Astrological Dictionary

Abscission of Light

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

Abscission

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

Absolute Longitude

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

Accidental Dignity

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

Aduar cycle

360 Solar years ascribed to Albumazar....

Affliction

An outdated term, which considered certain aspect or positions to be bad.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

Ages

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

Air Sign

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

Algol

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

Akuar cycle

120 solar years ascribed to Albumazar....

Alcabitus

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

Altitude

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

Anareta

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

Angles

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

Angular House

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

Anomalistic Period

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

Antipathy

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

Antiscion

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

Antivertex

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

Aphelion

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

Apogee

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

Apparent horizon

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

Apparent Motion

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

Apparent Solar Time

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

Application

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

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