The Floods in Thailand

Less than two weeks ago, I published Astrology of the Land of Smiles and that covered the emotional story of the boys trapped in the Tham Luang cave. It was a monsoon flood that caused all the problems.

But floods love cities too it seems. From September 24th to September 26th Thailand and the capital city of Bangkok has been hit by continuous rain fall and floods causing untold damage and delays at the airport. Why is Thailand suffering so much?

Some have linked the Lunar eclipse of August 28th – in its one month window effect- to the landslide floods in Nepal with terrifying videos circulating on the net of whole villages being wiped away as it was captured first hand on phones.

But the floods in Thailand have also included waterfall surges in the mountains near Chiang Mai and other regions across the country.

Now that I have started to analyse the Thai national chart (24th June, 1932) ,there are some striking alignments to both the recent August 12th Solar and August 28th Lunar Eclipses.

This validates that this chart has clout. While it is not about direct causes, there are symbolic pointers here which might explain the extreme flooding and damage to Thailand’s infrastructure happening right now. This is is odd because neither of these eclipses were visible over Thailand, but the synastry charts show several challenging aspects triggering the national chart. And eclipse effects can continue to reverberate even after this one month window.

Several things stand out from comparing the Thai National Chart to the Eclipse charts:

Thailand is experiencing a Jupiter Return at 20° Leo. Jupiter brings ‘big’ events expansion and that can be exponential and get carried away with itself. So careful planning is needed.

Jupiter can be beneficial but not always. It is exact on October 3rd.  This degree  20° is where the Solar Eclipse occurred on August 12th. While it should be a time for celebration, until people affected are all safe, apparently not. This degree will receive repeated hits over the next few months.  That goes right until the end of May-early June of 2027 when Jupiter is there for the last time hitting that 20° eclipse degree. So as I said about the Tham Luang cave boys, the story is not over yet.

Common to both eclipses is that Pluto is conjunct Thailand’s natal Saturn in early Aquarius. Pluto and Saturn are two powerhouses. That could spell disruption to the collective systems that operate such as at airports, and delivery services where different groups of people rely on each other for their services to operate. They may have to help each other in humanitarian ways. Pluto does not move away from natal Saturn 5-6° until 2028, so this aspect can still prevail.

Other aspects are striking: The August 12th Solar Eclipse Sun and Moon are on this same Jupiter point in Leo in the national chart. That gives this eclipse significance for Thailand.

Transiting Uranus is conjunct Thailand’s natal Mars at zero of Gemini. Transiting Mars is conjunct Thailand’s natal Sun in early Cancer. Mars and Uranus point to any sudden earth events, earthquakes, landslides and flash floods.

The Lunar Eclipse synastry of August 28th shows the quickly moving Moon moving towards Thailand’s natal Moon in Pisces. Likewise, the transiting Sun which is conjunct Thailand’s Neptune which can bring floods and waters. Uranus is square to the opposed eclipse Sun and Moon. Transiting Mars is conjunct Thailand’s natal Venus/Mercury so the usual sweet polite nature of communications is challenged to be more direct.

The floods are under control and if you happen to live in the Silom/Sukhumvit area of Bangkok the streets were mainly dry as the storm surge drains built by the Dutch and Japanese protect that area. Remember that Bangkok is located in the Chao Phraya river delta quite low and almost at sea level. There was 300 mml of rain in 48 hours. The eastern part of the city which had the worst floods is lower than the central city areas and less protected than the central areas. And that is represented by the higher rental premiums.

The astrology reveals aspects that look challenging but with Jupiter there’s always a way around it. Solutions will be found. And when the King Vajiralongkorn speaks out to direct financial help and hospital care where it is needed, that’s a sign the whole country is now mobilised to resolve and repair the damage caused.

However, Mars arrives at that very same point 20° of Leo on November 4th perhaps aggravating Thailand’s Jupiter placement once again. Then, on November 14th, just after Venus and Mercury go direct, Mars conjuncts Jupiter at 25° of Leo. Their combined energy may need some containment and might be dramatic- and time for some heroics from the people.

This continuous dance on the eclipse degree carries on when both Jupiter and Mars go retrograde. So on February 20th, 2027, Jupiter hits that eclipse degree once again in conjunction with the Moon. Mars arrives there in retrograde again on March 30th, 2027 just after the equinox.

Jupiter arrives there one more time on June 5th 2027 and does not leave Leo until July 26th.

Interesting too is that Thailand’s Chiron is conjunct their asteroid Eros in the sign of the body- Taurus where it is clearly sexual in the most direct way.  But I feel a careful unpacking is needed to unravel the meaning here at this intimate point, if it is truly ‘unrequited’ and a profound lesson learned, and that is best saved for another article.

The big eclipse- of longer duration – is still coming -that of August 2nd, 2027 visible over Cairo, Egypt. Jupiter will then be in Virgo, but approaching the natal position of Neptune in the Thai national chart. Thailand’s Saturn still locked in with Pluto will be in direct opposition to this eclipse triggering that natal Neptune and perhaps more floods?

This is all needs to  be watched closely over the next year or so.

© Kieron Devlin, Proteus Astrology, October 1st, 2026