Astro Logical Journal Ian James * Second half of 2014 Copyright c 2012-2014 Ian James Latitude -27.5 degrees Timezone +10 Introduction This journal almanack has astronomical information included for each day which is rarely found. Whilst diaries which feature astrological data do exist, they are based on a geocentric view. The data presented here is heliocentric, with planets (including the Earth) residing in signs as seen from the Sun. As each planet sweeps around in its orbit, it will be located day-by-day against the zodiacal background of distant stars. Traditionally, this stellar background is divided into the twelve signs (sectors), Aries through Pisces. Strangely, a heliocentric system has been consistently ignored by astrologers even after it was verified by Copernicus and lauded by Kepler centuries ago. Before them, the cosmos was considered to be centred around the Earth. And observers attributed character and influence to the zodiac signs, and to the planets themselves. If there was any validity in the astrological philosophies (already well established 4,000 years ago), then the directional signs and the planetary bodies are primary concerns. What is more, these elements do not change if we see them from the point of view of the Sun. Why regard the Sun as the centre of this system? Because it actually is. And if any entity in our immediate cosmos has the significance and power to somehow respond to, control and communicate actual physical effects across the solar system, it would be the Sun. This and many related ideas are discussed fully in the author’s book Sky Knowledge. Suffice to note that, if there is meaning to be found in the astrological positioning of planets, then a heliocentric view puts everything into a natural order for us to examine. For many of us, finding the Moon in the night sky is a challenge, let alone the planets (which are often confused with stars). It is hoped that the astronomical data as it is presented here will inform and inspire, and help us correlate our daily lives to the state of the solar system in which we live, as it really is. * Disclaimer The author accepts no responsibility for any misfortune resulting from serious decisions based on either the ideas presented in Sky Knowledge or the data given here. Where common sense does not rule, let there be at least profound understanding. About The Data For each day, there are four items of information (besides the day name and date. In the table, the locations of the seven astrological planets are given. The top row has the planet symbols, the bottom row the symbols for the signs in which they reside, as at 12:00 GMT. The slow, unseen, distant planets Uranus and Neptune are excluded. Our Moon is grouped with the planets, but her sign is necessarily geocentric. Note that the signs given here are a few degrees different from traditional Western astrology* (even after coordinate transformation), being aligned to important points of the Sun’s own orientation. Immediately below the table is the time when the Galactic Center lies at its highest in our sky. This point is the center of our Sun’s own orbit, and indirectly of immense importance to the solar system. After that are listed pairs of planets with significant angles between them, whether inline (conjunction), on opposite sides of the Sun (opposition), or at right angles (square). The Moon’s resonance measures her geocentric angle against a planet’s heliocentric angle. Tolerance is 9 degrees. If the Moon is at a significant angle with the Sun in our sky, it is noted with a symbol next to the day name. There is either a white circle for Full Moon, LQ for Last Quarter, a dark circle for New Moon, or FQ for First Quarter. Symbols Used l our Moon R Aries S Scorpius c conjunction w Mercury T Taurus A Sagittarius r square v Venus G Gemini K Capricorn o opposition h Earth C Cancer W Aquarius m Mars L Leo P Pisces j Jupiter V Virgo g Galactic Center s Saturn B Libra . our Sun *comparable to the Indian (sidereal) system with ayanamsa -2.64 degrees. 2014 l w v h m j s g 01:11 July 1 C K P A S C B Pushya Tuesday mcs vrj woj wrv lrs lrm l w v h m j s g 01:08 July 2 L K P A S C B Pushya Wednesday mcs vrj woj wrv lrm l w v h m j s g 01:04 July 3 L K R A S C B Aslesha Thursday mcs vrj wrs woj wrv l w v h m j s g 01:00 July 4 V K R A S C B FQ Magha Friday mcs vrj wrs woj wrv l w v h m j s g 00:56 July 5 V K R A S C B FQ P.Phalguni Saturday mcs vrj wrs wrv l w v h m j s g 00:52 July 6 V K R A S C B FQ U.Phalguni Sunday mcs vrj wrs wrm lrj lov l w v h m j s g 00:49 July 7 B K R A S C B Hasta Monday mcs vrj wrs wrm lcs lrj lov lrw 2014 l w v h m j s g 00:45 July 8 B K R A S C B Chitra Tuesday mcs hoj vrj wrs wrm lcs lcm lrw l w v h m j s g 00:41 July 9 S W R A S C B Svati Wednesday mcs