Transcontinental Railroad

[Jim Eshelman]

North America's first transcontinental railroad was ceremonially completed, amidst great celebration, with the driving of a golden spike on May 10, 1869, at Promontory Point, UT, on the Promontory Summit; specifically, at 41N37'05" 112W33'06".

One of the two locomotives that were brought from opposite directions to face each other was Central Pacific No. 60, called Jupiter.

After the ceremonial laying of the golden spike, an iron spike was driven in its place at 12:47 PM, actually completing the rail line. (I suspect the original ceremonies began at noon.) At the moment it was driven, Mercury exactly culminated.

NOTE: Other than the Arisolar (and that lovely Moon-Mercury Capsolar progression), these charts are incredibly bad; or, at least, they depict this day (known best for its lauded celebration) as a Saturn event. This Saturn quality is driven in quite intensely and repetitively. I'm not aware of anything (other than a vague excuse that, "hey, it's construction workers") that makes this day and moment Saturnian.

Year: Capsolar (Dormant.)
Moon-Sun conj. (2°22')
Moon-Mercury conj. (3°44'; 1°05' in mundo)

Year: Cansolar
t. Saturn sq. Asc (1°12')
Mars on IC (6°51')
Moon-Pluto conj. (2°12')

Bridge
CapQ Moon conj. s./p. Mercury
t. Neptune sq. Capsolar Asc

Quarter: Arisolar
Sun on MC (0°43')
Jupiter on MC (4°47')
-- Sun-Jupiter conj. (3°17')
Neptune on MC (5°03')
Venus on MC (6°39')
-- Venus-Neptune conj. (1°17')
Mars rising (9°01')
-- Jupiter/Neptune on MC (0°08')
-- Venus/Neptune on MC (0°56')

Month: Caplunar
Saturn on IC (1°13')

Week: Arilunar (Dormant.)

Day: Capsolar Quotidian & Transits
p. Moon conj. p. Mercury (-0°22'), s. Mercury (+0°11')
p. MC op. s. Sun (1°00'), s. Sun (1°20')
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t. Neptune sq. s. Asc (0°59')

Day: Cansolar Quotidian
p. Moon op. s. Saturn (1°00' sep.)
p. Asc conj. t. Saturn (1°05')


SUMMARY

[Jim Eshelman]

Let's see how all this looked for Washington, DC. Oh, this is much bette!

Year: Capsolar]
Pluto sq. Asc (1°00')
Moon-Sun conj. (2°22')
Moon-Mercury conj. (1°23' in mundo)

Bridge
CapQ Moon conj. s./p. Mercury
t. Pluto sq. Capsolar Asc (0°27')
t. Uranus op. Cansolar MC (1°06')
t. Neptune conj. Cansolar EP (0°36')

Quarter: Arisolar (Dormant.)

Month: Caplunar
Neptune on Dsc (0°10')
Moon on IC (2°34')
-- Moon-Neptune sq. (2°44' in mundo)
Uranus on MC (6°14')

Week: Arilunar
Venus on Asc (0°38')
Sun on Asc (1°13')
-- Sun-Venus conj. (0°01')
Jupiter sq. MC (1°34')
Mercury on Asc (4°40')
Moon-Jupiter conj. (1°42' in mundo)

Day: Capsolar Quotidian & Transits
p. Moon conj. p. Mercury (-0°22'), s. Mercury (+0°11')
p. Asc op. t. Sun (0°50'), t. Venus (1°13')
-- Sun-Venus conj. (0°23')
p. EP op. t. Mercury (0°57')
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t. Pluto sq. s. Asc (0°27')

Day: Cansolar Quotidian & Transits
p. IC conj. t. Pluto (1°08'), s. Pluto (1°26')
p. Asc op. s. Mercury (0°50'), s. Sun (0°19')
p. Moon op. s. Saturn (1°00' sep.)
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t. Uranus op. s. MC (1°06')
t. Neptune conj. s. EP (0°36')


SUMMARY