The Solar Eclipse of April 2024 occurred on Monday April 8th 2024, shortly after we entered the solar month of the Earth Dragon. It was visible in North America and Central America. The path of totality included Mexico, the central U.S., Texas and East Canada.
States that were in the path of the totality included:
Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, and parts of Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee.
Here are the Four Pillars of the day and time totality began
April 8th, 2024 11:21 PDT
Hour | Day | Month | Year | ||
yang Fire | yang Water | yang Earth | yang Wood | ||
丙 | 壬 | 戊 | 甲 | ||
午 | 寅 | 辰 | 辰 | ||
Horse | Tiger | Dragon | Dragon |
It’s an auspicious day and of course, a New Moon, because that is when solar eclipses occur. It’s the first day of the Wood Dragon lunar month. The hour will vary depending on where you are because we are using local time when we talk about Ba Zi.
If you’re going to use Ba Zi to forecast the effect of the eclipse, use your local time or the time of the location you are interested in. Whatever is in the path of totality will be affected most. We may not see the full effects until around April 30th.
When the Day Officer is Open, for good results it helps to choose projects/tasks that you can accomplish in one day. One translation of the meaning of Open says “the Emperor of Heaven’s Messenger is out of Danger.” So the Emperor’s messenger is safe. But Lunar Mansion Xin might predict trouble for the Emperor.
The Lunar Mansion for April 8th is 心 Xin or Heart, which is in the Eastern Palace of the Dragon. When consulting the Lunar Mansions for daily divination, they suggest what might happen or what the day may be like. Heart is not auspicious. On a Heart day it is said that “To build today leads to ruin.” It indicates possible doubling down on errors and misuse of power. Xin is the symbol of the Emperor, meaning the highest in power. Rapid movement and armies are also associated with this Lunar Mansion.
心 Xin also appears in a Qi Men Dun Jia pan as a star which is usually associated with the Emperor, boss, CEO or government authority. If you’re using Qi Men to ask who will be elected President, the home position of Xin in the NW sector, and where Xin ‘flies’ in the pan will be an important thing to consider. As I mentioned before, all you really need to know to begin study for almost any method Chinese Metaphysics is the basics.
I’ll leave it to you to play with these ideas and consider how they might apply to current events. If we’re talking about the United States and Emperors, of course Joe Biden comes to mind. For me, so does Donald Trump with his Fire Dog year pillar. I’m going to be watching Wood Dragon Kamala Harris too. This eclipse will be most significant for Dogs and Dragons.
If you want more about Lunar Mansions, eclipses, and earthquakes, I recommend this article written by Derek Walters. You’ll be impressed by his forecasting. Did you know he is still on Twitter?