USA by secondary progression OTD: The time is just past midnight in England, yet still evening the first day reconvening in Philadelphia for the Second Continental Congress, which is now back at Pennsylvania State House after two months in Baltimore. John Hancock presides. A six month session commences while the transiting North Node conjoins USA’s founding chart Lot of Fortune and Vertex. Venus ingresses Taurus at 8:34 PM the evening of the 4th. Uranus will be observed by German-born British William Herschel four years and eight days in the future. Initially the new planet will be called "Georgian star" (Georgium sidus) after King George III. [edits: clarity]
OTD by transit: In four days Uranus will station retrograde in sign of Taurus square USA founding North Node in sign of Leo.
Thursday, July 4, 1776, Philadelphia, 17:10 LMT:
Vertex 26° 09′ conjunct Lot of Fortune 26° 12′ Cancer
North Node 6° 35′ 48″ Leo
Transits: Tuesday, March 4, 1777, Philadelphia, 19:17 LMT:
North Node 26° 08′ Cancer
Moon 13° 22′ Capricorn
Venus 29° 57′ Aries
Transits: Tuesday, March 4, 1777, Philadelphia, 20:34 LMT:
Mars 17° 37′ Rx conjunct Libra 17° 15′ rising opposite Chiron 17° 42′ Aries
Jupiter 15° 14′ Rx Cancer opposite Moon 14° 05′ Capricorn
Venus ingress 0° 00′ Taurus
USA by secondary progression with software default,
Wednesday, March 5, 1777, 00:17 UT:
North Node 26° 08′ Cancer
Moon 13° 22′ Capricorn
Venus 29° 57′ Aries
Sunday, August 11, 2019, Philadelphia, 22:27 EDT:
Uranus 6° 36′ 55″ Taurus station Rx
Images: At least three Monarch butterflies spotted past few days circle over Sweet Joe Pye again and again which has been nearly polished off by pollinators except for shorter, first season stalks. Not much Monarch interest in Mountain Mint.