January 2011
The New Year 2012 will start on a Sunday, with Moon occupying the constellation Uttrabhadra in Pisces. Mercury will be associated with Rahu in Scorpio and will receive the aspect of Mars from the sign of Leo. Mars will become stationary on 24 Jan. 2012, at 29°03’ in Leo and become retrograde on 25 Jan. 2012 in the constellation of Uttraphalguni (1st pada). Mercury’s association with Rahu, being aspected by Mars, will cause a few secret issues (files) exposed via media and get the attention of the public. Retrograde Mars in Leo and Venus in Saturn sign indicate divorce/separation among celebrities. It is interesting to note that Venus will exchange places (parivartana) with Saturn from 10 Jan. 2012 to 3 Feb. 2012. Sun will make exact squaring with Saturn on 21 Jan. 2012.Mercury will cross three zodiac signs, namely Scorpio, Sagittarius and Capricorn. It moves to Sagittarius on 4 Jan. 2012 and to Capricorn on 24 Jan. 2012. The constellation Uttarabdhadra (3rd pada) is occupied by Moon in the beginning of the year and The constellation of Uttarabhadra belongs to Saturn, showing effect of Saturn and it happens to be the 26^th star (26=8 numerically). Mars begins retrogression in the constellation of Uttraphalguni (1st pada). Mars associated with Rahu in Navamsa (Sagittarius) on the day of retrogression may trigger violence, shootings, bombing including robbing of banks etc.

February
Venus moves to exaltation on 3 Feb. 2012. Venus will succumb to the 8^th aspect of retrograde Mars, which will surface sex scandals. Mercury will become debilitated from 27 Feb. 2012. Saturn turns retrograde on 8 Feb. 2012 in the constellation Chitra, ruled by Mars, which is also in retrogression. Thus retrogression of Saturn in exalted position with the aspect of Jupiter will bring about strong impact on Stock markets.

Two major planets will become retrograde involving the sign of Libra (Saturn) and Leo (Mars). Sun will oppose Mars in Leo from 13 Feb. 2012.

March
Mars will move close to Earth on 5 March 2012. Mars will oppose Sun in Aquarius Rasi on 3 March 2012. Mars will occupy the constellation of Poorvaphalguni (2nd pada), at 100.91 million Kilometers from Earth. It is the right time to get good view of Mars. A peculiar disposition of planets in the Zodiac will happen on 9 March 2012, Planets will occupy four signs of the zodiac at both sides, from Leo to Scorpio and from Aquarius to Taurus. Five planets will occupy the upper quadrant and four planets will occupy the lower quadrant. There will be a rare planetary opposition in the Zodiac as given below

4 oppositions in March 2012

	Planet	Sign
	Sun	Aquarius	Oppostion
	Mars	Leo
	Mercury	Pisces
	Moon	Virgo	Opposition
	Venus	Aries
	Jupiter	Aries	Opposition
	Saturn	Libra
	Ketu	Taurus	Opposition
	Rahu	Scorpio

From 13 March 2012, Mercury will turn retrograde in the sign of Pisces, in the constellation of Uttrabhadra (3rd pada) at 12:47 degree. Mercury, while in retrogression, will receive the 8^th aspect of Mars. At this juncture, three planets in the Zodiac will be retrograde Mars(Leo), Saturn(Libra) and Mercury (Pisces). Venus will ingress into Taurus on 28 March 2012 and will be associated with Ketu. On 15 March 2012, Venus will be in close proximity to Jupiter and will be visible in the Western sky, after Sunset. New Lunar Year of Nandhana begins on 22 March 2012, with three planets in retrogression Mercury® in Pisces, Mars® in Leo, Saturn® in Libra.

