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  "meta": {
    "ephemeris": "Swiss Ephemeris 2.10.03, explicit Moshier, apparent geocentric tropical positions; UT with built-in Delta T.",
    "method": "Compare current carriers against each declared reference with the same 0/60/90/120/180° and 3° longitude tolerance. No reference is selected by default. This is a comparison of positions, not evidence for a national destiny.",
    "readingVersion": "1.2.0"
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      "id": "declaration-noon",
      "name": "Declaration day · noon UT benchmark",
      "utc": "1776-07-04T12:00:00Z",
      "note": "A transparent daytime comparison for the Declaration’s adoption date. Noon UT is a sampling convention, not a documented national birth time.",
      "source": "https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/declaration-of-independence",
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      "id": "sibly",
      "name": "Sibly tradition · 17:10 Philadelphia LMT",
      "utc": "1776-07-04T22:10:36Z",
      "note": "An astrological convention, not a verified signing time. Uses 17:10 local mean time at 75°09′ W (UTC +5h00m36s). NCGR cites this Sibly convention; alternate chart traditions exist. Planetary comparisons only; no houses or ascendant are assigned here.",
      "source": "https://ncgrastrology.org/wp-content/uploads/publications/geocosmic-journal-archive/2013_NCGR_Journal_2013.pdf",
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    {
      "id": "constitution-noon",
      "name": "Constitution signed · noon UT benchmark",
      "utc": "1787-09-17T12:00:00Z",
      "note": "A separate institutional milestone. Noon UT is a sampling convention, not a documented signing hour or an alternative claim about the Declaration.",
      "source": "https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/constitution",
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  "readingSources": [
    {
      "name": "Western traditional domiciles and planetary descriptions · Ptolemy I",
      "url": "https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Ptolemy/Tetrabiblos/1B*.html"
    },
    {
      "name": "Contemporary Western November 2026 interpretation",
      "url": "https://www.astrology.com/article/november-2026-astrology-key-dates/"
    },
    {
      "name": "Greek planetary names and star stories",
      "url": "https://www.theoi.com/greek-mythology/star-myths.html"
    }
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}