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Those that have Uranus in Aquarius tend to have a good intuition and have amazing ideas.

They make loyal friends and like to help those in need.

A lot can have an aptitude for mechanical skills.

They can be a bit erratic and people can take advantage of them.

They seem to be popular wherever they go. 

About Uranus. 

It was discovered 1781 by a man called Sir William Herschel. At first he thought it was a comet as it is too dim to be seen with the naked eye. However, several years later it was confirmed as a planet.

Uranus takes 17 hours and 14 minutes to turn on its axis.

It takes a long time to go around the Sun – 84 years in fact!

Uranus has the coldest weather and coldest temperatures of any of the planets.

It is often called the Ice Giant.

It is estimated to be the seventh planet from the Sun

It has the fourth largest planetary mass in the Solar System.

Its composition is said to be very similar to Neptune.

It has a Radius of 25,362 km.

It is 2.871 billion km from the Sun.

It has 27 moons in various sizes all of which have names.

It has no solid surface.

It is known as a gas giant, but does differ in composition from Jupiter and Saturn.

It has a hydrogen layer and helium is mixed in.

Below it has rock and an ice core.

The minimum atmospheric temperature is -224c.

Saturn rules Capricorn

According to Roman Mythology Saturn was the father of Jupiter, who was king of the gods.

Those who have Saturn in Capricorn have a great love of power and have the tendency to dominate others.

They must learn to control it and learn about humility and use it in a good way to help others rather than to dominate.

You can actually see Saturn with the naked eye.

It is said that Saturn is the sixth planet from the sun.

It is best known for its fabulous ring system.

Saturn is the flattest planet.

Its upper atmosphere is divided into bands of clouds.

It is a gas giant and consists of hydrogen helium and methane amongst other gases.

The top layers are mostly ammonia ice.

It has oval shaped storms.

Saturn orbits the sun once every 29.4 Earth years.

It is 95 times more massive than Earth.

It is the second largest planet in the solar system.

It was first recorded in the 8th century BC.

It has a hurricane like storm over the South Pole.

Jupiter is the ruling planet of the zodiac sign of Sagittarius.

It is one of the brightest objects in the sky and can be seen with the naked eye.

The Romans named it after one of their gods.

It is said to bring feelings of positiveness and optimism if in your sign.

It is the fifth planet from the sun and is absolutely huge – it is, in fact, the largest planet in the Solar System.

Jupiter has the shortest day of all the planets – it orbits the sun only every 11.8 earth years.

It has unique cloud features.

It has a radius of 69.911 km.

It is 778.5 million km from the sun.

It is a very windy planet.

It is known for the giant red spot, which is a spinning storm like a hurricane and is three and a half times the diameter of Earth.

The planet has a small rocky core – the mass ten times less than the Earth’s.

It is surrounded by dense liquid hydrogen that is ninety per cent of its diameter.

One year on Jupiter is twelve years on Earth.

It spins at 28,273 miles per hour, which is almost 28 times the speed of the Earth.

Jupiter has four sets of rings.

Sixty-seven moons surround Jupiter

Nine missions have visited Jupiter over the years.

SCORPIO

Ruling Planet Mars and Pluto

Scorpio is apparently ruled by to planets Mars and Pluto.

Pluto was names after the Greek God and is one third water.

Mars also rules Aries.

Mars is a fiery planet and when is strong in your sign can be an indication of a fiery temper but can also indicate courage as well.

Pluto ruled Scorpio and was considered a planet but around 1930 it was found to be a dwarf planet and in 2006 was graded as a dwarf planet and Mars was then considered to rule Scorpio hence the reason some Astrologers feel Scorpio is ruled by Mars and Pluto.

Pluto is the second largest dwarf planet and is the second closest dwarf planet to the Sun.

In the past it was considered the ninth planet of the solar system.

Mars is known as the red planet this colour is caused by the iron oxide on the surface of the planet in its soil.

It is the fourth planet from the Sun and the second-smallest planet in the Solar System after Mercury.

The Romans named the planet after their god of war.

It has a thin atmosphere and is mostly composed of carbon dioxide.

The planet is one-sixth the size of Earth and estimated to be over 142 million miles from the sun.

It takes 24 hours, 37 mins and 22 seconds to rotate once on its axis hence this is a Mars day.

Mars does take twice the time the Earth takes to complete a full revolution around the sun.

It has its own weather pattern having seasonal changes and has polar ice caps.

On Mars the temperature is on average minus 80 degrees Fahrenheit. In winter near the poles it can go down to minus 195 degrees Fahrenheit.

The Earth has 21 per cent of oxygen Mars only has 0.13 per cent. It has 95.3 per cent of the gas carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

There is also nitrogen and argon and small amounts of water and methane.

Mars has the tallest mountain in the solar system called Olympus Mons. It s more than 21 km high and is about three times taller than Mount Everest and is more than 600 km in diameter.

Because of less gravity you would weigh less than twice your weight on Mars.

As the oxygen is so thin you would not be able to breath on Mars without a spacesuit and an oxygen cylinder.

The month of March is derived from the name Mars.

