Highlights

Astrological Highlights for 2008

(updated 2 July 2008, and based upon the Raman Ayanamsha, for Pacific Standard Time)

Inauspicious Dates for Business, Travel, 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 Gemini on 12 June 2008
       enters Cancer on 14 July 2008
       enters Leo on 14 August 2008
       enters Virgo on 14 September 2008
       enters Libra on 15 October 2008
       enters Scorpio on 14 November 2008
       enters Sagittarius on 13 December 2008

2.   The five days before a New Moon:

       2 July 2008
       1 August 2008
       30 August 2008
       29 September 2008
       28 October 2008
       27 November 2008
       27 December 2008

3.   When Mercury is in retrograde motion:

       24 September to 15 October 2008

       12 January to 31 January 2009

4.   Mars at 0-60-90-150-180-210 degree angle to Saturn (take notice one week before and after):

       10 July 2008:  Mars conjunct Saturn at 12 degrees Leo

       15 December 2008: Mars in Scorpio, 90 degrees from Saturn in Leo

5. Eclipse dates, 2008 (+/- 2 days):

        Annular Solar Eclipse: 6 February 2008: 7:45 p.m. Pacific Standard Time at 25 degrees Capricorn
        Total Lunar Eclipse: 20 February 2008: 7:31 p.m. Pacific Standard Time at 9 degrees Leo/Aquarius
        Partial Lunar Eclipse: 16 August 2008: 2:17 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time at 2 degrees Aquarius/Leo

6. Day before and during the Full Moon:

        17-18 July 2008
        15-16 August 2008
        14-15 September 2008
        13-14 October 2008
        11-12 November 2008
        11-12 December 2008

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

         Mars in Cancer from 25 April to 18 June 2008. Conjunct South Node on 16 June 2008 at 28 degrees of Cancer.
       Mars is 90 degrees from North/South Nodes on 26 October 2008, at 22 degrees of Libra

Planetary Motions for 2008 (based on Raman Ayanamsha, Pacific Time Zone)

Mercury in 2008:

Mercury entered Taurus on 28 April 2008; goes retrograde on 27 May 2008; goes direct on 19 June 2008;
enters Gemini on 5 July 2008;
enters Cancer on 22 July 2008;
enters Leo on 6 August 2008;
enters Virgo on 23 August 2008;
enters Libra on 21 September 2008; goes retrograde on 24 September; re-enters Virgo on 26 September; goes direct on 15 October;
enters Scorpio on 18 November 2008;
enters Sagittarius on 7 December 2008;
enters Capricorn on 26 December 2008.

Venus entered Gemini on 11 June 2008
enters Cancer on 6 July 2008
enters Leo on 30 July 2008
enters Virgo on 24 August 2008
enters Libra on 17 September 2008
enters Scorpio on 12 October 2008
enters Sagittarius on 6 November 2008
enters Capricorn on 1 December 2008
enters Aquarius on 27 December 2008

Mars entered Cancer on 25 April 2008;
enters Leo on 18 June 2008;
enters Virgo on 7 August 2008;
enters Libra on 22 September 2008;
enters Scorpio on 5 November 2008;
enters Sagittarius on 16 December 2008.

Jupiter entered Sagittarius on 15 November 2007;

goes retrograde May 10, 2008
goes direct September 8, 2008

enters Capricorn on 2 December 2008;

enters Aquarius on 11 April 2009
goes retrograde 15 June 2009
reenters Capricorn on 10 August 2009
goes direct in Capricorn on 12 October 2009
reenters Aquarius 11 December 2009;
enters 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 Leo on 2 July 2007;

goes retrograde on 1 January 2009;
goes direct on 17 May 2009;
enters Virgo on 28 August 2009;
enters Libra on 2 November 2011;
enter Scorpio on 1 February 2014.

Rahu /Ketu entered Capricorn/Cancer on 19 May 2008.
enters Sagittarius/Gemini on 17 November 2009;
enters Scorpio/Taurus on 31 July 2011;
enters Libra/Aries on 28 January 2013.

Uranus entered Aquarius on March 9, 2001;
retrograde from 27 June to 27 November 2008;

enters 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.

Aum Tat Sat Aum

Stephen Quong

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