by AstroCreatrix, The One Who Speaks With The Stars
image: Claire Zakiewicz, Variations for Winds and Strings, 2015
September 21th, 2025, 3:54 PM EST
Tropical: Moon & Sun at 29° Virgo 05’
Sidereal: Moon & Sun at 4° Virgo 52’ Uttara Phalguni Nakshatra (star Denebola, Beta Leonis)
Star: fixed star Markeb (Vela Constellation below the ecliptic) Tropical 29° Virgo / Sidereal 4° Virgo
Meaning: Markeb is linked to navigation, duty, and moral integrity, guiding purposeful journeys and bringing success through disciplined service and steadfast commitment.
Partial Solar Eclipse — September 21, 2025
The September 21, 2025 new moon is a partial solar eclipse at 29° Virgo (sidereal ~5° Virgo), conjoining fixed star Markeb. While not as powerful as a total eclipse, it carries greater influence than a regular new moon, setting a tone of renewal and fresh beginnings that extend for six months. The influence of the September 21 Solar Eclipse weaves together with the September 7 Lunar Eclipse and will remain active until the next Solar Eclipse on February 17, 2026.
Solar eclipses bring both initiative and balance, encouraging us to question old habits and set intentions for long-term change in work, health, and service.
This eclipse is complicated by a tense opposition to Saturn and Neptune, creating restrictions, delays, fear, and disillusionment. New Moon opposite Saturn–Neptune can bring a sense of heaviness, and uncertainty. Saturn adds pressure through restrictions, responsibilities, and delays, while Neptune blurs clarity with confusion, illusion, or disappointment. Together they may manifest as fear, self-doubt, or loss of direction. At best, this aspect encourages patience, endurance, and deeper spiritual awareness, helping you confront reality while also learning to distinguish truth from illusion.
Mars semisextile the New Moon and quincunx Saturn creates urgency around responsibilities and long-term goals. For those who have been hardworking and responsible, this energy provides motivation to complete unfinished tasks or begin new commitments. However, it also demands focus and discipline to avoid frustration or feeling overburdened.
Spiritually, this lunation underscores the struggle between order and chaos, reality and illusion. Markeb’s influence ties the eclipse to knowledge, navigation, and moral integrity, but also warns of censorship and propaganda. On the collective level, anger may erupt as protests, unrest, or war; on the personal level, the challenge is to balance responsibility with flexibility. This new moon invites us to turn tension into service, to stand for justice without succumbing to fear, and to embrace new structures that support healing, truth, and long-term prosperity.
🌑 Ritual Tip: Eclipse Practices
- Fast or simplify your meals for the day—lightening the body helps calm the nervous system.
- Offer water or flowers to the Sun, Moon, or Earth in gratitude.
- Chant mantras (especially those of the Moon or Sun) or sit in silent meditation.
- Journal the dreams, insights, or emotional waves that rise—eclipses are liminal teachers.
- Rest or retreat—give yourself permission to step out of routine and into stillness.
STAR LORE – Markeb
MARKEB – The Sail of Destiny, The Compass Star
Star of Navigation, Duty, and Steadfast Service
- Ruling Planet: Saturn and Jupiter
- Keywords: Navigation, Duty, Integrity, Purposeful Journeys, Steadfast Commitment
Invocation
In the light of Markeb, I set my course with clarity.
With discipline as my compass and service as my sail,
I journey with integrity toward true purpose.
Mythic and Metaphysical Insight
Markeb shines from the constellation Vela, the Sails of the great ship Argo Navis, carrying Jason and the Argonauts on their quest for the Golden Fleece. As part of this mythic vessel, it embodies the art of navigation—holding steady through storm and calm, guided by discipline and moral integrity.
Markeb’s light is not about glory but about purpose: it calls us to anchor ourselves in responsibility, service, and ethical action. Like a compass star, it helps chart courses through uncertainty, reminding us that the measure of success lies not in speed or conquest, but in the integrity of the journey.
To align with Markeb is to recognize life as a voyage where choices become bearings. It asks: What principles steer your course? Through this star, the soul learns that service and steadfast commitment are the winds that carry us toward destiny.
Markeb part of Vela constellation
Vela constellation (Latin for the Sails) sits below the ecliptic, in the southern celestial hemisphere.
- Location: It lies south of the zodiac signs Cancer through Virgo, well under the ecliptic plane.
- Origin: Vela used to be part of the massive constellation Argo Navis (the Ship of the Argonauts), which was later divided into three parts: Carina (the Keel), Puppis (the Stern), and Vela (the Sails).
- Visibility: Because it is far south of the ecliptic, Vela is not visible from most of Europe or northern U.S., but it can be seen best from the Southern Hemisphere and lower northern latitudes (like the Mediterranean). So when we say Markeb sits at 29° Virgo tropical / 5° Virgo sidereal, it’s a projection of this southern constellation’s stars onto the ecliptic aka the zodiac belt, even though Vela itself sails well beneath it in the southern sky.
Jyotisa Overview of the Solar Eclipse: Moon & Sun Aquarius – Uttara Phalguni Nakshatra
Uttara Phalguni, the 12th Nakshatra in Vedic astrology, spans 26°40′ Leo to 10°00′ Virgo and embodies themes of stability, generosity, and service. Linked to Denebola in the Lion’s tail, it bridges Leo’s vitality with Virgo’s refinement. Its symbol, a bed or the four legs of a cot, represents rest, comfort, and rejuvenation, while also signifying marriage, contracts, and partnerships. The presiding deity, Aryaman—one of the twelve Adityas—governs hospitality, friendship, patronage, and mutual benefit, reinforcing the Nakshatra’s focus on alliances and supportive bonds. Ruled by the Sun, Uttara Phalguni imparts leadership, vitality, and a sense of duty and structure, while its fiery element fuels passion, creativity, and the will to achieve and sustain long-term commitments.
Themes of Uttara Phalguni:
- Partnership & Commitment: Uttara Phalguni emphasizes the sustaining side of relationships—marriage, business, and friendships—through contracts, agreements, and long-term commitments. Its energy supports building legacies, creating stability, and ensuring continuity in both family and professional life.
- Duty & Responsible Leadership: This placement embodies the archetype of the leader and supporter. Natives are seen as pillars within their communities, offering guidance, wisdom, and strength. With organizational skill and loyalty, they excel at managing resources and upholding responsibility, but must balance this with flexibility and openness.
- Prosperity & Balance: Ruled by the Sun and blessed by Aryaman, Uttara Phalguni channels generosity, justice, and prosperity. Its lesson is to balance duty with pleasure—finding joy alongside responsibility. True fulfillment comes through mutual respect in partnerships, humility, and cultivating harmony between work, service, and self-care.
Here is an overview of the current eclipse season:
🌑✨ Wishing you a peaceful and transformative Solar Eclipse.
Take this moment to pause, to reflect, and to align with the new pathways opening under this celestial reset.
Agni Jnana, AstroCreatrix
The One Who Speaks With The Stars
Agni Jnana is an astrologer and artist, originally from the Mazury Lake District of north-eastern Poland, now based in the Shawangunk Mountains of Turtle Island.
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