The center culminates on the 1st of March. ![]() Īrgo Navis, the Ship Argo, generally plain Argo, lies entirely in the southern hemisphere, east of Canis Major, south of Monoceros and Hydra, largely in the Milky Way, showing above the horizon of New York city only a few of its unimportant stars but it covers a great extent of sky, nearly seventy-five degrees in length, - Manilius calling it nobilis Argo, - and contains 829 naked-eye components. It is probably on account of this constellation that Virgo, especially the first decanate, is frequently found to be connected with drowning. Drowning is particularly to be feared when Saturn afflicts the Moon in or from Argo. ![]() Argo is said to give prosperity in trade and voyages, and strength of mind and spirit, but it has been observed to accompany cases of drowning, a notable instance being furnished by the horoscope of Shelley, where Argo occupied the 8th house and contained the Sun, Venus and Uranus. According to Ptolemy the bright stars are like Saturn and Jupiter.
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