The image used by usdebtclock is from M. J. Fortin’s Atlas Celeste de Flamsteed, published 1776. (thus the date of the image matches the start of America)
source: https://www.almanac.com/what-age-aquarius
The start of the Age of Aquarius is up for debate as there is no clear date for such. Dates differ by hundreds of years; depending on the source. If the folks at usdebtclock believe that the Age of Aquarius started this year, then they should have posted this at the time of the vernal equinox (March 19 for this year) when age determination would be made. Still, the changing of our money would start a new "age" as far as the people are concerned.
Edit: Speaking of the change of money.
I always thought it odd that candidate Trump was introduced to the public on that now famous “golden escalator”. Look closely though. Hidden in plain sight behind Donald and Melania are the words “CURRENCY EXCHANGE”.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sg4uf37krc
Aquarius is NOT holding the tail of Capricorn. Depending on the source, Aquarius is holding a cloth to cover himself in his left hand as is in this graphic, Aquarius holding nothing in his left hand, or Aquarius holding a ruler in his left hand.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urania%27s_Mirror
Urania's Mirror; or, a view of the Heavens is a set of 32 astronomical star chart cards, first published in November 1824.[1][2] They are illustrations based on Alexander Jamieson's A Celestial Atlas,[2] but the addition of holes punched in them allow them to be held up to a light to see a depiction of the constellation's stars.[1]
In the graphic for Aquarius, you will see a rod, stick, ruler, something in his left hand which is labeled as "Norma Nilotica"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urania%27s_Mirror#/media/File:Sidney_Hall_-Urania's_Mirror-_Aquarius,Piscis_Australis&_Ballon_Aerostatique.jpg
Two years later, the popular Urania's Mirror was produced. Based on Jamieson's designs, this set of star chart cards contained punched holes, enabling the user to hold them up to the light to see the pattern of the stars. Card #26 showed Aquarius holding a nilometer in his hand. A nilometer is a device for measuring the depth and clarity of the River Nile.
https://www.obliquity.com/skyeye/88const/Nil.html
So why did the folks at usdebtclock post this? Here's my best bet. Aquarius pours water into the mouth of the Southern Fish or Piscis Austrinus. You can see the fish at the bottom of their post with "1776" on it. However, in their graphic you see the water apparently passing through "THEFT" which is an old map of Europe (which I could not find) behind bars. In essence, this "THEFT" would be "cleaned out" as in Hercules cleaning out the Augean Stables by flushing it with water.
The image used by usdebtclock is from M. J. Fortin’s Atlas Celeste de Flamsteed, published 1776. (thus the date of the image matches the start of America)
source: https://www.almanac.com/what-age-aquarius
The start of the Age of Aquarius is up for debate as there is no clear date for such. Dates differ by hundreds of years; depending on the source. If the folks at usdebtclock believe that the Age of Aquarius started this year, then they should have posted this at the time of the vernal equinox (March 19 for this year) when age determination would be made. Still, the changing of our money would start a new "age" as far as the people are concerned.
Aquarius is NOT holding the tail of Capricorn. Depending on the source, Aquarius is holding a cloth to cover himself in his left hand as is in this graphic, Aquarius holding nothing in his left hand, or Aquarius holding a ruler in his left hand.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urania%27s_Mirror
Urania's Mirror; or, a view of the Heavens is a set of 32 astronomical star chart cards, first published in November 1824.[1][2] They are illustrations based on Alexander Jamieson's A Celestial Atlas,[2] but the addition of holes punched in them allow them to be held up to a light to see a depiction of the constellation's stars.[1]
In the graphic for Aquarius, you will see a rod, stick, ruler, something in his left hand which is labeled as "Norma Nilotica"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urania%27s_Mirror#/media/File:Sidney_Hall_-Urania's_Mirror-_Aquarius,Piscis_Australis&_Ballon_Aerostatique.jpg
Two years later, the popular Urania's Mirror was produced. Based on Jamieson's designs, this set of star chart cards contained punched holes, enabling the user to hold them up to the light to see the pattern of the stars. Card #26 showed Aquarius holding a nilometer in his hand. A nilometer is a device for measuring the depth and clarity of the River Nile.
https://www.obliquity.com/skyeye/88const/Nil.html
So why did the folks at usdebtclock post this? Here's my best bet. Aquarius pours water into the mouth of the Southern Fish or Piscis Austrinus. You can see the fish at the bottom of their post with "1776" on it. However, in their graphic you see the water apparently passing through "THEFT" which is an old map of Europe (which I could not find) behind bars. In essence, this "THEFT" would be "cleaned out" as in Hercules cleaning out the Augean Stables by flushing it with water.