The Watchers: Fomalhaut enters Pisces 4°
Tehran, Iran: 12:09:09 a.m. (June 20) [4h 30m east, DST]
Original Swetest date: 20-Jun-2009 @ 12:02:29 UT
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Fomalhaut is one of the four Royal Stars of Persia, and the first to move to its 21st century position. Fomalhaut next moves to Pisces 5° on 24-Jul-2080. Protests (aka, Green Revolution) after 2009 Iranian Presidential election began 12-Jun-2009.

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Neda Agha-Soltan
(January 23, 1983 – June 20, 2009)
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Poem for the Rooftops of Iran
tag: royals
Now then, I tell you the truth: Three more kings will appear in Persia, and then a fourth, who will be far richer than all the others. When he has gained power by his wealth, he will stir up everyone against the kingdom of Greece —Daniel 11:2
The sixth angel sounded his trumpet, and I heard a voice coming from the horns of the golden altar that is before God. It said to the sixth angel who had the trumpet, "Release the four angels who are bound at the great river Euphrates." —Revelation 9:13-14
Royal Stars in Cardinal Signs (11:26 PM 6/13/2009)
-441202 Regulus,alLeo 0 cn 0' 0.0000 0.0000000 24°11' 7.8168 Dec 2, 2344BC 05:24:18UT -830321 Fomalhaut,alPsA 0 cp 0' 0.0000 0.0000000 -44°26'34.8137 Mar 21, 2583BC 06:40:02UT -440819 Aldebaran,alTau 0 ar 0' 0.0000 0.0000000 -5°17'12.5408 Aug 19, 3044BC 02:55:16UT -500221 Antares,alSco 0 li 0' 0.0000 0.0000000 -3°35'30.0756 Feb 21, 3050BC 13:44:38UT
Royal Stars in Fixed Signs (10:12 PM 6/13/2009)
-561114 Regulus,alLeo 0 le 0' 0.0000 0.0000000 20°44'45.1921 Nov 14, 156 BC 17:49:04UT -190508 Fomalhaut,alPsA 0 aq 0' 0.0000 0.0000000 -40°37'39.8501 May 8, 419 BC 20:21:09UT -640917 Aldebaran,alTau 0 ta 0' 0.0000 0.0000000 6°20'40.7450 Sep 17, 864 BC 16:04:23UT -650119 Antares,alSco 0 sc 0' 0.0000 0.0000000 -15°33'22.5611 Jan 19, 865 BC 21:51:18UT
Royal Stars in Mutable Signs (1:07 AM 6/14/2009)
980831 Aldebaran,alTau 0 ge 0' 0.0000 0.0000000 14°50' 7.3476 Aug 31, 1298 15:16:50UT 991228 Antares,alSco 0 sa 0' 0.0000 0.0000000 -24°36' 1.8204 Dec 28, 1299 17:32:30UT 250625 Fomalhaut,alPsA 0 pi 0' 0.0000 0.0000000 -31° 4' 0.0360 Jun 25, 1725 14:44:56UT 111129 Regulus,alLeo 0 vi 0' 0.0000 0.0000000 11°54'22.8358 Nov 29, 2011 20:17:42UT
Royal Stars from 1868 to 1874 (4:54 AM 3/11/2011)
Le roi l'a dit (The King Has Spoken), opera by Léo Delibes, first performed 24-May-1873
680405 Fomalhaut,alPsA 2 pi 0' 0.0000 0.0000000 -30°19'12.9423 Apr 05, 1868 05:03:58UT 681027 Regulus,alLeo 28 le 0' 0.0000 0.0000000 12°36'29.5377 Oct 27, 1868 14:34:03UT 720719 Aldebaran,alTau 8 ge 0' 0.0000 0.0000000 16°15' 2.8859 Jul 19, 1872 17:06:05UT 740206 Antares,alSco 8 sa 0' 0.0000 0.0000000 -26° 9' 3.5918 Feb 06, 1874 23:31:51UT
