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Phys 102 Astronomy
Name ____________________
PLANETARY CONFIGURATIONS
THE CONFIGURATIONS
OF THE
PLANETS:
Conjunction
Orbit
of
Earth
Orbit of
Superior
Planet
Orbit of
Inferior
Planet
Superior
Conjunction
Greatest
Eastern
Elongation
Inferior
Conjunction
Eastern
Quadrature
Greatest
Western
Elongation
Western
Quadrature
Opposition
Sign
Aries
Taurus
Gemini
Cancer
Leo
Virgo
Libra
Scorpius
Sagittarius
Capricorn
Aquarius
Pisces
Symbol












Planet
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Symbol
☿
♀

♂
♃
♄
♅
♆
Planet Configurations AOD Solution
Fall 2013
YOUR NATAL CHART WITH ASTROLOGY AND ASTRONOMY
Following instructions on Power Point 10:AstronomyAndAstrology,
1) Use the Atlas and Time Zone Server (Astrodienst at http://www.astro.com/atlas?midx=2 ) to
find and print out your natal chart … enter the date, time, and location of your birth
2) Use Starry Night to look at the actual positions of planets at your birth (day and time).
Compare the constellations the planets were in according to each. Note which ones were “up” (above the
horizon) at the time of your birth. Staple a print-out of your chart to this page to hand in.
OBJECT
CONSTELLATION
Astrological (Astrodienst)
Astronomical (Starry Night)
UP AT YOUR
BIRTH?

Leo
Virgo
no
 (moon)
Taurus
Gemini
yes
☿
Leo
Leo
no
♀
Leo
Leo
no
♂
Taurus
Taurus
yes
♃
Virgo
Scorpius
no
♄
Ophiuchus
Sagittarius
no
PLANETARY CONFIGURATIONS ON YOUR BIRTHDAY: OPTIONAL
Use Starry Night to look at the actual configuration of the solar system at your birth (day and time).
• Set The DATE and Time and Place of your birth
• Set LOCATION to SURFACE OF SUN (LATITUDE = 90°, LONGITUDE = 0°, ELEVATION ~ 35 AU)
• On the FIND tab, click on the boxes to the right of each planet.
• On the VIEWING OPTIONS tab shut off all objects but the planets.
• Select and center the sun, zoom in until Saturn's orbit fills the screen, rotate the image until Earth is
below the sun. Copy it to a Word document and print it out to the printer in rm. 231, 32 or 205.
• Mark the line from the Earth to Sol (use a ruler) and determine the configurations of all the planets.
Most planets will be between configurations. Use Starry Night to find the ecliptic longitudes.
• Staple your print outs to this page to hand in.
Planet
Configuration (roughly)
Sun
☿
♀
♂
♃
♄
The sun DEFINES configurations!
Almost greatest W elongation
Headed to superior conjunction
Approaching W. quadrature
Between conjunction & E quadrature
Just past E quadrature
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Planetary
Longitude
Elongation
164.2°
146.5°
147.3°
55.5°
210.0°
259.3°
0°
17.7° W
16.9° W
108.8° W
45.8° E
95.1° E
Venus and
Mercury
almost at
conjunction
with each
other!
Cosmic!
Planet Configurations AOD Solution.doc
9/22/2006
The Inner Solar System at AOD’s Birth
(2:02 am, 9/7/58, Denver, CO)
v nearly lined up
with y, headed
toward superior
conjunction
y at greatest
western elongation
These planets are visible
in the morning sky
m approaching
western quadrature
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Planet Configurations AOD Solution.doc
9/22/2006
The Outer Solar System at AOD’s Birth
(2:02 am, 9/7/58, Denver, CO)
j between
conjunction and
eastern quadrature
t just past
eastern quadrature
These planets are visible
in the evening sky
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Planet Configurations AOD Solution.doc
9/22/2006
AOD’s Natal Chart
(2:02 am, 9/7/58, Denver, CO)
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