Study belongs to Mercury and to the 3rd and 9th houses. A strong Mercury moving forward and a Moon in an air or earth sign help you remember.
Here’s what the sky is checked for.
How the app answers it
Your own windows, from your chart.
This is Prism’s Plan screen for an example chart. Pick a category to see another plan.
When should I…
The app’s answer · Ask for a raise
Jupiter opens up your Moon. Long-term goals look more realistic and easier to keep working toward. A supportive season for asking for a raise; these days make the most of it.
Fri 30 Oct – Thu 5 Nov Best
Harmony · Peaks Friday
People notice you more than usual. It affects the link between your natal Pluto and True Node. Your best stretch for asking for a raise in the next 30 days, and a strong one.
Sun stirs your Pluto-True Node
Thu 19 – Sat 21 Nov
Flow · Peaks Friday
You think quickly and well. It affects the link between your natal Pluto and True Node. Another strong stretch for asking for a raise.
Mercury stirs your Pluto-True Node
Tue 24 – Fri 27 Nov
Flow · Peaks Wednesday
Your reputation with people in authority may grow stronger at work. Another strong stretch for asking for a raise.
Mercury flows with your Midheaven
An example: the chart of someone born on 14 June 1988 at 14:35 in London. In the app, Plan reads your own chart, so your windows
are different.
The app’s answer · First date
Jupiter flows with your Uranus. Time spent on play may feel free and full of fun. A supportive season for a first date; these days make the most of it.
Sun 1 – Sat 7 Nov Best
Flow · Peaks Monday
Your confidence to make the first move may feel stronger. Your best stretch for a first date in the next 30 days, and a strong one.
Sun flows with your Mars
An example: the chart of someone born on 14 June 1988 at 14:35 in London. In the app, Plan reads your own chart, so your windows
are different.
The app’s answer · Move house
Jupiter flows with your Saturn. Work on your home can feel stable, with family support for long plans. A supportive season for moving house; these days make the most of it.
Mon 9 – Sun 15 Nov Best
Flow · Peaks Saturday
Small daily changes to your routine can ease the bigger change ahead. Your best stretch for moving house in the next 30 days, and a strong one.
Mars opens up your Moon
Thu 19 – Fri 20 Nov
Flow · Peaks Friday
Small daily changes to your routine can ease the bigger change ahead. Another strong stretch for moving house.
Mars opens up your Moon
Sun 22 Nov
Flow · One day only
Small daily changes to your routine can ease the bigger change ahead. Another strong stretch for moving house.
Mars opens up your Moon
An example: the chart of someone born on 14 June 1988 at 14:35 in London. In the app, Plan reads your own chart, so your windows
are different.
The app’s answer · Rest and recover
Saturn in your 6th house. Health habits are easier to organise into a manageable plan. A supportive season for resting; these days make the most of it.
Tue 17 Nov Best
Flow · One day only
Emotional comfort may flow easily, and your home may feel especially welcoming. Your best stretch for resting in the next 30 days, and a strong one.
Venus flows with your Moon
Thu 19 – Fri 20 Nov
Flow · Peaks Friday
Emotional comfort may flow easily, and your home may feel especially welcoming. Another strong stretch for resting.
Venus flows with your Moon
Sat 7 Nov
Flow · One day only
Emotional comfort may flow easily, and your home may feel especially welcoming. Another strong stretch for resting.
Venus flows with your Moon
Days to avoid
Mon 23 – Tue 24 Nov
Small criticisms hurt more than usual. It affects the link between your natal Moon and Saturn. Better to hold off on resting.
Venus stirs your Moon-Saturn
Sat 31 Oct – Sun 1 Nov
Small criticisms hurt more than usual. It affects the link between your natal Moon and Saturn. Better to hold off on resting.
Venus stirs your Moon-Saturn
An example: the chart of someone born on 14 June 1988 at 14:35 in London. In the app, Plan reads your own chart, so your windows
are different.
The app’s answer · Travel
Jupiter flows with your Uranus. Online tools and new technology may make arranging things far away simpler. A supportive season for travelling; these days make the most of it.
