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Prenatal syzygy
8°42′
Last lunation before birth · New Moon 2 October 1978, Libra 8°42′
The New Moon nine days before birth prints at 8°42′ Libra. Distinct from Elon's Alhena 8°42′. Two instruments.
What it supports
Astro-Seek’s traditional chart (syzygy on) and the October 1978 new-moon table both print 8°42′ Libra. The lunation is a solar eclipse.
What it does not
Not Alhena. Not γ Gem. Not Elon's 1971 tropical neighbor. Not the natal Ascendant. The eclipse does not author the joke.
Calculation
New Moon 1978-10-02 06:40 UT · Libra 8°42′ · last lunation before 1978-10-11 08:58 London
Prenatal syzygy (last New or Full Moon before birth)
Discovery order
The lunation is first. Birth is nine days later. The precise 4°20′ reading was claimed decades after both.
ExactnessCoordinate
Form42′
Unit′
Strengthmemoir
When1978-10-02