Birth charts interpreted by astrology are read counterclockwise. On the graph, each tiny mark denotes 1. Therefore, to read the degrees on a chart, begin at the bottom of any sign and count each little mark as you move counterclockwise around the chart.
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What do the numbers in a birth chart mean?
Here are the signs’ essential radii at a glance: Cardinal signs (0, 13, and 26 degrees): Aries, Cancer, Libra, and Capricorn. 89 and 2122 degrees for fixed signs (Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, and Aquarius). Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, and Pisces are mutable signs, and their degrees are 4 and 17.
What does the astrological sign of 14 mean?
The predicting and natal charts’ middle degrees. A planet looks to be firmly rooted in the purpose of that sign when it is positioned in the middle degrees of the sign, between 14 and 16.
What does it imply in your birth chart to have 0 degrees?
Note from the editor: This piece first ran in The Mountain Astrologer in December 2012 and has been reposted with permission.
I’ll be discussing the significance of a sign’s first degree and, in particular, its last degree in this article. I’ve selected three instances where Scorpio, the most mysterious sign, has the Sun at its 29th degree.
The Ingress
A planet is conversing with the planetary ruler of the sign when it is at the very start of that sign, having entered new territory (a new element and mode).
Planets or points near the zero degree of a sign in the natal chart adopt a position that either indulges in or embraces the sign’s extremely pure, undisturbed essence. A planet has a new, unexplored property at this level. Some of the most well-known, first obvious characteristics associated with that sign will be readily apparent in the person’s character, but the actual substance of the sign and the difficulties the planet must face and embrace on its journey are still being unearthed and must still be conquered. Simply put, there is a lot of work to be done and a new language to learn. The planet at position 0 seems quite excited to encounter what it will eventually become as it sets out on this journey.
A planet’s Solar Arc making a direct move into a new sign denotes a “a year of learning that sign and starting to feel its essence In other ways, it serves as a portenta marker, condensing (and intensifying) much of what we might anticipate for the next thirty years into the first twelve months. (1) According to astrologer Fernando Guimaraes, the first degree is similar to a “Operatic overture: an opening that establishes the tone for the rest of the performance.
The Middle Degrees
The planets or points between 14 and 16 degrees seem to be deeply ingrained in the purpose of that sign. The planet or point is actively involved in the process of progressing while coming up against difficulty and conflict while it is in a cardinal sign. The planet is most stable, robust, and permanent in its mid-fixed degrees, yet it can also become trapped or immobile at times. It is most adaptable and diversified in changeable, but also unstable, dispersed, and subject to fluctuations.
Which planetary degree is optimal?
It is desirable to have the majority of your planets in this degree group because it has a good balance of energy and experience. The elderly and wise people we need in our lives to learn from are represented by the planets at 25 to 29.59 degrees. These are the planets that, through aspect or conjunction, direct the planets in lower degrees.
What does the astrological sign 23 degrees mean?
Mars is concentrating a lot of energy into this extremely condensed region of the Zodiac, so if you have any planets between 22 and 24, you should be mindful of it. Because Uranus, the planet of electricity, surprise, and lighting, is at degree 23 of Aries, where Mars will station in the coming weeks, this particular degree is extremely engaged.
Mars is the planet of violent action retrograde; although he acts differently, the results can still be disastrous. This week’s news has provided us with two noteworthy instances of this. Jo Cox, the MP who was shot dead on the street yesterday, has Chiron (the wound) in her natal chart at 23 Aries square to Uranus (shock) at 23 Libra. The Orlando shooter Omar Mateen has his Sun at 24 Scorpio and Mars at 23 Aquarius (community).
Meatloaf, a musician, fainted yesterday on stage with transiting Mars Rx conjunct Jupiter (24 Scorpio), the planet of excess, at the top of his chart (in the public eye or “on stage).
There is also much strength in conceding during a Mars Rx. Bernie Sanders has withdrawn his candidacy for president and endorsed Hillary Clinton, but he is advancing his program in the process. His natal chart has Venus at 22 Libra and Mars Rx at 23 Aries. He makes a capable partner. Elizabeth Warren, a senator for the Democratic Party and the left’s ideal choice for the position of vice president, has her North Node exactly on 23 Aries as well. What about Clinton herself, you ask? It’s a turning point for her when the south node is at 23 Scorpio. She will need to change direction and give Sanders and Warren credit, though.
Correction: Bernie Sanders hasn’t abandoned his campaign. More so, Clinton’s lead has become stronger. (As of 20 June. He hasn’t finished contributing to the discussion, that much is certain. He must be regrouping right now. Making sure that real change occurs may be more crucial than actually being president. *****
When used properly, this energy can spark a significant shift in course. US Senator Chris Murphy, who last week engaged in a 14-hour filibuster to clear the way for anti-gun legislation, has Mercury (communications) at 23 Cancer, which is in a straightforward trine to Mars Rx. His speech was aimed to address the worries of cancer while also defending his nation and its youth.
