Highlights

Astrological Highlights for 2009

(Updated 21 May 2009. Using 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 Taurus on 12 May 2009
       enters Gemini on 13 June 2009
       enters Cancer 14 July 2009
       enters Leo on 14 August 2009
       enters Virgo on 14 September 2009
       enters Libra on 15 October 2009
       enters Scorpio on 14 November 2009
       enters Sagittarius on 14 December 2009

2.   The five days before a New Moon:

       24 May 2009
       22 June 2009
       21 July 2009 (Total Solar Eclipse)
       20 August 2009
       18 September 2009
       17 October 2009
       16 November 2009
       16 December 2009

3.   When Mercury is in retrograde motion:

       12 January to 31 January 2009
       7 May to 30 May 2009
       7 September to 29 September 2009
       27 December 2009 to 15 January 2010

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

       28 February 2009: Mars in 26 degrees Capricorn, 210 degrees from Saturn in Leo
       4 April 2009: Mars in 23 degrees Aquarius, 180 degrees from Saturn in Leo
       11 May 2009: Mars in 22 degrees Pisces, 150 degrees from Saturn in Leo
       10 August 2009: Mars in 27 degrees Taurus, 90 degrees from Satrun in Leo

5. Eclipse dates, 2009 (+/- 2 days):

        Annular Solar Eclipse: 25 January 2009: 11:56 p.m. Pacific Standard Time at 13 degrees Capricorn
        Penumbral (partial) Lunar Eclipse: 9 February 2009: 6:50 a.m. Pacific Standard Time at 28 degrees Cancer/Capricorn
        Penumbral (partial) Lunar Eclipse: 7 July 2009: 2:22 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time at 23 degrees Sagittarius/Gemini
        Total Solar Eclipse: 21 July 2009: 7:35 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time at 7 degrees Cancer
        Penumbral (partial) Lunar Eclipse: 5 August 2009: 5:55 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time at 21 degrees, Capricon/Cancer

6. Day before the Full Moon on:

       8 May 2009
       7 June 2009
       7 July 2009
       5 August 2009
       4 September 2009
       3 October 2009
       2 November 2009
       1 December 2009

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

        Mars is conjunct North Node on 16 February 2009 at 16 degrees Capricorn
        Mars is 90 degrees from North/South Nodes on 2 June 2009 at 9 degrees Aries
        Mars is 210 degrees from North Node on 24 August 2009 at 7 degrees Gemini
        Mars is conjunct South Node on 9 October 2009 at 4 degrees Cancer

Planetary Motions for 2009 (based on Raman Ayanamsha, Pacific Time Zone)

Mercury entered Taurus on 22 April 2009
enters Gemini on 29 June 2009
enters Cancer on 14 July 2009
enters Leo on 29 July 2009
enters Virgo on 18 August 2009
re-enters Leo on 25 September 2009
re-enters Virgo on 14 September 2009
enters Libra on 23 October 2009
enters Scorpio on 10 November 2009
enters Sagittarius on 30 November 2009
enters Capricorn on 4 February 2010

Venus entered Pisces on 25 January 2009 (goes retrograde 7 March 2009; goes forward 17 April 2009)

enters Aries on 29 May 2009
enters Taurus on 28 June 2009
enters Gemini on 25 July 2009
enters Cancer on 20 August 2009
enters Leo on 14 September
enters Virgo on 8 October
enters Libra on 1 November
enters Scorpio on 25 November
enters Sagittarius on 19 December
enters Capricorn on 12 January 2010
enters Aquariius on 4 February 2010

Mars entered Aries on 21 May 2009
enters Taurus on 1 July 2009
enters Gemini on 13 August 2009
enters Cancer on 2 October 2009; retrograde on 21 December 2009; direct on 10 March 2010.

Jupiter entered Aquarius on 20 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 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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