to Jupiter and it is Thursday, and you have as much of the sky on your side as it offers.

Every rule that can fire, with its source

-3 The Moon makes no more contacts before leaving its sign. Matters started now tend to drift — nothing comes of them.William Lilly, Christian Astrology (1647); concept from Sahl ibn Bishr, On Elections, trans. Benjamin Dykes (2008)
-2 Mercury retrograde: paperwork, agreements, and messages misfire more easily. Review is favored; new signatures are not.Sahl ibn Bishr, On Elections, trans. Benjamin Dykes (2008); Hephaistio of Thebes, Apotelesmatics Book III, trans. Benjamin Dykes (2013)
+2 The Moon is increasing in light — the classical window for beginnings meant to grow.Dorotheus of Sidon, Carmen Astrologicum Book V, trans. Benjamin Dykes (2017)
-1 The dark of the Moon: weak light, weak starts. Seed privately; announce later.Hephaistio of Thebes, Apotelesmatics Book III, trans. Benjamin Dykes (2013)
+1 Maximum light: maximum visibility. Good for what needs to be SEEN; hard on what needs quiet.Vettius Valens, Anthologies, trans. Mark Riley (2010)
+1 Moon in a cardinal sign: fast starts, quick results, short shelf-life. Right for initiative, wrong for forever.Dorotheus of Sidon, Carmen Astrologicum Book V, trans. Benjamin Dykes (2017)
+2 The Moon's next contact is a friendly one to a benefic — the matter lands softly.Sahl ibn Bishr, On Elections, trans. Benjamin Dykes (2008)
-2 The Moon's next contact is a hard one to a malefic — friction arrives before the finish line.Sahl ibn Bishr, On Elections, trans. Benjamin Dykes (2008)
-1 Venus retrograde: valuations and relationships are under review. Renegotiate old terms; don't set new ones.Hephaistio of Thebes, Apotelesmatics Book III, trans. Benjamin Dykes (2013)
+1 Today's planetary ruler favors this kind of action (Sun-Sunday: visibility; Moon-Monday: home and gathering; Mars-Tuesday: contest and effort; Mercury-Wednesday: contracts and messages; Jupiter-Thursday: growth and asking; Venus-Friday: partnership; Saturn-Saturday: endings and structure).Picatrix (Ghayat al-Hakim) Book I, trans. Dan Attrell & David Porreca (2019)

For a business

How owners use it

Sales calls, proposals, investor conversations, asking a client for the testimonial or the referral, asking the bank. Put the asks of the month into the clear windows and the admin into the rest.

Rhythm for Business plans the quarter around these windows: the new moon as the start of a cycle, the full moon as its review, and the clear windows for the decisions that matter. Open Rhythm for Business.