hoj vos vrj wrs wrm lcs lcm lrw l w v h m j s g 00:37 July 10 S W R A S C B Visakha Thursday mcs hoj vos vrj wrs wrm l w v h m j s g 00:33 July 11 A W R A S C B F Anuradha Friday mcs hoj vos vrj wrm l w v h m j s g 00:29 July 12 A W R A S C B F Jyestha Saturday mcs hoj vos vrj wrm loj l w v h m j s g 00:26 July 13 K W R A S C B F P.Ashadha Sunday mcs hoj vos vrj wrm loj lrv l w v h m j s g 00:22 July 14 K W R A S C B U.Ashadha Monday mcs hoj vos vrj lrs lrv 2014 l w v h m j s g 00:18 July 15 W W R A S C B Sravana Tuesday hoj vos lrs lrm l w v h m j s g 00:14 July 16 W P R A S C B Dhanishtha Wednesday hoj vos lrm lcw l w v h m j s g 00:10 July 17 P P R A S C B Satabhisha Thursday hoj vos lcw l w v h m j s g 00:07 July 18 P P R A S C B LQ P.Bhadra Friday hoj vos wrh lrj lcw l w v h m j s g 00:03 July 19 R P R A S C B LQ U.Bhadhra Saturday hoj vos wrh lrj l w v h m j s g 23:59 July 20 R P R K S C B Revati Sunday hoj vos vom wrj wrh los lrj lcv l w v h m j s g 23:55 July 21 T P R K S C B Asvini Monday hoj vos vom wrj wrh los lom lcv 2014 l w v h m j s g 23:51 July 22 T R T K S C B Bharani Tuesday hoj vos vom wrj wrh lom lcv l w v h m j s g 23:47 July 23 T R T K S C B Krttika Wednesday hoj vos vom wos wrj wrh lom l w v h m j s g 23:44 July 24 G R T K S C B Rohini Thursday hoj vos vom wos wrj wrh l w v h m j s g 23:40 July 25 G R T K S C B Mrgasira Friday hoj vos vom wos wcv l w v h m j s g 23:36 July 26 C R T K S C B N Ardra Saturday hoj vos vom wos wcv lcj l w v h m j s g 23:32 July 27 C T T K S C B N Ardra Sunday hoj vos vom wos wom wcv lrs lcj l w v h m j s g 23:28 July 28 C T T K S C B Punavasu Monday hoj vom wom wcv lrs 2014 l w v h m j s g 23:25 July 29 L T T K S C B Pushya Tuesday hoj vom wom wcv lrs lrm lrv lrw l w v h m j s g 23:21 July 30 L T T K S C B Aslesha Wednesday hoj vom wom wcv lrm lrv lrw l w v h m j s g 23:17 July 31 V T T K S C B Magha Thursday hrs hoj vom wom wcv lrm lrw 2014 l w v h m j s g 23:13 August 1 V G T K S C B P.Phalguni Friday hrs hoj vom lrw l w v h m j s g 23:09 August 2 V G T K S C B U.Phalguni Saturday hrs hoj vom lrj lrw l w v h m j s g 23:05 August 3 B G T K S C B FQ Hasta Sunday hrs hoj vom lrj l w v h m j s g 23:02 August 4 B G T K S C B FQ Chitra Monday hrs hoj vom wcj lcs l w v h m j s g 22:58 August 5 S C T K S C B Svati Tuesday hrs hoj vom wcj woh lcs l w v h m j s g 22:54 August 6 S C T K S C B Visakha Wednesday hrs hoj vom wcj woh lcm lov l w v h m j s g 22:50 August 7 A C T K S C B Anuradha Thursday hrs hoj vom wrs wcj woh lcm lov 2014 l w v h m j s g 22:46 August 8 A C T K S C B Jyestha Friday hrs hoj vom wrs wcj woh l w v h m j s g 22:42 August 9 K C T K S C B Mula Saturday hrs hoj vom wrs woh loj l w v h m j s g 22:39 August 10 K C G K S C B F P.Ashadha Sunday hrs hoj vom wrs woh lrs loj low l w v h m j s g 22:35 August 11 W L G K S C B F U.Ashadha Monday hrs vom wrs woh lrs low l w v h m j s g 22:31 August 12 W L G K S C B Sravana Tuesday hrs vom wrs lrm low l w v h m j s g 22:27 August 13 P L G K S C B Satabhisha Wednesday hrs vom wrm lrm lrv l w v h m j s g 22:23 August 14 P L G K S C B P.Bhadra Thursday hrs vom wrm lrv 2014 l w v h m j s g 22:19 August 15 R L G K S C B U.Bhadhra Friday hrs vom wrm lrj l w v h m j s g 22:16 August 16 R L G K S C B LQ Revati Saturday hrs vom wrm los lrj l w v h m j s g 22:12 August 17 R V G K S C B LQ Asvini Sunday hrs wrm wrv los l w v h m j s g 22:08 August 18 T V G K S C B LQ Bharani Monday hrs wrm wrv los l w v h m j s g 22:04 August 19 T V G K S C B Krttika Tuesday hrs wrm wrv lom l w v h m j s g 22:00 August 20 G V G K S C B Rohini Wednesday hrs wrm wrv lom lcv lrw l w v h m j s g 21:56 August 21 G V G W S C B Rohini Thursday hrs wrv lcv lrw 2014 l w v h m j s g 21:52 August 22 G V G W A C B Mrgasira Friday hrs wrv lcj lcv lrw l w v h m j s g 21:49 August 23 C V G W A C B Ardra Saturday hrs vcj wrj wrv lcj l w v h m j s g 21:45 August 24 C V G W A C B N Punavasu Sunday hrs vcj wrj wrv lrs l w v h m j s g 21:41 August 25 L V G W A C B N Pushya Monday hrs vcj wrj wrv lrs l w v h m j s g 21:37 August 26 L B G W A C B N Aslesha Tuesday hrs vcj wrj wrv l w v h m j s g 21:33 August 27 L B G W A C B Magha Wednesday hrs vcj wrj wrv lrm l w v h m j s g 21:29 August 28 V B C W A C B P.Phalguni Thursday hrs vcj wrj wrv lrm 2014 l w v h m j s g 21:25 August 29 V B C W A C B U.Phalguni Friday hrs vcj wcs wrj wrv lrv l w v h m j s g 21:22 August 30 B B C W A C B Hasta Saturday hrs vcj wcs wrj wrv lrj lrv lcw l w v h m j s g 21:18 August 31 B B C W A C B Hasta Sunday hrs vcj wcs wrj wrv lcs lrj lrv lcw 2014 l w v h m j s g 21:14 September 1 B B C W A C B FQ Chitra Monday vcj wcs wrj wrv lcs lcw l w v h m j s g 21:10 September 2 S B C W A C B FQ Svati Tuesday vcj wcs l w v h m j s g 21:06 September 3 S B C W A C B FQ Visakha Wednesday vcj wcs