The Russian Revolution(s)

[Jim Eshelman]

In 1917, there were two Russian revolutions.

In the first (March 8 NS, or February 23 OS), which occurred following weeks of labor strikes and other demonstrations, the Tzar was overthrown (technically, he was cowered into abdicating) and a provisional government took his place. The strikes spread until nearly 100% of all industry was halted by March 10. The army, ordered to halt the marchers, turned on the Tzar instead (March 11). On March 15, at the strong urging of army leaders and whatever close advisors he had left, he abdicated for himself and his son. The family entered house arrest.

In the second (November 7 NS, or October 25 OS), the provisional government was overthrown by a Bolshevik government. (The Russian Civil War began months later as a consequence of this revolt, as the Bolshevik's Red Army battled with the non-communist (anti-socialist) White Army.)

The former Tzar and his family were executed July 16, 1918.

While I work this up, treat yourself to something simple and elegant: Calculate the four solar cardinal ingresses of 1917 for Petrograd, Russia, making sure to examine angularity in the mundoscope.

[Jim Eshelman]

The first Russian Revolution is dated March 8, 1917. Notes:

Year: Capsolar
Mars (Asc 0°29')
Moon (Dsc 2°20')
Uranus (Asc 2°37')
-- Moon-Uranus op. (0°17' in mundo)
-- Moon-Mars op. (1°51' in mundo)
-- Mars-Uranus conj. (2°08' in mundo)

Neptune (Dsc 1°18')
Saturn (Dsc 2°22')
Mercury (Asc 3°33')
Sun (Asc 3°54')
-- Mars-Neptune op. (0°01')
-- Mercury-Neptune op. (0°19')
-- Mercury-Mars conj. (0°20')
-- Sun-Mercury conj. (0°21' in mundo)
-- Saturn-Neptune conj. (1°04' in mundo)
-- Mercury-Saturn op. (1°11' in mundo)
-- Sun-Saturn op. (1°32' in mundo)
-- Sun-Neptune op. (2°36' in mundo)

Moon-Venus sq. (0°05')
Moon/Saturn on Dsc 0°01'
Saturn/Uranus on horizon 0°07'
Mars/Neptune on horizon 0°25'
Mercury/Uranus on Asc 0°28'
Moon/Neptune on Dsc 0°31'
Moon/Mercury on horizon 0°37'
Uranus/Neptune on horizon 0°39'
Sun/Uranus on Asc 0°39'
Moon/Sun on horizon 0°47'
Mars/Saturn on horizon 0°56'

Month: Caplunar
Sun (EP 0°02')
Mars (sq MC (2°00')
-- Sun-Mars conj. (1°22' in mundo)
Moon (Asc 2°20')
Saturn (Dsc 3°29')
Neptune (Dsc 4°58')
-- Moon-Saturn op. (1°09')
-- Saturn-Neptune conj. (1°21' in mundo)
-- Moon-Neptune op. (2°30' in mundo)
Mercury, Venus, Uranus, & Sun more widely foreground
-- Sun-Uranus conj. (0°52' in mundo)
-- Venus-Uranus conj. (0°59' in mundo)
-- Mercury-Saturn op. (1°09' in mundo)
-- Mercury-Neptune op. (1°23' in mundo)
-- Sun-Venus conj.(1°51' in mundo)
-- Mercury-Venus conj. (1°54' in mundo)

Week: Canlunar & Arilunar
Canlunar is dormant, but with Moon-Saturn conj. (0°30').

The flowing-through Arilunar has:
Moon-Saturn sq. (0°49')
Sun (Asc 0°13')
Moon (Asc 0°22')
Venus (Asc 0°46')
Uranus (Asc 1°15')
Mars (Asc 1°23')
Mercury (Asc 1°46')
Jupiter, Saturn, & Neptune are widely foreground

Moon-Sun conj. (0°09' in mundo)
Venus-Uranus conj. (0°15')
Mercury-Uranus conj. (0°31' in mundo)
Jupiter-Neptune sq. (0°36')
Sun-Mars conj. (0°47'),
Sun-Venus conj. (0°59' in mundo), Su/Ve=Asc (0°17')
Mercury-Venus conj. (1°00' in mundo)
Moon-Mars conj. (1°01' in mundo)
Moon-Venus conj. (1°08' in mundo), Mo/Ve=Asc (0°12')
Sun-Uranus conj. (1°28' in mundo), Su/Ur=Asc (0°31')
Moon-Uranus conj. (1°37' in mundo), Mo/Ur=Asc (0°26')
Mercury-Sun conj. (1°59' in mundo)
Moon-Mercury conj. (2°08' in mundo)
Venus-Mars conj. (2°09' in mundo), Ve/Ma=Asc (0°19')
Saturn-Neptune conj. (2°11' in mundo)
Mars-Uranus conj. (2°38' in mundo), Ma/Ur=Asc (0°04')
Ju/Sa on horizon (0°08')
Me/Ma on Asc (0°11')

Day: Capsolar Quotidians & Transits
Calculating for halfway through March 8...
p. MC conj. s. Mercury-Mars-Neptune < 2°
(Remember, Me-Ma-Ne are in tight aspect < 0°20'.)
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t. Sun -0- t. Mars < 2°, they both sq. Capsolar MC < 1° (Su/Ma=MC)

