Saturday 19 January 2013

Obama - Second Inauguration

President Obama will be formally inaugurated as the President of the United States of America on Monday 21 January 2013 at 12 Noon. The following chart shows the astrological picture in Washington DC at this time.


 Obama - Second Inauguration

On most occasions, the Presidential inauguration will occur on 20 January. However, the ceremony is not conducted on Sundays. Hence, President Obama will be sworn in on Monday 21 January this year. Obama's first inauguration took place on 20 January 2009, with the angles at 14 TA 03 (ASC) and 26 CP 09 (MC).

This date - 20 January - has been used since 1937 for most Presidential inaugurations. The date was changed in the Twentieth Amendment of the United States Constitution on on 23 January 1933.

Section One of the Amendment says:

"Section 1. The terms of the President and Vice President shall end at noon on the 20th day of January, and the terms of Senators and Representatives at noon on the 3d day of January, of the years in which such terms would have ended if this article had not been ratified; and the terms of their successors shall then begin."

This makes inauguration charts interesting because the angles for the occasion remain more or less the same, symbolically, from ceremony to ceremony. Of course, the actual swearing in may occur at a slightly different time from noon depending on delays etc.

(I am using the date, noon time and the MC degree as a symbolic device for interpreting the archetypal significance of the Presidential office itself, and the specific chart associated with this time as an indicator of the significance of the particular Presidential term.)

The first inauguration on 20 January was for F D Roosevelt. This occurred in 1937, four years after the Amendment to the Constitution. At the time of this inauguration, Pluto had just completed a lengthy transit of the degrees opposite the Presidential MC from Cancer. The Amendment was made just before Uranus made a square from Aries to the Presidential MC.

This makes the upcoming transit of Pluto to the Presidential 'MC' in late Capricorn a potentially challenging time for the incumbent elected in 2020 and sworn in in 2021. This Pluto transit will occur during 2020-2022.

Uranus will  transit square the Presidential MC from late Aries from mid-2017 to mid-2018. The combination of the Uranus transit and the forthcoming Pluto transit, both to the Presidential MC, suggests the office may be subject to a high degree of change and transformation during the five years from 2017.

Both planets were prominently involved during the period of time between the enactment of the Twentieth Amendment in 1933, and its implementation with F D R's second inauguration in 1937.

Neptune transited the Presidential MC during 1996, the last year of Clinton's first term.

For an interesting perspective from Hellenistic astrologer Chris Brennan, on whether Obama's term starts on 20 January 2013, or 21 January 2013, see:

http://politicalastrologyblog.com/2013/01/16/obamas-second-inauguration-charts/

In my view, there may be a case for saying that there will be an inner Presidency (20 January 2013) and an outer or public Presidency (21 January 2013). The inner Presidency may be faced with great conflict (Moon square Mars), whilst the public Presidency, declared in the ceremony on Monday, may be popular and apparently successful (Moon conjunct Jupiter, trine Sun conjunct Mercury - see chart above).

The enactment of the public ritual of inauguration on Monday 21 January 2013 lends this date great power in the imaginations of the American people, and it may reflect a broad popular view of Obama's second term.

It is worth noting that Obama re-took the Oath following his first inauguration because of concerns that a small mistake my lead to his political legitimacy being contested.

For more information, please see:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twentieth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_inauguration

http://www.astrologyweekly.com/data-archive/us-presidential-inauguration-dates.php





Tuesday 1 January 2013

Astro-events 2013


2013 events
Times are either Greenwich Mean Time or British Summer Time.

January…………………………………………………………………………………….………
9th January (4.11am GMT) - Venus moves into Capricorn
11th January (7.45pm GMT) - New Moon @ 2146' Capricorn
15th January (6.07am GMT) - Jupiter square Chiron, 643' Gemini-Pisces, 2/3
19th January (7.26am GMT) - Mercury moves into Aquarius
19th January (9.52pm GMT) - Sun moves into Aquarius
27th January (4.39am GMT) - Full Moon @ 724' Leo
30th January (11.38am GMT) - Jupiter stations direct @ 6°20’ Gemini

