Perihelion
The Power of Perihelion
We are all familiar with the idea of holiday stress. That feeling that time is going by faster and faster from Autumn until New Years.
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Are December’s solstice and January’s perihelion related?
By EarthSky in Astronomy Essentials | Space | January 1, 2018 December solstice 2017 was December 21. Earth is closest to the sun for 2018 on January 2-3. Coincidence? Earth
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zodiac, calendars and the eccentric orbit of the planet
What is the relationship between the calendar, the zodiac and the eccentric orbit of the planet? Thought Experiment: Many cultures have devised different calendar
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International Fixed Calendar
The calendar year has 13 months with 28 days each, divided into exactly 4 weeks (13 × 28 = 364). An extra day added as
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Ancient Civilizations
A Brief History of the Calendar and Timekeeping
Before 45 BC, the Roman calendar was a mess, and much of our so-called “knowledge” about it seems to be little more than guesswork. Originally,
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Ancient Civilizations
January Esoteric Holidays
https://www.northernway.org/mysteryschool/tag/perihelion/ JANUARY ESOTERIC HOLIDAYS Jan 1 – Jan 31 January/Janus – Dedicated to Old Roman God-Goddess Janus – Jana, who knows both past and future. Jan
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The analemma
You may have wondered what that figure eight loop drawn on a globe is. It is the analemma. In astronomy, an analemma is a diagram
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Today I found out the Earth is hottest when it is furthest from the Sun on its orbit, not when it is closest
http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2011/12/the-earth-is-hottest-when-it-is-furthest-from-the-sun-on-its-orbit-not-when-it-is-closest/ Today I found out the Earth is hottest when it is furthest from the Sun on its orbit, not when it is closest. During the
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THE BIRTHDAY OF THE SUN
THE BIRTHDAY OF THE SUN The pagans set aside the 25th of December as the birthday of the Solar Man. They rejoiced, feasted, gathered in
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World Views: from fragmentation to integration
The authors offer the following text to the public both realistically and with hope. Within the scientific world, large-scale movements tending towards unification seem powerless
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Chronobiology
The Perceptual Calendar
The Calendar before Julius Caesar’s Calendar Even this calendar not is important to postal historians (!) it is important to know why Julius Caesar introduced
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Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice — from Eric Weisstein’s World of Astronomy As the Earth travels around the Sun in its orbit, the north-south position of the
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Gnomon is the part of a sundial that casts the shadow
Gnomon A gnomon ([ˈnoʊmɒn], from Greek γνώμων, gnōmōn, literally: “one that knows or examines”[1][2]) is the part of a sundial that casts the shadow. The term has come to be used for a
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Frequently Asked Questions about Calendars
Frequently Asked Questions about Calendars Version 2.8 Claus Tøndering 15 December 2005 URL: http://www.tondering.dk/claus/calendar.html Copyright and disclaimer This document is Copyright ⃝c 2005 by Claus
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Equinoxes, Solstice, Cross Quarters shown as seasonal cusps, worshipped by pagans and later religious holidays
http://www.archaeoastronomy.com/seasons.html http://www.archaeoastronomy.com/countdowns.html http://www.archaeoastronomy.com/seasonal_cusps.mp4 Until 500 years ago most people other than a few far-sighted philosophical scientists imagined the sun, the planets and the stars
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Jan. 24 called worst day of the year
Jan. 24 called worst day of the year LONDON — Is the midwinter weather wearing you down? Are you sinking in debt after the holidays? Angry with
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