Royal Stars in World War II (2:20 AM 6/14/2009)
King George VI, Reign: 11 December 1936 – 6 February 1952 [+][+][+]
380613 Fomalhaut,alPsA 3 pi 0' 0.0000 0.0000000 -29°56'39.8673 Jun 13, 1938 18:34:13UT 391225 Regulus,alLeo 29 le 0' 0.0000 0.0000000 12°15'29.6759 Dec 25, 1939 11:32:15UT 430914 Aldebaran,alTau 9 ge 0' 0.0000 0.0000000 16°23'47.3307 Sep 14, 1943 04:22:21UT 450515 Antares,alSco 9 sa 0' 0.0000 0.0000000 -26°18'42.8916 May 15, 1945 22:21:59UT
Royal Stars in 21st Century (version 1.77.01)
Queen Elizabeth II, Reign: 6 February 1952 – Present [+][+]
090619 Fomalhaut,alPsA 4 pi 0' 0.0000 0.0000000 -29°34' 5.1140 Jun 19, 2009 19:39:07UT [+][+] 111129 Regulus,alLeo 0 vi 0' 0.0000 0.0000000 11°54'22.8157 Nov 29, 2011 23:01:00UT [+][+] 141003 Aldebaran,alTau 10 ge 0' 0.0000 0.0000000 16°32'12.4877 Oct 3, 2014 16:49:53UT [+][+] 170301 Antares,alSco 10 sa 0' 0.0000 0.0000000 -26°27'57.4604 Mar 1, 2017 04:40:20UT [+][+]
Royal Stars in 35th+ Century (2:45 PM 3/19/2010)
October 25, 3414: Venus occults Regulus
401025 Aldebaran,alTau 0 cn 0' 0.0000 0.0000000 17°53'35.2559 Oct 25, 3440 13:23:10UT 440325 Antares,alSco 0 cp 0' 0.0000 0.0000000 -28° 0'54.9877 Mar 25, 3444 14:06:24UT 490723 Fomalhaut,alPsA 0 ar 0' 0.0000 0.0000000 -19°32'17.9147 Jul 23, 3849 09:57:29UT 591206 Regulus,alLeo 0 li 0' 0.0000 0.0000000 0°28'11.0541 Dec 6, 4159 01:25:59UT
Regulus in Virgo Sidereal (6:44 PM 4/1/2010)
Charts: Tropical, Fagan (0), Lahiri (1) • Ayanamsa [+][+][+], The Sidereal Zodiac [+][+], The Magical Tarot of the Golden Dawn, Mars stationary - accelerator stuck, Minor Aspects - 15 & 165 (The Quindecile, a distance of 24º, is the circle divided by 15)
in sidereal astrology Regulus remains in Leo constellation (at Leo 5°); looking at 29-Nov-2011 noticed ayanamsa + longitude close to 30° (that's Virgo) & looks like 03-Jan-2012 = 30°
111129 Regulus,alLeo 5 le 5'19.2747 0.0000000 11°54'29.8942 / (0) 24°54'24.3408 ~ 29°59'44" 120103 Regulus,alLeo 5 le 5'30.6675 0.0000000 11°54'24.2173 / (0) 24°54'29.1599 ~ 29°59'60" 111129 Regulus,alLeo 5 le 58'19.3732 0.0000000 11°54'29.8942 / (1) 24° 1'24.2423 ~ 29°59'44" 120103 Regulus,alLeo 5 le 58'30.7660 0.0000000 11°54'24.2173 / (1) 24° 1'29.0614 ~ 29°59'60"
NHF 1833 = THIS PHENOMENON IS CALLED THE PRECESSION OF THE EQUINOXES, ALTHOUGH IT IS REALLY A FALLING BACK OF THE EQUINOXES, ALTHOUGH IT IS REALLY A FALLING BACK OF THE EQUINOCTIAL POINT; HOWEVER, AS IT CAUSES THE STARS APPARENTLY TO ADVANCE, IT HAS BEEN CALLED A "PRECESSION" (Stellar Theology and Masonic Astronomy) = THUS THE REGULATORY PROBLEM CAN BE SEEN AS THAT OF MAINTAINING THE SYSTEM WITHIN A STABLE (AND RELATIVELY DESIRABLE) PHASE — EITHER HEDGE OR SPECULATIVE — AND WELL AWAY FROM THE PHASE BOUNDARY ASSOCIATED WITH PONZI FINANCE AND INEVITABLE COLLAPSE (Who Are These Economists, Anyway?).
