ASTROLOGICAL HIGHLIGHTS 2010

Updated 15 August 2010, using the Raman Ayanamsha for Pacific Standard Time

INAUSPICIOUS DATES FOR TRAVEL, BUSINESS, COMMUNICATIONS

1.   The day when the Sun changes signs in the Sidereal Zodiac
      The day before and day after the solar ingress are also considered inauspicious. 
 
    (Calculated for the Pacific Time Zone, using the Raman Ayanamsha.) 

       Sun  entered Leo on 15 August 2010
       enters Virgo on September 2010
       enters Libra on 15 October 2010
       enters Scorpion on 15 November 2010
       enters Sagittarius on 14 December 2010

    2.   The five days before a New Moon.  New Moon dates are:   

      
 9 August 2010
       8 September 2010
       7 October 2010
       5 November 2010
       5 December 2010

3.   When Mercury is in retrograde motion: 
 
       
21 August to 12 September 2010
       11-29 December 2010

4.   Mars aspecting Saturn (take notice at least one week before and after exact aspects): 

       17 July 2010, Mars enters Virgo
       31 July 2010, Mars conjunct Saturn at 8 degrees of Virgo
       3 September 2010, Mars enters Libra, one sign later than Saturn in Virgo
       17 October 2010, Mars enters Scorpio, beginning third house aspect from transiting Saturn
       14 November 2010, Mars exactly 60 degrees from Saturn in 20 degree of Virgo
       27 November 2010, Mars enters Sagittarius, Fourth House from Saturn
       29 Decenber 2919, Mars exactly 90 degrees from Saturn in 24 degrees of Virgo
                       

5.    Eclipse dates, 2010 (take notice the day before and after a solar eclipse): 

        Annular Solar Eclipse:  14 January 2010:  11:12 p.m. Pacific Standard Time at 1 degrees Capricorn
        Penumbral (partial) Lunar Eclipse:  26 June 2010:  4:31 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time at  12 degrees Sagittarius
        Total Solar Eclipse:  11 July 2010:  12:41p.m. Pacific Daylight Time at 26 degrees Gemini
        Total Lunar Eclipse:  21 December 2010:  12:14 a.m. Pacific Standard Time at 6 degrees of Gemini

         Please visit the NASA web site for more details about the path and duration of each eclipse..

6.    Day before the Full Moon on:   

       25 July 2010
       24 August 2010
       23 September 2010
       22 October 2010
       21 November 2010
       21 December 2010

7.    Mars at 0 degrees, 90 degrees, or 150 to 180 degree angles to
       North and South Nodes (+/- 4 weeks): 


       
16 August 2010:  Mars is 90 degrees from Lunar Nodes at  18 degrees of Virgo
         

PLANETARY MOTIONS FOR 2010 (using Raman Ayanamsha, Pacific Time Zone)

Mercury entered Leo on 22 July 2010
enters Virgo on 29 September 2010
enters Libra on 16 October 2010
enters Scorpio on 3 November 2010
enters Sagittarius on 24 November
reenters Capricorn 24 December 2010

Venus  entered Virgo on 30 July 2010
enters Libra on 30 August 2010, retrograde 8 October at 8 degrees of Libra, goes direct18 November at 5 degrees Libra
enters Scorpio on 30 December 2010
enters Sagittarius on 28 January 2011
enters Capricorn 23 February 2011 

Mars  entered Virgo 17 July 2010
enters Libra 3 September 2010
enters Scorpio 17 October 2010
enters Sagittarius 27 November 2010
enters Capricorn 6 January 2011

Jupiter  entered Pisces on 24 April 2010;
enters Aries on 1 May 2011;
enters Taurus on 10 May 2012;
enters Gemini on 24 May 2013.

Saturn  entered Virgo on 28 August 2009
enters Libra on 2 November 2011;
enters Scorpio on 1 February 2014
enters Sagittarius on 12 January 2017.

Rahu/Ketu  entered Sagittarius/Gemini on 17 November 2009;
enters Scorpio/Taurus on 31 July 2011;
enters Libra/Aries on 28 January 2013.

Uranus entered Pisces on 11 March 2009;
enters Aries on 19 May 2016.

Neptune entered Aquarius on March 3, 2008;
enters Pisces on 8 March 2022.

Pluto entered Sagittarius on October 22, 2005;
enters Capricorn on 4 March 2019.