Day: Cansolar Quotidians & Transits
t. Uranus sq. p. MC < 1°


SUMMARY
Year: Moon, Mars, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune (Sun, Mercury). Mo/Su, Mo/Me, Moon-Venus, Moon-Mars-Uranus, Mo/Sa, Mo/Ne, Sun-Mercury-Saturn-Neptune, Su/Ur, Mercury-Mars-Neptune, Me/Ur, Ma/Sa, Sa/Ur, Ur/Ne.
Month: Moon, Sun, Mars (Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune). Moon-Saturn, Moon-Neptune, Sun-Venus-Uranus, Mercury-Venus, Mercury-Saturn-Neptune, Sun-Mars, Sun-Uranus, Venus-Uranus.
Week: Dormant.) Moon-Saturn.
Week (Arilunar flow-through): Moon, Sun, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Uranus (Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune). Moon-Sun-Venus-Mars-Uranus, Moon-Sun-Mercury-Venus-Uranus, Moon-Saturn, Me/Ma, Jupiter-Saturn-Neptune.
Day (Capsolar): Mercury, Mars, Neptune, Mercury-Mars-Neptune (CapQ). Sun, Mars, Sun-Mars(transits to Capsolar)
Day (CanQ): Uranus.

[Jim Eshelman]

Interim... the Arisolar. It wasn't a good year for Tzars. Even though no specific events are linked to the Arisolar quarter, stuff was continuing to happen. Here's what we get.

Moon-Mars sq. (0°02')
Sun (Asc 0°02')
Saturn (sq Asc 0°37')
-- Sun-Saturn sq. (0°24')
Mars (Asc 0°25')
Mercury Asc (0°29')
Venus (Asc 0°53')
Jupiter (Asc 3°58')
Uranus was widely foreground.
-- Partile or near partile conjunctions between Sun, Mercury, Venus, and Mars, with Mars midpoints to Sun, Mercury, and Venus only minutes from Ascendant.

[Jim Eshelman]

The October Revolution (Old Style calendar) began November 7, 1917 NS.

Year:Capsolar
Same as above.

Half year: Cansolar
Uranus (EP 0°22')
Moon (Dsc 3°39')
Sun (Dsc 5°40')
Widely foreground were Mercury, Saturn, Neptune, Mars, Pluto.

Mars-Pluto conj. (1°13' in mundo)
Mercury-Saturn-Neptune tightly conjunct within 0°52' max orb in mundo
Sun < 3° conjunct Saturn-Neptune.
Midpoints to angles include Mercury, Saturn, and Neptune midpoints with Pluto and Mars (Me/Ma, Me/Pl, Ma/Sa, Ma/Ne,Sa/Pl, Sa/Ne).

Quarter: Libsolar
Neptune (Dsc 0°18')
Saturn (Dsc 1°01')
-- Saturn-Neptune conj.(2°09'), Sa/Ne 0°46' from Dsc
Uranus (Asc 3°07')
Mars (Dsc 4°02')
-- Saturn-Uranus op. (1°16')
-- Mars-Uranus op. (0°55')
-- Mars-Saturn conj. (2°11')
Moon is very widely foreground. Mundanely, Moon conjoins Sun & Mercury < 3°.

Month: Caplunar
Moon-Mercury sq. (2°07')
Mercury (Asc (0°24')
Sun (sq. MC 2°04')
Neptune is widely foreground.

Week: Canlunar & Arilunar
The Canlunar is dormant. In the Arilunar...
Mercury (MC 1°12')
Jupiter (Dsc 5°06')
Pluto (Dsc 5°38')
Venus (AsC 6°47')
-- Venus-Pluto op. (1°09' in mundo)
Ju/Pl=Dsc (0°16')
Ve/Ju on angles (0°50')

Day: Capsolar Quotidian
p. Moon conj. p. MC (1°)

Day: Cansolar Quotidian & Transits
s. Mercury conj. p. Asc
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t. Pluto conj. s. Dsc (1°57')


SUMMARY
Year: Moon, Mars, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune (Sun, Mercury). Mo/Su, Mo/Me, Moon-Venus, Moon-Mars-Uranus, Mo/Sa, Mo/Ne, Sun-Mercury-Saturn-Neptune, Su/Ur, Mercury-Mars-Neptune, Me/Ur, Ma/Sa, Sa/Ur, Ur/Ne.
Half year: Uranus (Moon, Sun, Mercury, Mars, Saturn, Neptune, Pluto). Moon-Sun, Moon-Mercury, Sun-Saturn-Neptune, Mercury-Saturn-Neptune, Mars-Pluto.
Quarter: Saturn, Neptune (Moon, Mars, Uranus). Mars-Saturn-Uranus, Saturn-Neptune.
Month: Sun, Mercury (Neptune). Moon-Mercury.
Week: (Dormant.)
Week (Arilunar by flow-thru): Mercury (Venus, Jupiter, Pluto). Ve/Ju, Venus-Pluto, Ju/Pl.
Day (CapQ): Moon.
Day (Cansolar): Mercury (CanQ). Pluto (transits to Cansolar)