Dante's Astronomy

Saturn in Leo

Reference: Par.21.13-15
Place: Paradise, seventh heaven
Context: Dante has reached the sphere of Saturn in the Seventh Heaven. In March and April 1300 Saturn and the constellation of Leo were in conjunction.

Saturn in Leo

Date/Time: Wednesday, April 13, 1300 6:15 AM

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