Major global events September 2023

Sept 1 – 6: More than 12 millimetres of rain (Saturn) falls on the Burning Man festival in Nevada; at least 27 people are killed in southern Brazil in flooding (Saturn) caused by a cyclone; severe rainstorms (Saturn) lash parts of Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria claiming at least 11 lives; and relentless rain (Saturn), that broke a 12 year-old record, swamps southeastern China with tens of thousands people evacuated. Progressed Saturn was parallel Sun in the Saturn cycle; and Saturn was opposition the lunation in the Leo Moon cycle.

September 2: In a wave of popular vitriol (Mars) tens of thousands of anti-France protestors (Uranus) gather outside a French military base in Niger’s capital Niamey demanding that its troops (Mars) leave in the wake of a military coup (Mars-Pluto) that has widespread popular support but which Paris refuses to recognise. Progressed Uranus was parallel Sun in the Uranus cycle; and progressed Mars was opposition Mars and Jupiter in the Mars cycle.

September 6: A Russian missile (Mars) hits a crowded outdoor market in eastern Ukraine in the middle of the day killing at least 17 people and wounding dozens more. Mars was parallel Neptune in the sky.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announces new aid (Jupiter) for Ukraine totalling more than $1bn (Jupiter) including about $665m in new military and civilian security assistance (Jupiter). Progressed Jupiter was conjunction and parallel Uranus in the Jupiter cycle; and progressed Sun was parallel Jupiter in the Sun cycle.

Mexico’s Supreme Court (Jupiter-house 9) strikes down a federal law criminalizing abortion (Mars), reaffirming an earlier ruling that criminal penalties for abortion were unconstitutional and allowing the federal healthcare system (house 1) to provide services. Progressed Jupiter was conjunction and parallel Uranus in the Jupiter cycle.

September 7: In Mali armed groups (Mars-Pluto) attack a passenger boat (Jupiter) and military camp (Mars) killing at least 49 civilians (Moon) and 15 soldiers (Mars). Approximately 50 assailants were killed in the attack. Mars was parallel Neptune in the sky; and progressed Mars was trine Moon and parallel Neptune in the Mars cycle.

September 8: In Morocco at least 2,000 people are killed when a magnitude 6.8 earthquake (house 4-Saturn) in the provinces and municipalities of al-Haouz, Marrakesh, Ouarzazate, Azilal, Chichaoua and Taroudant; and Hong Kong is drenched by the heaviest rain (Saturn) since records began 140 years ago. Progressed Saturn was parallel Sun in the Saturn cycle; and Saturn was opposition the lunation in the Leo Moon cycle.

In Turkey cryptocurrency boss, Faruk Fatih Ozer, 29, is jailed for 11,196 years (Neptune-house 12) after being found guilty of money-laundering (Neptune), defrauding investors of millions of dollars (Neptune) and organised crime (Pluto-house 12). The prosecution had asked for 40,562 years in prison. Mars was parallel Neptune in the sky and the Mars cycle chart.

September 9: In India world leaders at the G-20 summit lament the suffering in Ukraine but do not condemn Russia calling on all states not to use force (Mars) to grab territory (Saturn). Mars was parallel Neptune in the sky and the Mars cycle.

In cities across Israel tens of thousands of people protest (Uranus) ahead of a key decision by the Supreme Court (house 9-Jupiter) over legislation passed by the government which stripped the court of some of its oversight powers. Progressed Jupiter was conjunction and parallel Uranus in the Jupiter cycle; and progressed Sun was parallel Jupiter and trine Uranus in the Sun cycle.

September 10: Spain’s football chief Luis Rubiales (Sun-Mars) resigns after the World Cup kiss (Venus) scandal involving Jenni Hermoso (Venus) ignited national and international uproar (Mars). Progressed Mercury was trine and progressed Mars was parallel birth chart Venus and progressed Moon was inconjunct progressed Venus in the Aquarian Age chart; and progressed Mars was trine Sun and parallel Neptune in the Mars cycle.

