The 2012 Venus Transit
The Astonomy & Astrology

The Venus Retrograde Star Alignments

The Venus Earth Synods with
Pholus, Ixion, Quaoar, and Pluto

Earth Viewing Coordinates

Nick Anthony Fiorenza

Copyright © 2008 Nick Anthony Fiorenza, All Rights Reserved

This page will be updated with new and unique information
on the 2012 transit as we get closer to the transit.

Venus Retrograde & Transit in the Horns of the Bull

Venus begins its retrograde on May 15 2012 conjoined El Nath and Al Hecka (the horns of the Bull) and Meissa (the head of Orion) and the belt of Orion. The Transit occurs on June 6, 2012 conjoined Kursa of Eridanus (when Venus crosses the ecliptic). The retrograde completes on June 27, 2012 in the Hyades, which is a stellar asterism that lies just before Aldebaran (the Eye of the Bull). Aldebaran marks the center of the sidereal sign of Taurus.

The Venus Transit Theme

There are several factors defining the theme of this event:

• The Lunar Cycle in which the Venus transit occurs. (The Venus Transit occurs in the May 20, 2012 Lunar Cycle.)
• Where in the Lunar Cycle the transit occurs (in the crescendo of the Disseminating Moon).
• The addditional geometrical aspects to Venus at the time of the transit.

Kursa of Eridanus is the primary conjoining star of the Venus-Sun alignment (Venus Transit). Kursa marks the beginning of Eridanus, the River of Life. Kursa and its immediate surounding cosmology define the theme of the event.

The Venus Transit-Kursa theme will be presented here at a later date, and will be explored in detail in the May 20, 2012 Lunar Planner.

The Star Alignments

Note: The Venus Transit is also the time of the Earth-Venus synod (when the Sun, Venus and Earth align), which marks the start of a new 584-day Earth-Venus Synodic Cycle (more about this below).

The Earth-Venus Synods with Pholus, Ixion, Quaoar & Pluto
The Embracing Context of June 2012

The underlying and embracing context of the Venus transit, and what it means in terms of the "evolution of Human consciousness" is found by looking at the greater planetary synodic cycles occurring at this time. The Venus Transit itself, and the Kursa star alignment presented above can be thought of as the punctual (in the moment) theme. This punctual event (the transit) is but one point in a far-more embracing symphony of planetary cycles.

A new 584-day Earth-Venus Synodic Cycle begins at the time of the Venus Transit. Planetary synods occur when two or more planets align looking from the Sun. The Earth Venus synod occurs on June 6, 2012 in sidereal Scorpio, directly opposite the Venus Transit in sidereal Taurus. The star alignments of the planetary synods reveal the theme of the new and unfolding synodic cycle. See Synodic Cycles and Planetary Retrogrades to learn the basics about "Synodic Cycles" and 'Synodic Astrology."

Not only do Earth and Venus create a synod in Ophiuchus and start a new synodic cycle on June 6, but Earth and Venus also create synods with Pholus, Ixion, Quaoar and Pluto--all in June 2012. The exact dates of these synods are shown in the table below the following (Heliocentric) star chart, which shows the placements of Venus, Earth and the other planets when looking from the Sun.

Ras Algethi, the head of Hercules, is the primary conjoining star for the Earth-Venus synod. It, and its surrounding cosmology, defines the theme of the new 584-day Earth-Venus Synodic Cycle.

As Venus continues moving in its orbit about the Sun (moving right to left in the above star chart), and after aligning with Earth, Venus then aligns with the other slower-moving planets in the vicinity; first with Pholus and Ixion, then with Quaoar, then with Pluto. The Venus-Earth synod, the Venus-Pholus synod, and the Venus-Ixion synod all occur on June 6, 2012--thus creating a compounded "Venus-Earth-Pholus-Ixion-Ophiuchus Synodic Theme."

Also note that before the Venus Earth alignment, Venus and Earth (at slightly different times) align with Juno, asteroid of covenant relations. Thus a Venus-Juno synodic cycle and an Earth-Juno synodic cycle are newly in process when the Earth-Venus cycle starts. All of these alignments and the new synodic cycles that they create reveal the embracing energetics and cycles of growth in consciousness surrounding the Venus Transit of June 6, 2012.

The table below this star chart shows the dates of the significant synods and the cycles they create surrounding the Venus-Earth Synod (the Venus Transit).

I will add an extensive exploration about these events and the synodic cycles they create as time unfolds. I am posting this introductory material now for those interested in the technical details and stellar alignments of this event.

The Earth & Venus Synods

Copyright © 2008 Nick Anthony Fiorenza, All Rights Reserved

Data and Sky Charts:
Carina Software: Voyager
Time Cycles Research: Io