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Figure 7.28: Planets in the proximity of the Sun on December
4, 1184. The area under the horizon is shaded.
is in Scorpio and it has the same falcon head as the figure
of Mars in the main horoscope. The disc over its head can
refer to the Sun. In the solution, beside Mars there are two
more visible planets — Venus and Mercury. In the partial
horoscope there are also two more figures — one is a male with
human face, which fits Mercury very well, and another figure
with unclear gender accompanied by an animal (probably a
lioness), which could be Venus. In this context, we have the
correspondence between the data in the partial horoscope and
the solution. Consequently, we put the sign plus to annotate
this column.
Column 5: PARTIAL HOROSCOPE OF THE SPRING
EQUINOX. In 1185, the spring equinox occurred on March
13-14 (see Appendix ??), which was very close date to the
date of the main horoscope. Let us present the positions of
the planets near the Sun on March 14, 1168 (see Table 7.9).
Julian day (JD) = 2153952.00
Year/Month/Day = 1184/3/14
Sun Moon Saturn Jupiter Mars Venus Mercury
372.0 o
151.7 o
178.4 o
142.3 o
314.7 o
383.1 o
345.9 o
11.64 4.26 5.09 3.95 9.47 11.91 10.96
Table 7.9: Planetary Positions on March 14, 1184
Since the spring equinox occurred just a few days before
the main date, all the planets (except Moon) were almost at
the same positions as in the main horoscope. On the Round
zodiac, as it is on the Long zodiac, the partial horoscope of
the spring equinox consists only of the disc representing the
Sun and the figure inside it representing the planet that was
in its proximity on the equinox day. In the above table, we
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can easily recognize that the closest planet to the Sun on the
equinox day was Venus. The computations made using the
program Turbo-Sky confirm that Venus was clearly visible on
March 14, 1168. The submersion of the Sun at the moment
Venus was crossing the horizon in Cairo was SUH=10 o , while
brightness of Venus was M = −3.4. There were no other
planets near Venus, so the figure making an “offering to the
Sun” inside the disc must be Venus, which matches well the
female figure inside the disc. Consequently, we obtained the
confirmation for all the data and we can annotate this column
with the plus sign.
Column 6: PARTIAL HOROSCOPE OF THE SUMMER
SOLSTICE. In the year 1185, the summer solstice occurred
on June 12-13. Let us list the positions of the planets on the
ecliptic on one of the summer solstice days, i.e. June 12, 1185
(see Table 7.10).
Julian day (JD) = 2154043.00
Year/Month/Day = 1185/6/13
Sun Moon Saturn Jupiter Mars Venus Mercury
99.8 o
264.3 o
176.9 o
149.3 o
381.2 o
133.7 o
98.5 o
2.35 7.92 5.06 4.19 11.87 3.60 2.31
Table 7.10: Planetary Positions on June 13, 1185
On Figure 7.29, we show the configuration of the planets
around the Sun on the summer solstice day on June 12, 1185.
We can describe the situation on this day as follows
(1) In Gemini, near the Sun was only Mercury. The Sun submersion
for Mercury on the horizon was about 1 o only, so
it was invisible (its brightness was M = +4.3).
(2) Jupiter was visible in the evening in Leo, right beside of
Regulus. It was very bright (M = −1.3).
(3) Venus was visible in the evening in Cancer. Its brightness
was M = −3.8.
(4) In the morning only Mars was visible. It was located
rather far from the Sun in Pisces, but it was the nearest to
the Sun visible planet in before the dawn. Its brightness
was very strong (M = +0.1) and approximately the same
as the brightness of Arcturus. Consequently, on this day
Mars was brighter than any star, except Sirius. Since two
hours before the dawn, Sirius and Arcturus were already
under the horizon, Mars appeared on that morning as the
brightest “star” on the sky.
Let us recall the partial horoscope of the summer solstice
and compare it with the solution.
(1) In Gemini or in Taurus, was a male planet, probably Mercury.
This agrees exactly with the solution.
(2) Another planet was in Leo, which we recognized as Jupiter
(notice that the same symbol represents Jupiter in the