When I put the chart for the 24th August up on my computer I was interested to see that we have a grand cross involving Mars in Gemini, Mercury in Virgo, Jupiter in Sagittarius and the North node in Pisces.

With Mercury being retrograde over the solstice, it's interesting to see how the planetary energies intermingle to weave a net of increasing complexity.

Whether you believe that astrology has merit or not, having a look at what Bernie has to say might just make you sit up and take notice.

This month we have a new contributor to Planetary Diary. Have a look what Bernie's take on the planets are for April 2007.

Whether you celebrate New Year on the 1st of January, in February with the Chinese or at the Equinox in March (the Astrological New Year) - it always helps to keep an eye on what the planets are up to.

As the old year draws to a close, in this last edition of Planetary Diary for 2006, we take a look at what the heavens have in store for us in the New Year

The heavenly clock shows us the cycles of planetary motion and its up to us to watch for the influences in our lives. They might not cause stuff to happen, but they sure to give us a heads up about what to look out for.

With the deep dark stuff of Scorpio starting to come into the light, a sneak peak at the heavens might just help us get out of the hole :)

Between the ARGO conference and our editor's new baby daughter, the significant transits have come and gone, but a few are still applicable ...

This month's planetary diary has two extra special treats - the solar and lunar eclipses.