IPhemeris is the only Astrology software for Mac that includes traditional Tabular Ephemerides with tables of longitude, declination & latitude, moon phases, eclipses, void of course moon and lunar ingress and the ephemeris can be set to display tables for any time and time zone you like. Need a 9:30am ET Ephemeris for the New York stock market. Valens – a program of Hellenistic astrology based on Morinus. What Watch – a powerful tool (with a very nice interface) that covers many areas and techniques of astrology. It works on both Windows and MacOS. Zet Lite – the free version of the commercial Zet. Commercial specialized programs.

As one of the largest astrology portals WWW.ASTRO.COM offers a lot of free features on the subject. With high-quality horoscope interpretations by the world's leading astrologers Liz Greene, Robert Hand and other authors, many free horoscopes and extensive information on astrology for beginners and professionals, www.astro.com is the first address for astrology on the web. Looking for Astrology fonts? Click to find the best 23 free fonts in the Astrology style. Every font is free to download! At this site, expect to find A-rated but reasonably-priced astrology software for calculating and interpreting horoscopes on computers that run everything from 64-bit Windows 10 down to 32-bit Windows 95, both desktop/laptop computers and Windows servers catering to thousands of customers a month, astrology research software that can quickly perform 25 different kinds of searches, astrological.

What's On This Page?

• INDEX:
  
  • Tell me about my chart
    
  • Websites to learn more
    
  • Professional Astrologers on Tribe
    
  • Astrology books
    
  • Free Astrology books
    
  • Free Astrology software
    
  • Purchasing Astrology software
    
  • Ephemerides (Where are the planets now?)
    
  • Relationships
    
  • Major Astrological aspects
    
  • Minor Astrological aspects
    
  • Transits
    
  • Progressions
    
  • Retrogrades
    
  • Mercury Retrograde
    
  • Saturn Return
    
  • Moon Phases
    
  • Chiron, Asteroids
    
  • Planets past Pluto, Tenth Planet
    
  • Tropical versus Sidereal Astrology
    
  • The Age of Aquarius
    
  • Tribes with astrology themes
    

QUESTION: Can someone please tell me about my chart?
QUESTION: What do these positions in my chart mean?

ANSWER: There is an excellent website where you can have your chart calculated, and get a good basic interpretation, and the site is free: www.astro.com
Plug in your birth data, and then you can look at any of the free reports. The best one to learn about your chart is called ASTRO CLICK REPORT. Here, you can click on any part of your chart (Sun, Moon, planet, etc.) and get an explanation.

QUESTION: I've been to astro.com and read about my chart, and now would like to learn more. What do I do now?
What additional websites can you recommend?

ANSWER:Most learn astrology by reading books and by examining charts -- lots of charts. Exploring your own natal chart is an excellent place to start. You may want to keep a journal so you can look up the astrological factors operating at the time of key events in your life. Gathering birth information from your friends and family members is another great way to put your astrological studies into practice. The more charts you explore, the more sophisticated your astrological understanding will become.

Here are some suggested websites to advance your astrological knowledge:

• Cafe Astrology has webpages devoted to many different aspects of astrology. A good starting point would be: www.cafeastrology.com/natalastrology.html
  
• A good site to understand some of the basic terminology of astrology is: www.djay.com/astrol/intro.html
  
• And don't miss this excellent site: www.skyscript.co.uk
  
• Bob Marks has some excellent free astrology lessons at: Bob Marks Astrologer
  
• Jonathan from our tribe has an excellent site with weekly astrology musings and daily comments: www.starpearls.com/star_pearls.html
  
• Sam from our tribe has a Jyotish site with a free daily audio horoscope: freedailyhoroscope.org
  
• Astrology Weekly is site full of astrology articles and information, with themes ranging from beginner to expert: www.astrologyweekly.com/
  
• Want to find out exactly when Solar and Lunar Eclipses occur in a particular year? Or when any of the planets are occulted? Then go to this Eclipse and Occultation Finder
  
• What do eclipses mean astrologically? Read Celeste Teal's Eclipse Interpretation and April Elliot Kent's Eclipses And The Healing Process
• There are symbols for all 360 degrees of the zodiac. Here is a site where you can look up the symbols for each of your planets: www.astrologyweekly.com/sabian-symbols/sabian-kozminsky.php
  
• Want to get a Bachelor's or Master's Degree with a major in Astrology? Then check out Kepler College: www.kepler.edu/index.html

QUESTION: I'd like to have a consultation with a professional astrologer. Any recommendations?

