Science / Astrology Glossary

Opposition: A second harmonic aspect, separating distance 180°. A major hard aspect, the opposition creates awareness, attraction and antagonism between the planets in polarity.

Orb: The number of degrees by which an aspect may vary from partile (exactness) and remain effective.

Orbit: The path a heavenly body follows as it travels around another stellar body.

Oriental: Literally eastern; said of a planet that rises and sets before the Sun. The oriental planet, called the leading planet, is the one that will rise immediately before the Sun; i.e., the planet . . . View Full Definition

Oriental Houses: Houses that lie in the eastern (oriental) hemisphere of a horoscope, houses one, two, three, ten, eleven, and twelve. Sometimes used to describe those houses moving away (clockwise) from the . . . View Full Definition

Out Of Bounds: Planets which are outside the usual north or south measurement of the celestial equator within which planets rest.

Out-Of-Sign: Also known as a dissociate aspect; addresses the importance of measuring aspects by degree rather than Sign. For example, a conjunction between a planet at 29 degrees Leo and 1 degree Virgo . . . View Full Definition

Outer Houses: Those planets whose orbits fall outside the Asteroid Belt; also called major planets because of their larger orbits. See also major planets.

Pallas: Asteroid named for Greek goddess of war. Represents feminism, wisdom, crafts, news, politics, travel, sport, science and technology.

Pallas Athena: The second asteroid discovered in the early nineteenth century, named after the Greek goddess of war, wisdom and handicrafts.

Parallel: The angular relationship between two planets that occupy the same degree (within 1° orb) and direction of declination, both north or both south. Interpretational emphasis is similar to that . . . View Full Definition

Part Of Fortune: The Arabian Part most commonly used by western astrologers. Calculated by subtracting the Sun's position from the sum of the Ascendant's and Moon's positions, the degree occupied by the Part . . . View Full Definition

Partile: The degree at which an aspect is precisely exact (0° orb). An aspect that is within 1° orb is said to be exact but not partile.

Penumbra: Literally partial shadow; the partially lighted area around any completely darkened area (umbra) of full shadow.

Penumbral Eclipse: The term applied when the Moon passes through Earth's penumbra; the shadow does not obliterate the Moon form Earth's view but causes it to appear orangish or copper-colored.

Peregrine: From the Latin peregrinus, foreigner. Said of a planet that does not occupy a sign of essential dignity or debilitation and is not in mutual reception with any other planet. A peregrine plan . . . View Full Definition

Perigee: The point of orbit at which a planet is closest to Earth.

Perihelion: The point in a planet's orbit that lies closest to the Sun.

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