National Charts for the USA

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1. Introduction
2. LMT or LMT?
3. Links to articles on various charts USA
4. Charts for USA displayed

Introduction
No country has spawned more proposed national charts than the USA! There are numerous charts for July 4th 1776 when the Declaration of Independence was agreed. However, there are also a significant number of other dates in US history that have been proposed by astrologers as the basis for a national chart. I have provided data on all the main charts below.

The Continental Congress declared war with Great Britain on July 6th 1775 a year before the Declaration of Independence. This has therefore led to the advocacy of this date by some astrologers in the so called Boyd chart and its variants.

Historical research has also revealed that Continental Congress took votes for independence from Great Britain on July 1st and 2nd and both of these dates have been proposed as dates for the US national chart.

However, while working together through the Continental Congress the 13 original states all remained completely independent until the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union was agreed in 1777 and ratified in 1781. The Articles created a loose confederation of sovereign states and a weak central government, leaving most of the power with the state governments. Nevertheless as the first form of American government the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union can be seen as the first American government. Several astrologers have therefore proposed charts for the signing, and ratification of the Articles of Confederation.

The need for a stronger Federal government soon became apparent and eventually led to the Constitutional Convention in 1787. The present United States Constitution replaced the Articles of Confederation on March 4, 1789. Astrologers have therefore examined charts for the signing, ratification and the date of commencement of the constitution. Arguably, the constitution embodies modern America with the creation of institutions like the House of Representatives, Senate, Presidency and Supreme Court.

However, other dates can be considered. For example the British surrender at Yorktown in 1781 represented the de facto independence of the American states from Great Britain. In contrast the Treaty of Paris in 1783 represented the diplomatic end to the war and the formal recognition of the United States as an independent nation by Great Britain. The Treaty of Paris was therefore the de jure recognition of the United states.

Finally, i have included data for the inauguration of George Washington in 1789. This can be seen as the foundation chart for the Presidency. Although, not strictly a national chart the institution of the Presidency is so important I felt it deserved listing.

I personally, think several charts can be radical for a country reflecting key moments in a nations history. Different charts may also reveal different aspects of America. To determine the accuracy of a chart astrologers usually sort through a timeline of key events to determine if a chart is ''radical'' and responds to transits, progressions, solar arcs, primary directions etc. However, such rectification should arguably only follow thorough historical research into the timing of a chart being used.

Before you look at the charts themselves I want to offer you links to some interesting articles discussing the competing charts (largely for the DOI/July 4th).

Let me start by providing the link to an excellent episode of The Astrology Podcast (episode 252) hosted by Chris Brennan and Nina Gryphon. Its entitled, What is the birth chart of the United States? You can also download a written transcript of the whole episode.

A Question of time in historic charts

The US only legally adopted its current time zones in

Links on proposed charts for the USA

The astrology podcast episode below provides good coverage of the main charts proposed for the USA from early settlement up to July 1776. The programme does not consider any candidate charts after 1776 such as the various charts for the Articles of Confederation or the Constitution.

https://theastrologypodcast.com/2020/04 ... ed-states/

General articles exploring all the July 4th chart times


http://www.astrology.co.uk/news/USA.htm

https://www.astrodynamics.net/real-astr ... 7-version/

Articles on the Sibly (Sagittarius rising) chart:

The popular Sagittarius rising chart for July 4th 1776 is spelled Sibly not Sibley. Its derived from the English astrologer, physician and herbalist, Ebenezer Sibly (1751-1799). Ebenezer Sibly's chart was first published in 1787. Sibly included this strange but fascinating "chart" as an engraving in his book, The Celestial Science of Astrology. It simply states, "4th July, 10H 10M P.M., 1776," with no place specified, perhaps assuming we will default to Philadelphia. The data surrounding the chart displayed by Sibly are not straightforward and Sibly's chart data is rather muddled leading to at least two separate times that can be derived.

