Winter Solstice 2008 Winter Solstice Pictures Happy Winter Solstice Today
The winter solstice occurs at 7:04 a.m. eastern time Dec. 21, 2008, according to the U.S. Naval Observatory. To make the astrological picture as clear as possible for those who aren’t used to looking at charts, I’ve taken a snapshot (or erected a chart) for 25 minutes after the moment of solstice, so you can see the sunrise. There’s also a chart for noon, so you can get a sense how planetary movement is charted and understand what that phrase "the four corners of the world" is based on.
Here’s a visual look at it at the solstice – the shortest day of the year and the natural New Year. Don’t be put off if you don’t know the symbols. The sun is the big red ball, and I’ll guide you through with the words below.
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It is 25 minutes after the solstice moment and six minutes into the dawning of Dec. 21 in Washington, D.C., the day of the 2008 winter solstice. You are at the center point of the chart. You are facing south, toward the equator. Up is up and down is down. The moon is overhead, at the highest point in the sky that the sun will reach today – the mid-heaven, or MC. The sun is just rising over the horizon, to your left, preceded by Mars and tightly conjoined with Pluto.
Both the sun and Pluto have entered the sign of Capricorn, moving counterclockwise in the inner wheel from the sign of Sagittarius down into Capricorn. The sky, viewed from Earth, turns like a wheel inside a wheel. The sign of Capricorn will rise with the sun, clockwise, and at mid-day, both will be overhead, as shown below. The cardinal signs, the four corners of the natural world of time in space, are highlighted in the diagrams. The boundary of each cardinal sign marks the offical beginning of the season.
Below is the lunchtime view on Solstice Day in D.C. The moon is nearly setting. The sun has entered Capricorn and winter is officially upon us.
I’ve already written that Pluto will mark the year ahead with a probing, revealing, relentless energy, and I’ve linked that article below. I'll be back soon with a comprehensive look at the year ahead as seen from the solstice point. I’ll take a look specific to each sun sign when we reach the official New Year.
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