Usually after a party is over - when it gets too late, when the wine runs, out or the food is reduced to the last few crumbs on the serving plates - guests begin to leave. This month, however, after Venus, Mercury, and Neptune joined the Sun and new moon in Aquarius last month to celebrate your birthday, Venus, Mercury, and Neptune continued to hang out together in Aquarius. This is good news, for as you enter March, you will still have plenty of support for your aims and enough clout to make them happen!

Also this month, your ruling planet, Uranus, will make four major, decisive contacts with other planets and bring on sudden, surprising opportunities to allow you to make more money (March 7-19), form a special alliance or new relationship (March 8), enjoy romance (March 27), and again find a way to earn more money (March 28). It's a wow of a month, and no matter how you think will go, it will take a different - better - course.

Before we get into the aspects of March, we need to discuss how your life looks now, after the major solar eclipse occurred on February 6. That was a positive, helpful eclipse, even if you don't think it was - you will see in time that it worked in your favor.

If you have not yet seen major shifts take place in your life yet - at home, in your career, in a relationship, or even in the way you view your future - you will soon, particularly if you were born on or near February 6. Sometimes eclipses deliver their news one month to the day later, plus or minus one week. Watch the days that surround March 6 and 7.

Your life seems poised to take you in completely new directions. You have traveled over the same ground so often that you know every inch of the sidewalk, so it's time to climb new mountains and experience new vistas.

Your appearance and estimation of yourself may also undergo a transformation soon, if it has not already. The job of an eclipse is to energize to find new opportunities and to see your fine qualities in a new light. Hopefully, you will appreciate all that you are much more in the future.

If you were NOT born near February 6, be patient, for changes will occur, for the coming eclipses - they arrive in pairs every six months - will now be back in Aquarius between now and August 2009.

Come August 1, another key eclipse will occur in your opposite sign of Leo, ruling your partnerships and close relationships. Aquarius born near January 29 will feel that one. Another eclipse in Aquarius will come up on August 16, highlighting those born near February 12.

You have spent two years dealing with the rigors of Saturn opposed to your Sun, so in effect, you have done all the necessary spadework to now launch your new life. That launch is due any minute.

The eclipses are known to enact a series of tests under the surface of things. If an eclipse deems an endeavor or relationship weak or outmoded, or one that offers no real future, the eclipse will "eclipse out" that situation quickly. Eclipses always seem to bring sudden news because outside factors come onto play, and those factors would be ones you have no control over. That's why sometimes we feel a little helpless during eclipse time - we had no hand in what happens - truly, you have not lost all that much.

Only after you have swept out the cobwebs and cleared the decks of weak situations and relationship can you begin to live the life you were meant to live. If something or someone leaves, let it happen. Don't look back, as tempting as that might be to do. You need to create empty space before the universe can fill it with something better. You don't want to be in weak situations or unproductive relationships - the eclipses want us all to use our time on Earth well.

So move forward with optimism. The February 6 eclipse was a really good one for you, as it brought positive aspects to Mars (action), Neptune (inspiration), and Pluto (regeneration). If you didn't see the truth of this yet, you will, you will. One other reference to last month includes the eclipse of February 20, which may have taken away a source of income or caused you a major expense. That was to be the last eclipse in a financial house for you - no more are due until 2015 and 2016, and they appear to be milder than the pairs of eclipses you experienced every six months in March and September 2006; March, August, and September 2007; and last month, on February 20, 2008.

The new moon, March 7, will be a critical date to watch to see your fortunes rise. That new moon will light your second house of earned income and possessions, so you may hear that you were given a raise or land a new, good paying job. Alternatively, you may purchase something expensive that you've wanted for a long time, such as a house or a car. Whatever comes up will happen suddenly. From March 7 to 19, be sure to ask for a raise, even if you feel your company does not give out raises at this time of the year - you could be the exception to the rule. If anyone owes you money, check your mailbox that day and later in the week, for you may finally get what's due you. March 7 and 8 will bring the Sun, moon, and Uranus together in perfect alignment. Since the Sun rules your partnerships, and Uranus, your guardian planet, you are likely to get surprises in regard to your closest ties, for sure. A business associate or your steady sweetheart or spouse may bring you news out of the blue that makes you sit up and take notice.

Also, the moon rules your workaday experience - the methods you use to do your job, the type and quality of the tools you use, and the co-workers you work with - so you may also see changes in one of these areas, too. I say this because the moon will orbit over Uranus, a volatile aspect, so co-workers, the equipment, or the actual projects are likely to bring difficulties that will require your attention. In addition to the new moon's energies, you will also have Mars entering the same solar sixth house sector to stay until May 9. This suggests that from now through May 9, your workload will increase quite a bit. If you are self-employed, this can be good, as it would mean new business is coming in. If you work for others, it would mean your presence is needed, and hopefully appreciated. However, it does mean you'll be working hard over the coming nine weeks or so (March 4 to May 9).