April
Retrograde Mercury re-enters Aquarius on 2 April 2012. Retrograde Mercury will be opposed by retrograde Mars from the sign of Leo. Mercury re-enters Pisces, and becomes debilitated from 6 April 2012 .Mars will aspect the debilitated Mercury by its 8^th aspect. Mercury becomes Direct on 4 April 2012. Venus makes exact conjunction with debilitated Ketu in the constellation of Rohini (1st pada) on 10 April 2012, being aspected by Moon and Rahu. Mars’ retrogression will be over by 14 April 2012 and will become Stationary (state of Rujjvi) as New Solar year Nandhana begins; but Sun will oppose Saturn. Thus two exalted planets will oppose each other. Exact opposition of Sun and Saturn will occur at 2:08 degree in the respective rasi. Many top admisntrators political leaders will receive negative response from the public and their popularity will decline. The month of April with Venus in its own house, associated with Ketu aspected by Rahu and Moon between 10-12 April will see some celebrity scandals, sickness, misfortune or death. From 29 April 2012, Jupiter will become combust. Mars will remain in Leo and be in Parivartana with Sun in Aries.

May
Mercury moves to Aries on 5 May 2012. Sun moves to Taurus and become associated with Ketu. Jupiter will make exact conjunction with Sun on 13 May 2012 at 29°08’, in the constellation of Krittika. Sun will move to Taurus on 14 May 2012. Annular Solar eclipse will occur on 20/ 21 May 2012 in the constellation of Krittika (3rd pada) at 6°18’ in Taurus. Venus will turn retrograde in its own sign Taurus on 15 May. Global situation will become a bit tense, as the mid of May will see Mercury and Jupiter remain combust, while Saturn and Venus will remain retrograde. On 16 May 2012, Saturn will move back to Virgo; after a few hours, it will be followed by Jupiter moving to Taurus in the state of Combustion on 17 May 2012. There will be pooling of planets in the sign Taurus on 22 May 2012 as six planets will be conjunct with the eclipsed Sun.

Thus the Earthy sign of Taurus being afflicted by combust planets with Ketu may trigger earthquake, as the eclipse node point is at 6°18’ in Taurus in the constellation Krittika.

June
The month of June will see a Lunar Eclipse in the sign of Scorpio on 4^th. The Lunar eclipse will occur in the constellation of Jyeshta (2nd pada) at 20°12’ in Scorpio. This eclipse will be significant, because Mars will occupy the mid point between the sign of Taurus and Scorpio. All the planets, except for Saturn, will occupy the Fixed signs. The planets will form a Trine between Taurus, Leo and Scorpio ( Earth sign =5 planets, Fire = 1 Planet, Watery =2 planets). Mars will aspect its own sign Scorpio, when the Lunar eclipse occurs as Partial eclipse in the region of Australia and Southeast Asia. As the eclipse involves parts of Seismic activity zone, there is a strong indication for earthquake and Tsunami to occur around this time.

The month of June will witness another spectacular phenomenon which is a rare incident in the history of Astronomy. On 6 June 2012, Venus will cross the disk of the Sun, which will be visible and can be observed. A Black Dot will appear in the Sun disk, which is the passage of the Venus. It will be visible at 7:02 hrs in Delhi and 9:32 hrs in Singapore. It will also be Visible in its entirety from Hawaii, Alaska, Australia, the Pacific and eastern Asia, with the beginning of the transit visible from North America. The next such phenomena will occur only in 2117. The constellation Rohini (4th pada) will be involved in exact conjunction of Venus and Sun at 21°42’, Venus will still be in retrogression. Sun will move to Gemini on 15 June 2012. Mars will enter Virgo on 22 June 2012 and become associated with Saturn. Venus will become Direct on 27 June 2012.

