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Glossary of Astrology
and Astrological Terms
The entries with (H) alongside are those particularly used in Horary Astrology. More detail will be found in that section.
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Accidental Dignity (H) |
a planet strengthened by house placement or by aspect to a benefic object |
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Accidental Debility (H) |
a planet weakened by house placement or by aspect to a malefic object |
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Air |
One of the four elements; the signs of Gemini, Libra and Aquarius |
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Angles |
the two axis of the Ascendant/Descendant and the MC/IC, forming the cusps of the 1st/7th houses and the 10th/4th houses respectively. |
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Antiscion (H) |
the shadow of a planet |
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Arabic Parts |
A hypothetical point arrived at by use of a formula |
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Ascendant |
Also known as the Rising Sign, the sign and degree rising over the Eastern horizon at the time of birth |
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Aspect |
A relationship between two or more planets by geometric angles |
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Benefic (H) |
Planets which are considered fortunate. Jupiter is the greater benefic and Venus the lesser benefic |
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Bi-quintile |
An aspect of 144 degrees |
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Birthchart |
A horoscope showing the planetary positions at the moment of birth |
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Cardinal Sign |
The "action" signs of Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn |
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Cazimi (H) |
a planet within 17 minutes of conjunction to the Sun, "in the heart of the Sun". This position is one of strength |
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Chart |
Diagram of the heavens, a horoscope |
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Chart ruler |
The planet which rules the sign on the Ascendant |
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Combust (H) |
a planet too close to the Sun, within the usual orb of 8 degrees or less, so as to burn up in the heat and is therefore seriously weakened |
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Composite chart |
using the midpoints of two people's planets to form a new chart |
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Conjunction |
Two or more planets or points together within an 8 degree orb |
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Contrantiscion (H) |
Opposition to an Antiscion |
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Cusp |
A line dividing the houses from one another |
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Decan |
Each sign is divided into three decans of 10 degrees. See also Face |
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Degree |
Basic unit in measurement of a circle |
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Descendant |
Opposite the Ascendant, the sign setting on the western horizon, the cusp of the 7th house |
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Detriment (H) |
when a planet is in a house opposite the sign that it rules it is said to be in its detriment. This makes it weaker. |
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Dignity (H) |
when a planet is in a sign that it rules it is said to be in dignity. This makes it stronger |
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Direct |
The forward planetary motion |
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Disassociated Aspect |
when one or more planets form an aspect within the allowed orb but that is not in a sign of the same triplicity or quadruplicity |
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Earth |
One of the four elements. The signs of Taurus, Virgo and Capricorn |
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Ecliptic |
The apparent path of the Sun |
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Election |
Using astrology to plan an event |
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Elements |
Fire, earth, air and water |
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Ephemeris |
A table showing the planetary positions day by day |
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Equator |
Circle around the earth equidistant from the poles |
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Equinox |
point where the ecliptic meets the equator. The Vernal or Spring Equinox at 0 degrees Aries and the Autumnal Equinox at 0 deg. Libra |
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Exaltation (H) |
when a planet is in a sign that it draws its power from it is said to be in its exaltation. This makes it stronger |
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Face (H) |
Each sign is divided into three faces of ten degrees. See also Decan |
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Fall (H) |
when a planet is in a sign opposite that from which it draws its power it is in its fall. This makes it weaker. |
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Fire |
One of the four elements; the signs of Aries, Leo and Sagittarius |
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Fixed signs |
Taurus, Leo, Scorpio and Aquarius |
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Fixed stars |
Stars which do not appear to move - see Fixed Stars section |
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Fortuna |
The part of Fortune. The major Arabic Part |
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Geocentric |
Earth centred. Astrology is geocentric |
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Glyphs |
Symbol representing a planet, sign or point in the chart |
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Greenwich |
Longitude is measured from the Meridian at Greenwich which is 0 degrees longitude |
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Horary Astrology |
Use of a chart to answer a question |
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Horoscope |
A chart showing planetary positions, usually a birthchart |
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Houses |
The 12 sectors of the horoscope |
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Imum Coeli (IC) |
Usually marking the cusp of the 4th house, the lowest point of a chart |
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Intercepted Sign |
A sign that does not occupy a house cusp |
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Lights |
Also called the luminaries. The sun and the moon |
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Luminaries |
Also called the lights. The sun and the moon |
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Lunar Return |
When the Moon returns to its natal position. Occurs once a month |
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Lunation |
cycle of moon from one new Moon (conjunction to Sun) to the next. |
