Inauguration Day '09: PLEASE Take the Oath at 12:30 pm

On the one hand, Obama seems to have begun his duties the very moment his victory was announced on November 4, 2008 @ 11PM EST. So does the inauguration chart count as much for the Leo-born Obama as it did for previous presidents? That can be argued. I can’t remember an incoming president quite this involved before taking the oath. So January 20th may in fact be a magnificent ceremony but an insignificant formality in the scheme of things. But let's assume that Obama’s term begins when he actually takes the oath, why not stack the celestial deck in his favor? As we’ve stated numerous times, the Moon is void of course (disconnected) at the last degree of Scorpio on January 20th at noon. Why not wait a half hour, and let the Moon align in a more favorable spot? PLEASE humor the astrologers Mr. President-Elect, and let the bugles play, the poets read, the dancers dance, and the clerics pray, but stall in any way you can and say “I do” at 12:30 pm. The Moon will be in better shape in Sagittarius in a nice sextile to Jupiter on the Midheaven. We cannot eliminate the annoying Venus-approaching Uranus opposite Saturn aspect, meaning that 2010 looks a little dicey, but the better placement of the Moon should help. -Shelley Ackerman