The Sun reaches its highest northern position on the first day of the summer season. On this day we have the longest stretch of daylight for a few days. At the moment of the Sun´s standstill, the Solstice, an astrological chart is erected. The position of the Sun and the rest of the planets tell the story of the weather for the season. The intensity of the actual planet lines is rather remarkable when the actual weather fulfills the promise of this birth chart.

From the chart (see the chart graphic), the same planets are cast onto a regular map of the USA. The planets each represent temperature, moisture and wind indication. The chart is good only for the 3-month season and it is considered to be a ‘birth chart´ giving the overview of the season. With this chart and with the weekly lunar phase charts, much of the weather is predictable.

Detailing the map, begin at the left and the first planets to affect the west coast regions are Venus and Mercury. In the south you will inherit some of the nasty weather systems that Mexico will experience and in the north you will have increased cloudiness.

Heading east over the Rockies, the Sun, Moon and Saturn combine to define the weather as difficult for the regions. A good chunk of this area is in drought mode and will continue to suffer the effects. In the south desert areas, flooding rains could be destructive due to the tropical systems coming from Mexico.

There are no planets over the Midwest or the eastern USA. No planets does not mean ‘no weather influences at all´. One must rely on the horoscope charts for interpretation for those regions. The planet Neptune is offshore in the Atlantic and will have a direct influence for the eastern part of the USA. Neptune is the planet that has no direct impact on the weather but Neptune does have the ability to add description to the weather. The keywords used are fog, mists, and moisture from drizzle to floods and these descriptions are used when Neptune is in a connection (degree of angular separation) to another planet. Neptune is also involved in peculiar types of weather or weather that is just ‘vague´.

Carolyn Egan, Astrometeorologist
June, 2003 ©