ANSWER: The astrology tribes have several astrologers who will be happy to work with you:

• Jonathan Pearl: www.starpearls.com/services.html
  
• Zane B Stein: www.geocities.com/adamlink/CentaureanAstrology.htm
  
• Sam Geppi, a Jyotish astrologer: www.vedicastrologycenter.net
  
• Sherpa (Antero Ali): www.verticalpool.com/astrology.html
  
• Lynda Stevens: www.geocities.com/lyndastevens/AstrologicalProfile.htm
  
• Vicki Mattingly: www.transcendentvoyage.com

QUESTION: What astrology books do you recommend for someone just starting out in astrology?

ANSWER: Here is a list of recommended books. While you are welcome to purchase them anywhere, almost all of them can be purchased from the Astrology Center of America, so I have included a link to that site for each one the ACA carries:

• SUN SIGNS by Linda Goodman
  This is arguably the BEST book on Sun Signs ever written, and an excellent way to start getting a feel for what each sign means.
  
• ASTROLOGY by Ronald Davison
  A good introductory book including a brief section on planets in houses, in signs, and in aspects.
  
• ASTROLOGY: A KEY TO PERSONALITY by Jeff Mayo
  Another very good introductory book.
  
• SECRETS FROM A STARGAZERS NOTEBOOK by Debbi Kempton-Smith
  A fun book for beginners. It will have you laughing while you are learning.
  
• ASTROLOGY, A Cosmic Science by Isabelle M. Hickey
  A great classic by one of the world's greatest astrologers.
  
• HEAVEN KNOWS WHAT by Grant Lewi
  Another classic that helped me learn astrology.
  
• THE INNER SKY: The Dynamic New Astrology by Stephen Forrest
  A good introduction to astrology, but a bit deeper than those above.
  
• ASTROLOGY FOR THE LIGHTER SIDE OF THE BRAIN by Kim Rogers-Gallagher
  A fun, and often quite funny, astrology book for beginners, but one which you will refer to again and again long after you've passed the intermediate and advanced levels.
  
• MOON IN YOUR LIFE: Being a Lunar Type in a Solar World by Donna Cunningham
  The best overall book about the Moon in astrology.
  
• HOUSES OF THE HOROSCOPE, An Introduction by Alan Oken
  Each of the twelve houses - signs on the cusp, planets in the house, astrological factors, people, places and things; The secondary meanings of the houses.
  
• THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ASTROLOGY by Nicholas Devore.
  An excellent reference book....an encyclopedia of astrology.
  
• HOROSCOPE SYMBOLS by Robert Hand
  Robert takes the reader deep into the heart of each of the planets, angular relationships, zodiacal positions & mundane positions.
  
• PLANETS IN TRANSIT: Life Cycles for Living by Robert Hand
  An excellent book about transits of the planets to the natal chart.
  

QUESTION: Are there any astrology books online I can read for free, or download for free?

ANSWER:

• There are several free books on this site, including some classics: www.astrologyweekly.com/astrology-books/index.php
  
• Here is a site where you can download free treatises on Vedic astrology: www.astrocamp.com/vedicastrology/2004/05/free-astrology-books-download.html

QUESTION: Is there any free astrology software so I can calculate charts myself without going online?

ANSWER:

• Starlite is a good small program for Windows that can set up charts, and even includes an atlas so you can look up longitude and latitude of the birth city. You can download this at www.soulhealing.com/rsl.htm
• Astrolog is another great free program, and it is available not only for Windows, but for DOS, and for MAC. It does not have an atlas, however, so you will have to look up longitude and latitude somewhere else: www.astrolog.org/astrolog.htm
  
• Zet lite is a good program, evening giving daily transits: www.zaytsev.com/
  
• Astrowin is another free program that I use that is very easy to use: www.astrowin.org/index.htm
  
• Astrology for Windows has been recommended by several people: www.halloran.com/astwin23.htm
  
• Riyal is an excellent freee astrology calculation software designed by my friend, Juan Revilla. Not only does it calculate your chart with the traditional planets, but you can find out where a whole slew of other bodies in the solar system were as well. Check out: www.expreso.co.cr/centaurs/riyal.html
• ChronosXP is free software for Windows that calculates Planetary Hours: chronosxp.sourceforge.net

QUESTION:What is a good astrological program to purchase?
QUESTION:Can I buy a good program to use on my Mac?
QUESTION:I would like a Jyotish (Vedic) astrology program. Are there any?

ANSWER:There are a number of excellent astrological programs available for sale.

