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Astrological Calendar2012
For Robert Pattinson at Geneva, Switzerland
Introduction
January February March AprilMay June July AugustSeptember October November December
January February March AprilMay June July AugustSeptember October November December
Reading the CalendarVoid of CourseTable lists the date and time whenvoid begins (Moon//s last aspect)to the time when it ends (ingressinto the next sign.)Events list the times for ingressesand stations for the planets.Major Aspects in orbat the beginning of the month.Moon's Sign Two signs means change at the time given.
Sun's Sign ChangeAspects to your chart.Aspects between planets.Sun Moon phase angle.
DateHolidays
Moon's PhaseTwo numbers mean
change at time given.
Standard USA Time ZonesThis calendar provides the lunar phaseand zodiac sign change in the time zonein use for your city. The zone in use canbe found at the bottom of the “Events”box. You may adjust times to otherzones by subtracting one hour for eachzone to the west, or adding one hour foreach zone to the east. For thecontinental United States, the timezones are: Eastern (EST), Central (CST),Mountain (MST), and Pacific (PST).Daylight Saving TimeTimes in this calendar automaticallychange to Daylight Time (EDT, CDT, MDT,PDT) and return to Standard Time on theappropriate dates.Moon Void-of-CoursePeriods during which the Moon isvoid-of-course are listed at the beginning
of each month. Times are given for yourcurrent zone: on the left are the dateand time when the Moon’s void-of-courseperiod begins and on the right are thedate and time when that period ends. An“a” indicates a.m. and a “p” indicatesp.m. The Moon is said to bevoid-of-course from the time itcompletes the last major Ptolemaicaspect in a given sign until it leaves thatsign.Stationary and DirectStationary times (direct and retrograde)for the planets are given along with theiringresses (sign changes) at the beginningor end of each month. These arecalculated for the time when the planetappears to be stationary and changingdirection in longitude and are given foryour current zone. The stationary timeson the phenomena page are when the
planets appear to be stationary asobserved in right ascension and do notalways coincide exactly with longitudecalculations.Moon’s PhaseThe moon's quarter, 1 through 4, aregiven in the lower left corner of each day.Times are given when a change occurs atthe New and Full moons and the first andlast quarters.Sun/Moon AngleThe angle in longitude between the Sunand the Moon is given for the beginningof each day. When the Sun and Moonform the same angle they held at herbirth it marks the beginning of a newpersonal lunar cycle. That day may becalled a lunar birthday and the angle isprinted in red.
Calendar Features by Michael ErlewineMonthly Cycle of the MoonThe Moon cycle is a good place tobegin learning to use thiscalendar. The Moon buildsthrough the First Quarter to thebrightness of the Full Moon(start of Third Quarter) and thenpassing to the diminished light ofthe Fourth quarter and back toanother New Moon. The Mooncycle is longer than the cycle of aday and shorter than the cycle ofa year. Even the non-astrologernotices the Full Moon each monthwhen the full disk passesoverhead around midnight. Manyhave trouble sleeping when theFull Moon makes this overheadtransit. Often sleep will notcome until the Moon finishesrising, finishes overhead andbegins to set. This can be a wayto determine whether alate-night party or bout of TVwatching will be a satisfyingexperience. In general you canplan on a building of tension (andattention) while the Full Moon isrising and an easing of that statejust after the Moon crestsoverhead. A good time to bringactivities to a close is after theMoon crests and begins to set.Sleep often comes with ease atthis point.Learning to get in step with andmake use of the Moon cycle is apart of astrological basictraining. There has been generalagreement among astrologers forthousands of years as to how thelunar cycle functions and theuses to which it can be put. Thelunar cycle extends from the NewMoon (Moon and Sun at the samepoint in the zodiac) through theFull Moon (Moon and Sun onopposite sides of the earth), andback to another New Moon.The New Moon is a time of
conception and a beginning; theFull Moon a time of fruition orfullness. An idea or insightobtained at the New Moon isexternalized through the firsttwo Quarters and reachescompletion or fullness at the FullMoon. After the Full Moon theimplications or meaning of whatwas achieved at the Full Moon isappreciated, the lesson is learnedand one prepares for a new andperhaps more perfect idea toform at the next New Moon.The cycle of the Moon resemblesall cycles; it has a point ofgreatest inwardness orconception (New Moon) and apoint of greatest externalizationor fullness (Full Moon). The Mooncycle increases (inspires) to afullness (Full Moon) anddecreases or wanes (expires) toa new beginning (New Moon).Projects begun at the New Moonreach fulfillment at the Full Moon.The first two Quarters when theMoon is waxing and growing withlight represent a period to striveand to build into reality a projectthat has been conceived, probablyduring the New Moon. This is thetime to project outward andmake real something visualized inthe mind: projects—a new effort,a new lawn, a new start, a newanything.The New Moon and the FirstQuarter are for making the pushfrom an insight outward. TheNew Moon point is similar to theCapricorn part of the zodiac cycle(a time for vision), and theSecond Quarter (end of first)corresponds to the Aries part ofthat cycle: a time when the ideabreaks into reality and islaunched. The First Quarter is atime to get underway and make
