Testing the Claims of Astrology
... The most important factor in astrology is your Sun-sign, the part of the sky where the Sun was located at the moment when you were born. Astrologers claim that the Sun is in the constellation of your Sun-sign at the time of your birth. What is the Month and Day of your Birth? _________________ (What ...
... The most important factor in astrology is your Sun-sign, the part of the sky where the Sun was located at the moment when you were born. Astrologers claim that the Sun is in the constellation of your Sun-sign at the time of your birth. What is the Month and Day of your Birth? _________________ (What ...
Are the Signs of the Zodiac Wrong? Is Ophiuchus
... the March Equinox which was, is and will always be the start of the sign of Aries in the western system. The problem with the old visible star based measurement is that the stellar positions are slowly moving backwards relative to the Earth's seasons and year at the rate of approximately 1º every 72 ...
... the March Equinox which was, is and will always be the start of the sign of Aries in the western system. The problem with the old visible star based measurement is that the stellar positions are slowly moving backwards relative to the Earth's seasons and year at the rate of approximately 1º every 72 ...
Glossary of Astrological Terminology
... second of celestial longitude which it occupied at birth. This moment will be within a day or two of one’s birthday. The horoscope is considered symbolic of the coming year. Station: The point at which a planet appears motionless from the perspective of the Earth, about to change from retrograde to ...
... second of celestial longitude which it occupied at birth. This moment will be within a day or two of one’s birthday. The horoscope is considered symbolic of the coming year. Station: The point at which a planet appears motionless from the perspective of the Earth, about to change from retrograde to ...
Radiative Precession of an Isolated Neutron Star
... types of friction damp any precession that is initially present on a time-scale that is, theoretically, much shorter than the precession period — a plausible explanation for why the pulse profiles and polarization characteristics of young pulsars do not change secularly over several years as one exp ...
... types of friction damp any precession that is initially present on a time-scale that is, theoretically, much shorter than the precession period — a plausible explanation for why the pulse profiles and polarization characteristics of young pulsars do not change secularly over several years as one exp ...
Cosmic Cycles Earthly Rythms
... experience that have been gathered since the time of deepest inhalation, at Winter Solstice. In this picture, the human being appears as the mediator between Earth and Cosmos, breathing Earth substance in and bearing it up to the cosmos, and offering it there at Summer Solstice for fructification by ...
... experience that have been gathered since the time of deepest inhalation, at Winter Solstice. In this picture, the human being appears as the mediator between Earth and Cosmos, breathing Earth substance in and bearing it up to the cosmos, and offering it there at Summer Solstice for fructification by ...
Comparison of Precession Theories: An
... oblate Earth that has even minor local gravitational binding (a la lunisolar forces on a small scale), would cause a constant reorientation of the Earth’s spin axis relative to inertial space, commensurate with the motion of the binary, plus or minus the local effects. In this case the observable o ...
... oblate Earth that has even minor local gravitational binding (a la lunisolar forces on a small scale), would cause a constant reorientation of the Earth’s spin axis relative to inertial space, commensurate with the motion of the binary, plus or minus the local effects. In this case the observable o ...
THE MARCH EQUINOX, AND THE FIRST POINT OF ARIES An
... equator passes the centre of the Sun. At this time the tilt of the Earth's axis is inclined neither away from nor towards the Sun. The term equinox can also be used in a broader sense, meaning the date when such a passage happens. The name "equinox" is derived from the Latin aequus (equal) and nox ( ...
... equator passes the centre of the Sun. At this time the tilt of the Earth's axis is inclined neither away from nor towards the Sun. The term equinox can also be used in a broader sense, meaning the date when such a passage happens. The name "equinox" is derived from the Latin aequus (equal) and nox ( ...
From From ASTROLOGY ASTROLOGY toto ASTRONOMY
... The current theme is very broad and certainly would need much more time to be addressed as it should. It is interesting that we have been asked to consider this subject right after the course held in Padua on homeodynamic agriculture during which we demonstrated the method of growing crops in harmon ...
... The current theme is very broad and certainly would need much more time to be addressed as it should. It is interesting that we have been asked to consider this subject right after the course held in Padua on homeodynamic agriculture during which we demonstrated the method of growing crops in harmon ...
Ptolemy vs. Copernicus
... entire sky, much like a map of the world, only it shows the stars and constellations. Figure 1 is such a map (without the stars plotted). Here the ecliptic is the sinusoidal curve. (The signs of the zodiac are shown abbreviated.) The moon and planets move in paths that are very close to the ecliptic ...
... entire sky, much like a map of the world, only it shows the stars and constellations. Figure 1 is such a map (without the stars plotted). Here the ecliptic is the sinusoidal curve. (The signs of the zodiac are shown abbreviated.) The moon and planets move in paths that are very close to the ecliptic ...
