The eclipse degree of 19º24’ Cancer is of significance in a number of mundane maps. In my view, significance of the eclipse as indicative of major change or of important events in the political entity concerned, is to some extent a function of the role that this degree plays in the relevant map. If one of the luminaries is present at this degree, this would be more noteworthy than Pluto, all other things being equal. But it is one of the perennial frustrations of studying astrology that all other things are never equal.

China faced Uighur unrest on Sunday, July 5th 2009. In the city of Urumqi (Urumchi) in the province of Xinjiang, northwestern China, violence broke out. The unrest led to the deaths of 156 people; 800 people were injured. The conflict has dimensions that are political, ethnic and religious. Timing of this sudden eruption comes in the background of the Triple Eclipses of July August 2009. We analyze the astrological aspect.