• WinStar Plus: www.thenewage.com/software/calculation/winstar/index.asp?orig=
  
• Solar Fire: alabe.com/sfgold.htm
  
• Kepler: www.astrosoftware.com/facts.htm
  
• Pegasus: www.astrosoftware.com/Pegasus.htm
  
• AstrolDeluxe for Windows: www.halloran.com/allsoft.htm#dlwin
  
• Urania is a new program designed by some colleagues in Poland that is quite remarkable, because it will put the symbols for a great many additional bodies in your chart. Some of the progam buttons are written in Polish, but you can intuit their purpose. Check out the free trial version! www.astrologia.pl/index-en.html
• Time Passages for Mac: www.astrograph.com/
  
• Kairon, my favorite astrology software for Mac: kairon.cc/
• IO Edition for Mac: www.timecycles.com
  
• There is a unique program specifically designed to help you rectify a chart. It is called Astrodamus: www.awakeningsastrology.com/astrodamus.htm
  
• PARASHARA'S LIGHT Jyotish Software (Windows or Mac): www.parashara.com/pl6/default.htm
  
• KALA VEDIC SOFTWARE: www.dirah.org/kala.htm
  
• SHRI JYOTI STAR 5.3: www.vedicsoftware.com/sjstar1.htm

QUESTION:What is the book called that lists the planet's positions on specific dates?
QUESTION:What are the names of some good ephemerides?
QUESTION:Can I find any ephemerides online?

ANSWER:An ephemeris (plural: ephemerides) is a set of tables showing the planetary positions for each date. Normally, the published editions cover intervals of 10 years, 20, 50 years, or 100 years, although there are exceptions. Most ephemerides have the positions of the Sun and planets calculated for either Noon or Midnight Universal Time (which is basically the same as GMT), so you would need to adjust the positions for your local time if you are born anywhere else in the world than near the Greenwich Meridian (which is longitude zero.) So for example, if you were born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, you use Eastern Standard Time, which is 5 hours earlier than GMT. So a Noon ephemeris would show the positions at 7 am Philadelphia, while a midnight ephemeris would show them at 7 pm Philadelphia.)
The Moon, however, travels so fast that most ephemerides list its position for BOTH Noon and Midnight Universal Time.

• Here are some excellent Ephemerides you can purchase. You can read a bit about most of these at The Astrology Center of America. You may be able to purchase some of these as Used editions from websites such as Alibris or Half.com:
  
  • THE AMERICAN EPHEMERIS 2001-2010 (midnight)
  • AMERICAN EPHEMERIS FOR THE 21st CENTURY, 2001-2050 (noon or midnight editions)
    
  • AMERICAN EPHEMERIS FOR THE 20th CENTURY, 1900-2000 (noon or midnight editions)
    
  • DIE DEUTSCHE EPHEMERIDE BAND VIII, 2001-2020 (midnight)
    
  • THE ASTROLABE WORLD EPHEMERIS, 2001-2050 (noon or midnight editions)
    
  • THE ASTROLABE WORLD EPHEMERIS FOR THE 20TH CENTURY, 1900-2000 (noon or midnight), also calculated by Robert Hand
    
  • THE ROSICRUCIAN EPHEMERIS, 1900-2000 (midnight)
    
  • THE ROSICRUCIAN EPHEMERIS, 1950-2000 (midnight)
    
  • THE ROSICRUCIAN EPHEMERIS, 2000-2009 (noon)
    
  • THE AMERICAN SIDEREAL EPHEMERIS 1976-2000 (midnight) for those wanting to use Sidereal or Vedic astrology
    

• And if you wish to print out ephemeris pages for a particular year, you can find them free on these sites:
  
  • Swiss Ephemeris has PDF files for every year from 1400-2199. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view these pages, but that makes them very printer friendly.
    
  • Khaldea has ephemeris pages for 1500-2100. Each year is a separate webpage so you do not need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view them, but they are not as printer-friendly.

QUESTION: How does a Gemini get along with a Cancer?
QUESTION: I've heard that Leo is not supposed to get along with Scorpio, is that true?
QUESTION: Do me and my significant other stand a chance? He was born under the sign ........... and my sign is ..............

ANSWER: Pop astrology is very misleading. You can't tell how well two people will get along by comparing their Sun Signs. I have seen Sun Signs that are not supposed to get along have happy marriages because the rest of the charts fit so well. And I have seen Sun Signs that are supposedly ideal have terrible relationships, because the charts clash so much. What is more important is one person's Sun to the other person's Moon; one's Venus to the other's Mars; aspects that affect the 7th house in each chart; how one person's Mercury is being aspected by planets in the other chart...in other words, comparing the whole charts. If you are truly serious about the relationship, you should have your complete chart compared with the other person's complete chart.

QUESTION: What are astrological aspects?
QUESTION: What is a square (or trine, or conjunction)?

