Ok, here’s the thing. I live on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia – and I know from my traffic feed that most of you don’t.

Another thing you should know is that I have a notoriously short attention span and tend to think (more than a little) that the world revolves around me. When I refer to times in my posts, I’m actually talking about the time that whatever it is that is happening will be happening here where I live. I occasionally remember to break it down for New Moons and Full Moons, but mostly I don’t – hey, this is, after all, a DIY astrology site.

Whatever is happening will still be happening where you live, at exactly the same moment that it’s happening where I live…but the time will be different. And it will be happening in my date format ie DD/MM/YY – you have no idea how often I’m told I’ve got the date wrong. I try to remember to type 8 Feb instead of 8/2, but given that most of my posts for the month are rushed out in a burst on a weekend or at 5am before work, I often forget.

Anyways, I’m asked about the time thing a lot – at least a few times a week. The question will go something like:

‘You said that the Moon will be in Pisces, but not where I live.’

‘You said that there is a Full Moon tomorrow, but I’m in LA and we don’t have it until Sunday.’

‘I’m in San Francisco. Does that mean that we’ll miss out on it?’

These are not stupid questions. Unless you’re into this stuff, why would you know?

If the Moon is in Sagittarius where I live, at that point on the other side of the world, the Moon is also in Sagittarius. The difference is, here in Australia, I’m very often already in tomorrow.

As an example, as I write this, the Moon is at 8 Sagittarius. It’s 6.09 on Thursday morning.

If you’re reading this in Kuala Lumpur, or Bali, Hong Kong, or Perth, the Moon is at 8 Sagittarius and it’s 4.09 am on Thursday morning.

If you’re reading this in New Zealand, the Moon is at 8 Sagittarius and it’s 9.09 on Thursday morning. Your working day is well underway and you’re probably looking for your second coffee.

If you’re reading this in New York it’s still yesterday – just after 3pm yesterday. If you’re in LA it’s Midday-ish Wednesday and the Moon is at, you guessed it, 8 Sagittarius.

If you’re reading this in London, you’d have probably had your dinner and are rugged up in front of the fire ready to watch a Christmas special on the telly. It’s 8.09pm on a Wednesday evening and, you guessed it, the Moon is at 8 Sagittarius.

Get it?

It’s impossible for me to pinpoint the zones for every single one of you. Besides, I’m a big-picture girl, so for me, it’s enough to know that a theme or a vibe will be with us for that day.

If, however, you want to know the time that an aspect is exact in the place and timezone that you live in, it’s seriously easy. I use Planetwatcher. Mine is configured to Brisbane time, but you can set it to your personal time zone.

It shows you all the upcoming major transits (you can also configure this). Simply click on the transit and the time it’s exact will be shown. I use this when I’m doing my week-ahead posts. But that can be our little secret…ok?

When it comes to the daily star’s posts, I schedule these to publish for 6am here in Australia and will aim to get the general themes for the next 24 hrs – or thereabouts. It’s why I try and keep to big-picture influences – such as the Moon and any major aspects of the day. It’s sort of like an astro weather forecast – not intended to stop you from doing anything, but rather to make sure that you take an umbrella just in case.