Artemis II was launched on April 1, 2026, from Launch Complex 39B (LC-39B) at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, near Cape Canaveral at approximately 6:35 p.m. EDT, which converts to 22:35 UTC (or 10:35 PM)
Artemis embodies untamed wildness in contrast to her brother Apollo. NASA's previous crewed Moon missions in the 1960s–1970s were called Apollo, after the Greek god Apollo (god of reason, order and logic). In Greek mythology, Artemis is the twin sister of Apollo and is strongly associated with the Moon (while Apollo is linked to the Sun). Overall, Artemis symbolizes fierce independence, primal instincts, with destructive wrath when provoked.
Human observation and photography of the lunar far side became a significant secondary/ science-supporting activity during the Artemis mission, and it produced notable "firsts" for human eyes.This ties symbolically to the Artemis naming : the "wild," hidden, or "exiled" side of the Moon being revealed by a mission named after the lunar huntress goddess.
The positions from Serennu ephemeris at 23:00 UTC on May 13, 2019 (Sun at 22°53' Taurus, asteroid 105 Artemis at 25°58' Taurus, and Sedna at 27°04' Taurus) align with the moment of the public reveal during the NASA budget teleconference.
This creates a tight triple conjunction in late Taurus:Sun (core identity/ego of the event) at ~23° Taurus. Artemis (the asteroid embodying the huntress, autonomy, wild feminine, protection of boundaries, and lunar/midwife themes) at ~26° Taurus. Sedna (distant TNO) at ~27° Taurus.
All three fall within orb of the fixed star Algol (Beta Persei, "Medusa's Head"), traditionally placed around 26°10' to 26°29' Taurus in tropical zodiac. A public declaration (Sun) of a lunar program (Artemis) that consciously invokes the strong, autonomous feminine while addressing historical imbalances or "exile" of feminine principles (Sedna).
Next here is a chart for the March 3 lunar eclipse [12vi53] placed very significantly on the horizon at Washington DC conjunct the TNO Chiminigagua 18 vi 50" Rx (the Moon’s position at the naming of the Artemis program) which is essentially about bringing the dark to light [1]. The eclipse forms a T-square with Black Moon Lilith [8sa]. Lilith is frequently linked to the suppression of feminine instincts and the revolt against patriarchy. She represents the exiled or “monstrous” feminine that refuses to submit (echoing Lilith’s refusal to lie beneath Adam in some traditions, or her transformation into a figure of feared independence).
The Algol layer adds themes of confronting suppressed rage/trauma around the feminine (violation, punishment, objectification), followed by transformative liberation (Pegasus as freedom, breaking chains for Andromeda). Positively, it can symbolize reclaiming power, setting fierce boundaries, protecting the vulnerable, and enabling new "flight" or exploration through integration of what was previously demonized or silenced.
The program's emphasis on diversity, the "first woman," resonates with these motifs: moving from past suppression/exploitation narratives toward empowered, balanced exploration of new frontiers (wilderness/Moon as Artemis's domain; oceanic depths as Sedna's).
Broader Context: Such synchronicities are common in significant historical moments when viewed through archetypal lenses. The announcement wasn't a grand staged event but a surprise drop at the end of a budget call — fitting the "unexpected intensity" sometimes linked to Algol. The program has since progressed through Artemis I (uncrewed success), Artemis II (crewed lunar flyby in 2026), and preparations for crewed landings, keeping the "next man and first woman" goal central.
Finally, a noon chart for the NASA Administrator, Jim Bridenstine’s date of birth: June 15, 1975 has his natal Moon [11vi12] conjunct the TNP Zeus [13vi46] often linked ” intense directed energy” and by association to rockets and missiles.
Bridenstine’s Moon (emotional instinct, public image, nurturing drive) fused with Zeus’s rocket-like directed energy perfectly mirrors his role as NASA Administrator who dropped the “Artemis” name in that 2019 teleconference. The 2026 eclipse Moon (at 12° Virgo) falls almost exactly on his natal Moon–Zeus conjunction—another layer of personal signature activating the program’s “launch energy” right before the first crewed flight he helped name. And don't forget to notice Black Moon Lilith [14pi] opposite his radix Moon!
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Chiminigagua (minor planet 532037, a large scattered-disk TNO discovered in 2013 and officially named in 2025) is mythologically the Muisca (Colombian Andean) supreme creator god who brought the first light into a universe of total primordial darkness. In the myth, Chiminigagua opens and radiates light from within, then sends two great black birds whose beaks exhale incandescent light across the cosmos—literally illuminating the void and enabling creation. Astrologically, it is interpreted as the archetype of primordial light emerging from darkness: assertiveness in the face of opposition, ecstatic revelation, the ability to “see” or voice what was hidden, and the hopeful processing of the unknown or foreboding into illumination and progress.
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