General astrology

General astrology

Astrology consists of a number of belief systems which hold that there is a relationship between visible astronomical phenomena and events in the human world.

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aspect

Astrology; General astrology

Particular angular distances between planets, or planets and other sensitive points, measured in degrees (°), minutes (') and sometimes seconds (") of arc. In ancient times, planets were held to ...

major aspects

Astrology; General astrology

Aspects dividing the 360 degrees of the circle of the zodiac by 2 (opposition: 180°); 3 (trine: 120°); 4 (square: 90°); 6 (sextile: 60°).

ptolemaic aspects

Astrology; General astrology

Five classical aspects used in ancient astrology: conjunction, opposition, trine, square, sextile.

brown dwarf

Astrology; General astrology

An object in outer space that is like a star but does not give off light because it does not have enough mass to produce its own energy.

A bright, icy celestial body pursuing an eccentric, often extremely lengthy orbit of the Sun. The luminous "tail" of the comet, comprising meteoric material and gases, streams into space due to the ...

astrology

Astrology; General astrology

The science of the stars, astrology seeks the meaning and application of the planets, stars and other celestial phenomena in our lives. A very ancient, yet still vital discipline.

absolute magnitude

Astrology; General astrology

A scale for measuring the actual brightness of a celestial object without accounting for the distance of the object. Absolute magnitude measures how bright an object would appear if it were exactly ...