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America's Birth Skies - The Heavens at Each State's Admission to the Union

"The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork." - Psalm 19:1

Click on any state to see the sky that declared its birth - the exact planetary positions over the state capital on the day it joined the Union.

Admission Era:  Original 13 (1787-1790) Early Republic (1791-1836) Westward Expansion (1837-1890) Turn of Century (1896-1912) Modern (1959)
AK 1959 ME 1820 VT 1791 NH 1788 WA 1889 MT 1889 ND 1889 MN 1858 WI 1848 MI 1837 NY 1788 MA 1788 RI 1790 OR 1859 NV 1864 WY 1890 SD 1889 IA 1846 IL 1818 OH 1803 PA 1787 NJ 1787 CT 1788 CA 1850 UT 1896 CO 1876 NE 1867 MO 1821 KY 1792 WV 1863 VA 1788 MD 1788 DE 1787 AZ 1912 NM 1912 KS 1861 AR 1836 TN 1796 NC 1789 SC 1788 HI 1959 OK 1907 LA 1812 MS 1817 AL 1819 GA 1788 TX 1845 FL 1845 ID 1890 IN 1816

Each of the 50 states entered the Union under a unique sky. The positions of the Sun, Moon, and planets on the date of admission, observed from the state capital, form a celestial signature - a "birth chart" for that state.

Select any state above to view its birth sky with biblical astronomy interpretation, along with the state's flag, motto, and other symbols.

Between 1878 and 1959, dedicated American patriots took on the task of forming civil state constitutions for each of our 50 states. Every state has a constitution to this day in which an acknowledgement is made to our Heavenly creator.
Read more about this divine anointing for our One Nation Under God God in State Constitutions