» Fagan/Bradley, Lahiri, Aldebaran Ayanamsas
So, too, [Regulus] was the leader of the Four Royal Stars of the ancient Persian monarchy, the Four Guardians of Heaven. Dupuis, referring to this Persian character, said that the four stars marked the cardinal points, assigning Hastorang, as he termed it, to the North; Venant to the South; Tascheter to the East; and Satevis to the West: but did not identify these titles with the individual stars. Flammarion does so, however, with Fomalhaut, Regulus, and Aldebaran for the first three respectively, so that we may consider Satevis as Antares. This same scheme appeared in India, although the authorities are not agreed as to these assignments and identifications; but, as the right ascensions are about six hours apart, they everywhere probably were used to mark the early equinoctial and solstitial colures, four great circles in the sky, or generally the four quarters of the heavens. At the time that these probably were first thought of, Regulus lay very near to the summer solstice, and so indicated the solstitial colure.
The Origin of All Religious Worship
After the planetary system, the mystagogue presents us with the tableau of the Heaven of the fixed Stars, and with the four Celestial figures, which were placed at the four corners of Heaven, according to the astrological system. These four fignures were the Lion, the Bull, the Waterman and the Eagle, which divided the whole zodiac into four parts, or from three signs to three signs, in the points of the sphere called fixed and solid. The stars, which corresponded to it, were called the four royal stars.
The Secret Doctrine: The Zodiac and its Antiquity
The Persians say that four beautiful stars were placed as guardians at the four corners of the world. Now it so happens that at the commencement of Kali Yug, 3000 or 3100 years before our era, the “Eye of the Bull” and the “Heart of the Scorpion” were exactly at the equinoctial points, while the “Heart of the Lion” and the “Southern Fish” were pretty near the solstitial points. An observation of the rising of the Pleiades in the evening, seven days before the autumnal equinox, also belongs to the year 3000 before our era. This and similar observations collected in Ptolemy’s calendars, though he does not give their authors, these observations, which are older than those of the Chaldeans, may well be the work of the Hindus.
The So-Called Royal Stars of Persia
How did this idea of the "Royal Stars of Persia" originate, and is it based on any historical evidence? What are the "ancient Persian records" referred to by so many writers? The whole matter, of course, can be traced back very easily to several passages in the Bundahish, a work which, unfortunately, seems to have been consulted by very few astronomical writers. This name, which means "Creation of the Beginning" or "Original Creation," is applied by the Parsees to a Pahlavi work which appears to be a collection of fragments relating to the cosmogony, mythology, and legendary history of the ancient Persians and the worship of Ahura Mazda; and although the work, as we have it, could not have been completed until after the Muhammadan conquest of Persia in 651 A.D., it is possible that some of the myths and legends contained in it are older than Zarathushtra himself. Many passages have the appearance of being translations of an Avestan original, possibly the lost Damdad Nask, one of the twenty-one books into which the whole of the Zoroastrian scriptures are said to have been divided before the time of Darius (Sacred Books of the East, hereafter referred as to SBE, V. xxii, xxiv, xlii, Oxford, 1880. The translation which follows is by E.W. West, the great English Pahlavi Scholar).
Greater Bundahishn
Sirius [Tishtar] is the chieftain of the East, Sataves the chieftain of the South, Antares [Vanand] the chieftain of the West, the Seven Bears [Haptoring] the chieftain of the North; the Lord of the throne, Capicornus, whom they call the Lord of Mid-Heaven.
