Mumbai’s low-lying areas and suburbs were
water-logged today as the city received 10 days of its rainfall quota in 24
hours. BMC chief Ajoy Mehta advised citizens to remain at home and for schools
to remain shut tomorrow, as more heavy rains were expected. BMC had to divert
traffic in 13 places in the city due to extensive water logging as torrential
rains lashed the city in Mumbai and its suburbs including Kurla, Chembur, Tilak
Nagar, Andheri, Parel, Lower Parel, Thane, Navi Mumbai and Dombivili. Around
120 suction pumps were pressed into service to drain out water in low-lying
areas. June 19
The rules
for weather forecast are summarized by Kim Farnell [1]. The forecast is primarily
based on the relevant cardinal ingress chart of the Sun. The chart is then interpreted using the 4th house as the main
indicator. 50% of the overall prevailing conditions are described by the
planets in the 4th house, their sign and the aspects they make to other
planets, followed by the sign on the cusp and its ruler. 25% is from the 1st
house - using the same formula. The remaining 25% is from the rest of the chart
and in particular any planet in a close approaching aspect to the MC.
Shown here
is the chart for the Sun’s entry into
Cancer at Bombay. Mercury is in the 4th house conjunct stars of the constellation Hyades. The word “hyades” means “rainers” and the
constellation is linked to torrential rain and stormy weather. In addition Mercury is square Neptune about
which Kim Farnell adds, “freakish weather events, flooding. Neptune's power
lies in its ability to lower the barometer and provoke torrential downpours and
flooding conditions”.
Having
analyzed the cardinal ingress chart, one
looks at the lunation chart for weekly trends. Here the New Moon chart of June
16 has Neptune in a sharp quincunx to the MC, confirming that this was one week in which Neptune could
cause torrential downpours and flooding conditions.
P.S. Using
the Cancer Ingress chart for eastern and central India as the basis for a monsoon
forecast, it appears that between June and September, this part of India is likely to get
torrential rain and flooding.
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