The first house in the birth chart is ascendant. All the rest of 11 houses are counted anti-clock wise from Ascendant. Ascendant of a native is determined by sign rising in the eastern horizon at the place and time of birth. The ascendant signifies the physics, complexion, constitution, cha...
The New Moon occurs when the Sun and Moon are conjunct in the same degree, 15 degrees Aries, for example, or 8 degrees Gemini. But the two lights don't stand still; both continue moving forward through the zodiac, with the Moon going at a faster rate than the Sun. When the Moon ...
On page 4 of our Solar Returns Feature, we offer interpretations of the Ascendant sign in the Solar Return chart, as well as the natal house brought to the Solar Ascendant. On page 5 of our Solar Returns Feature, we offer interpretations of the Solar Return Sun in aspect to other Solar ...
Astrologically, that day, transiting Mars, the energizer, was newly-installed in leadership Leo, at 2 degrees of the sign (in Nixon’s 11th house of friends and groups). Transiting Saturn, the Lord of Karma, was also stationing retrograde in assertive, self-willed Aries, the sign of new ...
Moon in Aries/First House You are Boadicea, fighting for your family or your people, using yourself as the attack or defense. You are frequently found in black nylon tights, fighting for your rights. You are Sir Lancelot, too, whose reputation precedes him, leading the battle cry as you ...
passive and emotional. People with the Moon strong in the chart are often pulled into a public life. They are somewhat shy and evasive but love publicity. The Moon governs public tides, as well as ocean tides. The Moon on the Ascendant usually indicates that the individual will give assistan...
Always when I see a chart in which the Moon is positioned in Aquarius, a sky blue color flashes before my eyes. For the Moon in Aquarius are the heights of the soul. If the Moon in Cancer would be the soul, ready to give, care, be joyous, then the Moon in Aquarius is the soul...
This is also true for those of us who have our Ascendant or Sun-sign in Leo or Cancer (the Sun rules Leo; the Moon rules Cancer). Finally, let’s talk “New Moon Intentions”: The New Moon is the best time to set some powerful intentions for this month’s Moon cycle; this is ...
We can also rely on the conjunction between Venus and Neptune to infuse kindness into our relationships, even though this duo located in Aries still encourages love at first sight and, consequently, certain disillusionments. Venus is also sextile to Pluto, allowing us to express our emotions pos...
The Moon is the most important planet inJyotish.It is used as anascendantin its own right andall transits are calculated from the position of the Moon. To use it in this way we rotate the chart until theMoon is in the first house- then all the other planets can be seen in relation ...