Astrological Dictionary on Letter #P

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...

Prime Vertical

The great circle which passes through the East and West points of the Horizon, and the Zenith a...

Ptolemaic Aspect

Ptolemy distinguished four major aspects between zodiac signs: sextile, square, trine, and oppositio...