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176 7 The Dates Shown on the Monumental Zodiacs in the Denderah and Esna Temples<br />
(with M = +0.98) was visible at the evening twilight. The<br />
submersion <strong>of</strong> the Sun at the moment when Mercury was<br />
setting down was only SUH=9 o , but still Mercury was sufficiently<br />
bright to be visible in such circumstances. At that<br />
time Mercury was very close to the star Spica (αVirgo) —<br />
distance between them was around 1 o . Mars was near the<br />
Sun in a distance <strong>of</strong> about 2 o and it was completely invisible<br />
throughout all the autumn equinox days.<br />
Figure 7.27: Planets in the proximity <strong>of</strong> the Sun on September<br />
10, 1185. The invisible area around the Sun is shaded.<br />
We are now ready to compare this information with the<br />
situation on the Round zodiac. Let us recall the contents<br />
<strong>of</strong> the autumn equinox partial horoscope: Mercury on the<br />
Virgo’s spike (i.e. very close to Spica), Saturn on its place<br />
in the main horoscope (i.e. in Virgo or Libra), Venus in Leo,<br />
and one more planet, possibly the Sun, is shown as a bird in<br />
Virgo or in Leo (under the feet <strong>of</strong> the “additional” Virgo).By<br />
comparing it with the situation on Figure 7.27, we notice that<br />
Mercury is exactly located as it is suggested on the zodiac.<br />
Saturn is also on its place, as it is expected from the main<br />
horoscope. Position <strong>of</strong> Venus is exactly as it should be. Invisible<br />
Mars, which was in Virgo, corresponds well to the figure<br />
<strong>of</strong> a bird “hiding” under the figure <strong>of</strong> “additional Virgo.” Indeed,<br />
a figure in a hiding position is a natural symbol for an<br />
invisible planet. At this point, only Jupiter is missing from<br />
this partial horoscope. However, let us notice the small sitting<br />
figure above Leo. As we mentioned before, it could be<br />
related to the partial horoscope <strong>of</strong> the autumn equinox as<br />
well as to the summer solstice partial horoscope. The solution<br />
that we’ve obtained suggests that symbol is Jupiter in<br />
these both partial horoscopes. Usually, it doesn’t stay so long<br />
in one constellation, but during this particular year it was<br />
making a loop in Leo, so it was “sitting” there almost the<br />
whole year.<br />
Consequently, we have a perfect confirmation <strong>of</strong> all the<br />
data related to the autumn equinox partial horoscope. So, we<br />
annotate this column with the plus sign.<br />
Column 4: PARTIAL HOROSCOPE OF THE WINTER<br />
SOLSTICE. In the Egyptian year related to this solution,<br />
the winter solstice took place on December 12, 1184 (see Appendix<br />
??). By admitting a few days error margin we consider<br />
the winter solstice days to be approximately from December<br />
6 to December 18, 1184. In these days, Mercury which was<br />
close to the Sun, disappeared from the Sky on December 4.<br />
Therefore, we will present the planetary position on two days:<br />
December 4 (when Mercury was still visible) and December<br />
12, 1184 (when Mercury was not visible anymore). The other<br />
planets, except Moon, did not changed significantly their positions<br />
during the winter solstice days. Notice, that Moon<br />
on December 4-5 was invisible. At that time it was located<br />
in Sagittarius. The New Moon reappeared in the evening on<br />
December 6, in between Sagittarius and Capricorn.<br />
Julian day (JD) = 2153852.00<br />
Year/Month/Day = 1184/12/4<br />
Sun Moon Saturn Jupiter Mars Venus Mercury<br />
271.2 o<br />
265.6 o<br />
182.4 o<br />
151.9 o<br />
242.1 o<br />
257.9 o<br />
261.2 o<br />
8.13 7.97 5.19 4.27 7.19 7.71 7.82<br />
Julian day (JD) = 2153860.00<br />
Year/Month/Day= 1184/12/12<br />
Sun Moon Saturn Jupiter Mars Venus Mercury<br />
279.4 o<br />
369.0 o<br />
182.6 o<br />
151.7 o<br />
247.7 o<br />
268.0 o<br />
273.7 o<br />
8.37 11.56 5.20 4.26 7.37 8.04 8.20<br />
Table 7.8: Planetary Positions in the Period December 4–12,<br />
1167<br />
On Figure 7.28 we show the position <strong>of</strong> planets around<br />
the Sun on December 4, 1184, when Mercury was still visible.<br />
On this day, before the dawn, there were visible three planets.<br />
Mercury in Sagittarius, on the edge <strong>of</strong> the horizon, Venus in<br />
between Sagittarius and Scorpio, and Mars in Scorpio. At the<br />
evening twilight there were no visible planets. At that time<br />
Jupiter was in Leo, and Saturn in Virgo, i.e. the both planets<br />
were far from the Sun.<br />
Let us recall the partial horoscope <strong>of</strong> the winter solstice on<br />
the Round zodiac (see subsection 7.4.3.[B]). There are three<br />
planets shown: the figure sitting on a chair in a boat with a<br />
disc over its head, which could be the Sun or other planet, the<br />
male figure standing over the goose, which is an attribute <strong>of</strong><br />
Mars, and a small figure sitting on a chair above Libra, which<br />
could represent Venus. Notice that the essential information<br />
here is the presence <strong>of</strong> Mars, which we can recognize with<br />
high confidence by its attribute — a goose. Let us compare<br />
this information with the astronomical solution. On Figure<br />
7.28 we see three planets near the Sun: Mars, Mercury and<br />
Venus. Mars was in Scorpio, so in this solution it should be<br />
represented on the Round zodiac by the figure sitting on a<br />
chair in a boat with the disc over its head. Indeed, this figure