FW: Astro Calendar guide

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De : "Natabara Das"

Objet : Guide

 

Astro Calendar Guide

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This introductory guidance is mainly for newcomers.

 

 

Here is the Astro calendar for this month. The calculations are

based on Lahiri's* Ayanamsa and the times given are in GMT

(Greenwich Mean Time).

Times are given in AM or PM format.

 

 

The information here is given in GMT. Please adjust to your time

zone and/or Summer Time zone.

 

 

The British Summer Time (this year 2004) begins on March 28

and ends on October 31 at 2 AM. When British Summer Time

(officially the clocks have one hour in advance of G.M.T.) is used,

subtract one hour from B.S.T. to get the correct time in G.M.T.

 

 

The times for the configurations (conjunctions and oppositions

are based on the Raphael's ephemeris. The position of the

planets were calculated by me to see where they are in the

zodiac and this is very useful when studying your own chart, or

the chart of friends, relatives or customers.

 

 

I have indicated only conjunction and opposition of the planets

and have avoided the special aspects of five grahas (planets).

 

 

I myself have calculated the conjunctions of Rahu (pronounced

Ra-hoo) with the other planets because the Raphael Ephemeris

only give the "true" Rahu rather than the "mean" Rahu as advised

by Parasara Muni.

 

 

Some astrologers like to take into consideration the Rahu (Node

North of the Moon) that sometimes has a direct motion and

sometimes a retrograde motion, but Parasara Muni, the main

father of Vedic astrology, whom I have chosen to follow said that

Rahu is always in a backward motion. There are 18 fathers

of Vedic astrology.

 

 

The conjunctions of Ketu (pronounced ket-oo) (the node south of

the Moon) with other planets are also given.

 

 

Chapters 9-10 of the Surya Siddhanta say that the planets

become combust when:

 

The Moon is combust when within 12° from the Sun.

Mercury when within 14° of the Sun when retrograde (vakra), only

12°.

Venus at 10° or 08° if vakra (backward motion).

Mars 17°.

Jupiter if at 12° from the sun.

And Saturn at 15° from the Sun.

 

For Rahu or Ketu it is always retro, so I have not indicated.

 

 

I take into consideration the orb of combustion of the planets

according to Parasara's advice. In this astro-calendar you can

see them indicated as follows:

 

Aspectarian

 

 

Me (Com) indicates Mercury starts to be in combustion.

 

Me Ret indicates when (Mercury) a planet starts to move in a

Retrograde motion.

 

Me Dir indicates when (Mercury) a planet starts to travel in a

Direct motion.

 

Me ® © indicates Mercury (or the planet) in retrograde motion

and in combustion.

 

Me © indicates that Mercury (or the planet) is under the orb of

combustion.

 

Me OC indicates that Mercury (or the planet) is out of

combustion.

 

cj indicates a conjunction of two planets.

 

op indicates opposition of two planets.

 

into indicates a planet entering a sign.

 

 

 

Abbreviations

 

 

The planets are represented as:

 

Sun - Su

Moon - Mo

Mars - Ma

Mercury - Me

Jupiter - Ju

Venus - Ve

Saturn - Sa

Rahu - Ra

Ketu - Ke

Uranus - Ur

Neptune - Ne

Pluto - Pl

 

 

The signs are also easy to read; as follows:

 

Aries - Ar

Taurus - Ta

Gemini - Ge

Cancer - Cn

Leo - Le

Virgo - Vi

Libra -Li

Scorpio - Sc

Sagittarius - Sg

Capricorn - Cp

Aquarius - Aq

Pisces - Ps

 

 

The exact time of the configuration is indicated and the exact

position of the configuration was calculated by using the

Goravani Jyotish (GJ) programme. (Thank you very much Das for

that facility, it saved me a lot of time).

 

 

Also, the dates and times of entry of all the planets into signs

were calculated with the help of the GJ programme. You can

calculate on the GJ to verify the configuration times and positions

and you will see their accuracy to within 1' of time. This

allowance is made due to the fact that the planets "jump a few

seconds every time" and sometimes their exact position

has to be calculated slightly before or after the exact time.

 

 

I could have given the entry of the planets into naksatras or

constellations because the GJ programme gives that facility but I

did not want to clog up the calendar (when I transferred into

calendar format for people to hang on their walls), and because

not many Vedic astrologers are at present following the transit of

the planets into constellations.

 

 

 

Here are some of my tips.

 

 

I have observed that some people with a conjunction of Moon

with Saturn in their horoscope, (the closer those planets, the

more evident the symptoms will be especially in some sensitive

planetary configurations), will have the tendency to have a more

depressed or gloomy mentality around the conjunctions of Moon

with Saturn.

 

 

And look out for people sensitive to Moon conjunction with Rahu

or Ketu.

 

 

The entry of a planet into a sign will mean something to

everybody according to the planets affected in that sign or

according to the house transited as seen from the natal Moon

sign, ascendant sign, sun sign etc.

 

 

When a conjunction falls close in degrees to one of your planets,

you are likely to be affected depending on the planets concerned

and the house involved.

 

 

An opposition of planets creates greater external effects, i.e.

those outside the individual (e.g. the individual's partner).

 

 

When a planet involved in a cj, op or entry of sign is retrograde, it

gives more energy to that particular configuration.

 

 

When a planet is combust, it loses its positive energies and

increases its negative energies.

 

 

When a planet goes "Direct", (you will read Dir) this indicates a

very important change of energy according to the sign and

degree indicated, and also when the planet goes retrograde (you

will read Ret).

 

 

Suppose that you have the natal Moon at 13 degrees Gemini.

When a planet goes in Direct or Retrograde motion close to that

position, it will affect the indication of the Moon in your chart.

 

 

The conjunction of a planet to the nodes, will also indicate

something important, be observant and take into consideration

the house involved.

 

 

I did not put dates of the combustion for the moon because

although the Surya Siddhanta gives for the moon 12°

combustion in orb from the Sun and that indicates a whole moon

day before and after (the 15th or new moon day and the 1st light

moon day) the conjunction with the sun. This can be seen

from the moon calendar, which is also posted on this Astro Deva

web site.

 

 

* In Vedic astrology there are many ayanamsas to choose from.

Ayanamsa is the difference between the position of the planets

in the terrestrial sky (Western astrology) and the position of the

planets in the celestial sky (Vedic astrology). From my own

experience in jyotish since 1976, I follow the ayanamsa of Mr.

Lahiri.

 

 

All the best and best wishes.

Natabara Das