The American astrologer Dane Rudhyar mistakenly used the spelling Sibley in his articles on the USA national horoscope in the early 1970's and unfortunately many astrologers have followed Rudhyar in this error.

http://www.astrology.co.uk/news/sibly.htm

https://www.astrology.co.uk/news/sibly.htm

http://cura.free.fr/xxv/22sibly.html#N

http://www.khaldea.com/rudhyar/astroart ... cope.shtml
http://www.khaldea.com/rudhyar/aad/aad_ ... iece.shtml

https://alextrenoweth.co.uk/sibley-chart-4/

Lastly, a critique of the popular Sibly chart by sidereal astrologer Kenneth Bowser. He proposes a time of 12.16pm LMT for a July 4th chart This gives a Virgo rising ASC in the sidereal zodiac and Libra rising in the tropical zodiac. Unlike many criticisms of the Sibly chart based on its alleged historical improbability Bowser focuses on astrological problems he sees in the Sibly chart:

https://www.westernsiderealastrology.co ... mViQsRc5jw


Articles on the Gemini rising chart for the USA:

https://www.light.org/research.cfm?RS=11

http://tonylouis.wordpress.com/2012/02/ ... ing-chart/

https://tonylouis.wordpress.com/2016/11 ... ing-chart/

https://tonylouis.wordpress.com/2017/03 ... revisited/

https://karenchristino.com/tag/gemini-rising/


Articles on the Scorpio rising chart for the USA

Three articles advocating the Scorpio rising chart for July 4th 1776 by Michael O'Reilly.

https://www.neptunecafe.com/scorpio-rising

http://neptunecafe.homestead.com/ScorpioRising.html

http://neptunecafearchives.homestead.com/Main.html


Article on various charts for USA including Virgo rising for DOI.

An article by Zipporah Dobyns discussing various charts for the USA including a chart for July 2nd 1776, a Virgo rising chart for USA (10.40am LMT), and the chart for the for the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence on July 8th 1776 in Philadelphia: http://www.ccrsdodona.org/articles/curr ... indep.html


Articles on the Boyd chart (26th July 1775)

The "Declaration of Taking Up Arms", issued by Congress on July 6, 1775, is the basis of the so-called "Boyd" chart for the U.S.

https://www.expreso.co.cr/centaurs/post ... chart.html

https://www.solunars.com/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=4031

Charts for 26th July 1775

1. The Boyd Chart.
Date: 06/07/1775 (July 6th,1775)
Time: 11.00 LMT (+5:00:39)
Place: Philadelphia, PA (Lat: 39 N 57; Lng: 75 W 9)
First proposed: 1975
Note: Chart based on the date the Continental Congress issued The "Declaration of Taking Up Arms" .
http://www.astro.com/astro-databank/Nation:_USA_No.6


Chart for 1st July 1776

2. The Powell chart
Date: 01/07/1776 (July 1, 1776)
Time: 19.08 LMT (+5:00:39)
Place: Philadelphia, PA (Lat: 39 N 57; Lng: 75 W 9)
First proposed: ?

Notes: Proposed by the astrologer and historian Gary Lorentzen

Gary Lorentzen made the following comments to me in a forum post on the Mundane Astrologers FB group giving the historical background to the Continental Congress two votes for independence on July 1st and 2nd 1776.
''It's the first majority yes vote for independence, which was taken July 1, 1776, beginning at 7pm, the 9 yes, 2 no and 2 abstentions were confirmed within about 10 mins...I place it at 07:08pm. That vote was a binding vote to separate from Britain. S. Carol asked for a second vote to accommodate Delaware, whose delegation was missing a key member, and therefore abstained. They agreed and took a second vote the next day sometime about 11:30am. That vote confirmed the vote from the previous day, with Delaware voting yes instead of abstaining. Penn and S.C. then saw no reason not to vote yes on the second round (they were the 2 no votes the day before), since it had already been agreed they were to declare independence. Jefferson was tasked on July 1 with finishing the official statement, a rationale for independence. That went through 2 edits and was finally approved in the 11th hour of the morning on July 4. So, I use all three of those charts, but the fact is, whatever happened between July 1 and July 8 (when Independence was publicly announced and the Declaration was distributed), all the events flowed from the first vote on July 1.

I first ran across this July 1 date a few years ago in a published lecture by a Dr. Powell of the Univ of Delaware (historian) who was making a case for July 1 as the real 'birth date' of the U.S., so I call it the Powell chart.''