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Malefic |
Planets which are considered unfortunate. Saturn is the greater malefic and Mars the lesser malefic |
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Medical Astrology |
The use of astrology in health matters |
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Medium Coeli (MC) |
Also known as the Midheaven, the highest point of the ecliptic. Usually marks the cusp of the 10th house |
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Midpoint |
Halfway point between two planets or points |
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Minute |
One 60th of a degree |
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Moon's Nodes |
The points where the path of the Sun intersects the path of the Moon |
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Mundane astrology |
The study of horoscopes of countries, nations, world events. Also known as political astrology |
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Mutable signs |
Adaptable signs of Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius and Pisces |
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Mutual Reception |
when two planets are each in the sign the other rules or has dignity in |
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Natal chart |
A horoscope of the moment of birth |
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Native |
The person to whom the horoscope or birthchart belongs |
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Natural zodiac |
Usually a chart starting with Aries as the Ascendant. The zodiac running from Aries through to Pisces |
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Negative signs |
Water and earth signs |
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Novile |
An aspect of 40 degrees |
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Obliquity of the ecliptic |
The angle between the plane of the Ecliptic and that of the Equator. 23 degrees 27 minutes |
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Opposition |
An aspect of 180 degrees |
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Orb |
The distance allowed for beyond an exact aspect |
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Parallel |
having same distance in declination, north or south of the celestial equator |
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Peregrine (H) |
a planet without any essential dignity, and very weak |
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Planets |
The main bodies of the solar system |
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Polarity |
Division of the zodiac into Positive and Negative signs |
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Positive signs |
Fire and Air signs |
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Progression |
Symbolic movement of the planets around the horoscope |
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Quadruplicity |
The qualities of the signs |
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Quality |
Three types of sign: Cardinal, Fixed and Mutable |
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Querent (H) |
The person asking the question in Horary Astrology |
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Quesited (H) |
Subject of a question asked in Horary Astrology |
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Quincunx |
An aspect of 150 degrees |
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Quintile |
An aspect of 72 degrees |
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Rectification |
A method of working out the birth time by events of one's life |
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Retrograde |
the apparent backward motion of a planet as seen from the earth. All planets are subject to retrogradation except the sun and moon. |
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Rising planet |
A planet in the first house within 8 degrees of the Ascendant |
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Rising sign |
Also known as the Ascendant, the sign rising over the Eastern horizon at the time of birth |
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Ruling planet |
The planet which rules the sign on a cusp |
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Semi-quintile |
An aspect of 36 degrees |
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Semi-sextile |
An aspect of 30 degrees |
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Semi-square |
An aspect of 45 degrees |
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Sesquiquadrate |
An aspect of 135 degrees |
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Sextile |
An aspect of 60 degrees |
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Significator (H) |
A planet representing a person or object in Horary Astrology |
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Solar chart |
A horoscope where the position of the Sun is used as the Ascendant |
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Solar Return |
When the Sun returns to its natal position, usually the birthday |
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Solstice |
time when the Sun is at its greatest northern or southern declination. Summer solstice 0 degrees Cancer, Winter solstice at 0 degrees Capricorn |
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Square |
An aspect of 90 degrees |
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Stellium |
group of three or more planets within the same sign or house |
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Synastry |
The comparison of two birthcharts for mutual aspects and to determine compatibility |
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Terms (H) |
five unequal portions within a sign, each being ruled by a different planet |
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Transit |
The movement of the planets around the zodiac |
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Translation of Light (H) |
a fast moving planet separating in aspect from one planet to apply to another |
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Trine |
An aspect of 120 degrees |
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Triplicity |
The elements of the signs |
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T-Square |
A configuration of the chart where two planets are in opposition and one or more planets in square aspect |
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Under the Sunbeams (H) |
a planet in the same sign as the sun and within 17 degrees of it. This makes the planet slightly weakened. |
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Via Combusta (H) |
The last 15 degrees of Libra and first 15 degrees of Scorpio |
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Void of Course (H) |
When a planet, especially the Moon, will make no major aspects before leaving its current sign. |
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Water |
One of the four elements; the signs of Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces |
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Zodiac |
The signs and constellations on or within 8 degrees of the ecliptic |
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