Planetary Configuration at December 21, 2012

The planetary positions (without the Moon) at 12:00 EST on December 21, 2012, are shown in the PAT image below at left.

• There are (with the PAT default values for orbs) a total of 15 aspects: 2 conjunctions, 2 oppositions, 2 squares, 2 trines, 3 sextiles, 2 semisextiles and 2 quincunxes.
• A close-to-exact yod-kite is present, involving Saturn, Jupiter, Pluto and Venus.
• There is one midpoint: Jupiter is exactly between Saturn and Pluto.

When the lines showing trines (green) and squares (red) are removed it is easier to see the yod-kite.

There are eight aspects which are within 3° of exact. In order of closeness to exact they are:

1. Jupiter quincunx (0°5') Pluto
2. Jupiter quincunx (0°11') Saturn
3. Saturn sextile (0°16') Pluto
4. Sun sextile (0°34') Neptune
5. Venus semisextile (1°48') Saturn
6. Venus opposite (1°59') Jupiter
7. Venus semisextile (2°4') Pluto
8. Venus trine (2°15') Uranus

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A very different planetary configuration is revealed when we adopt a heliocentric perspective, as seen in the HPAT image at right.

• There are (with the HPAT default values for orbs) a total of 15 aspects: 3 conjunctions, 1 opposition, 2 squares, 7 trines, 1 sextile and 1 quincunx.
• Two grand trines are present: Earth-Venus-Neptune and Earth-Saturn-Neptune.
• A 3-stelium is present: Mercury-Venus-Saturn.
• There are two midpoints: Neptune is exactly between Earth and Venus, and also exactly between Earth and Saturn.

There are eight aspects which are within 3° of exact. In order of closeness to exact they are:

1. Venus conjunct (0°3') Saturn
2. Mercury sextile (0°11') Pluto
3. Saturn trine (1°43') Neptune
4. Venus trine (1°45') Neptune
5. Uranus square (1°47') Pluto
6. Mercury quincunx (1°58') Uranus
7. Mars trine (2°2') Jupiter
8. Earth trine (2°13') Neptune

There are no aspects common to both the geocentric list of aspects within 3° of exact and the heliocentric list.

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