Mars is 24 degrees into its retrograde transit in Scorpio. Mars will turn direct on June 30 after stationing here and reaching the number 23 in a few days. Mars, though, will remain there until July 11. When Mars turns direct in Scorpio, his own sign, a lot of energy could be released.
In addition, Uranus, the planet of shocks, explosions, and electricity, is precisely in the sign of 23 Aries (Mrs Cox was having her Uranus Half-Return). The nurturing asteroid Ceres will shortly join Uranus here for the last week of June.
Chiron (age 25) is trine Mars Rx from the mournful sign of Pisces. Today, there are a lot of tears being shed.
The solstice Full Moon is expected to be especially strong. At sunset, both the Sun and the Moon will be discernible in the sky, regardless of the polarity of communications (29 Gemini-Sagittarius). Although this may herald a verbal conflict (which, as we all know, is currently taking place), it also strongly suggests that now is the time for talk and discourse, as well as for exchanging ideas, listening, and learning new things. Action might go horribly wrong.
You have the chance to quickly manifest that altering energy if your planet is in Cancer or Pisces at 23 degrees. The energy is more dynamic if you have something at 23 Fixed or Cardinal.
What do astrological sensitive degrees mean?
The following are traditional critical degrees:
degrees of the cardinal signs 0, 13, and 26 (Aries, Cancer, Libra, and Capricorn)
These are regarded as delicateand occasionally strengtheningpoints. If a natal planet is discovered at a crucial degree, it is believed the it will be highlighted and will have more power in the native’s life as a result of its placement.
Numerous astrologers also see the 0th and 29th degrees of any sign as crucial. Particularly in prediction work, the 0 and 29 degrees are more crisis-oriented locations.
NOTE: Although astrologers refer to the 29th degree as the Anaretic degree, it is actually the 30th degree. It actually refers to a planet or other body that is anywhere between 2900’00 to 2959’59 in the sky.
It can be difficult to make decisions in the area of the personality that the natal planet represents if it is discovered at 29 degrees of any sign, often known as the Anaretic degree. The native may analyze and re-analyse issues one day before acting, then act immediately the next day without thinking things through first! For instance, if Mars is at 29 degrees, the native may create numerous plans of action, stress excessively about the potential actions and other paths to follow, and then spontaneously select a new course of action!
I know a woman who, despite having a lot of beliefs about how to treat relationships properly, rushes into them when Juno is at 29 degrees. A man with 29 degrees of Mercury struggles with life decisions and wavers between saying a lot and not enough.
Along with difficulty making decisions, hesitancy, and rushing into situations without thinking, the 29th degree is also linked to a feeling of urgency. The qualities and associations of the particular sign can feel more urgent because it’s the final degree of the zodiac sign. A general deficiency in this area might also exist; it can be a source of unwise decisions, challenges, crises, or overcompensation.
The anaretic degree is considered to be more of a debilitating position than the previous classic critical degrees, which are regarded to provide the planet or body more strength.
In progressions, the native’s year may be crisis-focused if, for instance, the Sun enters the 29th degree. For instance, if the Sun advances to 29 degrees of Libra, partnerships may feel urgent and in crisis. This eagerness might lead to divorce or hastily entering a new partnership. A significant transformation in the workplace could occur if the Sun advances to 29 degrees of Virgo. Generally speaking, decisions made at the 29th degree can be rash.
We meet more Anaretic degrees of the Moon than we do with other planets and luminaries because the advanced Moon moves the fastest of the planets. We meet 12 Anaretic degrees of progressed Moon every 28 years (or roughly every 2-1/2 years), as the secondary progressed Moon completes a full round of the chart and the signs once every 28 years.
When working with a mom whose child was attending college, I saw that her daughter’s advanced Moon was transiting the ninth house at 29 degrees. Additionally, Uranus was moving into her daughter’s ninth house and was approaching her Sun in a square. I advised the parent to keep a close eye on her daughter at this point since she might be prone to making drastic, rash changes in her course of study or possibly deciding to drop out entirely. In spite of her parents’ advice to the contrary, the daughter actually did leave school and start working. She subsequently came to regret her decision to leave school and went back to complete her degree.
Carol Rushman makes a strong argument for the significance of crucial degrees, including the traditional ones stated at the beginning of this page, in predictive work utilizing the advanced Moon in her book The Art of Predictive Astrology: Forcasting Your Life Events.
How is your ascendant degree determined?
It belongs to the belt of the zodiac. As everyone is aware, there are 12 zodiac signs in all. At the moment of birth, one of them will always appear on the eastern horizon. Each zodiac sign is measured at 30 degrees. Hence Ascendant or Rising Sign is also 30 degrees. Its Sanskrit and Hindi names are Lagna. According to Vedic Astrology, a person’s entire lifespan is built on the idea of As Above, So Below, which states that the formats of human actions are represented by the ascendant or rising sign. The ascendant reveals the heavenly position of a person’s birthplace. It represents the circumstances that a person encounters after birth. It also illustrates how someone learns the rules and displays them to others.
