Astrological Dictionary on Letter #A

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Abscission of Light

Abscission occurs when, one of the significators first aspects a slower planet, or a faster planet f...

Abscission of Light

Abscission

Occurs when, before an aspect between two significators can perfect, one of the significators aspect...

Abscission

Absolute Longitude

Also called Celestial Longitude. The degrees of the ecliptic where a planet might be placed accordin...

Absolute Longitude

Accidental Dignity

Also called Accidental Fortitude. When a planet is so placed in the chart that by its house position...

Accidental Dignity

Aduar cycle

360 Solar years ascribed to Albumazar....

Aduar cycle

Affliction

An outdated term, which considered certain aspect or positions to be bad. Contemporary astrology tea...

Affliction

Ages

(e.g. of Aquarius) Time taken for the Vernal Point to move backwards through one sidereal constellat...

Ages

Air Sign

One of the four elements, associated with mental processes, exchange and communication. The Air sign...

Air Sign

Algol

Also called Caput Algol, a malefic fixed star, representing the Gorgon whose hair was composed of sn...

Algol

Akuar cycle

120 solar years ascribed to Albumazar....

Akuar cycle

Alcabitus

House division based on a quadrant system. The midheaven and ascendant are the 10th and 1st cusps, r...

Alcabitus

Altitude

Height above sea level, measured in meters or feet. Common usage also employs the word elevation for...

Altitude

Anareta

(anaretic degree) Gk.anairetes = destroyer that which kills, if such a term may be applied to a plan...

Anareta

Angles

Points at which great circles intersect the ecliptic. Astrologically they are called as Ascendant ...

Angles

Angular House

Houses 1, 4, 7, and 10. Sometimes called the cardinal houses....

Angular House

Anomalistic Period

The period of time required for a body (such as a planet) to travel from perigee to the next perigee...

Anomalistic Period

Antipathy

An inharmonious relationship of planets either because of their different natures, by aspect, or by ...

Antipathy

Antiscion

Also called solstice or mirror point. Points at which planets are equal in distance from the 1st deg...

Antiscion

Antivertex

Intersection of the Prime Vertical with the ecliptic in the east. Opposite the vertex. The anti-vert...

Antivertex

Aphelion

(apo - away Helios - Sun): The point in the orbit of a planet or comet when it is furthest from the ...

Aphelion

Apogee

(apo - away Gaia - Earth): The point in the orbit of the moon furthest from the center of the earth....

Apogee

Apparent horizon

A plane tangent to earth from a specific location - what can be actually seen is horizon dividing ea...

Apparent horizon

Apparent Motion

Motion observed from a geocentric position. . It is defined by the apparent position of an object, w...

Apparent Motion

Apparent Solar Time

Measured by the Sun 's apparent motion around the earth. "Sundial Time" or the observable rising of ...

Apparent Solar Time

Application

The movement of a planet toward another planet, cusp, or sensitive point, as an aspect forms between...

Application

Applying Aspect

Refers to the relationship of two planets when the faster moving planet in an aspect is in an earlie...

Applying Aspect

Apsides line

A line connecting the two points of the Moon's Perigee and Apogee, the longest axis of the Ellipse o...

Apsides line

Aquarius

The 11th sign. ruled by: Uranus & Saturn detached, humanitarian, individualistic, nonconforming, ind...

Aquarius

Arabic Parts

So called Arabic parts are derived by adding and subtracting particular planetary, zodiacal position...

Arabic Parts

Arc

Any part of the circumference of a circle in which the distance is measured from one point to anothe...

Arc

Arcturan

A special house system based on 12 equal segments starting with the East Point. ...

Arcturan

Aries

The 1-st zodiacal sign. ruled by Mars active, spontaneous, initiating, self-assertive, energetic, na...

Aries

Armillary Sphere

Instrument used by ancient astronomers composed of rings to represent the Celestial Equator, The Tro...

Armillary Sphere

Ascendant

The point of intersection of the ecliptic and horizon nearest the East point. The cusp, the beginnin...

Ascendant

Ascending Node

Ascending Node is a points where the Moon crosses the Ecliptic from South to North. The ascending no...

Ascending Node

Ascension Signs of Long and Short

Because of the oblique angle of the Ecliptic to the equator, certain signs at mid latitudes take lon...

Ascension Signs of Long and Short

Aspect

Refers to the geometric or Angular relationship between planets in the Ecliptic.; one of a set of pa...

Aspect

Aspectarian

Section in the Ephemeris listing major planetary aspects over a period. Transit-to-transit aspects a...

Aspectarian

Asteroids

Thousands of small celestial bodies mostly orbiting between Mars and Jupiter. The largest is Ceres. ...

Asteroids

Astrocartography

A computerised system whereby the natal planetary data is superimposed onto a map of the world. ...

Astrocartography

Astroeconomics

The astrology usage in business and finance....

Astroeconomics

Astrolabe

An ancient instrument, predecessor to the sextant, for observing the positions of heavenly bodies a...

Astrolabe

Astrologer

Trained practitioner of the art and science of Astrology. The term can be equally applied to both se...

Astrologer

Astrology

Study of the relationships between people and events on earth, and the cycles, position, aspects, an...

Astrology

Astrometerology

Investigation of the relation between the Solar system bodies and the weather. ...

Astrometerology

Astronomy

The science that deals with the heavenly bodies: their positions, motions, magnitudes and conditions...

Astronomy

Autumnal Equinox

The measurement of 180 degrees of right ascension on the celestial equator or of celestial longitude...

Autumnal Equinox

Average Daily Motion

Also called Mean Motion. The average motion of a planet during a 24-hour period. Travelling slower t...

Average Daily Motion

Ayanamsa

The difference is celestial longitude between the sidereal sign and its corresponding tropical sign....

Ayanamsa

Azimuth

The primary angle of the Horizon system of coordinates. A measurement of a planet's angular distance...

Azimuth
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