Cicero - Self Initiation into the Golden Dawn Tradition_Part 01

The Theorieus Grade 257
Time Changes in the U.S.A. and Time Changes outside the U.S.A.-books
which describe time zones, daylight savings time and wartime changes. (Note:
some atlases already contain this information.)
Abook on the Tables ofHouses-there are several different books describing
these tables. We recommend the American Book of Tables.
Calculating Time
Different time zones are established along the meridians of longitude. Therefore
locations having the same longitude will have the same time, no matter how far
North or South they are. However, even though two cities like Tampa and Miami
are both in the Eastern Time zone and use that zone to standardize time, the distance
between them in longitude (East-West) means that sunrise in Miami
occurs earlier than sunrise in Tampa.
Local Mean Time
LMT or true local time is the actual time of a birth at a given location. It signifies
the actual time as opposed to the clock time which is standardized for the entire
time zone. LMT measures the time at the place of birth in relation to the longitude
from 0 0 at Greenwich, England. In order to figure out the difference between LMT
and the given clock time, distance must be converted into time.
The sun takes four minutes of time to travel 60 minutes or 1 0 (degree) in
longitude. (Although the exact rate of the sun's daily motion in the Zodiac can
vary with the position of the earth in its orbit from as little as 57'06" up to as much
as 62'30" in the Zodiac. ) Remember that in converting distance into time, l O is
equal to one hour or 60 minutes. In order to determine the LMT the birthplace longitude
must bemultiplied by 4 and the resultdivided by 60. (Later in this section, we
will explain what is to be done once the LMT has been determined.)
Daylight Savings Time
Check a book of time changes to find out if the birth was in an area which was
observing Daylight Savings Time (or War Time as it used to be called). DSTsets the
clock one hour ahead, so if the birth time occurred during DST, you must subtract
one hour from the given time of birth before continuing with your calculations.
Steps in Erecting a Natal Chart
1. Establish the date, timeand place of birth. (If the exact time is not known, use the
closest known time. If no birth time is known, calculate from noon, although it
will be impossible to determine either the Ascendant, Midheaven or house positions-thus
limiting the horoscope.)
2. Determine theAscendant andMidheaven. These calculations follow different
lines for Eastern and Western longitudes, and for AM and PM birth times. For
examples, we will use individuals born at 3:00,AM or PM, local time, occurring at
longitudes both East and West of the Prime Meridian, Greenwich, England. (Note: