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2019-2020 Sensitive Degrees Wednesday June 5, 2019 Ronnie Gale Dreyer, 212-799-9187 Presentation available at www.ronniedreyer.com/arshavidya2019.pdf Ronnie Gale Dreyer ronniegaledreyer@gmail.com, www.ronniedreyer.com Twitter.com/ronniedreyer, facebook.com/ronniedreyer, Instagram.com/rgdreyer
Chaitra Shukla Pratipad Friday. April 5, 2019 4:50 AM EDT Washington DC 38N53, 77W02 This lecture will focus on Chaitra Shukla Pratipad 2019 through Chaitra Shukla Pratipad 2020 with a few exceptions.
May 1, 2019 Sensitive Degrees Wed. June 5, 2019 7:30 PM EDT Saylorsburg PA 40N53, 75W19 June 5, 2019
What is Retrogradation? The phenomenon of retrogradation takes place when a planet reduces the speed by which it travels, stops (stations retrograde) at a particular degree, and, as a result, “appears” to move backwards for a fixed amount of time, causing it to linger longer than usual in a portion of the zodiac. At some point in the retrograde cycle, as it moves “backwards” through the zodiac, the planet slows once more, stops once more (stations direct), and then moves forward again. Of course this is all from the standpoint of the observer on Earth. The meaning of the Sanskrit word “Vakra,” the term for retrograde, is crooked, so it means that when a planet is retrograde it is going on a crooked course, and things do not happen in the way things are planned. According to Jeff Mayo in The Astrologer's Astronomical Handbook: “All planets revolve around the Sun from west to east, which is termed their direct motion. Due, however, to the Earth 's own orbital motion in the same direction, the other planets at certain times appear to the observer on the Earth to gradually slow down until they "stop" or "stand still," before moving in the reverse (clockwise) direction to normal. When a planet moves in this reverse direction along the ecliptic it is said to be retrograde.” (Jeff Mayo, The Astrologer’s Astronomical Handbook, Essex, UK: L.N. Fowler & Co., Ltd., 1965, p. 113).
Though each of the planets is retrograde for different lengths of time, two astronomical factors that are shared by each planet are: 1) the planet slows in motion during its retrograde cycle so that it occupies the portion of the sky it transits for a much longer interval, including signs, stars, and nakṣatras. 2) approximately midway through the retrograde cycle, the planet lies closest to the earth in its orbit around the Sun. • Mercury and Venus (inferior planets since their orbits lie in between the Sun and the Earth) always form an inferior conjunction with the Sun (i.e., Venus positioned between the Sun and the Earth) midway through their retrograde cycle when closest to earth. • Mercury and Venus alternate their conjunctions between inferior (when the planet is between the Sun and the Earth) and superior (when the Sun is between the planet and the Earth, and the planet is on the far side of the Sun). • Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto (superior planets since their orbits lie beyond that of Earth) are always opposite the Sun midway through their retrograde cycle when closest to earth.