How is Rahu’s degree determined?
- Assume someone has Rahu in Aries in the first house at 10 degrees and Moon in Leo in the fifth house at 20 degrees for an Aries ascendant. Let’s now determine the distance between Rahu and the Moon in degrees. Rahu has 20 degrees of Aries to traverse. Therefore, 30 degrees in Taurus, Gemini, and Cancer each equal 30 x 3 or 90 degrees. Therefore, the Moon’s position at 20 degrees of Leo is 20 degrees. The angle between Rahu and the Moon is therefore 20 + 90 + 20 = 130 degrees. The result of dividing 130 by 2 is 65 degrees. Count away 65 degrees from Rahu’s location at this time. Rahu is in the first house at 10 degrees of Aries. Thus, 20 degrees in Aries in the first house, 30 degrees in Taurus in the second house, and 15 degrees in Gemini in the third house add up to 65 degrees from Rahu. As a result, we shall enter the third house, or Gemini, as Bhrigu Bindu. The third house, which governs business, communication, counseling/teaching, and younger siblings, as well as any planets that sit in or aspect the third house, will always play a major role in this person’s fate.
- Here’s a challenging illustration. Say someone has Rahu in Scorpio in the fifth house at 23 degrees and Moon in Virgo in the third house at 18 degrees for their Cancer ascendant. Let’s now determine the distance between Rahu and the Moon in degrees. Rahu has seven degrees in Scorpio that he must cover. A total of 9 signs, or 30 degrees for each sign from Sagittarius to Leo, equals 270 degrees. So the Moon is at 18 degrees of Virgo, which equals 18 degrees. Rahu and the Moon are therefore 295 degrees apart, or 7+270+18 degrees. Divide 295 by 2 to get 147.5 degrees. Count 147.5 degrees away from Rahu’s current location. Rahu is in the fifth house at 23 degrees of Scorpio. 147.5 degrees from Rahu will be equal to 7 degrees of Scorpio in the fifth house, 30 degrees each of Sagittarius and Pisces in the sixth to ninth houses, and 20.5 degrees of Aries in the tenth house. As a result, we shall enter the 10th house, or Aries, as Bhrigu Bindu. Wherever the 10th house lord Mars is located and whatever planets have an affect on the 10th house by sitting in it or aspecting it, the person’s future will always be centered around 10th house issues, such as career, government, law, status, rank, and society.
- You can now use minutes and degrees together in calculations. Someone has Rahu in Leo in the 10th house at 24.20 degrees and Moon in Taurus in the 7th house at 13.45 degrees, similar to the Scorpio Ascendant. Let’s now determine the distance between Rahu and the Moon in degrees. Rahu has 5.40 degrees in Leo that he must cover. Leo to Aries have 30 degrees each, for a total of 9 signs (30 x 9 = 270 degrees). Therefore, the position of the Moon in Taurus at 13.45 degrees is 13.45 degrees. Rahu and the Moon are thus separated by a distance of 5.40 + 270 + 13.45 = 289.25 degrees. Next, divide it by 2, which results in 144.45 degrees (289.25/2). Add 144.45 degrees to Rahu’s location now. Rahu is in the 10th house at 24.20 degrees of Leo. Thus, 144.45 degrees from Rahu will be formed by 5.40 degrees of Leo in the tenth house, 30 degrees of Virgo to Sagittarius in the eleventh house to the second house, and 19.05 degrees of Capricorn in the third house. As a result, we shall enter Capricorn in the third house as Bhrigu Bindu. The third house, which governs business, communication, counseling/teaching, and younger siblings, as well as any planets that sit in or aspect the third house, will always play a major role in this person’s fate.
What are degrees of Scorpio?
Scorpio (), which derives from the constellation Scorpius, is the eighth zodiac sign. Ecliptic longitude 210240 is covered by it. The Sun transits this sign on average from October 23 to November 22 according to the tropical zodiac, which is the one most frequently employed in Western astrology. The Sun is in Scorpio from roughly November 16 to December 15 according to the sidereal zodiac, which is most frequently employed in Hindu astrology. A person born under the influence of Scorpio may be referred to as a Scorpio or a Scorpion, depending on the zodiac system one follows.
What strength does Venus have?
Venus is considered a female planet. It is the ruler of Libra and Taurus (Vrishabha) (Thula). In the Kaal Purush Kundali, it governs the second and seventh houses. Unlike Libra, which is an airy and moveable sign, Taurus is an earthy and stable sign. Venus-ruled people are generous and outgoing. At 28 degrees, Venus becomes exalted in Meena’s sign of Pisces while being afflicted in Virgo. “Libra” is its mooltrikona sign.
