Astrological Dictionary Page #9

Nocturnal planets

Moon, Venus, and Mars. ...

Nodal Axis

An imaginary line joining the north and south nodes. ...

Nodal Degree

The same degree, regardless of sign position, as the Moon's Mean Nodes. Horary Astrology A planet in...

Nodes Of The Moon

The Moon does not orbit in the Ecliptic but is inclined to it by a mean of 5 degrees 8 minutes. The ...

Nonagesimal

The point on the Ecliptic which is above the Horizon and 90?° from the Ascendant. In the Equal Ho...

Obeying Signs

Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces (Northern hemisphere). By extrapolation, Ar...

Occidental Of The Sun

When a planet rises or sets after the Sun. In horary Astrology, the Moon, Mercury, and Venus are acc...

Occidental Side Of The Chart

western half of a chart between the 4th cusp and the 10th cusp. ...

Occultation

Same as an Eclipse but is generally applied to total not partial. Eclipses. Planets can OCCULATE eac...

Orb

An allowance from exactitude referring to aspects between planets. ...

Oriental Of The Sun

When a planet rises or sets before the Sun. ...

Oriental Side Of The Chart

The eastern half of a chart between the 10th cusp and the 4th cusp. is called the oriental side of t...

Parallel of Declination

When two bodies are at the same Latitude North or South of the Celestial equator. They do not need t...

Part of Fortune

A benefic point on the Ecliptic measured by the same distance from the Eastern Horizon as the Moon i...

Partile Aspect

Aspect in which the angular separation is with only a few minutes of arc (') of some referenced st...

Peregrine

When a planet has no Essential Dignity in its position in the zodiac. A planet in its debility with ...

Perfection

When significators in Horary Astrology provide an answer without being impeded by other consideratio...

Perigee

From the Greek "near the Earth." (Peri - near Gaia -Earth) The point in orbit where the Moon or a ...

Perihelion

From the Greek "near the Sun." (Peri - near, Helios - Sun). The point in a planet's orbit where it i...

Planet

Referred in Astrology as any one of the 10 heavenly bodies situated along the ecliptic. The Sun is a...

Planetary Hours

The period from Sunrise to Sunset is divided into twelve equal parts called "hours." The first hour ...

Platic Aspect

[Gk. platikos, having to do with width or breadth]. When an aspect between planets is in orb but not...

Polar Elevation

Polar elevation or polar altitude is the height of the pole above the Horizon at a given place, and ...

Ponderous

A planet that is moving slowly. Used in horary astrology where emphasis is placed on the speed w...

Precession of the Equinoxes

The Vernal Equinox or First point of Aries is an important reference point in Astronomy and Astrolog...