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Sun and moon are the only two celestial bodies in astrology that never appear to go backwards in the nighttime sky

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In astrology, the Sun and Moon are categorized as 'luminaries' rather than regular planets. Because we are orbiting the sun, and the moon is securely orbiting us, they are completely immune to the optical illusion of retrograde motion. They are the only stable things in your chart.

Sun and moon are the only two celestial bodies in astrology that never appear to go backwards in the nighttime sky
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