2015

Brian Keats’ Weather Research Maps

Planetary movements through the Sidereal Zodiac are projected onto a map of the Earth

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Weather Mapping Research

The foundation to the weather is the 27.32 day declination cycle of the Moon over 18.6 years coupled to the Sun’s annual declination. If you know these rhythms well enough you can get around 80% forecast accuracy of a standard Mean Sea Level Pressure weather map years in advance.

The forecast accuracy can be increased substantially if you account for sunspot cycles and planetary aspects because they too have a correlation to weather events. It is easy enough to get access to planetary events like conjunctions, oppositions and squares but you also need to know when and where these aspects are likely to be most influential on the Earth.

So the map is all about researching and forecasting along which lines of terrestrial longitude planetary influences will more likely be focussed. The first step is to figure out how to lay a map of the heavens onto the Earth. I go into this in more detail on my www.astro-calendar.com website

o 0article ‘Extreme Weather’. A map of the Zodiac is projected onto the terrestrial equator. 0 Aries (Zodiac starting point) is projected 23 west of Greenwich. 12 equal sized constellations of the sidereal Zodiac (Babylonian) are laid along the equator (and not the ecliptic). Note this on the map below. To represent this in the calendar I have placed the Zodiac at the top of the map rather than on top of the equator so as not to obliterate vital information. The

0 0daily positions of the planets in the Zodiac are then plotted onto this map. If for example Mars is in 18 Virgo then it is plotted accordingly in line with 18 Virgo. The planet positions are given in the table below ‘The Mid-Month Sky View’. A line at right angles to the equator is then drawn from each planet's position. These lines are lines of longitude (meridian circles really) along which planetary forces affecting the weather pressure cells are focalised. The Moon’s nodes are treated as planets. The dotted lines are the planet positions on the opposite side of the Earth. If the planet’s symbol is on the upper side of the diagram, then it is north of the equator ie over the northern hemisphere.

If there is a planetary event on that day such as a conjunction, opposition or square then there is a longitude location that the pressure cells will be different to the cells determined by the underpinning 18.6 year cycle lunar matrix. Other planetary factors not already mentioned include simultaneous or near simultaneous equator crossings, retrograde motions and solar eclipses.

The map above shows the planetary positions for 1 day. The next page shows how they are represented over the course of 1 month.

Equator Equator

East East WestWestWest00 010 020 030 040 050 060 070 080 090 0100 0110 0120 0130 0140 0150

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You can see by the horizontal arrows how far each planet travels forwards (or backwards when it is in retrograde motion) each month.

The next step is to indicate on the map where and when the aspects will take place. The aspects are given above each month’s map. These are 0then transferred onto the map as circular (conjunctions and oppositions) and square (square ie 90 aspects) symbols with a number in the middle to

represent the date of the event. The position of the symbols is on a specific longitude. We can read for example that Mars is in the southern hemisphere, transiting over Australia and occasioning 4 square aspects with other planets on the 1st, 3rd, 9th and 17th (refer to ‘Events column). On the opposite side of the world Mars is travelling under (dashed line) the Atlantic.

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You can see by the horizontal arrows how far each planet travels forwards (or backwards when it is in retrograde motion) each month.

The next step is to indicate on the map where and when the aspects will take place. The aspects are given above each month’s map. These are 0then transferred onto the map as circular (conjunctions and oppositions) and square (square ie 90 aspects) symbols with a number in the middle to

represent the date of the event. The position of the symbols is on a specific longitude. We can read for example that Mars is in the southern hemisphere, transiting over Australia and occasioning 4 square aspects with other planets on the 1st, 3rd, 9th and 17th (refer to ‘Events column). On the opposite side of the world Mars is travelling under (dashed line) the Atlantic.

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You can see by the horizontal arrows how far each planet travels forwards (or backwards when it is in retrograde motion) each month.

The next step is to indicate on the map where and when the aspects will take place. The aspects are given above each month’s map. These are 0then transferred onto the map as circular (conjunctions and oppositions) and square (square ie 90 aspects) symbols with a number in the middle to

represent the date of the event. The position of the symbols is on a specific longitude. We can read for example that Mars is in the southern hemisphere, transiting over Australia and occasioning 4 square aspects with other planets on the 1st, 3rd, 9th and 17th (refer to ‘Events column). On the opposite side of the world Mars is travelling under (dashed line) the Atlantic.

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Weather Mapping Research continued

You can see by the horizontal arrows how far each planet travels forwards (or backwards when it is in retrograde motion) each month.