August
Saturn moves to exaltation rasi on 4 August 2012 again. Mercury’s retrogression will be over on 8 August 2012. Saturn will throw its 10th aspect on Sun transiting the sign of Cancer. On 14 August 2012, Mars will ingress to the sign of Libra and become associated with Saturn. Then Saturn, Mars and Jupiter will transit the sign owned by Venus. Thus all superior planets will influence the signs of Venus, Libra and Taurus. Exact conjunction of Saturn with Mars will occur on 15 August 2012 in the constellation of (Chitra 3rd pada at 00°46’ in Libra. This stellar conjunction will be significant, as the constellation of conjunction belongs to Mars. These will occupy Vargotamma positions. Sun moves to Leo on 16 August 2012. On 14 August 2012, eight planets will occupy four signs of zodiac in pairs,

A beautiful graha malika will occur from the sign of Taurus on 20 August 2012 to 21 June 2012.Kala Sarpa yoga will also occur from the sign occupied by Rahu in Scorpio and Ketu in Taurus. The month of August will experience two Full Moons on 2 August 2012 and 31 August 2012. The Full Moon on 2 August will fall in the sign of Capricorn at 16°13’ in the constellation Sravana (2nd pada). Full moon on 31 August 2012 will fall at 14°31’ in Aquarius in the constellation of Satabisha (3rd pada). This is called “Blue Moon”, as it happens very rarely once in a few years.

September
During 4-6 Sept., Moon will transit the sign of Aries and receive the combined aspects of Mars and Saturn. On 7 Sept. 2012, Moon will exchange places with Venus in Cancer. Moon will be associated with Jupiter and Ketu and it will receive the 8^th aspect of Mars. Since Taurus happens to a Fixed sign and an Earthy sign and transited by Ketu, there is a tendency for earthquakes and land-slides. Since the aspect of Mars will fall on Ketu, Jupiter and Moon, places of worship will be effected. Between 12-14 Sept., double pairing of planets will be significant - Jupiter - Ketu (Taurus); Moon-Venus (Cancer); Sun-Mercury (Leo) Saturn-Mars (Libra) . Similarly on 22 Sept. double pairing of planets will happen again, but be confined to Scorpio, Libra, Virgo and Taurus.

Mercury will move to exaltation sign on 14 Sept. 2012 and receive the aspect of Jupiter from the sign of Taurus. Mercury and Jupiter’s trine will benefit the academic and literary world, including the presentation of prestigious awards on 28 Sept., Venus will move to the sign of Leo, followed by the Ingress of Mars into Scorpio, just after 12 hours. On 28 Sept., two planetary Ingresses will occur. Mars will become associated with the Rahu in its own sign of Scorpio, triggering incidents of spread of new epidemics.

October
The month of October will witness Mars-Rahu conjunction in the sign of Scorpio, which will receive the aspects Jupiter and Ketu. Both Jupiter and Mars are afflicted by the Nodes. Conjunction of Mars and Rahu will trigger violent events such as shooting, slaughter, massacre etc. Since the sign of Scorpio is involved, there is a indication for diseases to spread creating fear. On 2 Oct. Mars-Rahu conjunction will occur at 2°47’ in Scorpio, in the constellation of Visakha (4th pada); its stellar dispositor Jupiter is retrograde, in association with Ketu. On 5 Oct., Saturn will be in exact conjunction with Mercury in the sign of Libra at 05°54’ in the constellation of Chitira (4th pada). On 17 Oct. Sun will move to debilitation point and become associated with Saturn. Exact conjunction of Sun-Saturn will be on 25 Oct. at 8°17’ in Libra, in the constellation of Swati (1st pada). The dispositor of Saturn and Sun, i.e. Venus, will enter its debilitation rasi on 23 Oct. Sun becoming weak in debilitation, Saturn being combust and their dispositor Venus in debilitation will call for trouble in large democracies, disappointment of labour force and chaos among politicians. Female politicians will face challenging times. 29 Oct.2012 will see exact Mars-Jupiter opposition in retrogression.

