Julian Calendar Starts (January 1, 45 BCE)

Julius Caesar liked to be a gamechanger when it came to the Republic of Rome. He saw that there were too many calendars in operation through the Roman conquered lands, so he decided to standardize them.

The Julian calendar is a solar calendar of 365 days in every year with an additional leap day every fourth year (without exception). The Julian calendar is still used in parts of the Eastern Orthodox Church and in parts of Oriental Orthodoxy as well as by the Amazigh people (also known as the Berbers), whereas the Gregorian calendar is used in most parts of the world. It is named after Julius Caesar.

The calendar was proposed by Roman consul Julius Caesar in 46 BC as a reform of the earlier Roman calendar, which was largely a lunisolar one. It took effect on 1 January 45 BC, by edict.

The calendar became the predominant calendar in the Roman Empire and subsequently most of the Western world for more than 1,600 years, until 1582. In 1582, Pope Gregory XIII promulgated a minor modification to reduce the average length of the year from 365.25 days to 365.2425 days and thus corrected the Julian calendar’s drift against the solar year. Worldwide adoption of this revised calendar, which became known as the Gregorian calendar, took place over the subsequent centuries, first in Catholic countries and subsequently in Protestant countries of the Western Christian world.

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When we come to the birth of Jesus, for example, the Julian calendar date of December 25th became the Gregorian date of January 6th, the timing of which is still celebrated by the Russian Orthodox Church. Just this past Christmas, Ukraine decided to adopt the Gregorian calendar to harmonize with the rest of Europe.

Now this looks a little strange: the January 1st date for 45 BC actually falls on December 30, 46 BC in our equivalent timing. And, just to remind you readers, -45 is actually 46 BC since there’s no year zero.

The Yod pointing at the Midheaven, is formed by inconjuncts to Venus and Saturn. There is one further inconjunct linking Mars and Jupiter (all of which are very Roman).

Venus Inconjunct Midheaven

You have a strong need to be loved and to love others as well, but this may create some problems in your life. You are afraid that if you appear to others as you really are, they won’t accept you. You are very likely to feel that there is a conflict between what you ought to do in a particular situation and what would be acceptable to the people around you. Later in life, you may see your job, career or profession as a part of your life that is quite separate from your personal relationships with loved ones. This may cause you to neglect one area in favor of the other, instead of trying to create a balance between them.

Mars Inconjunct Jupiter

It is important for you to realize that you are not unlucky. Accidents or mishaps result from going too far too fast rather than from bad luck. If you slow down and learn new skills carefully and slowly, you will do as well as anyone else, perhaps better. However, this may be difficult for you, because you are somewhat impulsive and quite restless. You find it almost impossible to sit still for very long. You are always eager for change and new experiences, even when you are not ready for them yet. The only way to get over this is through self-discipline.

Saturn Inconjunct Midheaven

This aspect indicates that you very much need a positive relationship with your parents, especially your father. You should not be disciplined sternly unless you are given lots of love at the same time. Otherwise, giving and receiving love from others will be a real problem for the rest of your life. Unless you are truly supported by your family and friends, you will begin to feel lonely and isolated from others and inferior to them. You will see all authorities only as potential threats to your freedom and as sources of pain and trouble.

When we combine this chart with Julius Caesar’s birth chart, an interesting link shows up:

The event chart’s Saturn/South Node conjunction flanks Caesar’s 1° Sagittarius Ascendant. Hmm. Did he know how his life was going to turn out? Over the years, I’ve come to realize that nothing is accidental (even when the timing of a person’s chart is randomized). Caesar’s becoming Dictator for life sealed his fate. I suspect his modern counterpart knows this deep in his bones, too.