ANSWER: An aspect is an angular distance between two planets, or other astrological points, that links the two planets together in a special relationship. The angular relationship can be exact, or within a few degrees from exact. (If the aspect is not exact, the difference between the exact angle between the two planets, and the following angles, is called 'orb. The orbs listed next to each aspect are a suggestion for planets in a natal chart, not mandatory. The Sun and Moon always have larger orbs in aspects.) There are many different aspects, but the ones that are most often considered are termed 'Major Aspects'. These show the most pronounced, most easily discernible influences.

• (0 degrees): This is a link, or fusion, of the energies of the two points. The two bodies often behave as one, and it is difficult to see the influence of one without the other. 10 degree orb, 12 degrees with Sun or Moon.
  
• (0 degrees): When the Sun and Moon line up in a conjunction, and it is near one of the Moon's Nodes, it forms a special type of conjunction called a Solar Eclipse.
  
• (30 degrees): This shows two points that are greatly different from each other, but can be called upon to support each other. 2 degree orb, 3 degrees with Sun or Moon.
  
• (45 degrees): This shows two planets that tend to irritate or agitate each other. Here is a site that gives simple descriptions of SemiSquare aspects between different planetary pairs: www.myastrologycharts.com/semisquare/semisquare.php 5 degree orb, 7 degrees with Sun or Moon.
  
• (60 degrees): These two planets work well together, as long as effort is given. 6 degree orb, 8 degrees with Sun or Moon.
  
• (72 degrees): This shows two planets that are linked together to produce a creative ability or talent. Al H. Morrison said that this gives an ability to work magic in some way, literally or figuratively. Here is a site that gives simple descriptions of Quintile aspects between different planetary pairs: www.cafeastrology.com/natal/quintile_biquintile.html 4 degree orb, 6 degrees with Sun or Moon.
  
• (90 degrees): These two planets lock horns, act to block each other, until the person learns how to get them to work together. 8 degree orb, 10 degrees with Sun or Moon.
  
• (120 degrees): Two planets have an energy that flows very well together, but it is possible to take it for granted because things come too easy. 8 degree orb, 10 degrees with Sun or Moon.
  
• (135 degrees): It is similar to the Semi-square. 5 degree orb, 7 degrees with Sun or Moon.
  
• (150 degrees): Two planets that have virtually nothing in common, so there is a continual need for adjustment. 3 degree orb, 5 degrees with Sun or Moon.
  
• (180 degrees): Two planets are on opposing sides, and can either be constantly in battle, or can work as an ideal partnership. 10 degree orb, 12 degrees with Sun or Moon.
  
• (0 degrees): When the Sun and Moon line up in an opposition, and it is near one of the Moon's Nodes, it forms a special type of opposition called a Lunar Eclipse.
  
• (0 degrees North, or 0 degrees South, but in declination, not by zodiacal sign): Two planets are Parallel when they have the same declination with respect to the Celestial Equator (or equal distance from it.) The influence is much like a conjunction. If you have any of the above aspects, and they are also in parallel, the aspects are stronger. 1 degree orb is good for a parallel.
  
• (1 planet 0 degrees North, while the other planet is 0 degrees South, but in declination, not by zodiacal sign): Two planets are Contra-Parallel when they have the same declination with respect to the Celestial Equator (or equal distance from it.), but in opposite directions. The influence is much like an opposition, although some astrologers view it more like a conjunction. 1 degree orb is good.

QUESTION:What are the other aspects, and why are they called �Minor Aspects?�
QUESTION:How do I know when to pay attention to the Minor Aspects, or even if I should?

ANSWER:While the Major Aspects, listed in the previous question, are the most noticeable, the minor aspects still add color to the picture, flesh out the story. They are only �minor� in comparison, because each one will give additional details about the chart you are studying.
So use them if you want to delve deeper into a chart, or want to add some background information. Use them if you have the time to explore many different levels about your subject. Don�t use them if you are trying to get a basic, clear image of your subject in as short a time as possible.
And if you do use them, study the Major Aspects first, and then move on to the others. Otherwise, you will risk muddying up the story and be unable to truly see the whole because of so many parts.

NOTE: The following section on Minor Aspects is under construction. Descriptions will be added.

• (18 degrees). There is insight here into ways to go beyond into other worlds. 1 degree orb, 2 degrees if Sun or Moon.
  
• (32 degrees 43 min 38.2 sec) This little used aspect is 1/11th of the circle, which creates an irrational number (see the Septile for a description of irrational numbers). This aspect, and the various multiples of 2/11, 3/11, etc., refer to the learning of, or becoming aware that one does not live in a vacuum---that there are times one must go outside of oneself to seek help, or to improve on something. I have found that the more Undecim multiples one has in a chart, the more social consciousness a person seems to have. The Undecim [and its multiples] also seem to bring the aspected planet quite well into a group situation, to work with the group to help resolve difficulties. It has a very tight orb, though, of only 1/2 degree even with Sun or Moon.
  
