http://serennu.com/blog Astrology Blog - Serennu.com Sat, 15 Nov 2008 17:01:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Below are asteroid names which have appeared in the Minor Planet Center list today. These objects' positions can be found on the Ephemeris or Chart pages above, by entering the minor planet number in the Additional Objects field. (7959) Alysecherri  (181483) Ampleforth  (13039) Awashima  (12709) Bergen op Zoom  (6610) Burwitz  (15332) CERN  (189202) Calar Alto  (10803) Careyo  (17428) Charleroi  (100675) Chuyanakahara  (94291) Django  (10726) Elodie  (12916) ... http://serennu.com/blog/2008/11/astrology-recently-named-asteroids/ For minor planet astrologers, these names were added to the Minor Planet Center list overnight, including TNO 2001 UQ18 (minor planet number 148780) which is now called Altjira. Altjira is currently at 2+ Gemini -- i.e., conjunct Barack Obama's Moon, and the Moon of the USA Solte Chart. Altjira has ... http://serennu.com/blog/2008/08/astrology-newly-named-tno-altjira/ If you like a bit of Centaur astrology there's an interesting opposition across the nodes at the moment. Yesterday the Sun exactly conjoined the Centaur Elatus on the South Node, opposing Chiron and asteroid Damocles on the North Node. The Chiron-Elatus opposition is a significant outer planet aspect of our time. ... http://serennu.com/blog/2008/08/astrology-notes-chiron-elatus/ A daily astrology events list including minor planets is available on this page every day. It shows you all exact aspects for the Classical Planets, named Centaurs, named TNOs (now including Makemake), Eris, Ceres, Pallas, Juno, Vesta, Eros, Psyche, Galactic Center & Great Attractor. Sign changes, stations, eclipses, occultations, Moon ... http://serennu.com/blog/2008/08/astrology-aspects-today-centaur-asteroid-aspectarian/ Astrology research is one delineation method ... Some left-brain fodder. Makemake Through the Signs This shows the year Makemake first enters one astrology sign (tropical, geocentric), to the year he first enters the next sign. Because he's very slow, orbital period just over 306 years, it takes at least a couple of ... http://serennu.com/blog/2008/08/astrology-research-data-for-makemake/ Makemake gets involved in the astrology this week, making his first major aspects since being named. Mars opposite Uranus is exact on Wednesday, and Makemake is conjunct Mars for this event (his exact conjunction with Mars follows on Friday). Here's a minor planet chart showing Makemake's position at the exact time ... http://serennu.com/blog/2008/08/makemake-does-astrology/ Asteroid Pallas enters Gemini tomorrow, Monday, having been in Taurus since May 20th. As she does this, Hylonome (a slow centaur with a 126-year orbit) is slowing down for her station opposite in early Sagittarius. Pallas will make an exact opposition to Hylonome as she stations direct at 2+ Sag. ... http://serennu.com/blog/2008/08/astrology-pallas-hylonome-usa/ Astrology Mean and True Black Moon Lilith The difference between the two points and how they are calculated. Eclipses and Moons - Time Differences Why the time of maximum eclipse differs from the time of the corresponding new or full Moon. Programming How to Calculate a Complementary Colour Oops. Actually intended to post these as a page ... http://serennu.com/blog/2008/08/old-articles/ For the astrology of the Total Solar Eclipse in Leo tomorrow, and general inspiration, please see this new article by Eric Francis. The New Moon is at 10:12:34 UT tomorrow at 9° Leo 31'49" (minor planet chart here). The time of Maximum Eclipse, i.e., the time the Moon's shadow comes closest ... http://serennu.com/blog/2008/07/astrology-eclipse-in-leo-august-1st-2008/ I've added Makemake's aspects to the 2008 Centaur/TNO aspectarian here, which now also shows all eclipses, occultations, Moon phases and Mercury shadow dates. Same for the Today page. Below are Makemake's major aspects to the end of this year: Monday 04 August 2008 09:41:33 UT - Makemake (23 vi 18'55") sextile Ceres (23 ... http://serennu.com/blog/2008/07/makemake-aspectarian/