ASTROLOGY
THE HOROSCOPE
Meaning - “the view of the hour”
Everyone alive on the planet today was born at a particular time and at a certain place. This factual point lays out for the Astrologer a map of the Heavens for each individual that is unique. This map of the heavens is drawn with the Earth at the centre and the Sun, Moon and the other Planets seen in their various positions in the sky relative to the Earth at the exact time and place of each persons birth.
The Solar system is in constant motion with the Moon circling the Earth every 27 ½ days, while the Earth and the other planets move around the Sun at different rates.
Ascendant & Descendant
The ascendant and opposite to this is the descendant on the birth chart. This line is the line of the horizon at the time of your birth and the ascendant is aligned with the east and the descendant is aligned to the west.
Zodiac
The Zodiac is a band of
constellations encircling the
Earth which is made up of
12 signs – Aries, Pisces,
Aquarius, Capricorn,
Sagittarius, Scorpio, Libra,
Virgo, Leo, Cancer, Gemini
and Taurus.
Rising Sign
At the time of everyone’s birth these Zodiac signs are at different positions in the sky and the one Zodiac sign that is on the ascendant line is called the rising sign or ascendant.
Sun Sign
The sun sign means that where the sun is positioned at the time of your birth and which Zodiac sign it is in.