Retrograde and Direct Stations (by date) Planet Date of Station Sign/Degree Nakṣatra Jupiter Retro April 10 2019 00°Sg19' R mulā Jupiter Direct Aug 11 2019 20°Sc28' D jyeṣṭhā Saturn Retro Apr 30 2019 26°Sg29' R pūrvāṣāḍhā Saturn Direct Sep 18 2019 19°Sg52' D pūrvāṣāḍhā Mercury Retro Jul 7 2019 10°Cn26’ R puṣya Mercury Direct Aug 1 2019 29°Ge55’ D punarvasū Mercury Retro Oct 31 2019 03°Sc36’ R anurādhā Mercury Direct Nov 20 2019 17°Li 33’ D svāti Mercury Retro Feb 16 2020 18°Aq51' R śatabhiṣaj Mercury Direct Mar 9 2020 04°Aq10' D dhaniṣṭhā Saturn Retro May 11 2020 07°Cp55' R uttaraṣāḍhā Saturn Direct Sep 29 2020 01°Cp17' D uttaraṣāḍhā Venus Retro May 13, 2020 27°Ta48' R mṛgaśira Venus Direct Jun 25 2020 11°Ta17' D rohiṇī Jupiter Retro May 14 2020 03°Cp12' R uttaraṣāḍhā Jupiter Direct Sep 12 2020 23°Sg21' D pūrvāṣāḍhā Mercury Retro Jun 18 2020 20°Ge43' R punarvasū Mercury Direct Jul 12 2020 11°Ge27' D ārdrā
Retrograde and Direct Stations (by planet) Planet Date of Station Sign/Degree Naksatra Mercury Retro Jul 7 2019 10°Cn26’ R puṣya Mercury Direct Aug 1 2019 29°Ge55’ D punarvasū Mercury Retro Oct 31 2019 03°Sc36’ R anurādhā Mercury Direct Nov 20 2019 17°Li 33’ D svāti Mercury Retro Feb 16 2020 18°Aq51' R śatabhiṣaj Mercury Direct Mar 9 2020 04°Aq10' D dhaniṣṭhā Mercury Retro Jun 18 2020 20°Ge43' R punarvasū Mercury Direct Jul 12 2020 11°Ge27' D ārdrā Venus Retro May 13, 2020 27°Ta48' R mṛgaśira Venus Direct Jun 25 2020 11°Ta17' D rohiṇī Jupiter Retro April 10 2019 00°Sg19' R mulā Jupiter Direct Aug 11 2019 20°Sc28' D jyeṣṭhā Jupiter Retro May 14 2020 03°Cp12' R uttaraṣāḍhā Jupiter Direct Sep 12 2020 23°Sg21' D pūrvāṣāḍhā Saturn Retro Apr 30 2019 26°Sg29' R pūrvāṣāḍhā Saturn Direct Sep 18 2019 19°Sg52' D pūrvāṣāḍhā Saturn Retro May 11 2020 07°Cp55' R uttaraṣāḍhā Saturn Direct Sep 29 2020 01°Cp17' D uttaraṣāḍhā
• The degrees that fall in between the planet's retrograde and direct stations get hit three times---during its initial direct motion before it stations, when it retrogrades, and then when it goes direct again. Every degree within that arc, but especially the stationary points, which are hit twice, are very sensitive in the chart, and will be affected. • While all the degrees between the retrograde and direct stations are sensitive due to the fact that they are hit by the planet three times during the retrograde arc—during its initial direct motion before it stations, when it is retrograde, and then when it goes direct again—the stationary degrees are especially strong and can accurately indicate life trends and events, by activating planets in the natal chart. Because the transiting planet is slow in motion around the stationary point, its effects are always more potent than a transit (whether direct or retrograde) that moves more quickly. After all, how can you compare the effect of a fleeting gaze to that of a fixed stare? • If you have a point or personal planet in the span of degrees in between the retrograde and direct planetary stations, take note of the three times that any retrograde planet will hit that degree as it moves direct (before it stations retrograde), then retrograde, then direct once again. If you have a planet on the stationary degree take note of that, since that will be extremely significant.
• Retrogrades are strong due to their proximity to the Earth, and the way in which they linger. A retrograde benefic may be too excessive or too slow to produce its maximum rewards, while a retrograde malefic may cause more harm than good. At any rate, the natural tendency of the planet will be emphasized, and then modified by any other transiting planets that aspect or conjoin the planet at the time it is retrograde.
