Triple conjunction on June 19, 2025

Every 36 years, Saturn and Neptune come back together. These conjunctions have a synodic cycle, taking about 36 years to complete, which divides neatly into 4 quarter periods of 9. 
Both Saturn and Neptune will occupy “The Fishes”, for roughly a five-year period. The last time this conjunction was in this constellation was 322 years ago, in 1703,

 

• Date: March 27, 1703, in the constellation of Pisces

During the time of this conjunction, notable events occurred, including:

• A great storm in England that resulted in thousands of deaths.

• A catastrophic earthquake and fire in Japan, which killed about 200,000 people. 

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and before that in 1380.

• Date: March 21, 1380, in the constellation of Pisces

While direct records of events linked to the Saturn-Neptune conjunction in 1308 may not exist, the overall trends in society during that time reflect the kind of upheaval and change associated with these celestial alignments.

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1. Political Turmoil: The early 14th century was a tumultuous time in Europe, with numerous conflicts such as the Hundred Years' War beginning and the shifting power dynamics of various kingdoms. 

2. Religious Influence: This period also saw the growing influence of the Church during the Middle Ages, with philosophical and theoretical explorations of spirituality. 

3. Cultural Shifts: Transitioning from the medieval period, there was a gradual movement toward the Renaissance. The emergence of new ideas and a re-evaluation of classical knowledge that laid the groundwork for the Renaissance.

Here's a list of some other historical events associated with this conjunction: 

April 30 and August 1, 1523, in The Water Bearer (Aquarius)

• April 24 – The Diet of Hungary, parliament for the Kingdom of Hungary under King Lajos II, passes a decree ordering the confiscation of property and execution of all followers of Martin Luther within the Kingdom.
• May 5 – An assassination attempt is made against King Sigismund of Poland.
• June 6 – Gustav Vasa is elected king of Sweden, finally establishing the full independence of Sweden from Denmark, which marks the end of the Kalmar Union. This event is traditionally considered to be the establishment of the modern Swedish nation
• July 29 – The Republic of Venice and the Holy Roman Empire conclude the Treaty of Worms to remove Venice from the Italian War that has gone for two years.
• September 14 – Pope Adrian VI, the last Dutch person to serve as head of the Roman Catholic Church, dies at age 64 after a reign of 21 months. For the next 455 years, all Popes elected will be Italian-born until the election of Karol Wojtyla of Poland in 1978 as Pope John Paul II.

Sept 27, 1773, in The Lion (Leo)

• September 11 – The Public Advertiser publishes a satirical essay titled Rules By Which A Great Empire May Be Reduced To A Small One, written by Benjamin Franklin.
• Oct 14 American Revolutionary War: The United Kingdom's East India Company tea ships' cargo are burned at Annapolis, Maryland
• Dec 16 Boston tea party incident - Sons of Liberty protesters throw tea shipments into Boston harbor in protest against British imposed Tea Act

Dec 1,1809 in The Scorpion/Ophiuchus

• Finnish War: The war with Sweden (1808-1809) resulted in Russia gaining control of Finland, which was then established as the Grand Duchy of Finland within the Russian Empire. 
• Russia was also dealing with the aftermath of the Finnish War and the ongoing tensions related to the Continental System, which affected its economy and political landscape. 
• Diplomatic ties between Russia and the United States were formally established with the presentation of credentials by the Russian Chargé d'Affaires, Andrei Dashkov, to President James Madison. 
• While Russia had agreed to participate in Napoleon's Continental System, its commitment was wavering. The blockade significantly impacted Russian trade, and by December 1809, the enforcement of the blockade was becoming less stringent, with neutral ships being allowed into Russian ports. 
• The Russo-Turkish War (1806-1812) was ongoing, and the Treaty of Bucharest, which would be signed in 1812, was being negotiated. This treaty would cede Bessarabia to Russia. 

April 4, and Sept 5, 1846, in The Water Bearer (Aquarius)

• April 25 – Mexican American War: Open conflict begins, over the disputed border of Texas.
• May – The Associated Press is founded in New York
• May 13 – Mexican American War: The United States declares war on Mexico.
• September 7 – The portion of the District of Columbia in the United States that was ceded by Virginia in 1790 is re-ceded to Virginia.

May 12,1882 in The Ram (Aries)

• May 8 – The Chinese Exclusion Act is the first law which restricts immigration into the United States
• May 20 – The Triple Alliance is formed between Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy

Aug 1, 1917, in The Lion (Leo)

• August 2–3 – The Green Corn Rebellion, an uprising by several hundred farmers against the WWI draft, takes place in central Oklahoma.
• August 3 – The New York Guard is founded.
• August 10 – A general strike begins in Spain; it is smashed after 3 days with 70 left dead, hundreds of wounded and 2,000 arrests.
• August 14 – The Republic of China declares war on Germany and Austria-Hungary.
• August 18 – The Great Thessaloniki Fire of 1917 in Greece destroys 32% of the city, leaving 70,000 individuals homeless.

October 24–25, 1917, The Crab (Cancer)

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Bolshevik (left-wing socialist) forces under Vladimir Lenin seized key government buildings and stormed the Winter Palace, then the seat of the new government in Russia's capital, Petrograd (now St. Petersburg). The Bolshevik Revolution, also referred to as the "Great October Socialist Revolution," was the first successful Marxist coup in history. 

Nov 21, 1952/May 17, July 22, 1953, in The Virgin (Virgo)

• Joseph Stalin, second leader of the Soviet Union, died on 5 March 1953 at his Kuntsevo Dacha after suffering a stroke, at age 74.
• The Korean War ended with an armistice signed on July 27, 1953, between the United States, North Korea, and China.
• Queen Elizabeth II was crowned on June 2, 1953, at Westminster Abbey.
• Both the United States and the Soviet Union conducted hydrogen bomb tests in 1953. 
• A popular uprising against communist rule in East Berlin was suppressed by Soviet tanks in June 1953. 
• The first issue of Playboy magazine was published in the United States, featuring Marilyn Monroe. 

March 3, June 24, Nov 13,1989 in The Archer (Sagittarius)

• The Berlin Wall fell. 
• The Tiananmen Square protests, known within China as the June Fourth Incident, were student-led demonstrations held in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, also in 1989.

We might therefore conclude, based on this, that the upcoming Saturn/Neptune conjunction will coincide with another turning point, and on a similar, if not greater scale.

 

For further reading here is a link to an interesting article.