Global Meditation Times
for some Major Cities
Updated January 15, 1997
The times listed here are the local equivelant of 17:30 - 17:35 GMT.
This time was originally chosen for the Simultaneous Global Meditation based
upon the time at which the star pattern chart using the Ascendant (Eastern
Horizon) as the sixth point would perfect in New York City at 12:35 p.m.
EST.
About 4 degrees Gemini will be required to complete the geometric pattern
in the chart. At exactly 12:35 p.m. (a nice round number) 4 degrees and
04 minutes Gemini will be rising in NYC. That is the chart used on all of
the GaiaMind Project graphics. A similar chart could be cast for anywhere
else on Earth at about midday on January 23rd, but we chose New York because
it is in some sense the center of the world, the UN is there, and the Internet
runs on that time zone. It also made the times work well as far as waking
hours in those parts of the world we were most likely to be able to reach
(except Australia). The time choice did, however, seem somewhat arbitrary.
But, by a miracle this time choice has been confirmed.
There are actulally two different time dependant points used in astrological
charts. The first, most powerful, and most physically "real" is
the Ascendant, or Eastern Horizon - the degree of the Zodiac rising at that
moment. The second point is the Midheaven - the degree of the Zodiac directly
overhead at any given moment. Thus there are two different times in the
day at each point on Earth at which the star pattern will perfect. One using
the Ascendant around midday, and the second using the Midheaven in the early
evening. Astrologically the first would be considered more powerful, but
in this case the second time forms a more graphically powerful upright Star
of David. For any given location when one pattern perfects there, the other
pattern is simultaneously perfecting somewhere else.
It turns out that at the exact SECOND that 4 degrees 04 minutes Gemini
is rising in New York City, 4 degrees 04 minutes
Gemini is at the Midheaven in Jerusalem forming an upright Star of David
there at 17:35 GMT which is 7:35 p.m. EET in Jerusalem.
United States
New York City, NY
12:30 - 12:35 p.m. EST = 17:30 -17:35 GMT
GMT +5:00
Washington, DC
12:30 - 12:35 p.m. EST
GMT +5:00
Chicago, IL
11:30 - 11:35 a.m. CST
GMT +6:00
Denver, CO
10:30 - 10:35 MST
GMT +7:00
Los Angeles, CA
9:30 - 9:35 a.m. PST
GMT +8:00
San Francisco, CA
9:30 - 9:35 a.m. PST
GMT +8:00
Australia
Sydney
4:30 - 4:35 a.m. - Jan. 24th
GMT -11:00.
Argentina
These are the correct times
Buenos Aires
2:30 - 2:35 p.m.
GMT +3:00
Brazil
These are the correct times
Brazilia
3:30 - 3:35 p.m.
GMT +3:00
Rio de Janeiro
3:30 - 3:35 p.m.
GMT +3:00
Sao Paulo
3:30 - 3:35 p.m.
GMT +3:00
Czech Republic
Prague
6:30 - 6:35 p.m.
GMT -1:00
PRC (China)
Beijing
1:30 - 1:35 a.m. - Jan. 24th
GMT -8:00
England
London
5:30 - 5:35 p.m.
GMT +0:00
France
Paris
6:30 - 6:35 p.m.
GMT -1:00
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
1:30 - 1:35 a.m. - Jan. 24th
GMT -8:00
India
Calcutta
11:00 - 11:05 p.m.
GMT -5:30
Delhi
11:00 - 11:05 p.m.
GMT -5:30
Israel
Jerusalem
7:30 - 7:35 p.m. EET
GMT -2:00
Japan
Tokyo
2:30 - 2:35 a.m. - Jan. 24th
GMT -9:00
Mexico
Mexico City
11:30 - 11:35 a.m.
GMT +6:00
Russia
Moscow
7:30 - 7:35 p.m.
GMT -2:00
South Africa
Johannesburg
7:30 - 7:35 p.m.
GMT -2:00
Sweden
Stockholm
6:30 - 6:35 p.m.
GMT -1:00
Switzerland
Zurich
6:30 - 6:35 p.m.
GMT -1:00
Thailand
Bankok
12:30 - 12:35 a.m. - Jan. 24th
GMT -7:00
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