The next step is to indicate on the map where and when the aspects will take place. The aspects are given above each month’s map. These are 0then transferred onto the map as circular (conjunctions and oppositions) and square (square ie 90 aspects) symbols with a number in the middle to

represent the date of the event. The position of the symbols is on a specific longitude. We can read for example that Mars is in the southern hemisphere, transiting over Australia and occasioning 4 square aspects with other planets on the 1st, 3rd, 9th and 17th (refer to ‘Events column). On the opposite side of the world Mars is travelling under (dashed line) the Atlantic.

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You can see by the horizontal arrows how far each planet travels forwards (or backwards when it is in retrograde motion) each month.

The next step is to indicate on the map where and when the aspects will take place. The aspects are given above each month’s map. These are 0then transferred onto the map as circular (conjunctions and oppositions) and square (square ie 90 aspects) symbols with a number in the middle to

represent the date of the event. The position of the symbols is on a specific longitude. We can read for example that Mars is in the southern hemisphere, transiting over Australia and occasioning 4 square aspects with other planets on the 1st, 3rd, 9th and 17th (refer to ‘Events column). On the opposite side of the world Mars is travelling under (dashed line) the Atlantic.

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Weather Mapping Research continued

You can see by the horizontal arrows how far each planet travels forwards (or backwards when it is in retrograde motion) each month.

The next step is to indicate on the map where and when the aspects will take place. The aspects are given above each month’s map. These are 0then transferred onto the map as circular (conjunctions and oppositions) and square (square ie 90 aspects) symbols with a number in the middle to

represent the date of the event. The position of the symbols is on a specific longitude. We can read for example that Mars is in the southern hemisphere, transiting over Australia and occasioning 4 square aspects with other planets on the 1st, 3rd, 9th and 17th (refer to ‘Events column). On the opposite side of the world Mars is travelling under (dashed line) the Atlantic.

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Weather Mapping Research continued

You can see by the horizontal arrows how far each planet travels forwards (or backwards when it is in retrograde motion) each month.

The next step is to indicate on the map where and when the aspects will take place. The aspects are given above each month’s map. These are 0then transferred onto the map as circular (conjunctions and oppositions) and square (square ie 90 aspects) symbols with a number in the middle to

represent the date of the event. The position of the symbols is on a specific longitude. We can read for example that Mars is in the southern hemisphere, transiting over Australia and occasioning 4 square aspects with other planets on the 1st, 3rd, 9th and 17th (refer to ‘Events column). On the opposite side of the world Mars is travelling under (dashed line) the Atlantic.

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Weather Mapping Research continued

You can see by the horizontal arrows how far each planet travels forwards (or backwards when it is in retrograde motion) each month.

The next step is to indicate on the map where and when the aspects will take place. The aspects are given above each month’s map. These are 0then transferred onto the map as circular (conjunctions and oppositions) and square (square ie 90 aspects) symbols with a number in the middle to

represent the date of the event. The position of the symbols is on a specific longitude. We can read for example that Mars is in the southern hemisphere, transiting over Australia and occasioning 4 square aspects with other planets on the 1st, 3rd, 9th and 17th (refer to ‘Events column). On the opposite side of the world Mars is travelling under (dashed line) the Atlantic.

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Weather Mapping Research continued

You can see by the horizontal arrows how far each planet travels forwards (or backwards when it is in retrograde motion) each month.

The next step is to indicate on the map where and when the aspects will take place. The aspects are given above each month’s map. These are 0then transferred onto the map as circular (conjunctions and oppositions) and square (square ie 90 aspects) symbols with a number in the middle to

represent the date of the event. The position of the symbols is on a specific longitude. We can read for example that Mars is in the southern hemisphere, transiting over Australia and occasioning 4 square aspects with other planets on the 1st, 3rd, 9th and 17th (refer to ‘Events column). On the opposite side of the world Mars is travelling under (dashed line) the Atlantic.

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Weather Mapping Research continued

You can see by the horizontal arrows how far each planet travels forwards (or backwards when it is in retrograde motion) each month.

The next step is to indicate on the map where and when the aspects will take place. The aspects are given above each month’s map. These are 0then transferred onto the map as circular (conjunctions and oppositions) and square (square ie 90 aspects) symbols with a number in the middle to

represent the date of the event. The position of the symbols is on a specific longitude. We can read for example that Mars is in the southern hemisphere, transiting over Australia and occasioning 4 square aspects with other planets on the 1st, 3rd, 9th and 17th (refer to ‘Events column). On the opposite side of the world Mars is travelling under (dashed line) the Atlantic.