After wrecking devastation in Greece Storm Daniel (Saturn) wrecks destruction in eastern Libya with thousands of people killed in multiple coastal towns due to heavy flooding (Saturn). The city of Derna experienced catastrophic flood damage (Saturn) when two ageing dams burst. Progressed Mars was conjunction birth chart Saturn in the Aquarian Age chart; progressed Saturn was parallel Sun in the Saturn cycle; and Saturn was opposition the lunation in the Leo Moon cycle.

September 13: In Moscow ‘comrades’ Russian President Vladimir Putin (Pluto) and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (Pluto) deepen their relationship in a summit aimed at practical cooperation (Pluto). Progressed Moon was square birth chart Uranus in the Aquarian Age chart; progressed Pluto was parallel Uranus in the Pluto cycle; and progressed Uranus was parallel Sun and sesquisquare Pluto in the Uranus cycle.

September 15: In America the United Auto Workers launch its first simultaneous strikes (Uranus-house 6) at General Motors, Ford Motor and Chrysler parent Stellantis in the most ambitious industrial labor action (house 6) in decades. Progressed Moon was square birth chart Uranus in the Aquarian Age chart; and progressed Uranus was parallel Sun and sesquisquare Pluto in the Uranus cycle. In America’s Uranus cycle chart Uranus is conjunction Moon in house 6.

September 16-17: More than 650 global climate action rallies (Uranus) take place worldwide in countries including Bolivia, Pakistan, Ethiopia and Austria. In New York tens of thousands march to End Fossil Fuels in New York City, days ahead of the United Nations’ climate ambition summit on September 20. Progressed Moon was square birth chart Uranus in the Aquarian Age chart; progressed Uranus was parallel Sun in the Uranus cycle; and progressed Jupiter was parallel Uranus in the Jupiter cycle.

September 19: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ignites an international (Pluto) diplomatic row (Mars-Jupiter) saying Canadian authorities are ‘actively pursuing credible allegations’ linking New Delhi’s agents to the murder (Pluto) of a Sikh separatist leader (Uranus) in Vancouver, a concern India dismissed as ‘absurd’. Progressed Pluto was parallel Mars, square Jupiter and parallel Uranus in the Pluto cycle.

September 19-25: Fighting (Mars) erupts in Nagorno-Karabakh with at least 200 people killed. Progressed Pluto was parallel Mars and Uranus in the Pluto cycle. By September 21 Azerbaijan claims to have taken total control over the region. Progressed Mars was sesquisquare Uranus in the Mars cycle; and progressed Sun was square Mars in the Sun cycle. On September 24/25 thousands of ethnic Armenians fled (Saturn) the region fearing (Saturn) persecution and ethnic cleansing. Progressed Sun was inconjunct Saturn in the Sun and Moon cycles.

September 26: More than 100 people (Pluto) are killed and 150 injured in a fire (Mars) at a wedding party in Hamdaniya district in Iraq’s Nineveh province. Mars was square Pluto in the sky; and progressed Pluto was parallel Mars in the Pluto cycle.

Judge Engoron in New York finds Donald Trump and his company committed fraud by inflating his net worth in business transactions for over a decade. The decision limits the scheduled October 2 trial to largely how much the defendant should pay in damages. The judge also ordered the cancellation of business certificates for the Trump Organization and other corporate defendants, and sanctioned Trump’s lawyers for contributing to their clients’ “obstreperous” conduct and making “preposterous” legal arguments during the case. 

September 29: In Pakistan suicide bombings (Mars-Uranus) rip through two mosques killing at least 57 people. Mars was square Pluto in the sky; and progressed Pluto was parallel Mars and Uranus in the Pluto cycle.

September 30: The US government avoids (Jupiter) a federal shutdown when the House and Senate (house 11) both agree on a short-term funding deal (house 2) till mid-November after Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy backs down from an earlier demand by his party’s hardliners (Saturn) for a partisan bill. Senate majority leader Democratic Chuck Schumer said ‘Americans can breathe a sigh of relief’ (Jupiter) and that ‘extreme, nasty and harmful’ budget cuts (Saturn) some Republicans had pushed for had been avoided. In America’s chart progressed Jupiter in house 2 was square birth Saturn; progressed Saturn was trine birth chart Venus in house 2; and progressed Moon was trine birth chart Venus and progressed Saturn.


Author: DW Sutton

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