Science / Astrology Glossary

Elevated Planet: A planet placed high in a horoscope. The most elevated is the planet closest to the Midheaven; it is considered strong by position and accidentally dignified.

Eleventh House: Also known as the House of Friends. It describes friendships and acquaintances, as well as hopes and dreams. It rules groups, humanitarianism and philanthropic attitudes.

Elongation: The distance of a planet from the Sun, as viewed from Earth. The maximum elongation for the inferior planets is 28° for Mercury, and 48° for Venus. Mercury can therefore only form a conjunct . . . View Full Definition

Embolism Lunation: The Moon's position when the natal lunar phase angle (relative position between Moon and sun in a natal horoscope) is repeated. It is believed that women can conceive during the time each mo . . . View Full Definition

Ephemeris: An almanac which lists the Zodiacal positions of the Planets and other astronomical data for a given time period. Plural is ephemerides.

Ephemeris (Plural: Ephemerides): An almanac that lists the zodiacal positions of the planets and other astronomical data.

Equal House Horoscope: One in which twelve equal houses are derived by taking successive arcs of 30° each, beginning with the Ascendant and completing the zodiac circle. An alternate method bases the house cusps o . . . View Full Definition

Equator: The plane perpendicular to Earth's polar axis, which divides Earth into two hemispheres, north and south. The extension of this plane into space forms the celestial equator.

Equatorial Arcs: A method of progressing house cusps, based upon the Earth's rotation, in which one year of life corresponds to the passage of 1° right ascension over the meridian, approximately four minutes . . . View Full Definition

Equinox: From the Latin aequinoctium, equal night; occurs when the center of the Sun is directly over Earth's equator. The Sun crosses the equator twice each year, once at the vernal equinox when it . . . View Full Definition

Esoteric Astrology: A study that deals with the human spirit and hidden nature as opposed to exoteric astrology, which deals with human characteristics and life on Earth. Reincarnation, karma, the aura, one's r . . . View Full Definition

Essential Dignity: A planet's sign of natural rulership or exaltation. See also dignity, exalted.

Event Chart: A horoscope drawn up according to the date, time and location of a particular happening, interpreted to gain insight into influences surrounding the event and an outlook for possible develop . . . View Full Definition

Exalted: The term used to describe a planet that is placed in its sign of exaltation, the sign, other than its one of dignity (natural rulership), in which it functions most smoothly because of the h . . . View Full Definition

Exoteric Astrology: Any branch of astrology that studies observable events and characteristics such as natal astrology, mundane astrology, etc., as distinguished from esoteric astrology, which studies the unkno . . . View Full Definition

Extra-Saturnian Planets: The three planets not visible to the naked eye that orbit outside the planet Sauturn, namely: Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto.

Face: An obsolete term meaning the division of each sign into six equal parts of 5° each.

Fall: The sign opposite a planet's sign of exaltation; a planet in 'fall' is debilitated or weakened.

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