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the upper row <strong>of</strong> the summer solstice area on the Small<br />

zodiac, there is only a minimal partial horoscope composed<br />

<strong>of</strong> Venus and Mercury. There are no other planets<br />

indicated there.<br />

In the middle row, there is a typical for the Egyptian <strong>zodiacs</strong><br />

symbol <strong>of</strong> the summer solstice — a man with a raised<br />

hand standing on a boat (see subsection 5.8.4, where we<br />

discussed this symbol on the Small Esna zodiac). Right<br />

next to it, there is a two-headed animal and a crocodile.<br />

These are again the symbols <strong>of</strong> the minimal partial horoscope:<br />

Mercury and Venus near the summer solstice point.<br />

On the left from Cancer, there is a figure <strong>of</strong> a warrior. It<br />

holds a raised sword in one hand and arrows in another. It<br />

is definitely a representation <strong>of</strong> Mars, but it is not completely<br />

clear to which partial horoscope it belongs: the<br />

one <strong>of</strong> the summer solstice or the autumn equinox.<br />

In the bottom row, on the right from Gemini, there is<br />

a familiar symbol <strong>of</strong> the summer solstice — a boat with<br />

a bull and a female figure. Notice a small arrow over the<br />

bull’s head. Even though the female holds no bow, we still<br />

can think that the arrows come from her (see subsection<br />

5.8.4). Furthermore, right behind the “Gemini Brackets,”<br />

there is a pair <strong>of</strong> male travelers standing on a boat. An<br />

almost identical pair <strong>of</strong> two male figures with hawk faces,<br />

which is a planetary symbol in the main horoscope, is<br />

following it. One can assume that the pair on the boat<br />

— a pull-out symbol, represents the same planet in the<br />

partial horoscope (see section 5.6). As it turned out, this<br />

planet was identified in the obtained complete solution<br />

as Mars. We will see later, when we will be checking out<br />

this solution, that Mars in the partial horoscope <strong>of</strong> the<br />

summer solstice was indeed in Gemini. This identification<br />

agrees with the symbol <strong>of</strong> the warrior with a raised sword<br />

located between Leo and Cancer in the middle row. If this<br />

figure indeed represents Mars in the partial horoscope <strong>of</strong><br />

the summer solstice, then Mars could be located on the<br />

boundary between Gemini and Cancer.<br />

In this way we have obtained the following decoding <strong>of</strong><br />

the partial horoscope <strong>of</strong> the summer solstice: besides the<br />

minimal horoscope composed <strong>of</strong> Venus and Mercury, there<br />

was also Mars in the surroundings <strong>of</strong> Gemini. Mars was<br />

either located in Gemini, or, in the case the symbol <strong>of</strong> the<br />

warrior belongs to this partial horoscope, on the boundary<br />

between Gemini and Cancer.<br />

7.6.5 Final Solution for the Small Esna Zodiac:<br />

May 6—8, 1404 AD.<br />

A complete solution that was found for the Small Esna zodiac<br />

turned out to be unique. It was May 6–8, 1404 A.D., exactly<br />

10 years after the date indicated on the Big Esna zodiac!<br />

During that time the configuration <strong>of</strong> the planets on the sky<br />

was as follows:<br />

SUN – in Taurus;<br />

7.6 Decoding the Date from the Small Esna Zodiac 203<br />

MOON – in Aries, appearing as a shrinking moon crescent;<br />

MARS – in Gemini;<br />

VENUS – in Taurus, near its border with Gemini;<br />

MERCURY – in Taurus, near its border with Aries;<br />

SATURN – in Aquarius;.<br />

JUPITER – in Capricorn.<br />

It is clear that these locations perfectly fit the planetary<br />

data contained in the main horoscope (see subsection 7.6.3).<br />

In Appendix ??, we include the input date that was used to<br />

find this solution.<br />

Julian day (JD) = 2233995.00<br />

Year/Month/Day = 1404/5/6<br />

Sun Moon Saturn Jupiter Mars Venus Mercury<br />

1.29 11.95 10.13 9.81 2.28 1.88 1.16<br />

Taurus Pis/Ari Aquarius Capricorn Gemini Taurus Taurus<br />

Julian day (JD) = 2233996.00<br />

Year/Month/Day= 1404/5/7<br />

Sun Moon Saturn Jupiter Mars Venus Mercury<br />

63.4 o<br />

238.5 o<br />

331.7 o<br />

324.4 o<br />

98.2 o<br />

86.4 o<br />

57.3 o<br />

1.31 0.48 10.13 9.82 2.30 1.92 1.15<br />

Taurus Aries Aquarius Capricorn Gemini Taurus Taurus<br />

Julian day (JD) = 2233997.00<br />

Year/Month/Day= 1404/5/8<br />

Sun Moon Saturn Jupiter Mars Venus Mercury<br />

64.3 o<br />

52.4 o<br />

331.8 o<br />

324.5 o<br />

98.9 o<br />

87.6 o<br />

56.8 o<br />

1.34 1.02 10.13 9.82 2.32 1.95 1.14<br />

Taurus Aries Aquarius Capricorn Gemini Taurus Taurus<br />

Table 7.16: Planetary Positions in the Period May 6–8, 1404<br />

On Figure 7.43, we show the final decoding <strong>of</strong> the Small<br />

zodiac, corresponding the computed complete solution. In Table<br />

7.16, we list the planetary positions on the main date: May<br />

6–8, 1404 AD. As usual, we indicate the locations <strong>of</strong> planets<br />

in degree on the ecliptic J2000, as well as by using the coordinates<br />

on the constellation scale (see section 6.10).<br />

The planetary configuration that fits in the best way the<br />

astronomical data shown on the Small zodiac, occured on<br />

May 7, 1404. On that day, Moon in a shape <strong>of</strong> a shrinking<br />

narrow crescent was located in Aries. At that time, the<br />

mean distance from the best points was only 8 o , which can be<br />

compared with a quarter <strong>of</strong> the length <strong>of</strong> an average zodiac<br />

constellation. Since even the mean discrepancy from the best<br />

points <strong>of</strong> magnitude 15 o can be considered as acceptable (see<br />

section 6.11), this result should be considered as very good.

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