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Both teams will be seeking to improve their performance this weekend but hosts Manchester City (currently placed 4th in the table to Manchester United’s 10th) are the favourites to win.
With the sign Cancer rising, the Moon rules the 1st house cusp. The ruler of the 1st house cusp is usually the main significator for the favourites . However, the Moon already has a key role describing the events of the match so her dispositor, Mercury, is summoned from the substitute’s bench as main representative for Manchester City.
Saturn, ruler of the opposing 7th house, is the main significator for Manchester United. The Sun (ruler of the 4th house; the house of victory for the underdogs) is their co-significator.
Note: The favourites usually have the ruler of the 10th house (the house of victory for the favourites) as their co-significator but Saturn, ruler of the 10th house, also rules the 7th house and is already spoken for by Manchester United.
The Part of Fortune in the 7th house does not signify: This is always the case for matches which take place around the Full Moon, but history teaches that the underdogs do not always win under such celestial conditions.
The antiscion of the Part of Fortune is determined by sign and is therefore more significant. At 20 Sagittarius 49, the antiscion of the Part of Fortune is near to the Sun (United’s co-significator) but the aspect is separating, so this positive testimony can be discounted.
Neither Saturn or Mercury are in play, so the only testimony of significance is from the void of course Moon. In horary astrology, a void of course Moon (where the Moon makes no further aspects while in her current sign) often shows a ‘stuck’ or static situation, where present conditions might be expected to continue. In contest charts, the void of course Moon is judged slightly differently: All sporting contests must end with a final result. When the Moon is void of course, that result will reflect the status quo. No major upsets are to be expected and the team most likely to win are the favourites.
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Bibliography
Sports Astrology by John Frawley
Christian Astrology by William Lilly
ASTROLOGY BY LOUISE OF ARABIA 