On this day in 379 CE, Saint Basil the Great,* Archbishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia, reposes, age 49. A contemporary, Paulus Alexandrinus, completes in previous year (378 CE) an astrological text, Introductory Matters, which includes instruction on eleven phases of the Moon and the Lots.
JAN 1, 379 (Tuesday), Kayseri, Turkey:
- both malefics adhere within one degree, 6-7 Aries
- Vesta (partile Neptune in Pisces) engages South Node of Moon
- at midnight, Moon is 25th degree of Scorpio
* Divine Liturgy of Saint Basil is celebrated first of January, eves of Nativity and Theophany, five Sundays of Great Lent, Holy Thursday, and Holy Saturday