From my understanding after research, a Solar Arc is made by a planet on one's natal chart move 30 minutes every 6 months and a degree in a year, a direct planet moves forward while a retrograde one moves "backward". At age 39 and a half (I was born Feb 15, 1980), it appears my direct planets moved 39 degrees 30 mins counter-clockwise...and the retrograde ones (Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto) moved 39 degrees the other way. My Sun and Moon are conjunct, always direct, and now my natal sun appears to be in Aries, while the natal moon is in Pisces, inching closer to the cusp with Aries.
CAP, I don't use or understand the sidereal system, so I can't follow what you are implying.
I'm asking a general question in the use of solar arc calculation.
Are you implying that you retrograded all retrograde planets further to calculate their 'hypothetical' position in your chart, whereas s.a.d's only have forward motion?
Can you pinpoint any situation that has coincided with their positions in doing so?
I have an occuring example right now.
My husband has had several bad years in terms of physical complaints; nothing serious thank goodness but all needing hospital attention. He has natal Jupiter on
27LE04 in the 12th house.
The last month he had a severe pain in his left hip. Sagittarius rules the hip region and Jupiter its functioning. Our physician said it was an 'mucosal inflammation'(Mars) (Google translation!!) and prescribed pills. If they didn't work, it would mean an injection to the painful place. They didn't
Although a S.A.D. is not considered life-changing in the way sec. progr. are, I was becoming concerned and actually looked up the S.A.D's in his chart this morning after he left for the dr.'s appointment.
Even I had to smile at the accuracy. He has a retrograde natal Mars in Gemini. It's S.A.D position is now on
27LE06.
As he is a Sag. Sun trine Jupiter, I thought the outcome to be positive. When he returned home, he said he'd asked the dr. if it would work. 'It will work', was the reply.
Watch this space for eventual contradiction.