Charts for 2nd July 1776

3. The Lorentzen chart
Date: 02/07/1776 (July 2, 1776)
Time: 11.30 LMT (+5:00:39)
Place: Philadelphia, PA (Lat: 39 N 57; Lng: 75 W 9)
First proposed: ?
Note: A time researched by Gary Lorentzen from the historical records (see note above for July 1st)

4. The Armistead Chart
Date: 2nd July , 1776.
Time: 12.00 noon
Place: Philadelphia, PA (Lat: 39 N 57; Lng: 75 W 9)
First proposed: ?
Note: Chart proposed by Julian Armistead
Astrodatabank details:
https://www.astro.com/astro-databank/Nation:_USA_No.4
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5. The Merriman chart
Date: 2nd of July, 1776
Time: 11.50am
Place: Philadelphia, PA (Lat: 39 N 57; Lng: 75 W 9)First proposed:
First proposed: ?
Note: Chart proposed by astrologer Ray Merriman.
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6. The Novak chart aka ''Liberty chart''.
Date: 2nd of July, 1776
Time: 17.25
Place: Philadelphia, PA (Lat: 39 N 57; Lng: 75 W 9)First proposed:
First proposed: ?
Note: Chart proposed by astrologer Peter Novak.
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Charts for 4th July 1776

Gemini Rising Charts

7. Uranus Rising chart (Gemini rising)
Date: 07/04/1776 (July 4, 1776)
Time: 02:13:32 (2:13:32 AM) LMT (+5:00:39)
Place: Philadelphia, PA (Lat: 39 N 57; Lng: 75 W 9)
First proposed: 19th century by Luke Broughton
http://www.astro.com/astro-databank/Nation:_USA_No.9

8. Dr. James D Keifer ,Elbert Benjamine, HV Herndon, CC Zain/Walter, Wynne Chart (Gemini rising)
Date: 07/04/1776 (July 4, 1776)
Time: 02:17 (2:17 AM) LMT (+5:00:39)
Place: Philadelphia, PA (Lat: 39 N 57; Lng: 75 W 9)
First proposed/cited: 1908 (Dr. James D Keifer appears to be the originator of this chart).

9. R.A. Billington, B.J. Loewenborg and S.H. Bruckunier Chart (Gemini rising). Also Clement Hey/Gar Osten chart (Gemini rising)
Date: 07/04/1776 (July 4, 1776)
Time: 03:01 (3:01 AM) LMT (+5:00:39)
Place: Philadelphia, PA (Lat: 39 N 57; Lng: 75 W 9)
First cited/proposed: 1947

10. Evangeline Adams chart (Gemini rising)
Date: 07/04/1776 (July 4, 1776)
Time: 03:03 (3:03 AM) LMT (+5:00:39)
Place: Philadelphia, PA (Lat: 39 N 57; Lng: 75 W 9)
First cited/proposed: 1927

http://www.astro.com/astro-databank/Nation:_USA_No.2

Virgo Rising Charts

11. Boehrer/Dobyns chart (Virgo rising)
Date: 07/04/1776 (July 4, 1776)
Time: 09:36 (9:36 AM) LMT (+5:00:39)
Place: Philadelphia, PA (Lat: 39 N 57; Lng: 75 W 9)
First cited/proposed: 1975
http://www.astro.com/astro-databank/Nation:_USA_No.3

12. The Dobyns chart
Date: 04/07/1776 (Jul 4, 1776)
Time: 10.36 LAT/10.40 LMT (+5:00:39)
Place: Philadelphia, PA (Lat: 39 N 57; Lng: 75 W 9)
Note: Zipporah aka ''Zip'' Dobyns had earlier supported Boehrer's chart and claimed to have come up with the same time independently. However, as historical research indicating a later completion of the Declaration of Independence debate emerged Dobyns revised her rectification time to 10.40am LMT. She claimed this time was first proposed by Ronald Howland. However, later historical research by Ronald Howland and Gary Lorentzen indicates the debate on the DOI actually completed sometime around 11am.
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13. The Howland chart (Virgo rising)
Date: 07/04/1776 (Jul 4, 1776)
Time: 11:00 AM) LMT (+5:00:39)
Place: Philadelphia, PA (Lat: 39 N 57; Lng: 75 W 9)
http://www.astro.com/astro-databank/Nation:_USA_No.10
Note: In his book ''American Histrology'' Ronald Howland researched the time for the vote on the DOI by Congress.
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Libra Rising Charts