February……………………………………………………………………………...………………
2nd February (1.54am GMT) - Mars moves into Pisces
2nd February (2.47am GMT) - Venus moves into Aquarius
5th February (2.56pm GMT) - Mercury moves into Pisces
10th February (7.21am GMT) - New Moon @ 2143' Aquarius
18th February (12.02pm GMT) - Sun moves into Pisces
18th February (5.04pm GMT) - Saturn stations retrograde @ 11°32' Scorpio
23rd February (9.42am GMT) - Mercury stations retrograde @ 19°52' Pisces
25th February (8.27pm GMT) - Full Moon @ 724' Virgo
26th February (2.03am GMT) - Venus moves into Pisces

March…………………………………………………………………...…….………………….…….
8th March (8.04am GMT) - Saturn sextile Pluto
11th March (7.52pm GMT) - New Moon @ 2124' Pisces
12th March (6.26am GMT) - Mars moves into Aries
17th March (5.20pm GMT) - Mercury stations direct @ 5 Pisces
20th March (11.02am GMT) - Sun moves into Aries
21st March (11.40am GMT) - Saturn trine Chiron (10°44' Scorpio-Pisces)
22nd March (3.16am GMT) - Venus moves into Aries
27th March (6.47am GMT) - Jupiter square Chiron, 1105' Gemini-Pisces, 3/3
27th March (9.28am GMT) - Full Moon @ 652 Libra  
31st March - (Sunday, 1am GMT) Clocks go forward 1 hour in the UK @ 1am, BST starts.

April…………………………………………………………………………………………...……….
4th April (1.50pm BST) Pluto sextile Chiron, 1134' Capricorn-Pisces,
10th April (10.36am BST) - New Moon @ 2041' Aries
12th April (7.33pm BST) - Pluto stations retrograde @ 11°35'B Capricorn
14th April (3.37am BST) -  Mercury moves into Aries
15th April (8.25am BST) - Venus moves into Taurus
19th April (11.04pm BST) - Sun moves into Taurus
20th April (12.49pm BST) - Mars moves into Taurus
25th April (8.57pm BST) - partial Lunar Eclipse (full moon) @ 545' Scorpio (conjunct my Nodes)

May……………………….……………………………………….………………………………….....
1st May (4.37pm BST) - Mercury moves into Taurus
9th May (4.04pm BST) - Venus moves into Gemini
10th May (1.28am BST) - annular Solar Eclipse (new moon) @ 1931' Taurus - Saros Series 15 South
15th May (9.42pm BST) - Mercury moves into Gemini
20th May (10.10pm BST) - Sun moves into Gemini
20th May (11.22pm BST) - Uranus square Pluto 1114' Aries-Capricorn (3rd of 7 hits)
25th May (5.25am BST) - appulse Lunar Eclipse (full moon) @ 4°08' Sagittarius
31st May (8.07am BST) - Mercury moves into Cancer
31st May (11.39am BST) - Mars moves into Gemini



June…………………………………………………………….……….………..…………….………..
3rd June - (3.13am BST) Venus moves into Cancer
7th June (9.27am BST) - Neptune stations retrograde @ 5°22'M Pisces
8th June (4.57pm BST) - New Moon @ 18°01' Gemini
12th June (12.19am BST) - Saturn trine Neptune (5°22’ Scorpio-Pisces) - 2/3 (1/3 was 11 Oct 2012)
16th June (9.01am BST) - Chiron stations retrograde
21st June (6.04am BST) - Sun moves into Cancer
23rd June (12.33pm BST) - Full Moon @ 2°10' Capricorn
26th June (2.40am BST) - Jupiter moves into Cancer
26th June (2.09pm BST) - Mercury stations retrograde @ 23° Cancer
27th June (6.04pm BST) - Venus moves into Leo

July…………………………………………………………………….……………………..…..…..…..
8th July (6.13am BST) - Saturn stations direct @ 4°49' Scorpio
8th July (8.15am BST) - New Moon @ 16°18' Cancer
13th July (2.23pm BST) - Mars moves into Cancer (conjunct my Venus)
17th July (6.21pm BST) - Uranus stations retrograde  @ 12°31'x Aries
17th July (6.31pm BST) - Jupiter trine Saturn  (4°53' Cancer-Scorpio), 1/3
18th July (1.17am BST) - Jupiter trine Neptune (4°57' Cancer-Pisces)
19th July (2.29pm BST) - Saturn trine Neptune (4°55' Scorpio-Pisces) - 3/3
20th July (7.23pm BST) - Mercury stations direct @ 1322 Cancer
22nd July (1.41pm BST) - Venus moves into Virgo
22nd July (4.56pm BST) - Sun moves into Leo
22nd July (7.17pm BST) - Full Moon @ 0°06' Aquarius (conjunct my Dsc)

