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Here's another example of planetary moon astrology, as supported in the newest version of Astrolog. Astrolog can detect eclipses, and also detect when planetary moons transit over the surface of their planet (move in front of it) or are occulted by their planet (move behind it).

This animation shows how I was born just two hours before a "triple eclipse" of Ganymede crossing in front of Jupiter, while Jupiter simultaneously covers Europa. Note Io was just a half hour too slow to start its own transit over Jupiter, because otherwise it would have been a quadruple eclipse!

Do you ever wish you were born during an eclipse? If so, check your moons of other planets, in which there are many more potential ways they can happen! :P
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Cruiser1 wrote:
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Here's another example of planetary moon astrology, as supported in the newest version of Astrolog. Astrolog can detect eclipses, and also detect when planetary moons transit over the surface of their planet (move in front of it) or are occulted by their planet (move behind it).
Hi Walter

I suggest to call these two different types of transits inferior and superior conjunction. As we do with Mercury and Venus in relation to the Sun.
This animation shows how I was born just two hours before a "triple eclipse" of Ganymede crossing in front of Jupiter, while Jupiter simultaneously covers Europa. Note Io was just a half hour too slow to start its own transit over Jupiter, because otherwise it would have been a quadruple eclipse!
Cool animation! I love it when things get graphic... :brows
Do you ever wish you were born during an eclipse? If so, check your moons of other planets, in which there are many more potential ways they can happen! :P
I will! :)
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Michael Sternbach wrote:I suggest to call these two different types of transits inferior and superior conjunction. As we do with Mercury and Venus in relation to the Sun.
An "inferior conjunction" is (for example) Mercury between Sun and Earth (because Mercury is closer or "inferior" in position) which also happens to only take place when Mercury is retrograde. Superior conjunction is Mercury behind the Sun (Mercury is farther away or "superior" in position) and also only happens when Mercury is direct. The term "inferior/superior conjunction" tends to not be used much in astrology, because most astrologers don't care about the relative distance to planets.

A "transit" (at least in astronomy) usually means a small body moving across the surface of a larger body. A "occultation" usually means a large body completely covering a smaller body. The term "eclipse" is usually limited to the Sun and Moon, in which a total eclipse is the (slightly larger) Moon completely occulting the (smaller) Sun, while an annular eclipse is the (smaller) Moon transiting over the surface of the (larger) Sun.

Note that a conjunction (whether inferior or superior) isn't necessarilly a transit or occultation. All eclipses/transits/occultations are conjunctions, however if the planets forming a conjunction differ in latitude, then the planets won't overlap and that conjunction won't be an transit/occultation.

Astrolog's eclipse detection is generalized to any two bodies, e.g. you can see Venus partially occult Jupiter's disk on Nov 22, 2065. :brows The terms Partial/Annular/Total eclipse are well defined and used for the Sun/Moon aspects. For other bodies Astrolog always uses the term "occultation" instead of "eclipse" (i.e. "total occultation" for one body covering another or "annular occultation" for one body in front of another). That nicely aligns with the terminology used for eclipses, and also because "transit" already has its own meaning in astrology (which can refer to any type of conjunction or other aspect).
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By the way, above is another Astrolog animation showing planetary moons. It shows the recent (Dec 21, 2020 at 6:20pm UTC) Jupiter Saturn Conjunction at 0Aqu29. Such conjunctions happen every 20 years, but that was the closest they've visibly come in 800 years, in which they got within 10 Jupiter disk widths from each other.

The largest moons of Jupiter and Saturn have been included, which can be seen through amateur telescopes (or Astrolog's telescope chart). ;) Notice how Jupiter's axis (and therefore the average plane of the orbits of its moons) is only a few degrees different from the ecliptic, however Saturn's axis is over 25 degrees tilted (and therefore its moons are at an angle to Jupiter's). 10 Jupiter disk widths may seem like a lot, however the "auras" of the planets overlap when you take into account the distance to their moons. Planets can occult each others' moons even if they're not close enough to occult each other directly.
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Here's a new animation generated by Astrolog and its planetary moon features. :D This shows Pluto being orbited by its five moons Charon, Styx, Nix, Kerberos, and Hydra, over the next two months. The orbits appear elliptical here because Pluto's orbital plane is at an angle to Earth's ecliptic, and the view is looking down upon the plane of the ecliptic.

Notice how Charon is relatively large compared to Pluto, and that they both visibly orbit the barycenter between them. Most astrology software when computing "Pluto" just does the planetary system barycenter between Pluto and Charon, as opposed to the actual center of body of Pluto itself. The difference between them is small when measured from Earth (no more than 0.1") but still present.
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The new version Astrolog 7.20 has been released, and it has improved support for planetary moons. :' Planetary moons are now official objects in the program, and they can be turned on and off in charts as easily as any planet. Astrolog also offers a new and unique "planetary moons report" (example above) which lists planetary moon positions and aspects (from both geocentric and planetcentric perspectives), which is a nice way to summarize all the various planetary moon influences at work in a chart: http://www.astrolog.org/astrolog/astmoon.htm#report
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Another thing Astrolog 7.20 supports is Saturn's rings! You can display Saturn's rings as well as its moons. I believe the angle of Saturn's rings at the time one was born has astrological significance. Like moons, there hasn't been much investigation into the effect of Saturn's rings, since astrology software hasn't been available to explore it (until now). ;)

For interpretation, when looking at Saturn, either one will seem to be "above" it looking down upon its rings, "below" it looking up at its rings, or looking at the rings edge on. This produces three different types of energy, or general approaches to Saturn. Are you a "grower", a "builder", or an "edger"? Look at your Saturn in Astrolog's telescope chart to find out! :D
  • Grower: If you were born "below" Saturn looking up at its rings, then there's a tendency to aspire or submit to discipline, in order to grow and learn.
  • Builder: If you're "above" Saturn looking down on its rings, there's a tendency to apply or work with discipline, in order to build and manifest.
  • Edger: If you're "edge on" with Saturn so its rings appear to be a line, then the polarities of Saturn are balanced. This can be intense, since you're in Saturn's rotational plane!
The animation above shows Saturn being orbited by its 8 largest moons. It's viewed from from Saturn's 3rd largest moon Iapetus, over a period of 78 days (Apr 1 through Jun 19 of this year) which is one Iapetus orbit. (Saturn's other 7 largest moons orbit in smaller periods ranging from 1-21 days, so they're often visible near Saturn from this vantage point.) Notice the frequent eclipses involving moons, in which they transit in front of Saturn's disk or are occulted behind it. If you wait until Saturn's disk reaches its "New Moon" phase and is entirely in shadow, then you can see the Sun (and Earth) pass by in the upper left corner for a second.
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Above is a comprehensive view of the solar system produced by Astrolog's solar system orbit chart, showing how all the different elements interact as one unified astrological whole! :D Included are the Sun and all planets, the 28 planetary moons that Astrolog supports (counting Earth's Moon), asteroidal bodies Ceres and Chiron, and the "Seven Dwarfs" or the seven largest bodies beyond Pluto.

It's astronomically accurate, although planets are distributed on a logarithmic scale from the Sun (so they're more evenly spaced and the inner planets aren't clumped together next to the Sun) and also each planetary system has been zoomed in appropriately (to make its moons' orbits more visible).

The animation covers one year, during which inner planets make one or more orbits, while the outermost bodies barely move at all. The view is looking down upon the plane of Earth's ecliptic, which means Uranus' moons wiggle back and forth, since Uranus' equator is highly inclined with the ecliptic. Notice Neptune's 3rd largest moon Nereid takes an entire year to orbit Neptune, making it equivalent to a planet in ways.
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