November
Mercury turns retrograde on 7 Nov. 2012 at 10°15’ in Scorpio in the constellation of Anuradha (3rd pada). On 9 Nov. 2012 Mars moves to Sagittarius. All planets, except for Mars, will be in pair during 10-11 Nov. Sun moves to Scorpio on 16 Nov. and starts its association with Rahu and retrograde Mercury, being opposed by retrograde Jupiter from Taurus. Saturn’s combustion will be over by 13 Nov. A Solar eclipse will occur on 13 Nov. at 27°54’ in Libra in the constellation of Visakha (3rd pada). Its star-lord Jupiter is in retrogression in the sign of Taurus. The signs of Taurus/ Libra become afflicted, as its lord Venus being debilitated in Virgo. On 16 Nov. 2012, Sun moves to Scorpio, followed by Venus’ ingress into the sign of Libra on 17 Nov. 2012. Mercury in retrogression will move back to Libra and become associated with Saturn and Venus, giving rise to gossips about celebrities. Mercury’s retrogression will be over on 27 Nov. 2012. There will be a penumbral Lunar eclipse on 28/29 November, in the constellation of Rohini (1st pada) 12°44’ in Taurus.

December
Sun will be in exact opposition to the Jupiter on 3 Dec. 2012.Mercury moves to Scorpio on 6 Dec. During 11-13 Dec. 2012, there will be planetary pooling of Inferior planets in the sign of Scorpio. Venus, Sun, Moon, Mercury and Rahu will form a stellium in Scorpio. Venus and Rahu will be in exact conjunction on 13 Dec. 2012, in the constellation of Visakha (4th pada) 01°54’ in the sign of Scorpio. Sun will move to Sagittarius on 15 Dec. and become associated with Mars. Thus Sun and Mars will be associated in Sagittarius. Mars will move to the sign of Capricorn on 18 Dec. 2012. Saturn-Mars squaring will begin. The much-awaited Doom’s Day will commence on 21 Dec. 2012 at 11.11 hrs (GMT).

			Body	Longitude
	Ketu	Yin	Lagna	8 Aq53’10.04”
	Jup	Yin	Sun-GK	5Sg 57’48.10”
	Saturn	Yang	Moon-BK	20Pi11’51.34”
	Venus	Yin	Mars-DK	2Cp23’44.16”
	Mer	Yin	Mercury- AmK	20 Sc 40’ 02.92”
	Rahu	Yin	Jupiter (R) - MK	14 Ta 51’20.82”
	Sun	Yang	Venus - PK	12 Sc 33’18.33”
	Mars	Yin	Saturn - PiK	14 Li 37’ 27.30”
	Moon	Yin	Rahu - AK	1 Sc 33’ 59.03”
			Ketu	1 Ta 33’ 59.03”
Seven planets are in Yin properties of change, weakness and transformation; hence changes can be expected.

Two major planets of the Solar system, Saturn and Jupiter, will occupy the sign ruled by Venus, Jupiter® in Taurus and Saturn in Libra. A very interesting point to note astronomically and astrologically is that both the planets’ longitude in each Rasi is of worth consideration, from the Longitude of Rahu and Ketu.

On 21 Dec. 2012 at the given time 11:11 GMT, Rahu will become the Atmakaraka as per Jaimini and occupy Cancer navamsa. Rahu exalted in the sign of Scorpio, a Watery sign, occupies Cancer Navamsa, another Watery sign. Acccording to Jaimini ‘Dure jalakushtadih’. If the Atmakaraka occupies Cancer Navamsa, dangers and troubles come from watery places.

The Year 2012 will commence in the constellation of Uttrabhadra in Pisces Rasi and it will end in the constellation of Aslesha in Cancer Rasi.

Two eclipses will fall in the sign of Taurus including Lunar and Solar eclipse. Venus, the lord these rasis will cross the Sun’s Disk. Major planets Saturn and Jupiter will transit the sign of Libra and Taurus. Jupiter becomes associated with Ketu and Rahu / Ketu axis influencing the two major planets in a degree equivalent to one nakshatra 13°20’. The countries ruled by the sign Taurus and Libra will come under tremendous changes. Jupiter, already afflicted by Ketu, will form upper limit (Taurus Rasi), while Saturn even though alone in Libra is already approaching Rahu. Rahu-Saturn conjunction will create a new chapter in world history, including artificial intelligence.
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