Jupiter Last time Jupiter was in Sagittarius Jupiter Enters Scorpio. Oct 11 2018. Jupiter enters Sagittarius. November 21, 2007. Jupiter Enters Sagittarius. Mar 27 2019. Retrograde May 10-September 8, 2008. Jupiter Retro. April 10 2019. 00°Sg19’. Jupiter re-enters Scorpio Apr 25 2019. Jupiter enters Capricorn. December 9, 2008 Jupiter Direct. Aug 11 2019. 20°Sc28’. Jupiter enters Aquarius. April 30, 2009. Jupiter Enters Sagittarius Nov 4 2019. Retrograde June 16, 2009 Jupiter enters Capricorn Mar 29 2020. Re-enters Capricorn. July 31, 2009 Jupiter Retro. May 14 2020. 03°Cp12. Direct. October 13, 2009 Jupiter re-enters Sagittarius. Jupiter enters Aquarius. December 20, 2009. Jupiter Direct. Sep 12 2020. 23°Sg21' Jupiter enters Capricorn Nov 19, 2020- April 5, 2021 Saturn Enters Cap Jan 23 2020 Saturn enters Aquarius. April 27, 2022. Rāhu-Ketu Enters Gem-Sagittarius. Mar 23 2019. Rāhu-Ketu Enters Taurus-Scorpio. Sept. 20 2020.
Dṛṣṭi Saturn Retrograde. April 30, 2019. 26°Sg 29’ R Sat cnj Ketu Apr 30 2019. 26° Sagittarius 29’ pūrvāṣāḍhā Mars cnj Rāhu. June 12, 2019. 23° Gem 50’. punarvasū Mar opp Saturn. June 14 2019. 24 Ge 56-24 Sagittarius 56. pūrvāṣāḍhā Sat R cnj Ketu. Jul 4 2019 23 Sagittarius 35. pūrvāṣāḍhā Jupiter Direct. Aug 11 2019 20°Sc28’ D. jyeṣṭhā Saturn Direct. Sep 18 2019 19° Sg 52’ D Sat cnj Ketu. Sep 28 2019 19° Sagittarius57’. pūrvāṣāḍhā Jupiter conj. Ketu Jan 8 2020 14°Sg23’ D pūrvāṣāḍhā Mar conj. Ketu Feb 25 2020 12°Sg22' D mūlā Mar Cnj Jupiter Mar 20 2020 28°Sg46’ D mūlā Mar Cnj Sat Mar 31 2020 06°Cp37’ D uttaraṣāḍhā
Past Saturn South Node conjunctions Sat R Cnj Ketu May 22 1962. 18°Cp10’ Sat R Cnj Ketu Jun 15 1905. 10°Aq27' Sat R Cnj Ketu Jul 19 1962 15°Cp42' Sat R Cnj Ketu Aug 14 1905 07°Aq46' R Sat Cnj Ketu Oct 25 1962 11°Cp43 Sat Cnj Ketu Nov 12 1905 03°Aq52’ Mars conjunct North Node. Oct. 21, 1962 and opp. (Russian Revolution precursor to 1917 one) Saturn and South Node, which is same aspect as this coming June. Sat Cnj Ketu Sep 14 1916 04°Cn58' (Cuban Missile crisis from October 16-28, 1962.) Sat Cnj Ketu Sep 16 1973 10°Ge31’ Sat Cnj Ketu Feb 6 1928 24°Sc14' September 11, 1973. Military coup in Chile Sat Cnj Ketu Jan 12 1985 02°Sc10’ Sat R Cnj Ketu Aug 27 1939 08°Ar11’ Sat Cnj Ketu Jan 8 1997 08°Pi02 (Sept. 1,1939. Germany invaded Poland. Start of WWII) Sat Cnj Ketu Oct 23 2007 11°Le52’. CA wildfires Sat R Cnj Ketu Oct 2 1939 06°Ar24' Sat Cnj Ketu Jan 13 1940 01°Ar43’ Sat R Cnj Ketu Apr 30 2019 26°Sg29' Sat R Cnj Ketu Jul 4 2019 23°Sg35 Sat R Cnj Ketu Oct 28 1950 04°Vi42’ Sat Cnj Ketu Sep 28 2019 19°Sg57’ All in pūrvāṣāḍhā
