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CELESTIAL AND ASTRONOMICAL SIGNS


The Twelve Signs of the Zodiac.

♈︎ Aries
♉︎ Taurus
♊︎ Gemini
♋︎ Cancer
♌︎ Leo
♍︎ Virgo
♎︎ Libra
♏︎ Scorpio
♐︎ Sagittarius
♑︎ Capricorn
♒︎ Aquarius
♓︎ Pisces

The Nine Planets.

Saturn
Jupiter
Mars
🜨 Earth
Venus
Mercurius
Georgium
Sidus
Ceres
Pallas
Juno
Vesta
Sun
🌕︎ Moon

Seven of the Planets sometimes imply the seven days of the week.

Dies Solis, Sunday
Dies Lunæ, Monday
Dies Martis, Tuesday
Dies Mercurii, Wednesday
Dies Jovis, Thursday
Dies Veneris, Friday
Dies Saturni, Saturday
☊ The Dragon's Head, or ascending node, and

☋ The Dragon's Tail, or descending node, are the two points in which the eclipses happen.

The Aspects.

☌ Conjunctio; happens when two planets stand under each other in the same sign and degree.

☍ Oppositio; happens when two planets stand diametrically opposite each other.

△ Trigonus; happens when one planet stands from another four signs, or 120 degrees; which make one-third part of the ecliptic.

□ Quadril; happens when two planets stand three signs from each other, which make 90 degrees, or the fourth-part of the ecliptic.

⚹ Sextil; is the sixth part of the ecliptic, which is two signs, and make 60 degrees.

🌕︎ New Moon

☽︎ First quarter of the Moon

🌑︎ Full Moon.

☾ Last quarter.