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{Analysis of final rainfall tally for the month of
July 2017 was posted as an update at the end of the July article. Rainfall
check - 5 (July 2017)}
The month begins with average to below average astrological
features for rainfall and improves in the 2nd fortnight with mixed
features. The negative features weigh over positive features in general.
Rainfall spoiling
features:-
1. Venus and Mercury are 66 degrees away from each
other on 1st August. This distance gets reduced only towards the end
of the month. The closeness
begins on 27th August and continues throughout the month of
September and ends on 8th October. After a lean period, the revival of SWM can be expected on 27th August.
2. Transit of Venus in Nirjala
nadi between 12th August to 24th August. Venus
will be in Punarpoosam (Punarvasu) during this period. This will see cloudy days but lack of rains. Clouds gather but
would remain subdued.
3. Entry of Mars in Leo happens towards the end of
the month on 27th and 28th when Venus- Mercury closeness
begins. Mars in Leo (fiery sign) and
particularly in the star of Magha reduces rainfall
and causes hot conditions. Sun and Mars will be together in Leo from
then onwards for a fortnight. This will upset rainfall.
4, Absence of any kind of trigger during most part
of the month for a meteorological activity to ensure good rainfall Venus,
Mercury and Sun are away from each other most of the time, until month-end.
Rainfall supportive
features:-
2. Mercury makes 2 moves – one is retrogression that starts on 13th August and
the other is Mercury getting into combustion with
Sun. This starts on 17th August. Both these dates are capable of
triggering rainfall.
3. Mercury crosses Sun on 26th
and 27th – which indicate a trigger
to a meteorological activity.
4. Venus- Mercury closeness begins on 27th August and continues steadily
closing the gap between them.
The important dates of rainfall are given in the following
table.
Date
|
Astrological features.
|
Event
|
Location
|
Spoilers, if any
|
|
1.
|
Aug
6-8
|
Moon
in Amirtha Nadi. In 7th house from Sun and Mars, and 3rd
from Saturn.
Sun,
Mars and sat in alternating signs that happen to be watery signs.
|
Rainfall
|
North
India.
NE
and SE part of North India, covering N.Andhra, Orissa, Bengal, Gangetic plain
and Himalayan foot hills.
NW
India
|
-
|
2.
|
Aug
11- 12
|
Moon
in 5th from Saturn and 9th from Sun and Mars.
All
these planets are in watery signs
|
Good
rainfall
|
Same
as above.
North
India and NE part of North India will benefit more.
|
-
|
3.
|
Aug
12 – 24
|
Venus
enters Nirjala Nadi
|
Reduction
in rainfall
|
East
India and West India will see reduction in rainfall
|
-
|
4.
|
Aug
13
|
Mercury
begins retrogression
|
Sudden
rainfall.
|
SE
part of North India and Andhra.
|
-
|
5.
|
Aug
17
|
Sun
enters Leo.
The
alternating position of Sun, Mars and Saturn comes to an end.
|
Reduction
in rainfall
|
North India.
|
-
|
6.
|
Aug
17- 19
|
Moon
joins Venus in Gemini and comes in angles to Jupiter
|
Rainfall
|
West
India.
South
India
|
|
7.
|
Aug
19
|
Mercury
begins combustion
|
Trigger
to rainfall.
|
Eastern
section of central India.
Orissa,
Andhra
|
-
|
8.
|
Aug
24.
|
Venus
comes out of Nirjala nadi
|
Improved
rainfall
|
Eastern
part of North India
|
|
9.
|
Aug
26- 27
|
Mercury
– Sun conjunction. Mercury crosses Sun in retrogression.
An
important meteorological
event will happen.
|
Trigger
to rainfall.
|
North
part of Peninsular India covering Orissa. Vidharba, Andhra.
|
-
|
10.
|
Aug
27
|
Mercury
– Venus closeness begins.
|
Revival of Monsoon conditions.
|
North,
NE India.
N
& NE part of peninsular India including Andhra.
|
-
|
11.
|
Aug
27
|
Mars
enters Leo
|
Affects
rainfall
|
Eastern
sections mentioned above.
There
will be mixed trends in rainfall in the regions mentioned in the above box.
Destructive rainfall also
indicated by this combination
(Mars
in Leo with retro Mer and Sun in front)
|
Outlook for Chennai.
Chennai is likely to fare better in August compared
to July.
The Garbottam chart is given below.
The dates from August 16th to 20th are blue tinted.
This is to show a peculiar connection between the Garbottam
dates and rainfall dates. As Lunar dates are piling up leading to an Adhik Masa
next year, we come across split lunar phases in the solar month. Due to this, instead
of the usual 6 and a half month gap (between Garbottam and rainfall), a 5 and a
half month gap has started setting in.
The Garbottam of March 8th and 9th
gave rain on July 19th and 20th which should be
originally related to Feb 8 and 9th.
For those willing to learn how this happens, let me explain
it.
Garbottam was observed on March 8th and 9th.
This was on waxing Ekadasi and Dwadasi (in Maasi
month)
Counting from Maasi, 6th month was Aadi
and we have to see waning phase of Aadi for the corresponding dates of
rainfall.
Ekadasi and Dwadasi in waning phase occurred in the
beginning of Aadi, that is on 19th and 20th July.
If one observes the dates in the above table, after
August 15th, the date jumps back to July 19th and 20th.
This backward jumping continues in August till the date that corresponds to
March 13th when the next lunar phase began then.
In the last month Garbottam chart, there was no clue
for rainfall on July 19th and 20th. But now when I was
going through the next period of Garbottam I could see justification for it in Garbottam
of March 8th and 9th.
This kind of jumping backward is likely to continue
till we cross Adhik Masa next May.
We have to watch whether this has any impact
on rainfall, leading to its reduction.
