Today (September 11th) is the esoteric or Sirius-based new year, the moment the brightest magnitude state Sirius in Canis Major rises conjunct the sunrise. The constellation Canis Major (the big Dog) prominent in dawn hours in August and early Sep. gave us the term "Dog days of summer" for 40 days and nights from Aug 1-Sep 10 (winter in the southern hemisphere). The astrological zodiac degrees of Gemini and Cancer, but in the tropical and sidereal months of Leo and Virgo, and the "first" signs of the astrological year Aries and Taurus (in ancient Egyptian times). You have the planets Mars (for Aries) and Venus (for Taurus), as well Mercury (for Gemini), the Moon (cancer), the Sun (Leo) and I guess the true node (Virgo)-half of the astrological year. Today could be the actual birthdate of Jesus Christ in the year 1 BC or 1 AD instead of December 25th or January 6th after the 11-day shift in 1582 to the Gregorian calendar.