• (36 degrees). Some unique abilities to offer support and help to other people, often mental ingenuity, often with some unique technical insights and abilities to contribute. The person has some special gifts, but these may be wasted or unappreciated. The person usually needs to do some self-improvement work to capitalize on energy of this aspect. 1 degree orb, 2 degrees if Sun or Moon.
  
• (40 degrees). This is also called a Novile. This aspect shows areas the person needs to recognize they are held in bondage in some way, and release them. And when you do, it opens the door to the next octave, the next level in some way. Some say it is an aspect of gestation and birth, or birth coming out of captivity. I have also seen it connected with the concept of Dharma. Here is a site that gives simple descriptions of Nonagen aspects between different pairs of planets: john-sandbach.blogspot.com/2009/12/novile-aspect.html Orb of 1 degree, 2 degrees if Sun or Moon.
  
• (51 degrees 25 min 42.8 sec) When you divide 360 by 7, you get an irrational number....that's a number like PI which goes on indefinitely. In a chart, it can show an area where one does not behave in a rational manner, or has irrational urges, obsessive or compulsive urges. Yet there is a great potential to sense the mysterious, the hidden , what others may miss, and can indicate extraordinary creative efforts based upon a deeper understanding. There is often a feeling of destiny with this aspect, and it is prominent in many who have influenced the course of history. There is usually an ability, where these two planets are involved, to see a whole picture in one's mind, while others can only see parts of it. Suggested orb of only 1 degree, or two if involving the Sun or Moon. There is a site listing the meaning of Septiles between all pairs of planets at www.universalastrologer.com/septile.html
  
• (65 degrees 27 min 16.4 sec) See the Undecim.
  
• (80 degrees) Like the Nonagen.
  
• (98 degrees 10 min 54.5 sec) See the Undecim.
  
• (102 degrees 51 minutes 25.7 sec) Divide 360 by 2/7 and you get this aspect. It is much like the Septile, except that there is more of an urge to exteriorize it...to actively use this in the world beyond the self. Suggested orb of only 1 degree, or two if involving the Sun or Moon.
  
• Squine (105 degrees): Charles Jayne studied this aspect, which I have not found a symbol for. He said it was like a hybrid between a square and a trine. You've got some of the laziness and ease that comes with a trine, but at the same time some of the problems of the square. You've got an incomplete tool that doesn't have quite a sharp enough edge but it isn't fully automatic, so you have to put some energy into it, and this is essential to do a good job. I call it the 'Diamond in the rough aspect'. 1 degree orb even with Sun or Moon.
  
• (108 degrees) It is creativity in the public context. Thus, the Tredecile identifies functions of being that provide the knack of professional artistry. The tredecile has been called an aspect of creative introversion by Dane Rudhyar. It is an opposition minus a quintile and, as such, points to the need for conscious withdrawal in order for originality to become inspired. 1 degree orb, 2 degrees with Sun or Moon.
  
• (130 degrees 05 min 27.3 sec) See the Undecim.
  
• (144 degrees). Like the Quintile, but given towards mastery of some creative talent, or functions suitable of extending them to group creativity. 2 degree orb, 4 degrees with Sun or Moon.
  
• (154 degrees 51 min 08.6 sec) Divide 360 by 3/7 and you get the third aspect in the Septile series. It too is like the Septile, except that it usually involves other people who may be critical to your path, or who are themselves at a critical fork in the road. Suggested orb of only 1 degree, or two if involving the Sun or Moon.
  
• (160 degrees) Like the Nonagen.
  
• (163 degrees 38 min 10.9 sec) See the Undecim. The orb issue is confusing here because it is so close to the next aspect. Adding 1/2 degree makes this 164 degrees 08 minutes 10.9 seconds, while the Johndro aspect is in orb down to 164 degrees. Is one of the orbs less, or is a planet in both aspects when it is in that 8 minute overlap?
  
• (165 degrees) Some people also call this the Quindecile. Where you have this aspect, you have a dogged determination. You don't know when to quit, won't quit...even if the proposition is found to be unfeasible, you can't let go, can't stop. It is an aspect of unrelenting motivation, obsession, and determination, and can even cause separation. 1 degree orb even with Sun or Moon.

QUESTION: What is a transit?
QUESTION: What does this transit mean?
QUESTION: What is the difference between a transit and a progression?

