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Ephemeris
Lunar
Aspects 2008-2013
Ephemeris
for
2008
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An Ephemeris is a day-by-day listing of the astrological positions of each planet. Ultimately, many important astrological techniques boil down to comparing your birthchart to the Ephemeris and knowing how to pull information out of these tables. To most people, this is just a boring table of numbers. To me, an Ephemeris is a fascinating story just waiting to be discovered. Using an Ephemeris in conjunction with Lunar aspects can give you a very high advantage with divinations and your life overall.
The planetary positions listed are for 0:00 CST (midnight), my local time zone. That is the same as 6:00 GMT.
Astrological Positions
The positions of the planets, etc. are described by where in the zodiac they lie. The zodiac is divided into 12 signs of 30 degrees each, and each degree contains 60 minutes. Hence a position like 4Vi40 means "4 degrees and 40 minutes of the sign Virgo". In general, a position is written "ddZZmm", where the 1 or 2 digit number dd is the degrees, ZZ is a two letter abbreviation for the zodiac sign (see below), and the last 2 digits mm are the minutes.
The zodiac position 0Ar00, also known as the "spring equinox" or "the first point of Aries", corresponds to the position of the Sun on the first day of spring (around March 20th or 21st).
Abbreviations for the Astrological Signs
Ar = Aries = 0°
Ta = Taurus = 30°
Gm = Gemini = 60°
Cn = Cancer = 90°
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Le = Leo = 120°
Vi = Virgo = 150°
Li = Libra = 180°
Sc = Scorpio = 210°
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Sa = Sagittarius = 240°
Cp = Capricorn = 270°
Aq = Aquarius = 300°
Pi = Pisces = 330°
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Waxing Phase - New Moon to Full Moon - individual initiative
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Angle
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Qualities
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0-180
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Growth, development, expansion, moving to a goal. A sense of optimism, extravagance. Willingness to take risks, explore, begin enterprises.
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0
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Initiation of seed idea. Death and rebirth. Beginning of movement.
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60
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The establishment of the idea in the world. Strong growth.
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90
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Crisis. Testing and strengthening in order to overcome obstacles.
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120
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The idea flowers and is accepted, and begins to motivate others.
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180
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Reaping the fruit, but where do we go now?
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Waning Phase - Full Moon to New Moon
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Angle
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Qualities
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0-180
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Consideration of society - loss of the self.
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240
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Motivating in society
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270
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The need to justify the idea within the world and reassert itself.
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300
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The idea consolidates itself into daily life of the world.
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360
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Death of the old cycle and rebirth of the idea in a new guise.
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Other Lunar Phases
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Degree
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New Moon |
The beginning of the cycle, the seed is sown.
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45
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Crescent Moon |
New Moon to First Quarter is a time of new beginnings, new thoughts and ideas that take a tentative hold in the mind. The Crescent Moon shows how the Seed of the New Moon is likely to take hold so that no other ideas can take root at the same time. The sprouts start to show through the ground, so that there is public awareness of the action.
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90
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First Quarter |
Physical manifestation, a time of action, building up the Ego, pushing ideas. Rapid growth.
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135
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Gibbous Moon |
Understanding and working with the energy. Being able to believe and have faith with the process that is going on. The results of the actions are in sight, but they are not yet right.
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180
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Full Moon |
Time to reap the rewards, for good or evil. Not a time for new ideas, but a time to recollect, to receive. The peak has been reached: there is nowhere else to go.
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225
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Disseminating Moon |
The harvest is over, there is no more, no challenge, so there is a desire for change in work. The Waning Phase is more reflective, life has moved on.
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270
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Third Quarter |
A reorientation or re-arrangement of skills. Life is reviewed, so there is just as much pre-occupation of the past as to what the future holds. Actions work best by restructuring old skills rather than new ones.
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Balsamic Moon |
The last phase. Security is important as circumstances change. Friends change. This is the time to clear out the old and bring in the new. Gaps begin to appear into one's life, which brings a sense of unease - there is a natural tendency to withdraw from life. Nature conspires to increase this feeling. The preparation for the New Moon |
Time Zones
What "time of day" it is depends on where you are on the Earth's surface. When it's high noon in one place, the spot on the opposite side of the globe is experiencing midnight. To help standardize this notion of "different times", the idea of "time zones" was introduced in the 1880's. The basic concept was to divide the Earth's surface into 24 zones (one for each hour of the day), where each zone keeps the same time. Adjacent time zones will differ by one hour, e.g., 10:00 Eastern Time corresponds to 9:00 Central Time. The entire time zone scheme is anchored at the Prime Meridian (0° of longitude) that runs through the Greenwich Observatory in England. The time standard kept at this longitude is called "Greenwich Mean Time" (or GMT), although the technical name "Coordinated Universal Time" (UTC) is more acceptable these days. Every 15° of longitude both east and west from the Prime Meridian is considered to be a new time zone.
While simple in theory, this scheme has been corrupted over the years, mostly for political reasons that have nothing to do with the science of keeping time. Also, the idea of "Daylight Saving Time" (DST) was introduced in many places (to give more daylight in the evening hours during summer). Places that observe DST will turn their clocks ahead one hour during the summer (usually early April to late October).
The following table lists some common time zones and how they relate to GMT. In particular, the local time corresponding to a given time zone relates to GMT through a value I call "dtz" via the formula:
local time = GMT + dtz
For instance, Central Standard Time (CST) has a dtz of -6 hours, so 12:00 noon GMT is the same as 6:00 in the morning CST, that is 12:00 GMT - 6 hours = 6:00 CST. If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, dtz increases by one hour, so 12:00 GMT = 7:00 CDT.
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| Greenwich Mean Time |
GMT or UTC |
0 |
12:00 |
| Eastern Time |
EST |
-5 |
7:00 |
| Central |
CST |
-6 |
6:00 |
| Mountain Time |
MST |
-7 |
5:00 |
| Pacific Time |
PST |
-8 |
4:00 |
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