Lesson 1

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My Dear Swamiji,

 

Thank you very much for accepting me as your student.

I am an amateur in Astrology. I have answered the

Lesson I to the best of my ability.

 

1. Explain the changing of the seasons and its

connection with the above mentioned astronomical

factors.

 

Ans. We have all been taught that the seasons are

caused by the tilt of the Earth's axis of rotation -

the 23.4° offset of the

axis from a direction perpendicular to the Earth's

orbital plane. The direction of the rotational axis

stays nearly fixed

in space, even as the Earth revolves around the Sun

once each year. As a result, when the Earth is at a

certain place in its orbit, the northern hemisphere

is tilted toward the Sun and experiences summer. Six

months later, when the Earth is on the opposite side

of the Sun, the northern hemisphere is tilted away

from the Sun and experiences winter. The seasons are,

of course, reversed for the southern hemisphere.

 

The solstices mark the two dates during the year on

which the Earth's position in its orbit is such that

its axis is most directly tilted either toward or

away from the Sun. These are the dates when the days

are longest for the hemisphere tilted toward the Sun

(where it is summer) and shortest for the opposite

hemisphere (where it is winter).

 

However, there is a complication. The Earth's orbit

is very close to being a perfect circle, but not

quite. It is somewhat elliptical, which means that

the distance between the Earth and the Sun varies over

the course of the year. This effect is too weak to

cause the seasons, but it might have some influence

over their severity.

 

2. There are some days of the year when the Sun

either doesn't rise or set above certain parts of the

globe. Please explain this phenomenon.

 

Ans. This climate occurs near the two poles, mainly

after the Arctic and Antarctic Circles. These areas

are covered by thick snow in the winter (November to

March in the Arctic and May to August in the

Antarctic).

 

During winter, very little daylight is received,

especially around the Winter solstice

(22 December in the Arctic and 21 June in the

Antarctic). Temperatures can reach -4 ºC. Summer

temperatures can be as high as 10ºC. During the

Winter Solstice, the Sun never rises. The opposite

happens during the Summer Solstice (21 June in the

Arctic and 22 December in the Antarctic), the

Sun never sets.

 

3. Parasara mentions two classes of heavenly

bodies: the moving and non-moving ones. Please

explain, what will be the difference between their

roles in the astrological interpretation.

 

Ans. The Movings stars or Grahas are the Planets and

the Non-moving stars are the Nakshatras or the

constellations.

When the Planets are withitin the orbit of the

constellations their nature is influenced by the

characteistics of that constellation.

 

4. If you are able to construct your own chart,

please do it and explain as many astronomical

principles from it as you can (terrestrial

latitude/longitude, season, Sun's cycle,

Sunrise/Sunset

etc.). Also try to determine which planets are above

and under the horizon in your chart. In which Ayana

the Sun is?

 

Name : Anitha Amarnath

DOB : 09-05-1957

Time : 8.02 PM

Place : Hyderabad

 

 

Lagna - Scorpio-Vrishchika

Rasi - Simha

Star - uttara Phalguni

Ganam Manushya

Dasa Surya

 

With regards,

Anitha

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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