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Weather Mapping Research continued

You can see by the horizontal arrows how far each planet travels forwards (or backwards when it is in retrograde motion) each month.

The next step is to indicate on the map where and when the aspects will take place. The aspects are given above each month’s map. These are 0then transferred onto the map as circular (conjunctions and oppositions) and square (square ie 90 aspects) symbols with a number in the middle to

represent the date of the event. The position of the symbols is on a specific longitude. We can read for example that Mars is in the southern hemisphere, transiting over Australia and occasioning 4 square aspects with other planets on the 1st, 3rd, 9th and 17th (refer to ‘Events column). On the opposite side of the world Mars is travelling under (dashed line) the Atlantic.

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Weather Mapping Research continued

You can see by the horizontal arrows how far each planet travels forwards (or backwards when it is in retrograde motion) each month.

The next step is to indicate on the map where and when the aspects will take place. The aspects are given above each month’s map. These are 0then transferred onto the map as circular (conjunctions and oppositions) and square (square ie 90 aspects) symbols with a number in the middle to

represent the date of the event. The position of the symbols is on a specific longitude. We can read for example that Mars is in the southern hemisphere, transiting over Australia and occasioning 4 square aspects with other planets on the 1st, 3rd, 9th and 17th (refer to ‘Events column). On the opposite side of the world Mars is travelling under (dashed line) the Atlantic.

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Weather Mapping Research continued

You can see by the horizontal arrows how far each planet travels forwards (or backwards when it is in retrograde motion) each month.

The next step is to indicate on the map where and when the aspects will take place. The aspects are given above each month’s map. These are 0then transferred onto the map as circular (conjunctions and oppositions) and square (square ie 90 aspects) symbols with a number in the middle to

represent the date of the event. The position of the symbols is on a specific longitude. We can read for example that Mars is in the southern hemisphere, transiting over Australia and occasioning 4 square aspects with other planets on the 1st, 3rd, 9th and 17th (refer to ‘Events column). On the opposite side of the world Mars is travelling under (dashed line) the Atlantic.

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Weather Mapping Research continued

You can see by the horizontal arrows how far each planet travels forwards (or backwards when it is in retrograde motion) each month.

The next step is to indicate on the map where and when the aspects will take place. The aspects are given above each month’s map. These are 0then transferred onto the map as circular (conjunctions and oppositions) and square (square ie 90 aspects) symbols with a number in the middle to

represent the date of the event. The position of the symbols is on a specific longitude. We can read for example that Mars is in the southern hemisphere, transiting over Australia and occasioning 4 square aspects with other planets on the 1st, 3rd, 9th and 17th (refer to ‘Events column). On the opposite side of the world Mars is travelling under (dashed line) the Atlantic.

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Times are AESTAustralian Eastern Standard Time

which is UT + 10hours

Times are AESTAustralian Eastern Standard Time

which is UT + 10hours

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2nd 05:48 Mars Opposite Jupiter 3rd 18:40 Sun Square Uranus 4th 09:34 Sun Conjunct Pluto 4th 18:59 Earth Perihelion; closest approach to Sun 5th 17:50 Sun Square Lunar Sth Node

15th 05:59 Mercury Greatest Elongation: 18.9° E15th 16:10 Mars Square Saturn15th 17:49 Pluto Square Lunar Sth Node 17th 14:39 Mercury Crosses to North of Sun's Path (Node)19th 23:44 Venus Opposite Jupiter

20th 10:08 Mars Conjunct Neptune

22nd 01:54 Mercury begins retrograde 30th 18:22 Venus Square Saturn 30th 23:40 Mercury Inferior Conjunction

20th 18:42 Uranus Conjunct Lunar Sth NodeJanuary

February 2nd 03:35 Venus Conjunct Neptune 7th 02:55 Sun Opposite Jupiter - brightest for the year12th 00:56 Mercury ends Retrograde and goes Direct22nd 03:28 Mars Crosses Equator going Nth22nd 15:12 Venus Conjunct Mars

23rd 01:27 Venus Crosses Equator going Nth23rd 23:55 Sun Square Saturn 24th 21:31 Mercury Crosses to South of Sun's Path (Node)25th 1:59 Mercury Greatest Elongation: 26.7° West26th 14:54 Sun Conjunct Neptune

Times are AESTAustralian Eastern Standard Time

which is UT + 10hours

Times are AESTAustralian Eastern Standard Time

which is UT + 10hours

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1st 16:57 Venus Conjunct Lunar Sth Node 2nd 07:15 Mercury Opposite Jupiter 5th 04:45 Venus Conjunct Uranus 5th 13:17 Venus Square Pluto 5th 13:57 Mars Conjunct Lunar Sth Node12th 02:05 Mars Conjunct Uranus

