Astrological Dictionary on Letter #S

Separating Aspect

An aspect that has already perfected and where the planets are now moving away from the earlier exac...

Serpentis

Considered a malefic degree of the zodiac. It happens to be occupied now (Epoch 1990) by the fixed s...

Sextile Aspect

A 60-degree aspect. One of the major or Ptolemaic aspects. Traditionally a soft aspect. Unites signs...

Sidereal Day

The True rotation of the Earth measured by two successive transits of a fixed star over the observer...

Sidereal Time

The Hour Angle of the Vernal Point. Mean Sidereal Time is measured by the diurnal motion of the mean...

Sidereal Year

Time required for the Earth to return exactly to the same position with reference to the same fixed ...

Sidereal Zodiac

Refers to the position of the celestial bodies as seen against the actual constellations not the sig...

Significator

1. The body in a horoscope which is chosen to represent some event, or organ, or question under c...

Sinister Aspect

Aspect where the faster planet is waning in relation to the slower one. Left hand side....

Slow In Motion

When a planet is travelling slower than its average daily motion. A form of debility. ...

Solar Apex

The Sun revolves around a Galactic Centre along with all the other bodies associated with the Solar ...

Solar House System

Houses derived by placing the Sun on the 1st house cusp and deriving all other houses from the degre...

Solstice Points

The two points on the Celestial Sphere which mark the Sun's position at the moment of time at which...

Solstice

Literally, the `Sun standing still'. The The time when the Sun is at its greatest Northern or Southe...

Southing

The moment when a celestial body crosses the upper meridian of the observer is "Southing" that Merid...

Spica

A benefic fixed star at 23 degrees 50' Libra in the year 2000. Horary astrologers traditionally cons...

Square

An aspect formed when planets or points are 90 degrees apart. One of the five major aspects defined ...

Star

Self luminous celestial body as distinguished from a planet which shines with reflected light. Our S...

Star Time

Sidereal time. ...

Station

A planet makes a station when it appears motionless before reversing direction in its orbit as viewe...

Stellium

Cluster of several planets in the same sign or house. Margaret Hone determined three while De Vore s...

Succedent

( Lat: succedere = to follow) : A term describing Houses 2, 5, 8, and 11. ...

Sun

One of the 10 major planets. Ruler of Leo. Vitality, will, the yang or male principle. Power, leader...

Sun Sign Astrology

An oversimplified and generic version of Astrology for syndicated media and popular consumer consump...

Superior Planet

Those planets whose orbit lies outside that of Earth: Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pl...

Swift in Motion

A planet travelling faster than it average daily motion. According to Lilly, this is an accidental d...

Sunrise Chart

An astrological chart calculated for sunrise on the day of birth at the place of birth for the nat...

Sun Sign

The sign containing the Sun at given times during the year. Usually referring to the date of birth o...

Superior Conjunction

Conjunction of an inner planet (Mercury or Venus) with the Sun in which the planet is on the opposit...

Superior Planet

A planets whose orbit is outside that of Earth - Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune Pluto and Ch...

Synastry

The comparison of two or more natal charts to establish the nature of the relationship between the n...

Synetic Point

Sidereal longitude of the vernal point in the precession of the Equinoxes. The Mean Sidereal Longitu...

Synodic Month

Time from one New Moon to the next. ...

Synodic Period

The time taken a body to reach from one conjunction with the Sun to the next. The Synodic period of ...

Synthesis

(Gk: syn = with tithenai = place) Chart interpretation or drawing together of all the components of ...

Syzygy

(Gr. suzugos, yoked together, paired; conjugation) New or Full Moons occurring near the Moon's Node...