August………………………………………………………………….….……………….…………
6th August (10.52pm BST) - New Moon @ 14°35' Leo
8th August (12.35am BST) - Jupiter opposite Pluto, 926' Cancer-Capricorn (1/3).
8th August (1.13pm BST) - Mercury moves into Leo
16th August (4.37pm BST) - Venus moves into Libra  
21st August (2.46am BST) - Full Moon @ 28°11' Aquarius
21st August (8.15am BST) - Jupiter square Uranus, 1203' Cancer-Aries (1/3).
21st August (9.56am BST) - Jupiter trine Chiron, 1204' Cancer-Pisces
23rd August (12.02am BST) - Sun moves into Virgo
23rd August (11.37pm BST) - Mercury moves into Virgo
28th August (3.06am BST) - Mars moves into Leo

September…………………………………………………………………………....……….….……
5th September (12.37pm BST) - New Moon @ 13°04' Virgo
9th September (8.08am BST) - Mercury moves into Libra  
11th September (7.16am BST) - Venus moves into Scorpio
19th September (12.14pm BST) - Full Moon @ 26°41' Pisces
20th September (4.27pm BST) - Pluto stations direct @ 859' Capricorn
21st September (6.19am BST) - Saturn sextile Pluto, 859' Scorpio-Capricorn (3/3).
22nd September (9.45pm BST) - Sun moves into Libra  
29th September (12.39pm BST) - Mercury moves into Scorpio

October………………………………………………………………………………...….…..……
2nd October (10.39am BST) - Saturn trine Chiron (10°09' Scorpio-Pisces)
7th October  (6.54pm BST) - Venus moves into Sagittarius
5th October (1.36am BST) - New Moon @ 11°56' Libra  
15th October (12.06pm BST) - Mars moves into Virgo
19th October (12.39am BST) - Appulse Lunar Eclipse @ 2545' Aries
21st October (11.23am BST) - Mercury stations retrograde @ 1823' Scorpio
23rd October (7.10am BST) - Sun moves into Scorpio
27th October (Sunday, 2am BST) Clocks go back 1 hour in the UK @ 2am, GMT starts.
28th October (11.00am GMT) - Pluto sextile Chiron, 921' Capricorn-Pisces


November……………………………………………………………………..…………….……..…
1st November (11.14am GMT) - Uranus square Pluto 925' Aries-Capricorn (4th of 7 hits)
3rd November (12.51pm GMT) - Annular-Total Solar Eclipse @ 1116' Scorpio, Saros Series 15 North
5th November (8.43am GMT) - Venus moves into Capricorn
7th November (5.04am GMT) - Jupiter stations retrograde @ 2030' Cancer
10th November (9.13pm GMT) - Mercury stations direct @ 230' Scorpio
13th November (6.44pm GMT) - Neptune stations direct @ 235' Pisces
17th November (3.17pm GMT) - Full Moon @ 2526' Taurus (conjunct my Moon)
19th November (1.06pm GMT) - Chiron stations direct @ 907' Pisces
22nd November (3.49am GMT) - Sun moves into Sagittarius

December…………………………………………………………...…………………...…………
3rd December (0.23am GMT) - New Moon @ 1059' Sagittarius
5th December (2.43am GMT) - Mercury moves into Sagittarius
7th December (8.43pm GMT) – Mars moves into Libra  
13th December (12.00am GMT) - Jupiter trine Saturn (18°27' Cancer-Scorpio), 2/3
17th December (9.29am GMT) - Full Moon @ 2536' Gemini
17th December (3.38pm GMT) - Uranus stations direct @ 835' Aries
21st December (5.11pm GMT) - Sun moves into Capricorn
21st December (9.53pm GMT) - Venus stations retrograde @ 2859' Capricorn
24th December (10.13am GMT) - Mercury moves into Capricorn