War of 1812 began

[Jim Eshelman]

President Madison signed Congress' declaration of war against England June 18, 1812 - one day after Congress passed it - proclaiming it the next day.

I'm still looking for a time. There is no time written on the surviving written declaration with Madison's signature. I've found a news clipping from the National Intelligencer marked June 18, 1812, "4 o'clock P.M." saying that, "The injunction of secrecy was about an hour ago [i.e., about 3 PM] removed from the following message, report or manifeto, and set." There follows remarks by President Madison to the two houses of Congress (perhaps his June 1 communications?) that evidently had been under embargo until that point, suggesting that something had shifted by that point.

The exact time of day doesn't matter much for our purposes. Let's use 3 PM and go from there. (If I were making up the best "declaration of war" chart, I'd pick 1 PM.)

Year: Capsolar {+2}
Pluto on IC 0°54'
Mars on IC 3°27'
Neptune on Asc 4°47'
-- Sun-Pluto sq. 1°23' PVP
-- Mars-Pluto conj. 2°09'
Moon-Saturn conj. 3°34' in mundo

Bridge {+2}
t Mars op. Capsolar Moon 0°21'

Quarter: Arisolar (Dormant.)

Month: Caplunar {0}
Neptune sq. MC 1°23' (on EP 1°22')
Sun & Uranus more widely angular
-- Su/Ne = MC 0°30'
-- Sun-Neptune op. 3°47'
Moon-Venus op. 1°26'

Week: Canlunar {+1}
Jupiter sq. Asc 1°15'
Moon & Saturn widely foreground
-- Mo/Sa on meridian 0°50'
-- Saturn op. a not-quite-foreground Mars 1°06' in mundo

Day: Capsolar Quotidian & Transits {+3}
p Asc sq. t Pluto 0°09', s Mars 0°39'
-- t Pluto conj. s Mars 0°48'
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t Mars op. s Moon 0°21'
t Mercury op. s Asc 1°44'

Day: Cansolar Quotidian & Transits {+1}
p MC op. s Uranus 0°40'
t Mercury conj. p Moon 0°40'
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t Mercury conj. s MC 1°29'