Venus retrograde: should I wait to hire?

The classical caution is that relationships begun under Venus retrograde get reconsidered. If the hire can wait a few weeks, wait; if not, make the terms clear and the trial period real.

Does this apply to firing?

No. Ending an arrangement is the 'end or cancel' action, which prefers a waning Moon and Saturn's day.

How far ahead does the list for hiring or partnering 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 hire or take on a partner

Hiring, taking on a partner, a contractor, a collaborator, a supplier you will depend on. Agreements between people that last. The checker below is set to hiring or partnering; 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 hiring or partnering

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.

Mon, Oct 19, 5:58 am Central to Mon, Oct 19, 5:58 pm CentralOct 19, 10:58 UTC to Oct 19, 22:58 UTC
Mon, Oct 19, 11:58 pm Central to Wed, Oct 21, 5:58 am CentralOct 20, 04:58 UTC to Oct 21, 10:58 UTC
Wed, Oct 21, 8:58 am Central to Wed, Oct 21, 11:58 am CentralOct 21, 13:58 UTC to Oct 21, 16:58 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

Partnerships are a 7th house matter and a contract, so the engine reads both: Venus (agreements, goodwill) and Mercury (the terms). It favours Venus's day Friday, the Moon in a fixed sign for a lasting bond, a waxing Moon, and the Moon applying to Venus or Jupiter.

Against it: Venus retrograde (relationships started then tend to be revisited), Mercury retrograde for the contract, the void-of-course Moon, and the Moon applying to Saturn or Mars by a hard aspect.

Interview whenever; make the offer and sign in a clear window.

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 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 Moon in a fixed sign: what you start now tends to stick. Choose it for permanence, avoid it for anything you may want to unwind.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

The first employee, the partner, the bookkeeper, the agency, the supplier agreement. Hiring is where timing and judgement meet: the sky picks the day for the offer, and your process picks the person.

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.