The Nina, The Pinta, and the Santa Maria

Usually Columbus Day is celebrated on the 2d Monday in October. Today's date, October 12, matches the actual historical date that land was sited.

Wikipedia actually guesstimates Christopher Columbus' birthdate as being between Aug. 25 and Oct. 31 in 1451. That means that Christopher Columbus was either a Virgo, a Libra, or a Scorpio. According to my last blog, this means that Christopher Columbus would have had a higher than average chance of being a self-made millionaire if he had been born in Modern Times.

Christopher Columbus (source Wikipedia)
born between Aug. 25 and Oct. 31, 1451

Sun either in Virgo, Libra or Scorpio

Jupiter in Capricorn; NN in Capricorn; Saturn in Libra; Uranus in Cancer; Neptune on the Aries Point in either Virgo or Libra; Pluto in Leo; Chiron in Gemini

Neptune on an Aries Point stands out. I wonder if Columbus didn't have Neptune on his Midheaven since he's known to every school kid for having Sailed the Ocean Blue in 1492. That's sort of the first Advertising Jingle.

Columbus set off with his 3 ships on August 3, 1492 from Jerez de la Frontera, Spain and returned at some point in 1493. Land was sighted by a sailor, Rodrigo de Triana from off the Pinta.

Mars was in Cancer and unaspected on that date. Sounds like maybe a chaotic start.

Pluto was in Scorpio conjunct the North Node and opposing Chiron. That makes sense considering this is the voyage that is said to have brought Syphillis to Europe. Or was Syphillis brought to the Americas from Europe? At any rate, the Sun and Mercury were in Leo and the Moon was in Sagittarius, and a good time was had by all. This was the Age of Exploration, after all.

Another interesting aspect for that date, assuming I'm working with the correct date (the Pope kept messing around with the Calendars and sometimes I use the wrong date so be fore-warned), is that the Sun was opposing Saturn at 14 Aquarius on this date. The Spanish are more Adventurous than well managed. Jupiter moved into Leo during the voyage over and was opposing Saturn when Land was first sighted.

And, Land was first sighted (according to Wiki) from off the bough or stern whichever end of the ship (the Pinta) at 2 am on Oct. 12, 1492.

Land Ahoy says Sailor Rodrigo de Triana of the Pinta
Oct. 12, 1492 2am off the Bahamas, I used Nassau for a city

Sun 29 Libra; ASC 4 Virgo; Moon 17 Cancer; NN 5 Scorpio; MC 3 Gemini

It was the 2d Friday of the Month, not the 2d Monday

At 2 am, Mars was just rising over the Ascendant conjunct Lilith. Lilith is always there. (Wonder what kind of crazy looking Mermaid was pinned to the fronts of those boats.) Mars was trining Neptune in the 4th House. So, if you're ever out at Sea and looking for land, feel free to play your Nintendo, or take a leak, or chat with your buds until Mars rolls around over the Ascendant. No sense standing there staring all day and seeing nothing. And bring your Night Goggles. Don't know how this guy managed to see Land in the middle of the night.

The Sun, Mercury, Venus and Pluto were all conjunct the North Node in Scorpio. What a wild combination for a bunch of Spanish Men who have been cooped up on a boat for 3 months. Those guys were really horny, that's for sure. I don't even want to think what they did to the Native Women once they got on land. Venus was even Retrograde in Scorpio.

So, the innies were in contact with the outies when Land was sighted. The Sun, Mercury, Venus were conjunct Pluto. The Moon was opposing Uranus 25 Cancer. Mars was Rising and trining Neptune.

The Santa Maria was run aground on Christmas Day in 1492. Nasty t-square on that day. Mercury was conjunct Neptune on the Capricorn AP making for spacey thinking. The conjunction was apex to a t-square of an opposition of Moon in Aries to Mars in Libra. It was bound to happen.

Pluto was still conjunct the North Node and along with Venus was still in Scorpio so that's not all that was bound. Columbus kidnapped a bunch of people to take back to Spain. Most died on the ride back.

Interesting that Columbus, a Navigator, was born with Neptune on an Aries Point. And he made his big Discovery when Neptune was on another Aries Point. And everyone on his boat had Syphilis.