17 jun 2 ano antes da era comum - Conjunction of Jupiter & Venus, Possible Star of Bethlehem

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Yet Another Eclipse for Herod by John P. Pratt,
Reprinted from the Planetarian , vol. 19, no. 4, Dec. 1990, pp. 8-14.

The June 17, 2 B.C. conjunction.

Many conjunctions in the 3-2 B.C. skies have been noted that might have been interpreted by the magi as being signs of the birth of Christ, [35] but one far excels the others as being truly outstanding. The conjunction of Jupiter and Venus on June 17, 2 B.C. was so close that the two planets would have appeared to touch each other. Calculations indicate that there has never been a brighter, closer conjunction of Venus and Jupiter so near to the bright star Regulus in Leo in the 2000 years before or since. [36]

It is hard to know how the magi might have read "signs" in the heavens, but it has been noted that Jupiter/Zeus was the father god and was often associated with the birth of kings, that Venus was the mother, or goddess of fertility, and that Leo, with the bright king-star Regulus, was the "king" constellation associated with Judah and royalty. [37] Thus, this combination seems to be a natural to be interpreted as the coming of the "King of the Jews" (Mat. 2:2).

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https://www.askelm.com/star/star011.htm. The Star of Bethlehem, Chapter 4, The Real Star of Bethlehem.

After the planet’s three separate conjunctions with Regulus, Jupiter then continued its westward journey (as observers would have viewed it on earth). On June 17, 2 B.C.E. it had its spectacularly rare reunion with Venus which we mentioned in the first chapter. The two planets were then a mere .01 degree from one another and they would have appeared to people on earth like a single “double-star” which only the sharpest eyes would have been able to separate. Let us see what this may have meant to the Magi.

Venus (now in its double role as a Mother because the planet was now an evening star) had just extended itself as far east as possible to encounter Jupiter (the King planet) which was moving west in a direct path to meet her. What occurred was a splendid planetary conjunction visible west of Babylon. Besides that, this beautiful conjunction again happened while the planets were in the constellation of Leo (Judah) and at the exact time of the Full Moon. So close were the two planets that they would have appeared very much like one gigantic star in a “marriage union” with each other.

Furthermore, the Magi (who would have been in Mesopotamia) would have witnessed this planetary union appearing on the western horizon precisely in the direction of Judaea.

The astronomical displays were not over for that significant year. On August 27, 2 B.C.E. (72 days after the spectacular Jupiter/Venus reunion), there occurred the extremely close conjunction of Jupiter with Mars (the planet of war), while Venus and Mercury homed in on them in an unusual massing of four planets. Jupiter was located at 142.6 degrees, Mars 142.64, Venus 141.67 and Mercury 143.71. Such closeness in the pre-dawn skies would have given astrologers much to talk about, especially when the other events of the year were connected with it.

Look at this massing of the planets. All the primary planets (except Saturn) were now clustering near one another in the constellation of Leo (Judah), while the Moon was just then entering Leo. The Sun, however, at that very time was entering the sign of Virgo (the Virgin). These indications once again could show remarkable prophetic themes mentioned in the Bible that people were looking for at the time.

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