ANSWER:

A transit is the actual passage of the Sun, Moon, planet, node or minor planet through the zodiac, and how it relates to the bodies and houses in a particular chart. Each planet or other point moves through the zodiac at its own rate of motion, and as it does so it forms special relationships to the planets and points in the individual chart, as well as focusing its energy on the house of the chart it moves through.
For example, let us assume that the Sun in a person's chart is 25 degrees Gemini. When you look at the current positions of the the planets, you see that Saturn is at 25 Gemini, so you can say that Saturn is transiting conjunct that person's Sun. If I know that the person's Sun is in the 3rd house, then I will also know that Saturn is transiting through the 3rd house of that chart.
Another example: supposing I have my Ascendant (Rising Sign, First House Cusp) at 27 degrees of Libra, and my Second House starts at 27 degrees of Scorpio, but I have no planets in the first house of my chart. I look at the current positions of the planets, and see that Jupiter is 12 degrees of Scorpio. Since 12 Jupiter is later than 27 Libra but earlier than 27 Scorpio, I know that Jupiter is currently transiting through my First House.

A transit is much different than a progression (see the next question for information on progressions), but it is possible for a transit to be the activating force bringing a progression into action.

Here are some interpretations of major planets, from two different authors, to help you get started:

• Pluto Transits: Cafe Astrology - Pluto
  Bob Marks - Pluto
  
• Neptune Transits: Cafe Astrology - Neptune
  Bob Marks - Neptune
  
• Uranus Transits: Cafe Astrology - Uranus
  Bob Marks - Uranus
  
• Saturn Transits: Cafe Astrology - Saturn
  Bob Marks - Saturn
  
• Jupiter Transits: Cafe Astrology - Jupiter
  Bob Marks - Jupiter
  
• Mars Transits: Bob Marks - Mars
  
• Mars, Venus, Mercury, Moon and Sun Transits: Cafe Astrology - Inner Planets

QUESTION: What is a progression?
QUESTION: Are there different kinds of progressions?

ANSWER:While a transit (described above) is based on the actual movement of the Sun, Moon and other bodies at any given time, progressions are totally symbolic, and are more of an abstract concept than transits. There are different types of progressions. These show the symbolic unfolding of one's life.

• The most frequently used progression is known as a Secondary Progression. This is based on the assumption that 'Each day after birth represents one year of life later on'. With this system, astrologers equate one day after birth to one year of life (the day-for-a-year method).
  For example, at birth, a person has the Moon at 0 degrees 15 minutes Aries. Exactly two days after the child was born, the Moon was at 25 degrees 17 minutes Aries. This new position is said to describe the influence of the Moon on this person at age two. Planets in the sky when the person was 29 days old symbolize the person's life at 29 years of age.
  
• Another way to progress a chart is by using solar arc directions. With this method, the chart is progressed by finding the 'arc' (distance in degrees) between the progressed Sun and the natal Sun, and adding this distance in degrees to the rest of the planets and points. Because the Sun moves at a rate of almost one degree a day, this method makes it rather easy to estimate positions of progressed planets and points (the degrees of progression are roughly equivalent to the age of the individual).
  So for example, at birth the Sun was at 0 Aries 15. At age two the Sun was at 2 Aries 13. The difference between the two is 1 degree 58 minutes. You add this distance to all planets in a person's chart, and that will describe the person's life at age two. So if the Moon was at 2 Taurus 00 at birth, the solar arc addition of 1 degree 58 minutes would be added to the Moon, making it 3 degrees 58 minutes at age two. And so on with the rest of the planets.
  

Probably the progression that is most paid attention to is that of the Moon, since it moves so quickly compared to other planets in the chart. Here are two sites that may be of assistance:

• Progressed Moon through the signs
  
• Progressed Moon aspecting natal planets

QUESTION: What does it mean if a planet is listed as Retrograde?
QUESTION: What does it mean if a planet is stationary?
QUESTION: What happens during a retrograde period?

ANSWER: The R next to a planet is short for Retrograde. A planet is described as retrograde when it appears to be moving backwards through the zodiac. Of course, it doesn't actually move backwards, but seems to be because of relation of the two orbits.
Imagine you are in a train moving at 100 miles per hour, and you catch up and overtake a train moving the same direction at 90 miles per hour. When you come along side the train, and look out the window, it will appear, briefly, not to be moving at all...it appears to be Stationary. Then, as you move ahead of the train, it will actually appear to be moving backwards....it appears to be in Retrograde motion. Now instead of trains, imagine the Earth and the planet in question.
A very general rule is that retrograde planets describe a time when things seem to happen out of our control. They may seem fated, they may seem as if they were inevitable. In any event, they bring a series of events over which we seem to have little or no control. What these events are, and where, relates to the sign the planet is in, and the house it is transiting through.
But note the first two letters of the word REtrograde. We often have a lot of control during retrograde times of things that begin with re-, such as REsearch, REexamine, REdefine, REtry. And in fact, this period is when we can best tap our REsources in the area ruled by the specific planet.
Some planets are retrograde much more frequently than others.
Mercury goes into retrograde three or four times a year, believe it or not. But at least it's retrograde periods are the shortest of any planet, only about 20-28 days each time.
Jupter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto all have a retrograde period once per year. The average length of each of these is:
Jupiter: 120 days
Saturn: 140 days
Uranus: 150 days
Neptune: 160 days
Pluto: 160 days
Venus is gracious. It has a retrograde period approximately every 18 months, giving us more time to get over each one...and the average length of her retrogrades is 42 days.
And Mars is almost 2 full years between retrogrades. I think that's very sporting of the planet, since one can only take so much intense Mars. The average Mars retrograde lasts about 80 days.

