Astrology charting for laboratory alchemists, and other Nature-based philosophies
by Timothy A. Wilkerson, author of the handbook, Alchemy Astrology, Lost Key To The Philosopher's Stone.
Best dates to start the Work, a ritual / ceremony,
or a celebration, are marked with an A in the left column. key code
Calculations made for the eastern North America
For start times before 4:00 PM.
Latitude 40° N, Longitude 73° W To adjust the start-time to your location, add (E of 73° W), or subtract (W of 73° W), 4 minutes time,
per degree of Longitude, from your 4:00 PM time.
Even though this information has application for the eastern North America you may want to purchase my handbook and learn how to do this for your specific location and/or time of day.
Go to LULU.COM.
To check the astrological conditions for past experiments or events (after April 2011) see the free-to-view Archives links at the bottom of the page.
JANUARY • 2026
A = active N = neutral P = passive
Date in January
Day of the Week
Total of the Influences: how many positives how many negatives
Elements of the Zodiac Signs: F = fire • A = air • W = water • E = earth; and how many planets in each.
The Twelve Laboratory Processes
Moon Phase + Distance New / Full *Perigee / **Apogee
Active Days: best date to start, positive number is larger.
N
Neutral Days: questionable, positive and negative numbers are the same.
P
Passive Days: avoid starting, negative number is larger.
F#
Element of Fire, and the number of Planets in Fire signs.
A#
Element of Air, and the number of Planets in Air signs.
W#
Element of Water, and the number of Planets in Water signs.
E#
Element of Earth, and the number of Planets in Earth signs.
1st
First Quarter: Moon's reflection half illuminated. (Time of events are in MST, military format.)
New
New Moon: no reflection, Moon is dark.
3rd
Third Quarter: Moon's reflection half illuminated.
Full
Full Moon: full reflection, Moon is bright.
Waxing
Moon's reflection becoming more illuminated.
Waning
Moon's reflection becoming less illuminated.
Crescent
Shape of the Moon's reflection, less than half illuminated.
Gibbous
Shape of the Moon's reflection, more than half illuminated.
*
Perigee: The Moon's closest distance to Earth. The Moon travels in a slightly eccentric elliptical orbit, not exactly circular.
**
Apogee: The Moon's farthest distance from Earth. Perigee and Apogee refer to closest and furthest distances for the month.
To adjust the start-time to your location, add (E of 73° W), or subtract (W of 73° W), 4 minutes time,
per degree of Longitude, from your 4:00 PM time.
This info will be close for all other latitudes.
If the positive and negative count is nearly equal you may
want to recalculate for your specific latitude and longitute.
Positive / negative count aspects based on 7° orb, 5° orb for sextiles.
ARCHIVES
Check past dates:
April - December, 2011: archive
January - December, 2012: archive
January - December, 2013: archive
January - December, 2014: archive
January - December, 2015: archive
January - December, 2016: archive
January - December, 2017: archive
January - December, 2018: archive
January - December, 2019: archive
January - December, 2020: archive
January - December, 2021: archive
January - December, 2022: archive
January - December, 2023: archive
January - December, 2024: archive
January - December, 2025: archive
