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Comparison of Geocentric and Heliocentric
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This page shows the world charts for the planetary configurations at selected dates from a geocentric (Earth-centered) point of view and from a heliocentric (Sun-centered) point of view, illustrating the difference. The orb settings are the same for each (namely, the orb settings shown here). The geocentric chart uses the tropical zodiac. The Moon is not included in the geocentric chart. (These images were produced by the the PAT and HPAT programs.)
The inner planets, of course, occupy very different postions in a heliocentric ecliptic than in a geocentric one. The outer planets less so, but enough that there are also major differences in the outer planet transits. When a particular outer planet transit (e.g., Uranus square Neptune) in one type of chart can be associated with with a transit of the same kind in the other, those transits usually occur at significantly different times.
| September 11, 2001 |
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March 31, 2002 |
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December 21, 2012 |
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November 1, 2013 |
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November 13, 2013 |
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September 11, 2015 |
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November 5, 2015 |
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January 7, 2016 |
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February 28, 2016 |
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February 27, 2022 |
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May 16, 2022 |
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May 29, 2048 |
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