Sat 14 – Fri 20 Nov Best
Flow · Peaks Tuesday
Technology you use for daily communication may improve your work. Your best stretch for travelling in the next 30 days, and a strong one.
Mars flows with your Uranus
An example: the chart of someone born on 14 June 1988 at 14:35 in London. In the app, Plan reads your own chart, so your windows
are different.
The app’s answer · Start something creative
Fri 30 Oct – Thu 5 Nov Best
Peaks Monday
Creative projects draw more of your energy, and the effort feels rewarding. Your best stretch for starting something creative in the next 30 days.
Sun flows with your Mars
Sat 7 Nov
One day only
Creative projects draw more of your energy, and the effort feels rewarding. Another good stretch for starting something creative.
Sun flows with your Mars
Thu 19 – Wed 25 Nov
Peaks Sunday
Passion in your romantic life may feel stronger and more direct. Another good stretch for starting something creative.
Mercury flows with your Mars
An example: the chart of someone born on 14 June 1988 at 14:35 in London. In the app, Plan reads your own chart, so your windows
are different.
How this plan is read
Four things decide a day to start learning something new.
The planet
Mercury
It rules thinking, talking, deals, travel. Each day, the planner checks its condition. Is it moving forward or retrograde? Is it strong or weak in its sign?
Is Venus or Jupiter helping it? Are Mars or Saturn putting pressure on it? Is it too close to the Sun?
The houses
9th & 3rd
Each house is an area of life. These houses cover travel, study and beliefs, and messages and short trips. When the Moon passes through the matching
signs (Sagittarius, Gemini), the day scores higher.
The Moon
A growing Moon
New starts go with a growing (waxing) Moon, ideally a day or two after the new moon. The last days of the cycle count against them. So do the hours when the Moon is void of course, which means it makes no more major angles before it changes sign.
Hard rules
Eclipse weeks
Nothing is ruled out completely. But anything new loses points in the week around an eclipse, because eclipses are unpredictable.
What the sky is checked for
Mercury, the Moon, and two hard rules.
Mercury is the planet that rules this plan. Is it moving forward or retrograde? Is it strong in its sign? Is it
too close to the Sun? Do Venus or Jupiter help it, or do Mars or Saturn put pressure on it?
The Moon should be growing, so that what you start grows too.
It should not be void of course during your waking hours. It helps when it is in a sign that suits the plan
(the sign of the 9th house or the sign of the 3rd house in the natural zodiac).
Mercury retrograde counts against the day if the plan involves messages or travel.
Eclipses are unpredictable, so the days around one count against anything new.
The five colours
HardThings meet real resistance. Keep plans simple, expect some conflict and be kind to yourself.
TenseThere is some pressure. A good day for hard work, but not for asking favours.
SteadyAn ordinary day. Nothing helps or blocks you much. A good day for routine.
FlowThings go your way more often than not. A good day to take the first step.
HarmonyThe planets favour you today. Ask for things, start things and celebrate.
Steady, leaning flow · leaning tense
Questions
When is the best time to start learning something new?
It depends on your birth chart. Tradition looks at Mercury, the planet that rules this plan, and at the Moon. Prism’s Plan follows them day by day against your own chart and gives you the best windows in the weeks ahead, the days to avoid and the reason for each.
Which planet rules learn something new?
Mercury (thinking, talking, deals, travel). Study belongs to Mercury and to the 3rd and 9th houses. A strong Mercury moving forward and a Moon in an air or earth sign help you remember.
Is Mercury retrograde a bad time to start learning something new?
It counts against it, because Mercury is the planet of this plan. Expect delays, changes of mind and misunderstandings. It does not rule the day out, but the day is weaker.
What Moon phase is best to start learning something new?
A growing (waxing) Moon, between the new moon and the full moon. A day or two after the new moon is ideal. Tradition starts things while the Moon grows, so that they grow too. It avoids the last few days before the new moon. It also avoids days when the Moon is void of course, which means it makes no more major angles before it changes sign.
Is the answer the same for everyone?
No. The same sky touches different points and houses in different charts. That is why Prism asks for your birth date, time and place, and why two people with the same sun sign get different windows.