Avesta
According to Denkard, the 21 nasks (books) mirror the structure of the 21-word-long Ahuna Vairya prayer: each of the three lines of the prayer consists of seven words. Correspondingly, the nasks are divided into three groups, of seven volumes per group. Originally, each volume had a word of the prayer as its name, which so marked a volume’s position relative to the other volumes. Only about a quarter of the text from the nasks has survived until today.
Date of the Bundahis
But from about 700 B.C. onward the astronomers at Ninevah speak distinctly of determining the date when day and night are of the same length. Hitherto, though there may have been a vague recognition of the fact that the Sun was in the constellation Taurus in springtime, there had been no fiducial point from whence the Sun's precise position could be definitely measured. From 700 B.C., when definite observations began to made, it must have been seen that the equinoctial point was in Aries, and when the division of the ecliptic into the twelve equal Signs was made, the vernal equinox was considered to fall the 8th degree of the Sign Aries; in other words, the bright star Hamal [Alpha Arietis], the brightest in the Constellation Aries, was taken as pointing out the commencement from whence the Signs were to be reckoned… The Signs therefore corresponded as closely as might be with the constellations from which they were named, but they were not at this period considered to begin from the point of intersection of the equator and ecliptic, nor did they move with that point through the Constellations. For Ki-din-nu and his fellow Greek and Chaldean astronomers had not recognized that the vernal equinox moved, and was not, from the nature of things, attached to the star Hamal. But when Hipparchus made his catalogue about 129 B.C., the vernal equinox had shifted to the very border of the constellation Aries and he therefore fixed the First Point of Aries, not to an actual star, but to the vernal equinox. As he discovered the fact of precession, it has followed from his day onward that the Signs do not remain in correspondence with the constellations from which they are derived, but move through them with the precession of the equinoxes. We have therefore three great periods in ancient astronomy:— [(i) From B.C. 2700 to B.C. 700: Taurus led the Zodiac; (ii) From B.C. 700 to B.C. 129: Aries led the Zodiac; (iii) From B.C. 129 to Present: Vernal Equinox has been taken as the fiducial point from which the Signs of the Zodiac are reckoned: it is the "First Point of Aries". This fiducial point is fixed as regards the Signs, but moves as regards the Constellation of actual stars.]
The Zoroastrian Star-Champions (Part: i, ii, iii)
Tîstar
As Mkh [Dînâ-î Maînôg-î Khirad] says, "the first star is Tîstar." One of the most famous of the Yasts, the Tîr Yast, is devoted to it. This ascription of praise (for Yast is the Avestan Yesti, "praise") to Tîstar is certainly older than the Bundahis, but as yet we have no means of knowing how much older it is. [A fight between Teshtar and Apoush in sky | Vouru-Kasha]
. . .
Those who hold that the "bright and glorious star, Tîstrya," is an actual star, a mere star, generally identify it with Sirius, because this is the brightest star of the heavens… But in the Tîr Yast it is obviously not a mere star that is addressed, but the Angel of the Rains; and now, looking back again at Mkh, xlix. 6–11, we find the same idea existent there, for Tîstar is there "the star of water germs" in whose path is "the fertility of the world."
. . .
(cont) The conclusion of the whole matter, in the Tîr Yast, in the Bundahis, and Zad-Sparam is that the function of Tîstar is to make the sea boil and the vapours to rise. In other words, the Rains break.
. . .