dreams (ideas) come true. Theend of the First Quarter andbeginning of the Second Quartermark that point in the lunar cyclewhen some portion of an idea canbecome reality. The SecondQuarter though the Full Moon(beginning Third Quarter) achievesoutward realization oractualization of what was seen orfelt at the New Moon impulse. Itis a time for physical work andinput. It is during the SecondQuarter that one puts into aproject the energy and materialthat gives it substance and form.The Full Moon makes outwardextension or completion of theproject. For better or worse,this is it! If one has tuned intothe insight available at the NewMoon—and worked to thatend—the Full Moon can representa time of fruition and completion.What has been dreamed or seenin the mind is now real andexperienced in the flesh. If onehas worked at cross purposes tothat New Moon message, thenthe Full Moon might bring homethat fact as well. One can reapthe reward of a misguided effort.Above all, the Full Moonrepresents an experience—afullness.The Third Quarter is a time duringwhich one can appreciate andbegin to reflect on the experiencethat peaked at the time of theFull Moon. This Quarter istraditionally a time for learningand assimilation. The Full Moonimpact and experience begins topass, and there are thoughtsabout that experience. One isable to appreciate whatever thatexperience was, drawingconclusions of one sort oranother—taking a lesson. The
Calendar Features Continuedend of the Third Quarter and startof the Fourth Quarter representsthe responses to the thoughtsthat came during the reflectionpossible in the Third Quarter. Itis during the Fourth Quarter thatone prunes and weeds out whatis of no value or use. It is a timefor constructive elimination andrelease. It is often referred to as“seed time,” the time when onetakes to heart the seed or kernelof the experiences had at the FullMoon. That experience and thecycle for that month are drawingto a close, and nearing anothernew cycle.Since this is a cycle or circle,there is no beginning or end. Thelunar cycle (phases of the Moon)is something one learns to use;as described above in theory, it isseldom experienced in suchclarity in everyday life. Over timeone recognizes parts of the cycleand learns to use them. It ishard to push or begin projectsduring the Fourth Quarter—inparticular the three days or sobefore a New Moon.Get-togethers, parties and socialevents seem to come off wellaround or just before the FullMoon. One learns to takeadvantage of qualities andopportunities of each section ofthe Moon cycle, therebydeveloping an awareness.The AspectsAstrology consists of the sumtotal of all of the variousplanetary cycles and theirinterrelationship. Aspectanalysis is an important way togive a shorthand account of thisinterrelationship. Aspectsbetween two planets refer to theangular separation or angleformed by two planets in relation
to some common center (asmeasured from the Earth, Sun,etc.). For instance, if one standson the Earth and takes a look atthe angle or aspect formed bythe Sun and Moon at the time ofthe First Quarter, it is a 90° orsquare aspect. The Sun andMoon would be separated(angular separation) by an angle(aspect) of 90°. This 90° angle istermed a square aspect in thelanguage of astrology.Angles or aspects can range fromliterally no angular separation(when two planets are conjunctor occupy the same point in theheavens) to the maximum aspector angular separation of 180° (anopposition), when two planets areon opposite sides of themeasuring point (Earth or Sun).All possible angles between theconjunction (0°) and theopposition (180°) may also beconsidered. In general, onlycertain major angles or aspectsare used by astrologers. Theseare the conjunction (0°),opposition (180°), trine (120°),square (90°), sextile (60°) andsemisquare (45°). There aremany other minor aspects usedby astrologers and some of themare listed in the InstructionSummary page.The major aspects are most oftendivided into two categories: thesoft aspects and the hardaspects (also called good/bad,easy/difficult, etc.). In general,the square and semisquareaspects are considered hardaspects, and the trine and sextileaspects as easy. The conjunctionand its reverse, the opposition,are not considered as belongingto either the hard or the easycategories, but comprise a third
