Inferior Planetary Cycles Study

The Inferior Planetary Cycles Study generates one event per complete synodic cycle of an inferior planet (Mercury or Venus). Each event captures the cycle's retrograde station, inferior conjunction with the Sun, direct station, superior conjunction with the Sun, and the time periods between every phase.

Create an Inferior Planetary Cycles Study

To add a new Inferior Planetary Cycles Study to the active workspace:

1. Click Mundane Studies on the menu bar.
2. Click Planetary Cycles, then click Inferior Planetary Cycles in the submenu.

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You can also create an Inferior Planetary Cycles Study from the toolbar by clicking the Planetary Cycle Studies drop-down button and selecting Inferior Planetary Cycles.

Events Captured

An Inferior Planetary Cycles event represents one complete synodic cycle of an inferior planet, anchored at the retrograde station. The row contains the cycle's retrograde station, inferior conjunction with the Sun, direct station, superior conjunction with the Sun, and the time durations between each phase up to the next retrograde station.

Events Table Columns

The events table for an Inferior Planetary Cycles Study contains the following columns:

Column	Description
Date Time	Date and time of the cycle's anchor event (the retrograde station).
Body	Name of the inferior planet (Mercury or Venus).
Retrograde Station Longitude	Ecliptic longitude at the retrograde station.
Retrograde Station Sign	Zodiac sign at the retrograde station.
Pre Inferior Conjunction Period (days)	Days from the retrograde station to the inferior conjunction.
Inferior Conjunction Date Time	Date and time of the inferior conjunction with the Sun.
Inferior Conjunction Longitude	Ecliptic longitude at the inferior conjunction.
Inferior Conjunction Sign	Zodiac sign at the inferior conjunction.
Post Inferior Conjunction Period (days)	Days from the inferior conjunction to the direct station.
Direct Station Date Time	Date and time of the direct station.
Direct Station Longitude	Ecliptic longitude at the direct station.
Direct Station Sign	Zodiac sign at the direct station.
Pre Superior Conjunction Period (days)	Days from the direct station to the superior conjunction.
Superior Conjunction Date Time	Date and time of the superior conjunction with the Sun.
Superior Conjunction Longitude	Ecliptic longitude at the superior conjunction.
Superior Conjunction Sign	Zodiac sign at the superior conjunction.
Post Superior Conjunction Period (days)	Days from the superior conjunction to the next retrograde station (cycle close).
Event Interval	Time interval since the previous inferior planetary cycle.