Famous Lunar Eclipses in History - Herod's Death

The study of the lunar eclipses is an important part of  both astronomy and astrology. I have found an appropriate tool to visualize these celestial phenomena.

By means of an outstanding software we can display the tropical zodiac, the sidereal zodiac (with a choosen ayanamsha) and the true stellar constellations together.

Let's examine the chartwheel of the famous eclipse connected with the death of Herod.
Josephus tells us that Herod died after a lunar eclipse. He gives an account of events between this eclipse and Herod's death, and between Herod's death and Passover. A total lunar eclipse took place on March 23, 5 BCE.

"As for the other Matthias who had stirred up the sedition, he (Herod) had him burned alive along with some of his companions. And on that same night there was an eclipse of the Moon. But Herod's illness became more and more severe."  - from Flavius Josephus


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