category: emphatic aspects,standing for emphasis, impactand prominence. The hardaspects (square and semisquare)are indications of physicality,materiality and incarnation (ofone sort or another) in general.The soft aspects (trines andsextiles) refer to thought,reflection, ideas about somethingand spirituality.In the tradition of astrology,squares and other hard aspectshave been unwelcome when foundin a chart, while trines and theso-called soft aspects aredesirable. The soft aspects arethe facilitators of action. Theyease or help a process. The hardaspects represent the physicalbuilding up of the life processitself, the materiality and physicalprocesses of life. Since the softaspects ease and work with thephysical, they have been seen asdesirable by most people.The hard aspects have beenunwelcome in a natal chart sincethey refer to effort and a morephysical existence. Modernastrology understands that lifewould be impossible without bothtypes of aspects, and a chartwithout hard aspects is just asdifficult as one without softaspects. What is needed isbalance between the physical(hard aspects) and non-physical(soft aspects) in each chart.The emphatic aspects(conjunction and opposition)combine with either hard or softaspects to provide increasedemphasis and importance. Forexample, the opposition combineswith the square to form thepowerful T-square aspect (a thirdplanet square to two inopposition), and with the trine to
Calendar Features Continuedform the wedge (a third planettrine/sextile to two in opposition),or even the famous kite aspect(grand trine with an opposition toone of its points). Theconjunction and opposition addemphasis and importance toeither hard or soft aspects.Aspects between planets areimportant indicators ofastrological activity. Multipleaspects that occursimultaneously to link planetstogether to form a larger patternassume even greater importance.Examples of these largerpatterns are the T-cross, grandtrine and wedge patterns. Thesegreat linking aspect patters orarchetypes, as they are called,are a mainstay of modernastrological analysis.Major planets and lunar aspectsare given for each calendar date.The lunar aspects are listed atthe bottom of the box, while theplanetary aspects are given inthe center of the box.EclipsesEach year there are usually foureclipses, two of the Sun and twoof the Moon. These eclipsesrepresent times when an exactline-up of the Earth and Suntakes place. So exact is thealignment that one body casts ashadow on another (lunar eclipse)or a body passes betweenanother to block the view of theSun (solar eclipse). Eclipses aresimply New or Full Moons withextraordinary alignment or focus.They have been considered forcenturies to be astrologicalevents of the first magnitude. Ifwe consider New and Full Moonsto be of importance, theneclipses represent the keys to
the lunar cycle for any year.Vision of the EclipseMentioned earlier (Phases of theMoon) was the idea about theNew Moon containing an impulseor insight that grows to fruitionat the Full Moon. Eclipses, then,provide moments of extraordinaryvision. It is possible for somepeople, at least at certain timesin their lives, to experience whatis called the Vision of the Eclipse,and to remember or keep thatvision in mind. There appears tobe a theme or principal insightconnected with major eclipses.The word vision does not meanthe fairy tale dream picture—butit is related. A vision is amoment of extreme clarity orunderstanding when “in a flash”one knows or experiencessomething in its fullness. Whatis seen or known in a momentmay take months to appreciateor digest in its entirety. Thereare times in everyone’s live whenhe or she has vision or sees someintrinsic truth about life.There appears to be a common orcommunal vision that occursaround the time of majoreclipses. While each individualinterprets the insight or vision ina personal way, the theme oressence of the vision is acommon experience. It ispossible to share that vision.Everyone experiences it at once.However, only some people arecapable of remembering theexperience in a conscious fashion.Often these people are privilegedto be consciously aware of thevision of an eclipse at special orcrucial moments in theirlifetimes. The message or visionof any given eclipse will tend todominate the deeper or
subconscious mind for monthssurrounding that eclipse. It is apeculiarity of these eclipsemoments that they can happendays or even weeks before orafter the actual moment of theeclipse. That is, the eclipsetheme pervades the time prior toand after the actual physicalevent.The above information is intendedto aid the individual in awarenessof some of these importantmoments. Learning to recognizea moment of vision is important.Take advantage of theseenhanced moments of visionsurrounding an eclipse. If thepoint in the zodiac where aneclipse occurs is in high focus inthe natal chart, then theparticular eclipse may havespecial importance. If you haveplanets at, near, or in majoraspect to the eclipse points, youmay be in store for a momentouslife experience. In general,eclipses of the Sun (New Moons)represent vision into the natureof life (ideas about life), whileeclipses of the Moon (Full Moons)represent a waking experience—asensational event.
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