14. The Stenudd chart
Date: 04/07/1776 (July 4, 1776)
Time: 11.15am LMT (+5:00:39)
Place: Philadelphia, PA (Lat: 39 N 57; Lng: 75 W 9)
First proposed: Stefan Stenudd , 23rd April 2008
https://www.completehoroscope.org/horoscope-USA/
https://www.completehoroscope.org/horos ... -birth.htm
https://www.completehoroscope.org/horos ... -chart.htm
https://www.completehoroscope.org/horos ... eading.htm

15 Frank Piechoski chart (Libra rising)
Date: 07/04/1776 (July 4, 1776)
Time: 12:00 (12:00 PM) LMT (+5:00:39)
Place: Philadelphia, PA (Lat: 39 N 57; Lng: 75 W 9)
First proposed: 21st century
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16. Lewis Howard chart (Libra rising)
Date: 07/04/1776 (July 4, 1776)
Time: 12:14:45 (12:14:42 PM) LMT (+5:00:39)
Place: Philadelphia, PA (Lat: 39 N 57; Lng: 75 W 9)
First proposed: 1951

17. Kenneth Bowser (Sidereal Virgo rising)
Date: 07/04/1776 (July 4, 1776)
Time: 12:16 (12:16 PM) LMT (+5:00:39)
Place: Philadelphia, PA (Lat: 39 N 57; Lng: 75 W 9)
First proposed: 2016.

18. John Hazelrigg Chart (A) (Libra rising)
Date: 07/04/1776 (July 4, 1776)
Time: 12:15 (12:15 PM) LMT (+5:00:39)
Place: Philadelphia, PA (Lat: 39 N 57; Lng: 75 W 9)
First cited/proposed: 1900 NB: Hazelrigg had proposed a time of 12:15 in the first edition of his book in 1900. In 1915 Hazelrigg altered his rectified time to 12:20 LMT.

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19. John Hazelrigg Chart (B) (Libra rising)
Date: 07/04/1776 (July 4, 1776)
Time: 12:20 (12:20 PM) LMT (+5:00:39)
Place: Philadelphia, PA (Lat: 39 N 57; Lng: 75 W 9)
First cited/proposed: 1915 NB: Hazelrigg had proposed a time of 12:15 in the first edition of his book in 1900. In 1915 Hazelrigg altered his rectified time to 12:20 LMT.

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Scorpio Rising Charts

20. Gallard Hunt chart (Scorpio rising)
Date: 07/04/1776 (Jul 4, 1776)
Time: 14:00 (2:00 PM) LMT (+5:00:39)
Place: Philadelphia, PA (Lat: 39 N 57; Lng: 75 W 9)

21. Marc Penfield chart (Scorpio rising)
Date: 07/04/1776 (Jul 4, 1776)
Time: 14:20 (2:20 PM) LMT (+5:00:39)
Place: Philadelphia, PA (Lat: 39 N 57; Lng: 75 W 9)
First proposed: 1984
http://www.astro.com/astro-databank/Nation:_USA_No.11
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21. Michael O'Reilly chart (Scorpio rising)
Date: 07/04/1776 (Jul 4, 1776)
Time: 14:21 (2:21 PM) LMT (+5:00:39)
Place: Philadelphia, PA (Lat: 39 N 57; Lng: 75 W 9)
First proposed: ?
http://www.astro.com/astro-databank/Nation:_USA_No.11
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Sagittarius Rising Charts

