The ancient astrologer/astronomer Ptolemy (83-161 C.E.),whose ideas of the structure of the universe (based upon spheres), dominated western civilization until Copernicus and Kepler in the 16th-17th centuries, associated different planets of the solar system with particular stages of life:
Moon: Infancy – 0-4 years old
Mercury: Childhood – 4-14 years old
Venus: Adolescence – 14-22 years old
The Sun: Young Adulthood – 22-40 years old
Mars: Mature Adulthood – 40-55 years old
Jupiter: Retirement and Wisdom – 55 to 67 years old
Saturn: Old Age – 67+
Source: Ceol agus Realta
For more information on human development theories in different cultures and traditions, see my book The Human Odyssey: Navigating the Twelve Stages of Life
(Ixia Press, 2019)
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