Lunations and Eclipses Moon Date Time (GMT) Sign/Degree Nakṣatras New Moon Apr 5 2019 08:50 am 21°Pi15’ revati Full Moon Apr 19 2019 11:12 am 05°Li05' citrā New Moon May 4 2019 10:45 pm 20°Ar09’ bharanī Full Moon May 18 2019 09:11 pm 03°Sc36' anurādhā New Moon Jun 3 2019 10:01 am 18°Ta32’ rohiṇī Full Moon Jun 17 2019 08:30 am 01°Sg51' mūlā Solar Eclipse Jul 2 2019 07:16 pm 16°Ge35' ārdrā Lunar Eclipse Jul 16 2019 09:38 pm 00°Cp02’ uttarāṣāḍhā New Moon Aug 1 2019 03:11 am 14°Cn35' puṣya Full Moon Aug 15 2019 12:29 pm 28°Cp22' dhaniṣṭhā New Moon Aug 30 2019 10:37 am 12°Le45' magha Full Moon Sep 14 2019 04:32 am 27°Aq03’ pūrvabhadrapadā New Moon Sep 28 2019 06:26 pm 11°Vi18' hasta Full Moon Oct 13 2019 09:07 pm 26°Pi11’ revatī New Moon Oct 28 2019 03:38 am 10°Li23’ svāti Full Moon Nov 12 2019 01:34 pm 25°Ar49’ bharanī
Lunations and Eclipses Moon Date Time (GMT) Sign/Degree Nakṣatras New Moon Nov 26 2019 03:05 pm 10°Sc01 anurādhā Full Moon Dec 12 2019 05:12 am 25°Ta49' mṛgaśira Solar Eclipse Dec 26 2019 05:13 am 10°Sg04’ mūlā Lunar Eclipse Jan 10, 2020 7:21 pm 25° Gemini 58 punarvasū New Moon Jan 24 2020 9:41 pm 10°Cp19’ śravaṇā Full Moon Feb 9 2020 7:33 am 25°Cn57’ aśleṣā New Moon Feb 23 2020 3:31 pm 10°Aq26’ śatabhiṣaj Full Moon Mar 9 2020 5:47 pm 25°Le34’ pūrvaphalgunī New Moon Mar 24 2020 9:28 am 10°Pi09’ uttarabhadrapadā Full Moon Apr 8 2020 2:34 am 24°Vi 41 citrā New Moon Apr 23 2020 2:25 am 09°Ar21’ aśvinī Full Moon May 7 2020 10:45 am 23°Li17’ viśākhā New Moon May 22 2020 5:38 pm 08°Ta02 kṛttikā Lunar Eclipse Jun 5 2020 7:12 pm 21°Sc31’ jyeṣṭhā Solar Eclipse June 21 2020 6:41 am 06°Ge18 ārdrā Lunar Eclipse July 5, 2020 4:44 am 19°Sg35’ pūrvāṣāḍhā
What is an Eclipse/Grahanam? An Eclipse/Grahanam (“the act of seizing or holding”), or occultation, is formed when the Sun/Surya or Moon/Candra is obstructed from view by a certain set of circumstances involving the Earth, Sun, and Moon. The diagrams on the following pages will show those precise circumstances.
An eclipse of the Moon (or lunar eclipse) can only occur at Full Moon (Sun opposite Moon), when the Earth comes between the Sun and the Moon and passes through some portion of Earth's shadow. That shadow is actually composed of two cone-shaped components, one nested inside the other. The outer or penumbral shadow is a zone where the Earth blocks part but not all of the Sun's rays from reaching the Moon. In contrast, the inner or umbral shadow is a region where the Earth blocks all direct sunlight from reaching the Moon.
A Solar Eclipse can only occur on the New Moon (Sun Moon conjunction) when the Moon comes between the Sun and the Earth. If the Moon's shadow happens to fall upon Earth's surface at that time, we see some portion of the Sun's disk covered or 'eclipsed' by the Moon. When the Moon's penumbral shadow strikes Earth, we see a partial eclipse of the Sun from that region. Partial eclipses are dangerous to look at because the un-eclipsed part of the Sun is still very bright. You must use special filters or a home-made pinhole projector to safely watch a partial eclipse of the Sun.
