Vernal Equinox 2017

[Jim Eshelman]

The Vernal Equinox (an astronomical event - not just a Tropical ingress) occurs March 20, 2017, 6:20:34 AM EDT. I've tended to regard this as a valid chart, though less strong than the Sidereal ingresses, and Bradley (even post 1957) spoke of it confidently.

Let us hope we are all wrong about this.

Why? Because the new equinox chart has a 0°08' conjunction (on the degree of the Galactic Center, in case that means anything), and this squares Sun. Not many aspects besides that, with Jupiter having most of them - an opposition to Uranus, a square to Pluto.

It should be a reasonable test of this chart because the economy is going on a brisk bull trot right now, and this chart would be taken as an indication of economic crisis and downturn in the next three months (or, as some would say, the year). I suppose we'll get the chance to see. (Remember, these aspects affect the whole world, not just the U.S.)

For Washington, Neptune rises.

That afflicted Moon is precisely setting for London. Brexit is being implemented, and the Queen's health has been a subject of discussion. Paris gets the angular Moon-Saturn also, where it will have different import. A Pluto line plays a couple sorts of games running through a fragile Turkey. Bucharest is suddenly in a bold spotlight. Iran's border with Afghanistan and Pakistan is volatile. Neptune runs exactly down the length of Malaysia (Sorry, Scales, I've gotta ask: What will they lose now? <g>) Beijing gets the full force of the Sun-Moon-Saturn.

Los Angeles has Pluto 0°40' before Asc, Mars 0°06' before IC, mundane square 0°34'.