United Arab Emirates in 2008: themes from the sky
These are broad themes for United Arab Emirates through 2008, read the way mundane astrology reads a nation: from the chart cast when the Sun enters Mesha each year, from the country's founding chart and from the year's eclipses. They describe tendencies in public life, not fixed events.
No founding chart is used for United Arab Emirates on this page, so it reads from the Mesha Sankranti chart cast for Abu Dhabi and from the eclipses.
Mundane readings here stay with themes and timing windows. They say nothing about any public figure and do not try to name particular events.
The year chart (Mesha Sankranti)
- Cast for
- Lagna
- Kanya (Virgo)
- Lord of the year chart
- Budh (Mercury) in house 7
The solar year began on 13 April 2008, when the Sun entered Mesha. In the chart cast for that moment at Abu Dhabi, Virgo was rising.
Mercury rules the rising sign and so sets the tone of the year's chart. It stands in the 7th house, which keeps foreign relations, treaties and trading partners in focus through the year.
Planets that stand out
Jupiter in the 4th house brings growth, support and wider opportunity to land, housing, farming, the season's weather and the mood at home.
Venus in the 7th house brings comfort, the arts and easier agreements to foreign relations, treaties and trading partners.
Mars in the 10th house brings drive, quick decisions and some heat in debate to governance, institutions and the country's standing in the world.
Saturn in the 12th house brings slow, patient work, tighter budgets and some delays to public spending, foreign investment, ports and work done out of sight.
The founding chart
No founding chart is read for this country: there is no agreed time for it, or it is older than the charts here can reach.
Planets changing sign
- Ketu enters Karka (Cancer)
On 30 April 2008 Ketu moves into Cancer, the 11th house of the year chart (lawmaking, alliances, gains and shared hopes).
Ketu here tends to bring a review of old ways and a quieter, inward turn.
- Rahu enters Makara (Capricorn)
On 30 April 2008 Rahu moves into Capricorn, the 5th house of the year chart (education, the young, the arts, entertainment and the share markets).
Rahu here tends to stir new ideas and fresh ambitions, along with some uncertainty.
- Guru (Jupiter) enters Makara (Capricorn)
On 9 December 2008 Jupiter moves into Capricorn, the 5th house of the year chart (education, the young, the arts, entertainment and the share markets).
Jupiter here tends to support growth and sound planning in these matters.
Eclipses
- Solar eclipse
A solar eclipse falls on 7 February 2008 in Capricorn, the 5th house of the year chart (education, the young, the arts, entertainment and the share markets).
- Lunar eclipse
A lunar eclipse falls on 21 February 2008 in Leo, the 12th house of the year chart (public spending, foreign investment, ports and work done out of sight).
- Solar eclipse
A solar eclipse falls on 1 August 2008 in Cancer, the 11th house of the year chart (lawmaking, alliances, gains and shared hopes).
- Lunar eclipse
A lunar eclipse falls on 17 August 2008 in Aquarius, the 6th house of the year chart (the workforce, public services, public debt and day to day administration).
The weeks around an eclipse are read as a time to review and finish rather than to launch new public ventures in the matters it touches.
General guidance from the Moon sign and the classical rules, not a personal reading and not medical, legal or financial advice. Your own choices remain yours. Read how to use these predictions.