• What distinguishes a normal lunation (New or Full Moon) from an Eclipse is the proximity of the Lunar Nodes to the Sun and Moon. • An eclipse can only occur when the Lunar Nodes are close to the Sun and the Moon. The following are the distances that occur to transform a lunation into an eclipse. • A Lunar Eclipse MAY occur if there is a Full Moon within 12º 15’ (Celestial Longitude), of a Node. • A Lunar Eclipse MUST occur if there is a Full Moon within 9º 30‘ of a Node. • A Solar Eclipse MAY occur if there is a New Moon within 18º 31' of a Node. • A Solar Eclipse MUST occur if there is a New Moon within 15º 21' of a Node. If a New or Full Moon occurs within 5 degrees of a Node, the Eclipse will be Total or Annular. In these cases the Node will hit the eclipse point in a very short duration from the eclipse meaning the period is very intense.
A pair of eclipses, Solar and Lunar, which occur within two weeks of each other, takes place every six months. Sometimes the Lunar Full Moon eclipse occurs first, followed by the Solar new Moon two weeks later, and sometimes the Solar occurs first, followed by the Lunar two weeks later. Once in a while (Summer 2011, Spring 2013, and Summer 2018) they come in a set of three eclipses that are each 14 days apart. In 2018 there was a solar on July 13, a lunar on July 27,and a solar on August 11. In 2020 there will be a lunar on Jun 5, a solar on June 21 and a lunar on July 5. Some say that it is more auspicious when going from New Moon to Full Moon because it is a waxing period of increase, whereas going from Full Moon to New Moon is a waning period of decrease. To find out more about eclipses and to get a complete listing of every eclipse, how long they last, and where in the world they are exact, go to http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/solar.html http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/lunar.html
Solar Eclipse Saturday January 5, 2019 8:28 PM EST Washington DC 38N53 77W02
Lunar Total Eclipse Monday January 21, 2019 0:15 AM EST Washington DC 38N53 77W02
Eclipses and Nodes and Planets Hitting Eclipse Points. 2019. January 6, 2019. Solar Eclipse. 1:28 am 21° Sagittarius 23’. pūrvāṣāḍhā Ketu. September 14, 2019. Saturn. Feb. 5. August 4. October 31, 2019. Rāhu. October 27, 2018. January 21, 2019. Total Lunar Eclipse. 5:15 am 6° Cancer 49’. Puṣya
Solar Total Eclipse Tuesday July 2, 2019 3:16 PM EDT Washington DC 38N53 77W02
Partial Lunar Eclipse Tues. July 16, 2019 5:38 pm. EDT Washington DC 38N53 77W02
Eclipses and Nodes and Planets Hitting Eclipse Points. Solar Total Eclipse July 2, 2019. 7:16 pm GMT 16° Gemini 35’. ārdrā Saturn opp. Sun. December 25, 2018 Mars conjunct Sun. Jun 1 2019 Rāhu. Oct 28 2019 Ketu. March 23, 2019. Lunar Partial Eclipse. July 16, 2019. 9:38 pm. GMT 0° Capricorn 02’. uttarāṣāḍhā Saturn. Jan 23, 2020
Solar Annular Eclipse Thursday Dec. 26, 2019 0:12 am EST Washington DC 38N53 77W02
Appulse Lunar Eclipse Friday January 10, 2020 2:21 PM EST Washington DC 38N53 77W02
Saturn. Jan 25, 2018, July 21, 2018, Oct. 22, 2018. December 26, 2019. Annular Solar Eclipse. 5:13 am 10° Sagittarius 04’. mūla Ketu. March 22, 2020. Appulse Lunar Eclipse. January 10, 2020. 7:21 pm 25° Gemini 58’. punarvasū Saturn. April 7, 2019, May 23, 2019, Dec. 24, 2019 Rāhu. May 3, 2019. Mars. June 17, 2019 Jupiter Opp Mon Mar 6, July 27, October 28, 2020 Mar Opp Mon Mar 17, 2020 (Twin eclipse. Solar Partial Eclipse July 13, 2018. 2:47 am 26° Gemini 40'. Punarvasū)
Total Solar Eclipse. August 21, 2017. Hurricane Harvey in Houston Hurricane Maria in the Caribbean, and the Houston Astros won the World Series.