2nd 16:36 Mercury Crosses Equator going Nth 4th 22:01

4th Harvest Moon – Closest Full to Autumn Equinox 5th 16:20 Mercury Conjunct Lunar Sth Node 6th 01:07 Sun Square Pluto

Partial Lunar Eclipse details: eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/LEdecade/LEdecade2011.html

12th 08:40 Mars Square Pluto 15th 01:02 Saturn begins Retrograde16th 01:31 Venus Crosses to North of Sun's Path (Node)16th 19:40 Mercury Square Saturn 17th 12:53 Uranus Square Pluto 18th 18:48 Mercury Conjunct Neptune

21st 08:45 Sun Crosses Equator going Nth - Equinox28th 12:10 Venus Square Jupiter 31st 11:02 Sun Conjunct Lunar Sth Node

20th 19:46 Total Solar Eclipsevisible in Iceland, Europe, N Africa, N Asia

details:eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEdecade/SEdecade2011.html

7th 00:07 Sun Conjunct Uranus 16:33 Jupiter Peak Nth for the year 8th 10:06 Mercury Square Pluto; 22:19 Conjunct Uranus 9th 02:56 Jupiter ends Retrograde and goes Direct10th 13:52 Mercury Superior Conjunction12th 15:41 Mars crosses to North of Sun’s Path (Node).15th 14:24 Venus Opposite Saturn

15th 13:58 Mercury Crosses to North of Sun's Path (Node)17th 13:54 Pluto begins Retrograde18th 10:28 Mars Square Jupiter19th 20:29 Venus Square Neptune21st 14:15 Mercury Square Jupiter23rd 09:03 Mercury Conjunct Mars

Times are AESTAustralian Eastern Standard Time

which is UT + 10hours

Times are AESTAustralian Eastern Standard Time

which is UT + 10hours

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3rd 18:34 Mercury Opposite Saturn 4th 19:02 Sun Square Jupiter 7th 14:59 Mercury Greatest Elongation: 21.2° E 10th 02:08 Mercury Square Neptune 10th 17:02 Venus reaches Peak North declination.11th 18:06 Mercury Peak North

0 7th 04:59 Venus Greatest Longitude East of Sun @ 45.412th 08:32 Mercury goes Direct motion 12th 19:07 Neptune end Direct and goes Retrograde 15th 01:56 Sun Conjunct Mars

15th 16:02 Mars Opposite Saturn 16th 19:50 Venus Square Lunar Nodes19th 11:49 Mercury begins Retrograde22nd 11:56 Venus Opposite Pluto 23rd 11:34 Sun Opposite Saturn - brightest for the year 23rd 20:45 Mercury Crosses to South of Sun's Path (Node)

26th 03:09 Venus Square Uranus 26th 09:38 Mars Square Neptune 27th 20:36 Mercury Conjunct Mars 29th 17:00 Mercury Square Neptune 31st 02:53 Mercury Inferior Conjunction31st 23:07 Sun Square Neptune

22nd 02:38 Solstice; Sun at its farthest North declination24th 04:08 Mercury Square Neptune 25th 02:59 Mercury Greatest Elongation: 22.5° West 27th 05:41 Mars Peak North 28th 01:52 Sun Square Lunar Nodes

Times are AESTAustralian Eastern Standard Time

which is UT + 10hours

Times are AESTAustralian Eastern Standard Time

which is UT + 10hours

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1st 17:50 Venus Conjunct Jupiter 2nd 10:45 Mars Square Lunar Nodes 5th 14:58 Venus Crosses to South of Sun's Path (Node) 6th 22:59 Aphelion - Earth farthest from the Sun 7th 01:38 Sun Opposite Pluto 11th 13:33 Mercury Square Lunar Nodes

2nd 15:52 Saturn ends Retrograde and goes Direct 3rd 20:36 Jupiter Square Saturn

5th 07:46 Venus Conjunct Jupiter 6th 01:08 Venus Square Saturn 7th 00:24 Mercury Conjunct Venus 7th 06:19 Mercury Square Saturn 7th 17:08 Mercury Conjunct Jupiter

13th 11:11 Mercury Opposite Neptune

16th 05:19 Venus Inferior Conjunction19th 20:06 Mercury Crosses to South of Sun's Path (Node) 22nd 09:40 Sun Square Saturn 26th 08:03 Mercury Crosses Equator going Sth 27th 08:02 Sun Conjunct Jupiter 29th 00:23 Mercury Conjunct Lunar Nth Node

