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4/20 Sun · 0° Taurus
0°00′
Annual tropical Sun ingress to 0°00′00″ Taurus. In this century the civil date is 19 or 20 April. 20 April 2023, 08:14 UT.
Every year the Sun walks into Taurus. Tropical longitude 30°00′00″. In this century that doorway is 19 or 20 April. 20 April 2023 it opened at 08:14 UT. Taurus is Venus’s earth sign. The calendar 4/20 is that threshold. Christmas is the other solar watermark: 4°20′ Capricorn, late December. Ingress here. Interior degree there. Two appointments. Not one law.
What it supports
Astro-Seek Sun 0°00′00″ Taurus, 20 April 2023, 08:14 UT. A tropical-year appointment. IFT-1 lifted later that civil day. Moon 4°20′ Taurus at 12:05 UT. Three clocks. One 4/20. Sun 4°20′ Taurus is a few days later, not this print.
What it does not
Not 4°20′ of Taurus. Not proof 4/20 was named for the ingress. Not identity with Christmas 4°20′ Capricorn. Not cause of the launch.
Calculation
Sun λ = 30°00′00″ (0° Taurus) once per tropical year. 20 Apr 2023, 08:14 UT.
Tropical ecliptic. Civil date 19 or 20 April in this century. Time as printed, taken as UT.
ExactnessCoordinate
Form420
Unit°
Strengthreproducible
When2023-04-20
Hung9 September 2026