Total Solar Eclipse. July 2, 2019.
Annular Solar Eclipse. December 26, 2019.
Eclipses are not all bad but they Activate and call attention to something. Solar Total Eclipse, June 4, 2012 20 Taurus 17. Eclipses are not all bad but they Activate and call attention to something. Book. Psychology of Astro*Carto*Graphy written by Jim Lewis with Kenneth Irving was reissued May 25, 2012 at United Astrology Conference Eclipse conjoins Jim’s Sun, which rules 2nd house of finance and conjoins Jupiter, ruler of 9th house of publishing. Eclipse was on Jim’s birthday. Jim Lewis Birthday eclipses important since they June 5, 1941 are in the varsaphal. 9:35 AM EDT Yonkers NY Jim passed away in 1995 but the chart 40N55, 73W53 still lives on.
Solar Total Eclipse, June 4, 2012 20 Taurus 17. Eclipse aspects Kenneth’s Jupiter, which rules his 2nd and 5th house, And his ascendant. Kenneth Irving December 27, 1947 5:55 AM EDT Chicago IL 41N51, 87W39
Barack Obama Feb. 6, 2008. Solar eclipse at 23 Capricorn 51 on Lagna. Super Tuesday Primary Day. August 28, 2008. Rahu at 24 Capricorn 40 on Lagna. Obama accepts nomination at Democratic convention. November 4, 2008. Ketu at 19 Cancer 58 on Sun. Obama gets elected President. Barack Obama August 4, 1961 7:24 PM AHST Honolulu HI 21N18 157W51
Most important to know is that the degree stays active and hot. Whichever planets hit it then you will have things happen in that year. But the chart, and dashas and other things must concur. Eclipses 1988-1989 Partial Lunar Eclipse. 3 March 1988. 19° Leo 42’ Total Solar Eclipse. 17 March 1988. 4° Pisces 5’ Partial Lunar Eclipse. 27 August 1988. 10° Aquarius 46‘ Annular Solar Eclipse. 11 Sept 1988. 25° Leo 04’ Total Lunar Eclipse. 20 February 1989. 8° Leo 22’ Partial Solar Eclipse. 7 March 1989. 23° Aquarius 33’ Total Lunar Eclipse. 16 August 1989. 0° Aquarius 35’ Partial Solar Eclipse. 30 August 1989. 14° Leo 11’
RSJ, 8 March 1956 March 3, 1988. Partial Lunar Eclipse. 19° Leo 42 conj. Lagna . June 9, 1988. Rahu 25 Aq 9 Conjunct Sun Meets husband in June in Amsterdam July 27, 1988 Ketu 21 Leo 04. conjunct lagna August 4, 1988 Jupiter begins Sept 11, 1988 Solar Annular Eclipse 25 Leo 04 conj Sun Oct 18, 1988 Rahu 19° Leo 42’ conj. 3 March 1988 Eclipse and Lagna Future husband visits in NY Visits future husband in Amsterdam Solar Partial Eclipse 7 March 1989, 13:18 EST 23 Aq 33 conj Sun opp. Lagna. Feb. legal marriage Wedding June 4, 1989.
RSJ, March 8, 1956, 17:30 EST, New York NY, 74W00, 40N42 Solar Partial Eclipse, March 7, 1989, 13:18:39 EST, Washington DC, 77W02, 38N53
The Metonic Cycle • Named after Greek astronomer Meton of Athens who discovered that certain eclipses repeated themselves every 19 years. It is important to look at the 19-year Metonic Cycle, which only affects certain eclipses that repeat on the same day and same degree every 19 years. The eclipses affected this year are January 21, July 2, July 16, December 26 and January 10, 2019. • It may repeat itself with an activity in the world, or it may repeat itself in your chart, if the eclipse point hits a degree or point in your chart. Obviously, if you have something in your chart activated by these eclipses, you may want to see what it did to you the previous years they recurred. • Even though the Nodes have a cycle of 18.6 years coming back to their own position, and about 9 years reaching the opposite node, this Metonic Cycle only affects certain eclipses that occur on the same day and therefore same degree every 19 years.
