The Venus-Earth Synodic Cycle :

 

Venus, the planet of perfect harmony and beauty, has the most Circular orbit of all the known planets.

 

It takes Venus 224.7 Earth days to orbit the Sun. From a time where the Earth, Venus and the Sun line up in their orbits, it will take the Earth 1.6 years to once again align with Venus and the Sun. Venus will have orbited the Sun 2.6 times in this same amount of time. The time from one alignment to another takes 583.9 Earth days or 18-19 months. Astronomers define this as a synodic cycle. The root for synod means "place of meaning".

 

Each of the closest conjunctions between the Earth and Venus, every 1.6 Years, marks a point. When graphed these become the Pretty Geometric pictures.

The synodic cycle (time between to closest contacts of of Earth and Venus each 18-19 months. They happen at equidistant points around the Zodiac, taking eight years for the conjunction to return to approximately the same position where it started.

 

Astronomers consider a new Earth-Venus synodic cycle begins on an inferior conjunction, while the superior conjunction marks the mid-point in the synodic cycle.

 

Inferior conjunction

Venus is at its closest point to Earth, when it is directly between the Earth and the Sun. This is the beginning of a synodic cycle.

Superior conjunction

When the Venus is on the opposite side of the Sun from the Earth is called the Superior conjunction. This is the middle of a synodic cycle.

Graphed Designs :

 

Graphed, the pattern of Venus's movement in the sky looks like a Rose, with the Earth at the center, due to the retrograde periods making loops in the sky. At each of the inferior conjunctions, when Venus is closest to the Earth, Venus has moved 2/5 of a circle from the previous inferior conjunction.

 

Over a period of eight years, there are five such inferior conjunctions, graphing on a circular diagram to create a perfect Pentagram.

 

This was the origin of the Pentagram being a protective sign connected with the harmony of Venus.

 

Venus has the most circular orbit of all the planets. If on were to divide Venus's synodic period by that of Earth's year it gives f the golden ratio (or the 'Divine proportion', 1.681), to within half a percent - as likewise does the Earth-year period divided by that of the Venus-year, to within about one percent.

Graphed Designs :

 

Graphed, the pattern of Venus's movement in the sky looks like a Rose, with the Earth at the center, due to the retrograde periods making loops in the sky. At each of the inferior conjunctions, when Venus is closest to the Earth, Venus has moved 2/5 of a circle from the previous inferior conjunction.

 

Over a period of eight years, there are five such inferior conjunctions, graphing on a circular diagram to create a perfect Pentagram.

 

This was the origin of the Pentagram being a protective sign connected with the harmony of Venus.

 

Venus has the most circular orbit of all the planets. If on were to divide Venus's synodic period by that of Earth's year it gives f the golden ratio (or the 'Divine proportion', 1.681), to within half a percent - as likewise does the Earth-year period divided by that of the Venus-year, to within about one percent.

 

The Venus Pentagram

Positions of Venus in the Sky during its cycle.

 

An eight year cycle of Venus positions in the sky. Each dot representing a week of movement

 

Venus Cycle

Planet patterns :

 

The Synodic Cycles of the Planets are the patterns of conjunction or aspects between two planets. These create regular geometric images that are quite amazing to look at.

 

Synodic Venus