As a result of this Mars opposition to Pluto on March 7 - not related to the new moon - you may experience tension with a co-worker or from a higher up who seems bent on pressuring you in a demanding, outrageous way. The intensity of this person's force is likely to shock you. No one around you will be exactly cooperative, and just about everyone in your department will feel a bit stressed out, reason enough to make the department cranky. It may help to know that things will return to normal in a day or two after March 7.

In matters of health and fitness, Mars in your sixth house could put you in the mood to get fit and strong. There would be no better month to begin your fitness program than March. Your energy will be high, and you may want to begin lifting weights, as Mars rules iron along with courage, drive, and your overall get up and go! You will have Mars at your side to help you reshape your body from March 4 to May 9, so get busy! Working out could also be a terrific antidote to the tensions you may feel at the office. The full moon on March 21 will bring to fullness matters concerning a trip, a project going on abroad, or one involving publishing or broadcasting. You will likely see a matter finish, but if so, you seem to experience a little more stress at this time. I am sorry to have to suggest this, as it appears you will already be working very hard all month.

The reason I say this is that full moon will be in hard angle to the Sun, Mars, and Pluto, all in cardinal signs, considered highly energetic and powerful. It will be a time when things have to be done and shipped, with no talking or excuses, but getting everyone's cooperation won't be all that easy. If you are involved with a legal matter or court case, you may be busy trying to seal up negotiations and move on, but getting to a final agreement may prove difficult. With planets squaring off, everyone will have a position and no one will want to give an inch - not even you! This will not be an easy full moon for anyone of any sign. Actually, however, you will be more fortunate than most, because a full moon in Libra blends well with your Aquarius sign. If you were born on January 22, you will benefit most from this full moon, even if friends of any sign are feeling a bit pushed to the wall.

Romantically, you will do well at the start and end of March. At the onset, Venus will continue to be in Aquarius, a perfect placement for the planet of love to be. Venus will be able to make your charms very obvious, and you may be completely unaware of the sexy vibes you are giving off. Among those early days of March, I particularly like Thursday, March 6, when Venus will align with glamorous Neptune, bringing on a fantastic evening for magic and candlelight.

You may want to also use the period of March 1-12 to refresh your appearance, a great idea. Browse the shops and think about adding a few new things to your wardrobe. Be ready with your new look by month's end, when romance should again begin to show lots of razzle-dazzle.

There will be two days to watch: On Thursday, March 27, Mercury, the planet ruling your solar fifth house of true love, will wink at both Jupiter AND Uranus, your ruler, bringing spontaneous fun and lively chances to enjoy love. Married, attached, or single, every Aquarius should benefit! The next day, Friday, March 28 will be a landmark day too, for different reasons. It is the day of the legendary alignment of Jupiter (gifts, luck) and Uranus (surprises). This happens only rarely, and this year these two wonder-planets will meet like this three times, and each of these days deserve to be circled in gold on your calendar: March 28, May 21, and November 13. Best romantic evenings: March 4-6, 8-9, 13-14, 21-22, and 27-28.

I should add that after November 13, Jupiter and Uranus are not due to meet in this configuration until July 2012. Remember, Uranus is your ruler, so while March 28 will be great day for everyone, it will be doubly terrific for you.

There is likelihood you will make a good profit (or hear positive money news) on that day, Friday, March 28, so keep your antenna up! If you need to make a presentation or schedule an interview, do so on March 27 or March 28, for either would be outstanding.

Summary You've had a hard time of it over past months, but there are many signs that life is getting better and perhaps sooner than you ever thought possible.

You've clearly been short of funds, and last month's eclipse on February 20 didn't help your bank balance one bit. No reason to be concerned - the new moon March 7 should bring an opportunity to put you back in the black again. It will come in the form of a salary raise, and everything about this news will take you by surprise. You will be at precisely the right place and the right time.

Your financial luck will stem from someone behind the scenes who will go out of his or her way to recommend you for a new job or freelance assignment. Finding out the identity of that person that may prove to be not so easy. Be grateful - sooner or later you WILL find out who has been so kind to you. In life there is yin and there is yang, and it appears that at work a co-worker is not being straight with you, and may even be trying to steal some of the credit for your work. You are a generous soul, not given to even thinking of others in these terms. You need to be circumspect this month and if you know the identity of the troublesome co-worker, keep an eye on him or her. You appear to have heavy-duty support behind the scenes, so if and when you need to take action (should it ever come to that) you will come out ahead.

A long distance trip, legal matter, or international, academic, or media deal seems to be coming to critical mass at the full moon March 21. There will be obstacles however, due to planets squaring off at the time. You may feel that others, perhaps team members, are working at cross-purposes, and possibly not following the direction you feel is wisest.

You may not be able to fix things immediately, as much as you'd want to do so, but at least you'll see what needs to be done. Fortunately, this full moon is well angled to your Sun, doubly so if you were born within five days of January 22. You can prevail if you put your mind it to it.