Did Jupiter enter into the body of the constellation Virgo? There is a claim spreading around and I'd like to know if this is correct from the astronomical side. > On November 20, 2016, an astronomical event begins that will last nine and a half months... and then it follows: > On November 20, 2016, Jupiter (the King planet) enters into the body (womb) of the constellation Virgo (the virgin). the next claim: > After 9 ½ months, Jupiter exits out of the womb of Virgo. Upon Jupiter’s exit (birth), on September 23, 2017, we see the constellation Virgo with the sun rise directly behind it (the woman clothed with the sun). Did this happen and continue happening in the skies? Can the astronomers see this event or is this just some made up story to support their correlation?

It's pretty easy to check.

You can download Stellarium, an easy to use, open-source planetarium software.

Launch it, search (Ctrl+F) for Jupiter, and press :

* Space to follow jupiter
* C for constellation lines
* V for constellation names
* R for constellation art
* G to disable the ground
* A to disable the atmosphere
* Ctrl+M for equatorial mount, so that the view doesn't rotate with the Earth anymore.
* You can either press F5 to input a time, press L multiple times for fast forward or press J multiple times for rewind.
* This way, you can follow Jupiter's path as seen from Earth in 2016 and 2017. You'll notice it is in Virgo, but only along her left arm. Jupiter doesn't come closer to her body, neither in 2016 nor in 2017.



If you look at the actual constellation of Virgo and not just the drawing superimposed over it, you will see that Jupiter was in the torso of Virgo.

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