The three forms which Tîstar assumed have no astronomical meaning, only an astrological one, for, as the author of the Bundahis says, "the astrologers say that every constellation had three forms." The three forms which astrologers have given to each constellation are its three Decans, and the reference to them in the Tîr Yast enables us to place its composition in the second of the three periods noted in my last paper—that is to say, it must be subsequent to 700 B.C. There is only one heavenly body whose movements in three successive periods of ten days each can be regularly associated with the progress of a particular season, and that body is not Sirius, which Tîstar is usually assumed to be, but the most "bright and glorious star" of all—the Sun. In the fourth month of the Persian year the Sun passes through three decans of the sign Cancer, taking ten days to traverse each decan. [Tishtar Yasht (Hymn to Tishtrya) | Tîstar's Other Assistant | The Three-Legged Ass Of The Bundahis | Yazatas: Tishtyra]
Haptôk-Rîng
The meaning of Haptôk-Rîng is clear. Hapta is "seven" in Iranian as it is in Greek, and the control of the north is ascribed to this constellation (Bd XIII, 12). The "Seven Stars" ruling in the north can only be the great northern seven, the Septentriones, the Plough or Charles's Wain. This identification appears clear and natural. But in addition we have, in Bd XIV. 28, a curious reference to the connection of Haptôk-Rîng with the Dog, no doubt the Dog-Star Sirius. [Note: Waratah-Blossoms: Seven are the veils of the dancing-girl in the harem of IT | Baj of Haptoiringa | Yazatas: Haptoiringa]
Satavês
Which constellation, then, is it which is pre-eminently the ruler of the south?… In the sky we find that the most southern of all the brilliant stars visible to the inhabitants of the north is Fomalhaut, the "mouth of the fish," the Southern Fish who swims always facing Cetus the Sea-Monster. Into the mouth of this Fish there streams the water from the pitcher of Aquarius, and there seems little reason to doubt that Satavês is the angel presiding over this portion of the heavens. [Yazatas: Satavaesa]
Vanand
The references to Vanand, the chieftain of the west, are few and not very illuminating. His astrological properties, however, appear to connect him with the constellation Scorpio, or with its principal star [Antares]. [Vanant Yasht | Baj of Vanant | Yazatas: Vanant]
Mas
The Persians divided the hours of daylight during the summer months into five watches, which they called gâs, and the middle gâh, that of the Sun's culmination, was known as Rapitvin. The fifth star-champion, therefore, is the Angel of the Sun, in its ascendancy, at noon on the day of the spring equinox, and the symbol that sets it forth is the sign of division, of cutting in two—the halving of the year and the halving of the day. [The Sacred Books of the East: The object of the text seems to be to connect the Rapîtvîn Gâh with some great mid-sky and midday constellation or star, possibly Regulus, which, about B.C. 960, must have been more in the daylight than any other important star during the seven months of summer, the only time that the Rapîtvîn Gâh can be celebrated].
Yazata
The term yazata is already used in the Gathas, the oldest texts of Zoroastrianism and believed to have been composed by Zoroaster himself. In these hymns, yazata is used as a generic, applied to God as well as to the "divine sparks", that in later tradition are the Amesha Spentas.
Yasatas
In later Zoroastrianism some of these yasatas are equivalent to the archangels. The best known among these divine beings represent the three aspects of truth in action; Atar (the life-giving force and consciousness); Sraosha (the awakening voice within); and Ashi (the resulting bliss). The number of Yasatas including the Amesha Spentas is often 33.
Yet another Setup Tool
Yet another Setup Tool (YaST), is an RPM-based operating system setup and configuration tool that is featured in the openSUSE Linux distribution, as well as Novell's derived commercial distributions. It features tools that can configure many aspects of the system. It is also part of the defunct United Linux. The first SuSE distribution that included YaST was released in May, 1996. YaST is free software that Novell has made available under the GPL.
The Babylonian Zodiac
…the Aldebaran-Antares axis as the fiducial axis for the Babylonian zodiac, with Aldebaran at the middle of the sign of Taurus and Antares at the middle of the sign of Scorpio [Anonymous of the Year 379].