The first aircraft to reach Mars took 228 days to get there.

Mars can be spotted by the naked eye if conditions are right due to its reddish colour.

The Planet Venus also rules Libra as well as Taurus.

The position of Venus when you are born will affect you and your expression of love with others in your future. It will show how you express love for others and the things that you will love and take pleasure in.

Venus in Libra it means that you are fairly easy going and usually on the ball with good communication skills. You will be a fair person and like dressing up.

Some famous people who have Venus as their ruling sign were:

Pablo Picasso

Prince Charles

Sean Connery

Richard Gere

They usually have sparkling personalities and a zest for life with drive and ambition.

They like to feel free and not constricted in their lives.

They tend to be true romantics and make loving partners and enjoy a calm atmosphere. They tend to be passionate in the bedroom!! They also like luxury.

They have a style of their own and are able to put people at ease and can be quite witty and quick of the mark mentally.

The Planet Venus was named after the Roman goddess of love, probably because it shines so much and stands out in the night sky.

It is the only Planet that is named after a female.

Venus is the second planet from the Sun and is the second brightest in the sky after the Moon.

It orbits the Sun every 224,7 Earth days compared to the Earth’s 365 days.

Venus has the longest rotation period of any planet in the Solar System and it rotates in the opposite direction to most other planets too.

It does not have any natural satellites.

It is the second largest terrestrial planet and some people refer to it as the Earth’s sister planet as they have a similar size and mass.

It is 108.2 million km from the Sun.

It has 460.2 million km surface area.

The thick clouds on Venus reflect most of the sunlight that reaches it back into space, that is why it is so bright and because it is the brightest it can be seen by the naked eye often a few hours after sunset or before sunrise.

Venus has a central iron core and rocky mantle; it is a similar composition to the Earth. However its atmosphere is 96 per cent carbon dioxide and 3 per cent nitrogen and other gases.

It was formed approximately 4.6 billion years ago, when the solar system was a cloud of dusts and gases.

The inner core formed first like the Earth and then other elements formed a crust over the years.

The surface of Venus has its own unique geology and has large meteor craters, volcanoes, erosion’s and also some sedimentation land forms. However these have been smoothed somewhat by lava flows and by the corrosive atmosphere.

In Astrology, Venus rules Taurus which brings love, friendship and all the things that make life worthwhile.

 

Mercury is the ruling planet for two signs, one is Virgo and is also the ruling planet for Gemini.

Virgo Traits:

When Mercury is in Virgo they are not usually brash people – they liked to be seen as intelligent by others.

They can be picky and love order and detail.

Some get stressed out when things do not go their way.

They like day to day stuff to be in order and they enjoy planning.

They pay a lot of attention to detail.

They work well in secretarial work and may be a researcher of some kind.

Sometimes communication can be difficult for them.

They can be quite protective at times but can also be impatient.

They tend to take on too much work but grumble about it.

Mercury

It is named by the Roman deity Mercury which means the messenger of the gods. It is the smallest and innermost planet in the Solar System.

It takes 87.97 days to orbit around the sun which is the shortest of all the planets in the Solar System.

If you were weighed on Mercury you would weigh 38% of your weight on the earth.

Mercury has no rings or moons  and this may be because it is so close to the sun.

The orbital speed of Mercury is 29 miles and 7 seconds.

176 days on earth is only one day on Mercury.

Mercury has no atmosphere.

It is covered in craters and been dormant for millions of years.

Mercury is the closest planet to the sun and so circulates the sun faster than other planets.

It is estimated that Mercury is 48 million miles from Earth.

The diameter is 3031 miles.

A spacecraft was first sent to Mercury in 1974.

Mercury is 70% metallic and 30% silicate and is known as a terrestrial planet.

Galileo first observed the planet in the 17th century. 

It cannot be seen through some telescopes as the sun is too close and would damage the telescope. 

Mercury is the second densest planet after the earth. 

The temperature on the surface of Mercury ranges from 173 to 472C. 

Mercury was hit by an asteroid which was estimated to be 60 miles wide and this created a huge crater which is roughly estimated to be 960 miles wide. 

This crater is called the Caloris Basin. 

Ice craters were discovered in the North Pole furthest from the sun. 

Mercury is within the Earth’s orbit but can only be seen early in the morning or late in the evening. 

According to astrology Mercury is associated with intelligence and communication.

The Sun is a star and is in the centre of the Solar System.

Helios is the Greek name of the Sun. The Planet Sun is the ruler of the zodiac sign of Leo and those that are born under the sign benefit greatly.

They tend to take control of situations and are excellent managers. They like power and usually have impressive personalities and very good characteristics. They are excellent leaders too.

They are generally good and kind and have strong personalities.

The Sun is dry and hot and considered a masculine planet.

The actual diameter of the Sun is 870,000 miles or 1.4 million km. It is 93 million miles from the Earth or 150 km.

The Sun is a star and it is a huge ball of hot gases. It releases huge amounts of light and heat and is constantly undergoing nuclear reactions.

It takes the Earth 365 days to orbit the Sun, One Year! Amazingly, one million Earths could fit inside the Sun.

