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Re: Horoscopes
From: Geoffrey Kolbe
Date: 2005 Apr 23, 07:12 +0100
From: Geoffrey Kolbe
Date: 2005 Apr 23, 07:12 +0100
The "Ascendant" is that degree of ecliptic longitude rising on the Eastern horizon, as seen for the time and place at which the astrological chart is set. In astrology (as previously noted) ecliptic longitude is expressed as so many degrees of a zodiacal sign, of which there are twelve equally spaced around the ecliptic. Regardless of which system of "houses" that is being used, (and there are many), the cusp of the first house is always on the ascendant. That is pretty much the only thing on which all the various house systems agree! Geoffrey Kolbe At 20:07 22/04/2005, you wrote: >The Rising Sign is the degree of a particular sign rising at the instant >of birth - each sign is further divided into decanates, each having a >different tone or meaning within the particular sign, so the actual >degree of the sign rising becomes of importance to the true astrologer, >as does the method being employed, i.e., whether ecliptic based or >constellation based. > >There are a number of house systems in use - in some the Rising Sign will >be the cusp of the First House, in others it will be incorporated within >the confines of a particular house. None of this is particularly >simplistic and is not describable within the confines of a few sentences. > >Henry -- Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.9.6 - Release Date: 11/04/2005