United States in 2013: themes from the sky
These are broad themes for United States through 2013, 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 States on this page, so it reads from the Mesha Sankranti chart cast for Washington DC 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
- Simha (Leo)
- Lord of the year chart
- Surya (Sun) in house 9
The solar year began on 13 April 2013, when the Sun entered Mesha. In the chart cast for that moment at Washington DC, Leo was rising.
Sun rules the rising sign and so sets the tone of the year's chart. It stands in the 9th house, which keeps higher learning, beliefs, long-distance travel and trade far afield in focus through the year.
Planets that stand out
Saturn in the 3rd house brings slow, patient work, tighter budgets and some delays to communication, the media, transport links and dealings with neighbours.
Moon in the 10th house brings shifting public mood and a focus on everyday needs to governance, institutions and the country's standing in the world.
Jupiter in the 10th house brings growth, support and wider opportunity to governance, institutions and the country's standing in the world.
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
- Guru (Jupiter) enters Mithuna (Gemini)
On 30 May 2013 Jupiter moves into Gemini, the 11th house of the year chart (lawmaking, alliances, gains and shared hopes).
Jupiter here tends to support growth and sound planning in these matters.
Eclipses
- Lunar eclipse
A lunar eclipse falls on 25 April 2013 in Libra, the 3rd house of the year chart (communication, the media, transport links and dealings with neighbours).
- Solar eclipse
A solar eclipse falls on 9 May 2013 in Aries, the 9th house of the year chart (higher learning, beliefs, long-distance travel and trade far afield).
- Solar eclipse
A solar eclipse falls on 3 November 2013 in Libra, the 3rd house of the year chart (communication, the media, transport links and dealings with neighbours).
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.