22. (Sibly Chart A) Vivian Robson) (Sagittarius rising)
Date: 07/04/1776 (July 4, 1776)
Time: 16:50 (4:50 PM) LMT (+5:00:39)
Place: Philadelphia, PA (Lat: 39 N 57; Lng: 75 W 9)
Date First Cited: 1785 (derived from Sibly's data)
http://www.astro.com/im/in/chart_us_e.gif
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23. (Sibly Chart B) (Sagittarius rising)
Date: 07/04/1776 (July 4, 1776)
Time: 17:10 (5:10 PM) LMT (+5:00:39)
Place: Philadelphia, PA (Lat: 39 N 57; Lng: 75 W 9)
Date First Cited: 1785 (derived from Sibly's data)
http://www.astro.com/astro-databank/Nation:_USA_No.1
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24. Dane Rudhyar chart (Sagittarius rising)
Date: 07/04/1776 (July 4, 1776)
Time: 17:14 (5:14 PM) LMT (+5:00:39)
Place: Philadelphia, PA (Lat: 39 N 57; Lng: 75 W 9)
Date first cited/proposed: 1971
http://www.khaldea.com/rudhyar/astroart ... cope.shtml

25. Regulus Astrology/Dr H Chart (Sagittarius rising)
Date: 07/04/1776 (July 4, 1776)
Time: 18:17:37 LMT (+5:00:39)
Place: Philadelphia, PA (Lat: 39 N 57; Lng: 75 W 9)
First cited/proposed: 2008

26. Kelleher. Chart
Date: 04/07/1776 (July 4, 1776)
Time: 18.30
Place: Philadelphia, PA (Lat: 39 N 57; Lng: 75 W 9)
First proposed: ?
Note: This chart is popular with Vedic astrologers. It was researched by the American Vedic astrologer James Kelleher. It gives a Sagittarius rising ASC in both the sidereal and tropical zodiac.

Pisces Rising Chart

27. John B.Earley Chart (Pisces rising chart)
Date: 07/04/1776 (July 4, 1776)
Time: 22:04 (10:04 PM) LMT (+5:00:39)
Place: Philadelphia, PA (Lat: 39 N 57; Lng: 75 W 9)
Date first cited/proposed: 1914

Other proposed National Charts for USA

28. First Public reading of the Declaration of Independence
12.00 noon, Philadelphia, on July 8th 1776

The Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union

The Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union was an agreement among the 13 original states of the United States of America that served as its first frame of government. It was approved after much debate (between July 1776 and November 1777) by the Second Continental Congress on November 15, 1777, and sent to the states for ratification.
Created: November 15, 1777
Date effective: March 1, 1781
Ratified: February 2, 1781. The articles became law when the 13th state Maryland ratified the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union.
Superseded: March 4, 1789, by the United States Constitution

29. Signing of Articles of Confederation (David Solte) 1777. Rectified time of 12:46:06 P.M. LMT by David Solte. First proposed 1993.
http://www.astro.com/astro-databank/Nation:_USA_No.7

30. Ratification of the Articles of Confederation by state of Maryland. 2nd February 1781. Annapolis, Maryland. Various times proposed in morning , midday or late afternoon.

The astrologer and historian Garry Lorentzen has rectified this chart for 10.30am LAT (10.44 LMT).
In contrast a Vedic astrologer has proposed a 5pm chart that day: https://cosmologer.blogspot.com/2007/12 ... 7LR79hUSbw

31. Ratification of Articles of Confederation ( Ron Grimes) 1st March 1781
http://www.astro.com/astro-databank/Nation:_USA_No.8

British Surrender at Yorktown

32. Surrender at Yorktown 1781, British Forces in North America Surrender at Yorktown 1781
http://www.astro.com/astro-databank/Nation:_USA_No.14
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Signing of the Treaty of Paris

33. Signing of Treaty of Paris, 1783
http://www.astro.com/astro-databank/Nation:_USA_No.13

The US Constitution

34. Signing of Federal Constitution,1787.
http://www.astro.com/astro-databank/Nation:_USA_No.5

35. Ratification of Federal Constitution, 1788.

36. Federal Government/Constitution begins 4th March 1789
http://www.khaldea.com/rudhyar/aad/aad_fedchart.shtml

Presidency of the United States of America Chart

37. POTUS chart. 1789-30th April 1789 Inauguration of George Washington as first US President in New York City. Times vary from 12:45PM-1.20pm
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