Important planetary aspects of the day:
Mars squares Dragon's Head; Moon trines Saturn; Moon quincunxes Neptune; Moon trines Mars; Mercury turns retrograde.
Recommended attitudes/ strategies for the day:
Exercise abundant caution while driving vehicles and while handling sharp instruments. If you have been advised any invasive surgical procedure, it may be best to get a second opinion to see if there are suitable alternatives to that before going ahead on the suggestion. Try to analyze things objectively and logically; irrational fears will fly off when you analyze things logically. Afternoon of this day is a great time for scheduling face-to-face meeting with others to resolve contentious issues amicably. Mercury turns retrograde at 6-33 p.m. IST, marking the beginning of a phase when it may be necessary to double-check everything to avoid absent-minded errors.

Activities that are highly favoured:
Operating on malignancies; initiation into the hymns of the Atharva veda; gathering rare forest herbs; metallurgical/ alchemical experiments; taming wild animals; destroying enemy strongholds.
Activities that are preferably avoided:
Surgery on the respiratory organs; lending/ borrowing money; long journeys.
General numerological guidance for the day:
3 and 9 borns will enjoy better luck than others; 6 borns must maintain a low profile.