12th Venus Greatest Brilliance as Evening Star 12th 13:13 Mercury Crosses to North of Sun's Path (Node) 13th 12:52 Sun Square Uranus 14th 16:47 Venus Square Saturn16th 00:12 Mars Opposite Pluto 16th 09:39 Mercury Opposite Pluto 16th 14:14 Mercury Conjunct Mars

19th 11:07 Mercury Square Uranus 24th 05:18 Mercury Superior Conjunction25th 19:28 Venus Begins Retrograde25th 19:42 Mars Square Uranus26th 20:37 Uranus Begins Retrograde 31st Blue Moon; 2nd Full Moon of the month

Times are AESTAustralian Eastern Standard Time

which is UT + 10hours

Times are AESTAustralian Eastern Standard Time

which is UT + 10hours

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October

1st 13:37 Sun Opposite Neptune 1st 15:03 Venus Conjunct Mars 4th 19:59 Mercury Greatest Elongation: 27.1° E 6th 18:29 Venus ends Retrograde and goes Direct10th 05:27 Mercury Square Pluto 13th 16:55

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Partial Solar Eclipsedetails eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEdecade/SEdecade2011.html

1st 00:36 Mercury Inferior Conjunction 7th 00:14 Sun Square Pluto 7th 12:52 Mars Opposite Neptune 8th 12:25 Mercury Crosses to North of Sun's Path (Node) 9th 20:22 Mercury Crosses Equator going Nth 10th 00:57 Mercury ends Retrograde and goes Direct

7th 16:53 Jupiter Opposite Neptune 18th 04:09 Mercury begins Retrograde20th Venus Greatest Brilliance as Morning Star 23rd 18:20 Sun Crosses Equator going Sth - Equinox24th 19:05 Sun Conjunct Lunar Nth Node 25th 08:26 Mercury Square Pluto

25th 16:57 Pluto ends Retrograde and goes Direct26th 11:11 Mars Square Saturn 28th 12:48 Total Lunar Eclipse

visible: E Pacific, Americas, Europe, Africa. W Asia details eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/LEdecade/LEdecade2011.html

11th 10:30 Venus Square Saturn 12th 13:49 Sun Opposite Uranus 15th 22:29 Mercury Crosses Equator going Sth 16th 12:59 Mercury Greatest Elongation: 18.1° West17th 12:52 Venus Opposite Neptune 18th 08:39 Mars Conjunct Jupiter

23rd 07:21 Mercury Square Pluto 26th 06:03 Venus Conjunct Jupiter 26th 08:59 Mercury Opposite Uranus 26th 16:59 Venus Greatest Elongation: 46.4° W 26th 18:16 Venus Crosses to North of Sun's Path (Node)

Times are AESTAustralian Eastern Standard Time

which is UT + 10hours

Times are AESTAustralian Eastern Standard Time

which is UT + 10hours

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3rd 11:10 Venus Conjunct Mars 9th 08:16 Venus Conjunct Lunar Nth Node 11th 20:38 Venus Crosses Equator going Sth 13th 03:27 Mars Conjunct Lunar Nth Node 15th 19:25 Mercury Crosses to South of Sun's Path (Node) 18th 0:45 Mercury Superior Conjunction 18th 19:57 Mars Crosses Equator going Sth

3rd 11:10 Venus Conjunct Mars 9th 08:16 Venus Conjunct Lunar Nth Node 11th 20:38 Venus Crosses Equator going Sth 13th 03:27 Mars Conjunct Lunar Nth Node 15th 19:25 Mercury Crosses to South of Sun's Path (Node)

19th 02:30 Neptune ends Retrograde and goes Direct21st 12:01 Venus Square Pluto 24th 08:13 Venus Opposite Uranus 25th 14:56 Mercury Conjunct Saturn 25th 17:14 Mercury Square Neptune 26th 22:14 Saturn Square Neptune

30th 00:49 Sun Square Neptune 30th 10:15 Sun Conjunct Saturn

18th 0:45 Mercury Superior Conjunction 18th 19:57 Mars Crosses Equator going Sth 19th 02:30 Neptune ends Retrograde and goes Direct21st 12:01 Venus Square Pluto 24th 08:13 Venus Opposite Uranus

25th 14:56 Mercury Conjunct Saturn 25th 17:14 Mercury Square Neptune 26th 22:14 Saturn Square Neptune 30th 00:49 Sun Square Neptune 30th 10:15 Sun Conjunct Saturn