Starcast

Welcome to STARCAST!Every week, astrologer / journalist Eric Francis brings you the STARCAST program, a short update looking at current astrology. Occasional special editions consider longer timeframes and special topics.STARCAST is part of Planet Waves. Due to our advertising-free policy, we don’t waste your time by monetizing these videos via YouTube. Rather, we offer high quality services and readings, and the TUNE IN monthly horoscope. To support the project, please visit our pages and take advantage of our products.https://planetwaves.net/monthly-horoscopes/Here is the STARCAST home page, with all back editions available:https://planetwaves.net/starcast/And don’t miss Planet Waves FM, my weekly program, which goes up each Friday night by 10 pm EDT.https://planetwaves.fm/If you want to support our efforts, please do so through our nonprofit organization, Chiron Return. Thank you for your generosity, your business and your trust.https://chironreturn.org/fully-tax-deductible-contribution/

Episodes

Deep Background and the Capricorn New Moon

Good afternoon —Today’s horoscope readings and Starcast are based on Sunday’s New Moon in Capricorn and in some cases, the Aquarius ingress of the Sun on Jan. 19. I am newly reborn from doing the

January 15, 2026 • 28:35

Mercury storm into Mercury direct

This edition covers Mercury stationing direct on Nov. 29, 2025.

November 25, 2025 • 22:51

A Most Unusual Scorpio New Moon

Overnight Wednesday to Thursday we will experience a truly unusual New Moon, arriving at a packed and sensitive moment. This is the alignment of retrograde Mercury conjunct the Moon, the Sun and the Earth — at exactly the same time.

November 19, 2025 • 27:28

She said you're strange, but don't change

Neil Young turns 80 — a chart reading. The 11/11 Trump reckoning comes true. Marshall McLuhan and Tom Wolfe. Tantra Studio: What is a "wiresexual"?Notes, astrology chart, discussion, photo —

November 19, 2025 • 3:28:35

Starcast from Planet Waves :: Following the Moon and Mercury through the New Moon

Greetings from Upstate New York — This episode tracks the Moon and (retrograde) Mercury through the formation of a remarkable New Moon in Scorpio on Nov. 20. The fancy flourish at the beginning of the retrograde was Merc...

November 13, 2025 • 27:25

Trump Reckoning: The Epstein Files, from Planet Waves by Eric Francis

The full notes and charts are here.I can’t get a sense of whether this will scale up. It keeps seeming like it has to; like this is the Achilles he...

November 12, 2025 • 19:05

Astrology Minute — Mercury conjunct Mars... government reopens... Trump reckoning?

This episode covers the Mercury Mars conjunction that takes place Wednesday. Full notes here...https://planetwaves.substack.com/p/astrology-minute-mercury-conjunctVisit the Astrology Boutiquehttps://www.astrolog...

November 11, 2025 • 19:05

Mercury Retrograde Notes — Nov. 9 - Nov. 29

Mercury stations retrograde in Sagittarius on Sunday, Nov. 9. It will slide back into Scorpio on Tuesday, Nov. 18 and finally resume direct motion on Saturday, Nov. 29 (during Thanksgiving weekend in the U.S.). There is a very unusual New Moon ...

November 06, 2025 • 27:21