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... 6) During this year all real estate in the land went back to its original owner; every business went back to its original owner. In fact everything reverted back to where it was at the beginning of the 49-year cycle. 7) This was a major gut check for grace orientation. It leveled the playing field a ...
... 6) During this year all real estate in the land went back to its original owner; every business went back to its original owner. In fact everything reverted back to where it was at the beginning of the 49-year cycle. 7) This was a major gut check for grace orientation. It leveled the playing field a ...
|Some aspects of astronomical/spiritual navigation
... precessional year must diverge from the actual calendar. The yellow curve is the fixed Platonic Year curve. The broken red line is the more accurate variable Platonic Year curve. These variations amount to more than two decades since the length of the precessional years was first calculated by Hippa ...
... precessional year must diverge from the actual calendar. The yellow curve is the fixed Platonic Year curve. The broken red line is the more accurate variable Platonic Year curve. These variations amount to more than two decades since the length of the precessional years was first calculated by Hippa ...
Persistence of Myths into Modern Astrophysics
... At that time the [DOWAGER] Empress of Kao-[tzu] was upset by it and said, ”This is on my account.” The next year it was fulfilled. Han shu (Annals of the Han-Dynasty) Russbach05 ...
... At that time the [DOWAGER] Empress of Kao-[tzu] was upset by it and said, ”This is on my account.” The next year it was fulfilled. Han shu (Annals of the Han-Dynasty) Russbach05 ...
Archaeo-Astronomy - Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
... orient itself along the global magnetic field. Hence a careful excavation can allow determination of the local magnetic field conditions and by comparing this with the long term data of the Geomagnetic fields, sites can be dated back to millions of years. 4.1.4 Earth’s Precession: The earth rotates ...
... orient itself along the global magnetic field. Hence a careful excavation can allow determination of the local magnetic field conditions and by comparing this with the long term data of the Geomagnetic fields, sites can be dated back to millions of years. 4.1.4 Earth’s Precession: The earth rotates ...
THE CONSTELLATIONS OF THE ZODIAC
... 4. Precession of equinoxes The equinoxes are the two points where the ecliptic crosses the celestial equator. When the Sun is in these points (vernal and autumnal equinoxes) we have on the Earth the duration of day and night equal. The precession of equinoxes is a motion of the Earth that gradually ...
... 4. Precession of equinoxes The equinoxes are the two points where the ecliptic crosses the celestial equator. When the Sun is in these points (vernal and autumnal equinoxes) we have on the Earth the duration of day and night equal. The precession of equinoxes is a motion of the Earth that gradually ...
THE CONSTELLATIONS OF THE ZODIAC G. Iafrate, M. Ramella
... 4. Precession of equinoxes The equinoxes are the two points where the ecliptic crosses the celestial equator. When the Sun is in these points (vernal and autumnal equinoxes) we have on the Earth the duration of day and night equal. The precession of equinoxes is a motion of the Earth that gradually ...
... 4. Precession of equinoxes The equinoxes are the two points where the ecliptic crosses the celestial equator. When the Sun is in these points (vernal and autumnal equinoxes) we have on the Earth the duration of day and night equal. The precession of equinoxes is a motion of the Earth that gradually ...
Astrology: Fact or Fiction? - Cosmic Adventures Traveling Planetarium
... 'Sun sign' is supposed to be], so the sun should be over here. What's going on? Actually a lot is going on. Earth is not perfectly spherical; it bulges a little bit around the equator. The gravity of the sun and the moon try to draw this equatorial bulge toward themselves. This leads to something ca ...
... 'Sun sign' is supposed to be], so the sun should be over here. What's going on? Actually a lot is going on. Earth is not perfectly spherical; it bulges a little bit around the equator. The gravity of the sun and the moon try to draw this equatorial bulge toward themselves. This leads to something ca ...
CHAPTER 6 THE CELESTIAL SPHERE
... moment, just read this as “hours” – but a little later on we shall say what we mean by “sidereal” hours, and you may then want to come back and re-read this.) While it is useful to know the hour angle of a star at a particular time for a particular observer, we still need a coordinate that is fixed ...
... moment, just read this as “hours” – but a little later on we shall say what we mean by “sidereal” hours, and you may then want to come back and re-read this.) While it is useful to know the hour angle of a star at a particular time for a particular observer, we still need a coordinate that is fixed ...
Dulakara Ayanamsha – A NEW CONCEPT ON AYANAMSA
... have identified the errors caused by atmospheric refraction in the work of astronomical observations made by Ptolemy (6). In my humble opinion, not only Hipparchus and Ptolemy but also Varahamihira (505–587 AD), who lived about 700 years later than Hipparchus, and even other ancient astrologers and ...
... have identified the errors caused by atmospheric refraction in the work of astronomical observations made by Ptolemy (6). In my humble opinion, not only Hipparchus and Ptolemy but also Varahamihira (505–587 AD), who lived about 700 years later than Hipparchus, and even other ancient astrologers and ...