The Sun contains 99.86 per cent of the mass in the Solar System and is considered to have the largest mass.

It is an almost perfect sphere in shape.

The actual temperature inside the Sun itself can reach a huge 15 million Celsius.

So the Sun is the Centre of all life force and energy.

 

THE MOON

The Moon or Luna as it was known in Mythological times is the ruling planet of Cancer.

The Moon is actually classed as a satellite of the Earth and not a planet and it is the Earths lone natural satellite.

The Moon is the fifth largest satellite in our solar system.

239,000 miles is the average distance between the Earth and the Moon, this does vary.

You can only see 59% of the Moon from the Earth.

14,658,000 square miles is the surface area of the Moon.

It orbits the Earth at 2,300 miles an hour.

The Moon’s gravity affects the tides on the Earth.

253-387F is the temperature range on the Moon.

When a month has two full moons in it the second Moon is called a blue moon.

It rotates at 10 miles an hour compared to the Earth’s rotation of 1000 miles an hour.

There is no wind on the Moon so any footprints made by astronauts are there to stay.

The heavy space suits worn by astronauts when they landed on the Moon weighed 180 pounds on Earth but only 30 pounds on the Moon due to the lower gravity.

Apollo 11 had only 20 seconds of fuel left when they landed on the Moon.

The top speed recorded in a four wheeled vehicle was 10.56 miles per hour.

February does not have a full moon, but then either January or March will have two full moons.

The Chinese call the dark shadows on the Moon ‘The toad in the moon’

The missions brought back a total of 2196 rock samples weighing 382kg.

We always see the same side of the Moon from the Earth.

The dark spots on the Moon are craters filled with basalt which is a very dense material.

The Moon is the only extraterrestrial body that humans have visited.

Luna 3 was built by the Soviet Union in October 1959 it was the first space craft to send back pictures from the Moon.

It has no global magnetic field.

The diameter of the Moon is about a quarter of the Earth’s diameter – about forty nine moons would fit inside the Earth.

If the Moon is directly above you and you are at the coast then you will see a high tide.

Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the Moon.

First quarter, last quarter, full moon and the new moon are the four phases of the Moon.

There are more than 300,000 craters on the Moon and that is on just one side.

Mercury

Mercury is the ruling planet for Gemini.

It is named by the Roman deity Mercury which means the messenger of the gods.

It is the smallest and innermost planet in the Solar System.

It takes 87.97 days to orbit around the sun which is the shortest of all the planets in the Solar System.

If you were weighed on Mercury you would weigh 38% of your weight on the earth.

Mercury has no rings or moons maybe this is because it is so close to the sun.

The orbital speed of Mercury is 29 miles and 7 seconds.

176 days on earth is only one day on Mercury.

Mercury has no atmosphere.

It is covered in craters and been dormant for millions of years.

Mercury is the closest planet to the sun and so circulates the sun faster than other planets.

It is estimated that Mercury is 48 million miles from Earth.

The diameter is 3031 miles.

A spacecraft was first sent to Mercury in 1974.

Mercury is 70% metallic and 30% silicate and is known as a terrestrial planet.

Galileo first observed the planet in the 17th century. 

It cannot be seen through some telescopes as the sun is too close and would damage the telescope. 

Mercury is the second densest planet after the earth. 

The temperature on the surface of Mercury ranges from 173c to 472c 

Mercury was hit by an asteroid which was estimated to be 60 miles wide this created a huge crater which is roughly estimated to be 960 miles wide. 

This crater is called the Caloris Basin. 

Ice craters were discovered in the North Pole furthest from the sun. 

Mercury is within the Earth’s orbit but can only be seen early in the morning or late in the evening. 

According to astrology Mercury is associated with intelligence and communication.

The Planet Venus was named after the Roman goddess of love, probably because it shines so much and stands out in the night sky.

It is the only Planet that is named after a female.

Venus is the second planet from the Sun and is the second brightest in the sky after the Moon.

It orbits the Sun every 224.7 Earth days compared to the Earth’s 365 days.

Venus has the longest rotation period of any planet in the Solar System and it rotates in the opposite direction to most other planets, too.

It does not have any natural satellites.

It is the second largest terrestrial planet and some people refer to it as the Earth’s sister planet as they have a similar size and mass.

It is 108.2million km from the Sun.

It has 460.2 million km surface area.

The thick clouds on Venus reflect most of the sunlight that reaches it back into space – that is why it is so bright. Because it is the brightest,  it can be seen by the naked eye often a few hours after sunset or before sunrise.

Venus has a central iron core and rocky mantle, it is a similar composition to the Earth. However its atmosphere is 96 per cent carbon dioxide and 3 per cent nitrogen and other gases.

It was formed approximately 4.6 billion years ago, when the solar system was a cloud of dusts and gases.

The inner core formed first like the Earth and then other elements formed a crust over the years.

The surface of Venus has is own unique geology and has large meteor craters, volcanoes, erosions and also some sedimentation land forms. However,  these have been smoothed somewhat by lava flows and by the corrosive atmosphere.

In Astrology Venus rules Taurus which brings love,  friendship and all the things that make life worthwhile.