Encyclopædia Iranica :: Haftōrang, Tištrya, Sirius, Constellations, Baktar, Astrology and Astronomy In Iran, Cautes and Cautopates, Borj, Astronomer, Zamyād Yašt
i think regulus goes at the midheaven. hmm. well, no…
Aldebaran • Alpha star marking right eye of Taurus, the Bull ~ The Follower; aka, Oculus Tauri, "Bull's Eye"; "Fifth Star of the Net" in China § Ascendant (ASC) · East · Vernal Equinox (Aries 0° 3044 BC ⇒ Taurus 0° 864 BC ⇒ Gemini 0° 1298 ⇒ Gemini 9° 1943 ⇒ Gemini 10° 03-Oct-2014) · Tascheter, Guardian of the Eastern Quarter: Aries, Taurus, Gemini · Archangel Michael, Archistratege of God
Regulus • Alpha star in multiple star system composed of four stars in Leo ~ Little King; aka Cor Leonis, "Heart of the Lion" § Imum Coeli (IC) · North · Summer Solstice (Cancer 0° in 2344 BC ⇒ Leo 0° 156 BC ⇒ Leo 29° 1939 ⇒ Virgo 0° 29-Nov-2011) · Venant, Guardian of the Northern Quarter: Cancer, Leo, Virgo · Archangel Raphael, Doctor of Medicine
Antares • Alpha star in Scorpio ~ Rival of Mars; aka, Cor Scorpii § Descendant (DSC) · West · Autumnal Equinox (Antares Libra 0° in 3050 BC ⇒ Scorpio 0° 865 BC ⇒ Sagittarius 0° 1299 ⇒ Sagittarius 9° 1945 ⇒ Sagittarius 10° 01-Mar-2017) · Satevis, Guardian of the Western Quarter: Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius · Archangel Uriel, Fire of God
Fomalhaut • Alpha star in the mouth of the Southern Fish, Piscis Austrinus ~ the Fish's Mouth § Midheaven (MC) · South · Winter Solstice (Capricorn 0° 2583 BC ⇒ Aquarius 0° 419 BC ⇒ Pisces 0° 1725 ⇒ Pisces 3° 1938 ⇒ Pisces 4° 20-Jun-2009) · Haftorang, Guardian of the Southern Quarter: Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces · Archangel Gabriel, Peace be upon him • Fomalhaut represents Aries Point on 620 Chart establishing EON phases during transits; it represents "Contact with public events or the world at large; being brought to public attention; interaction & comparison with “the man on the street;” awareness of public sensibility; reaction to the external world" [Treehouse Mountain]
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[03-Dec-2009|10:48pm] :: original timestamp: June 13, 2009, 20:10. changed to June 20, 2009, 05:02 when Fomalhaut enters Pisces 4° at 12:02:294236 UT.
[04-Dec-2011|06:20pm] :: noticed major date changes for Swiss Ephemeris version 1.77.01 (note new fixed stars file); updated 21st century dates (previous: Fomalhaut, Regulus, Aldebaran, Antares), more update notes here as i update remaining dates. post date changed to 12:39pm PST.
[7:12 PM 11/12/2012] :: Finally updated dates to Swiss Ephemeris version 1.78.00, creating new main post: Persian Royal Stars in the 21st Century. Also updating: Regulus enters Virgo, Happy New Year: Regulus enters Virgo, Aldebaran enters Gemini 10°, Antares enters Sagittarius 10°.
[9:20 PM 11/12/2012] :: original dates and times for 21st from 2009 (don't know which Swetest version):
090620 Fomalhaut,alPsA 4 pi 0' 0.0000 0.0000000 -29°34' 4.9831 Jun 20, 2009 12:02:29UT 111129 Regulus,alLeo 0 vi 0' 0.0000 0.0000000 11°54'22.8358 Nov 29, 2011 20:17:42UT 141003 Aldebaran,alTau 10 ge 0' 0.0000 0.0000000 16°32'12.4942 Oct 3, 2014 19:00:22UT 170301 Antares,alSco 10 sa 0' 0.0000 0.0000000 -26°27'57.4575 Mar 1, 2017 03:29:17UT