Alignment of the winter solstice in 2012 provided in the Mayan
... The Signs of the Zodiac have their origin in the twelve zodiacal constellations visible in the Ecliptic, which is also known as Zodiacal Belt or Via Solis, 'Path of the Sun'. About two thousand years, when the Greek Claudius Ptolemy systematized all the knowledge gathered to astrological tradition, ...
... The Signs of the Zodiac have their origin in the twelve zodiacal constellations visible in the Ecliptic, which is also known as Zodiacal Belt or Via Solis, 'Path of the Sun'. About two thousand years, when the Greek Claudius Ptolemy systematized all the knowledge gathered to astrological tradition, ...
Aquarian Age - Astrology: Questions and Answers
... (VP) and astrologers call it 0 degrees Aries for it from this coordinate that the twelve signs of the zodiac are measured. Originally it coincided with the constellation of Aries but due to a phenomenon known as the Precession of the Equinoxes it has gradually been slipping backwards against the bac ...
... (VP) and astrologers call it 0 degrees Aries for it from this coordinate that the twelve signs of the zodiac are measured. Originally it coincided with the constellation of Aries but due to a phenomenon known as the Precession of the Equinoxes it has gradually been slipping backwards against the bac ...
Celestial Equator
... • Note that right ascension is measured eastwardly along the equator, starting at the vernal equinox. • Note that 24h is the same as 0h. • Hours of right ascension are subdivided into minutes and seconds. However, these are not equivalent to the minute and second subdivisions of degrees of declinati ...
... • Note that right ascension is measured eastwardly along the equator, starting at the vernal equinox. • Note that 24h is the same as 0h. • Hours of right ascension are subdivided into minutes and seconds. However, these are not equivalent to the minute and second subdivisions of degrees of declinati ...
the astronomical history behind astrology
... interests. He was able to complete the first star map since early Greek times consisting of 777 stars with his observatory. With Tycho’s planetary calculations and figures, Kepler gained the information he needed for his world famous discovery, the Three Laws of Motion. There were many other scienti ...
... interests. He was able to complete the first star map since early Greek times consisting of 777 stars with his observatory. With Tycho’s planetary calculations and figures, Kepler gained the information he needed for his world famous discovery, the Three Laws of Motion. There were many other scienti ...
On the definition and use of the ecliptic in
... equinox: either of the two points at which the ecliptic intersects the celestial equator; also the time at which the Sun passes through either of these intersection points; i.e., when the apparent longitude of the Sun is 0° or 180°. When required, the equinox can be designated by the ephemeris of th ...
... equinox: either of the two points at which the ecliptic intersects the celestial equator; also the time at which the Sun passes through either of these intersection points; i.e., when the apparent longitude of the Sun is 0° or 180°. When required, the equinox can be designated by the ephemeris of th ...
Axial precession
In astronomy, axial precession is a gravity-induced, slow, and continuous change in the orientation of an astronomical body's rotational axis. In particular, it can refer to the gradual shift in the orientation of Earth's axis of rotation, which, similar to a wobbling top, traces out a pair of cones joined at their apices in a cycle of approximately 26,000 years. The term ""precession"" typically refers only to this largest part of the motion; other changes in the alignment of Earth's axis – nutation and polar motion – are much smaller in magnitude.Earth's precession was historically called the precession of the equinoxes, because the equinoxes moved westward along the ecliptic relative to the fixed stars, opposite to the yearly motion of the Sun along the ecliptic. This term is still used in non-technical discussions, that is, when detailed mathematics are absent. Historically, the discovery of the precession of the equinoxes is mostly attributed to Hellenistic-era (2nd century BC) astronomer Hipparchus, although there are alternative suggestions claiming earlier discovery.With improvements in the ability to calculate the gravitational force between and among planets during the first half of the nineteenth century, it was recognized that the ecliptic itself moved slightly, which was named planetary precession, as early as 1863, while the dominant component was named lunisolar precession. Their combination was named general precession, instead of precession of the equinoxes.Lunisolar precession is caused by the gravitational forces of the Moon and Sun on Earth's equatorial bulge, causing Earth's axis to move with respect to inertial space. Planetary precession (an advance) is due to the small angle between the gravitational force of the other planets on Earth and its orbital plane (the ecliptic), causing the plane of the ecliptic to shift slightly relative to inertial space. Lunisolar precession is about 500 times greater than planetary precession. In addition to the Moon and Sun, the other planets also cause a small movement of Earth's axis in inertial space, making the contrast in the terms lunisolar versus planetary misleading, so in 2006 the International Astronomical Union recommended that the dominant component be renamed, the precession of the equator, and the minor component be renamed, precession of the ecliptic, but their combination is still named general precession. Many references to the old terms exist in publications predating the change.