Solstice
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Solstice: Either of two points on the ecliptic at which the Sun reaches it farthest point north (0° Cancer) or south (0° Capricorn) of the equator.
The Solstices
Rob Tillett, one of the founders of Astrology on the Web, discusses the Solstices, which, along with the Equinoxes, mark the four great arms of the Cardinal Cross in the tropical year.
The Winter Solstice (the shortest day) occurs on 21 December 2004 at 12h 41m GMT as the sun enters the zodiac sign of Capricorn.
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21 this year; winter solstice is one of the four cardinal ingresses and is extremely significant as it marks the re-birth of the light, the time when the Sun begins to increase in light after the shortest day and longest night.
Solstice
The point at which there is the greatest difference between day and night on the Earth. This happens twice per year - in June and December.
Solstice: Either of two points on the ecliptic at which the Sun reaches it farthest point north (0° Cancer) or south (0° Capricorn) of the equator. The longest day of the occurs at summer solstice (fi . . . View Full Definition ...
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Solstice - Sol+systere, latin for Sun and standing still. The place in the ecliptic where the Sun appears to stand still at its furthest point north or south of the equator, the first degree of Cancer or Capricorn.
Solstice: When the Sun reaches its maximum declination. This occurs twice a year, at the beginning of Summer and Winter.
Solstices: winter (0 Capricorn) and summer (0 Cancer), in which the Sun is lowest or highest in the northern hemisphere sky; the shortest and longest days of the year; the gateways to the timeless or to the power of life.
Solstices. The points in the ecliptic where the Sun is at its greatest distance to the north or south of the equator, and marked by the entry of the Sun into Cancer in Summer and into Capricorn in Winter.
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This word is compounded of the two words, 'sol,' the Sun, and 'sistere,' to make to stand; thus understood, it describes nicely what happens at the solstice, ...
Winter Solstice
Two years ago, my Dad -- my first love and a soul mate -- died in early June, and then my sister had a child on Winter Solstice. That ... Read More
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Summer Solstice - this is a time signifying warmer days. Shed unnecessary layers and enjoy being outside after months of rain .
Solstice
time when the Sun is at its greatest northern or southern declination. Summer solstice 0 degrees Cancer, Winter solstice at 0 degrees Capricorn
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Either of the two points in Sun's path at which it is farthest north or south from the equator.
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Summer Solstice (in the Northern Hemisphere) also marks the passage into the maternal ethers of the Cardinal Water sign Cancer.
Antiscia (or solstice point), is a Greek term which literally means a shadow on the other side. It is a mirror or reflection point equidistant from the 0° Cancer - 0° Capricorn axis, the solstice axis (such as 9°11' Libra and 20°48' Pisces).
Now at the winter solstice 1996 Mercury and Pluto were in semisquare. Their midpoint was squared by Mars, a planet often denoting trauma. Since this configuration had worldwide significance, interested parties would seek to localise it.
December 23 (Winter solstice) - January 20
January 15 - February 12
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Beatitude The fourth stage of the after-life, also called the Marriage, corresponding symbolically to the passage of Spirit's gyre through the Zodiacal sign of Cancer, the sign of the summer solstice.
In other words, it equates to the Winter Solstice in December that relates to (in tropical western astrology) the sun's entrance into Capricorn; the peak of immersion into, or manifestation of, ...
30 Stars from Birs-Nimroud "at least as old as 3,000 BC" written in Babylonian cuneiform and copied from an even older tablet, starts with the Urn of Aquarius and ends with the Sea-Goat, an order that dates it to the time when the winter solstice, ...
The position of winter solstice sun within 3 degrees of the Galactic Center in the year 2012 A.D. (a 'once-in-a-precessional-cycle' event) may provide the eschatological end point of the theory of time known as Time Wave Zero.
December 2012 is notable because the winter solstice will be harmonizing with the galactic center at that time, which falls in 6 degrees of Sagittarius in a zodiacal constellation known as Mula.
From its low at the winter solstice š, the light force waxes through the vernal equinox ' to its maximum at the summer solstice ".
Meanwhile, Pluto is in the neighborhood of the winter solstice degree (the topic for another newsletter), and Mars lines up directly across from it on 9/21, 1/2 and 3/7, ...
The ecliptic circle on the rete is offset so it just touches the Tropic of Capricorn at the summer solstice and touches the Tropic of Cancer at the winter solstice.
At both Vernal and Spring Equinox, the SUN is at 0 Declination, at Winter Solstice, the Sun is at 23 degrees 26 minutes North, or conjunct the Tropic of Cancer.
The Sun's ingress into Cancer and Capricorn marks the Solstice's. The Summer solstice occurs when the Sun enters Cancer and the daylight hours are at their maximum.
During their age, the winter solstice occurred within Capricorn. On this date, many cultures of the ancient world would perform elaborate rituals and carry out sacrifices.
The Zodiac signs show the location of the Sun, Moon and planets relative to the solstice and equinox points.
The solstice and equinox points of the year bring in a new season and are determined by the Sun's cyclic passage.
the Greeks celebrated it at the Winter Solstice, as did the Romans with a festival dedicated to Saturn - the Saturnalia.
Occurring coincident with the first day of winter, our Winter Solstice and longest night of the year - this was the last Lunar Harrah of the Millennium! The Moon was within a few hours of its perigee, its closest point to the Earth.
Aries marks the beginning of the Spring Equinox, Libra the Autumn Equinox, Cancer the Summer solstice and Capricorn the Winter Solstice. All these are phases in the Earth-Sun cycle. Thus, the Signs do reflect the Earth character.
The four cardinal points came about by using the summer solstice as a mooring peg. Once established, the Babylonians followed the Sun along the ecliptic, referred to as the Way of Anu.
Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanza, Yule Tide, Winter Solstice, New Year, whatever. It is that time of year when we can use all of the help that we can get.
The Chinese New Year begins on the second or third new moon after the Winter Solstice. Each new year comes under the influence of an animal in the Chinese zodiac. Here is a list of these animals and the years they rule.
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Owing to the precession of the equinoxes, the summer solstice now lies in Gemini, rather than in Cancer as it did 2,000 years ago.
antiscia : A degree and its antiscion are equidistant from a particular reference point such as the MC-IC or summer-winter solstice axis and are called antiscia.
aphelion : The point in a planet's orbit that is most distant from the Sun.
In this phase, the Moon and Sun are in opposition to each other on opposite sides of the Earth. This corresponds to the time in the planting cycle for the flower to emerge. This phase symbolically relates to the Summer Solstice, ...
Because of the precession of the equinoxes, the equinox and solstice points have each moved westward about 30 degrees in the last 2,000 years.
however, the holiday has ancient origins and can relate to many customs that have survived into modern times. Many of these customs are due to May Day being a cross-quarter day, meaning that it falls approximately halfway between a solstice and an ...
might take less than 2 hours to do the same; because northern latitudes like Toronto's are tilted away from the narrow band the constellations appear to move in (the zodiac), at any time of year except the day of the Summer or Winter Solstice ...
Solstice : Point at which Sun is furthest south or north from Earths equator.
Star Sign : Common misnomer for Sun sign.
Water : Associated with emotion and one of four elements.
Zodiac : Imaginary band divided into twelve segments of 30 degrees.
 See also: Sun, Astrology, Planet, Moon, Signs
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