QUESTION:What is Mercury Retrograde?
QUESTION:Why is Mercury Retrograde different than other Retrograde planets?
QUESTION:Why do bad things seem to happen during Mercury Retrograde?
QUESTION:Is there anything good about Mercury Retrograde?
QUESTION:It seems like Mercury is always going Retrograde! Why is that?

ANSWER:The general description of retrograde planets (previous question) also applies to Mercury Retrograde, but since Mercury Retrograde gets more press than any other retrograding body, it deserves a special section of its own.
All other planets retrograde once a year or even less, for months at a time. Mercury, however, goes retrograde three, sometimes even four, times a year. While it only stays retrograde for about three-four weeks at a time, it seems like we are just getting back to normal before we hear that another Mercury Retrograde is approaching.
To best understand what it means when it is retrograde, you must first understand what Mercury itself represents. Mercury represents our mental and communicative life processes. It governs communication in all its forms, whether spoken word or written, whether paper document or internet data transmission. It represents the reasoning mind, the analytical mind, the ability to perceive relationships and connections between things, and the gathering and sorting of all facts and figures. It oversees trade and commerce, and it represents short journeys of all kinds.
When Mercury goes retrograde, it is a good time to turn our attentions towards unfinished business. The energy is right to look inwards to our inner perceptions, and reconnect with the source of our thoughts. This introversion can give us new insights that we might never get during the normal Mercury direct period.
These are good times for completing projects, connecting with old friends, and settling accounts. It's a great time for most RE words, especially REst and RElaxation. REcheck your figures, REassess previous plans, REview what we are doing, and do REsearch for future plans. Alternate ideas present themselves for consideration, and some of these can be quite amazing. REconsider things you had taken for granted.
If you have had trouble communicating with someone for awhile, Mercury Retrograde is an excellent time to REopen communication, or to try a new method of communicating with them. It's amazing how often you can discover a missing key to communicating with someone during this time period of time.
Old friends sometimes reconnect during this time, and old relationships can be rekindled.
It's OK to have a job interview during this period. If you are needed, this usually leads to them calling you back for a second interview.
But this is also a time when normal Mercury processes can act up, so it is good to know what you may expect.

• Expect to have to REpeat and/or REdo things. Maybe several times.
  
• Delays are much more frequent now. If you travel by plane, check for delays in flights - car rentals - lost luggage and related items - sudden cancellation / rescheduling of the trip. And in fact, all kinds of travel may be delayed. Appointments may be written down wrong, or not written down when they should have been. Your car might have problems show up now that delay your trip, as well.
  
• In fact, the potential for car trouble, or any type of machine or electronics trouble, is greater at this time. Expect problems from your computer, your dial-up system, satellite problems, hard and software problems - not a good time to purchase computer products. Or any type of machine or electronic products.
  
• Purchases for anything other than the most routine items often end up being returned. Sometimes they are defective, sometimes broken, or sometimes you realize later you really didn't want them anyway.
  
• Communications of all kinds can go awry. Letters lost before they get mailed, or misrouted and not getting to the destination on time, if at all. Verbal and written communications can be misunderstood very easily.
  Documents written now may have errors in logic, or not say what you thought you were trying to say. Or typos may get by you that will show up later. Contracts are best avoided now, for this reason, but if you must sign a contract, check it over again and again, and show it to someone else to re-check it a few times as well. Sometimes, the other party in the contract may actually be trying to pull a deception, so be extra cautious at this time, not only for what the contract says, but what it doesn't say.
  
• Medical diagnosis is sometimes way off at this time, so if you must have a diagnosis, get a second opinion now. Or, if possible, hold off until Mercury goes direct.
  
• Jobs started during Mercury Retrograde rarely last.
  
• If you play a trick on someone, it will almost invariably backfire on you.
  
• If you meet a 'special someone' during Mercury Retrogarde, it quite often does not last.

QUESTION: What exactly is a Saturn Return?