Metonic Cycle for Eclipses January 21, 2000. Total Lunar Eclipse. 6° Cancer 40’. puṣya January 21, 2019. Total Lunar Eclipse. 6° Cancer 49’. Puṣya July 1, 2000 Solar Partial Eclipse. 16° Gemini 28’. ārdrā July 2, 2019. Solar Total Eclipse. 16° Gemini 35’. ārdrā July 16, 2000. Lunar Total Eclipse. 0° Capricorn 13’. uttarāṣāḍhā July 16, 2019. Lunar Partial Eclipse. 0° Capricorn 02’. uttarāṣāḍhā December 25, 2000. Solar Partial Eclipse. 10° Sagittarius 27’. mūla December 26, 2019. Solar Annular Eclipse. 10° Sagittarius 04’. mūla January 9, 2001. Total Lunar Eclipse. 25° Gemini 52’. punarvasu January 10, 2020. Appulse Lunar Eclipse. 25° Gemini 58’. punarvasu
• One example of the Metonic Cycle at work in an amazing way connecting 1990 and 2009 is the inauguration of President Obama on January 20, 2009 as the first African-American president of the U.S., and the appointment of Obama in 1990 as the first black editor of the Harvard Law Review, where he also gained the reputation of bringing people together. In 2009, this cycle affected the eclipses of January 26 and February 9, which also occurred on the same day in 1990. The eclipse of February 9 in both years was a lunar eclipse which straddled his ascendant within two degrees.
Metonic Cycle Eclipses occurred January 26, 1990 and February 9, 1990. Annular Solar Eclipse. January 26, 1990. 3:00 AM EST Tropical. 6° Aquarius 30’. Sidereal. 12° Capricorn 57'. śravana Lunar Total Eclipse. February 9, 1990 2:11 PM EST Tropical. 20° Leo 44’. Sidereal. 27° Cancer 9’. aśleṣā February 6, 1990. Barack Obama was appointed the first African-American Editor of The Harvard Law Review. Annular Solar Eclipse. January 26, 2009. 2:59 AM EST Tropical. 6°Aquarius 30' . Sidereal. 12° Capricorn 36'. śravana North Node. April 8, 2009. South Node. June 3, 2008. Lunar Appulse Eclipse. February 9, 2009 9:38 AM EST Tropical. 20° Leo 59' Sidereal. 27° Cancer 05’. aśleṣā January 20, 2009. Obama was inaugurated as the first African-American President of the U.S.
February 6, 1990. First Black Elected to Head Harvard's Law Review By FOX BUTTERFIELD, SPECIAL TO THE NEW YORK TIMES • LEAD: The Harvard Law Review, generally considered the most prestigious in the country, elected the first black president in its 104-year history today. The job is considered the highest student position at Harvard Law School. • The Harvard Law Review, generally considered the most prestigious in the country, elected the first black president in its 104-year history today. The job is considered the highest student position at Harvard Law School. • The new president of the Review is Barack Obama, a 28-year-old graduate of Columbia University who spent four years heading a community development program for poor blacks on Chicago's South Side before enrolling in law school. His late father, Barack Obama, was a finance minister in Kenya and his mother, Ann Dunham, is an American anthropologist now doing fieldwork in Indonesia. Mr. Obama was born in Hawaii. • ''The fact that I've been elected shows a lot of progress,'' Mr. Obama said today in an interview. ''It's encouraging. ''But it's important that stories like mine aren't used to say that everything is O.K. for blacks. You have to remember that for every one of me, there are hundreds or thousands of black students with at least equal talent who don't get a chance,'' he said, alluding to poverty or growing up in a drug environment.
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