ANSWER: Saturn has an orbit of almost 30 years, so between 29-30, and again around age 59-60, Saturn returns to where it was at their birth. This is a major one of life's passages, intimately connected with becoming more mature. Saturn is the symbol of structure, form, and therefore limitation and responsibility. It symbolically defines us personally and socially. It is time to take responsibility for your life and realize you can no longer blame others or circumstances for things that don't go right. It is a time of major self-examination.....asking yourself 'why did I listen to this person�s advice?', 'why didn't I listen?' The first Saturn Return is a time of passage from youth to adulthood, although society calls us adults at a much younger age. The second Saturn Return is a time to enter sagehood, although not everyone reaps wisdom from age.
There is an excellent description of the Saturn Return by Skye Alexander at
www.newage-directory.com/saturn.html

QUESTION: Where can I find out what the current phase of the Moon is?

ANSWER: There is a good Lunar Phase Calculator at: www.usno.navy.mil/USNO/astronomical-applications/data-services/phases-moon

QUESTION:What is Chiron, and where can I find out more about it?
QUESTION:What are the Centaurs?
QUESTION:What's this about putting asteroids in my chart?
QUESTION:What are Ceres, Pallas, Juno and Vesta, and do I need them?

ANSWER:Some astrologers began to put the 'Big Four' asteroids (Ceres, Pallas, Juno and Vesta) in charts in 1974, and many now use them for supplementary information. Asteroids are also called Minor Planets. Chiron, discovered in 1977, is a unique body that spends most of its orbit between Saturn and Uranus, and is being used by an increasing number of astrologers, even many who do not use any asteroids. And in the 1990's, several new bodies have been discovered and placed in a totally new classification, Centaurs. Astrologers are only just beginning to explore these, so not a lot is known yet.
Here are some sites to learn more about each of these:

• Chiron and Friends, the site of Chiron pioneer Zane B Stein (a member of our tribe), will give you a lot of good information on Chiron, and on the Centaurean bodies: chiron.htm
  
• Juan Revila has done a lot of work on Chiron and the Centaurs. He even offers free software if you would like to experiment with these bodies in your chart: www.expreso.co.cr/centaurs/
  
• Zane has a site exploring some of the asteroids: www.geocities.com/adamlink/page4a.htm
  
• A good introductory site on the Big Four asteroids: www.astrologycom.com/aster.html#aster
  
• Another good site on the asteroids: members.aol.com/ladyofclearlake/beginners.html
  
• Want to find out where your Centaurs are? Or the major bodies out past Neptune and Pluto called TNO's? Or perhaps you'd like to see where 50 of the more interesting asteroids fall in your chart? Here is a website that will calculate all of these, as well as your planets, and even the Galactic Center: artofwebdesign.net/astrology/ephemeris.php
  
• Jacob Schwartz has a unique approach to the the asteroids, and uses All of the named bodies: www.asteroids.com/
  
• And should you simply want to see a list of every single named asteroid: cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/MPNames.html

QUESTION: I heard there are new planets past Pluto. Is this true?
QUESTION: Did they find a 10th planet?
QUESTION: What is this planet Xena I keep hearing about?

ANSWER: Astronomers have, within the past few years, discovered several large bodies past Pluto, but most of them are too small to be called planets. One of them, however, is very large, and many astronomers think it should be called the 10th planet. It is not officially named yet, but astronomers have jokingly called it Xena. Here is some information on 'Xena', and some of the other bodies out past Pluto: www.geocities.com/adamlink/Trans-pluto.htm

QUESTION: Are the signs now wrong because the stars have moved?
QUESTION: What is the Precession of the Equinoxes?
QUESTION: What is the difference between Tropical and Sidereal Astrology?
QUESTION: When is the Age of Aquarius? And what is it?

ANSWER: As Earth spins on its axis, its axis wobbles (precesses) very slowly over a period of about 26,000 years. As this occurs, the pole of the Earth gradually moves around, and this movement is called the precessional arc.

Because Earth's axis is tilted at about 23� in its orbit around the sun, Earth's equatorial plane is tilted with respect to the ecliptic plane, the plane created by Earth's orbit around the Sun. These two intersecting planes create an intersecting line called the vernal axis. One point of this axis is where the Sun is on the first day of Spring, where days and nights are equal, and this is called the Vernal Equinox. The other end of the axis is also a point of equal days and nights, and (since it is where the Sun is at the beginning of Autumn) is termed the Autumnal Equinox.

As Earth's pole precesses, Earth's equatorial plane wobbles in the plane of the ecliptic. This causes the equinox points to move around the ecliptic at a rate of about 1� every 72 years, making one complete cycle in Earth's precessional Great Year, approximately 25,920 years. The precessional movement of the vernal points is called the 'precession of the equinoxes.'

The vernal point (the Spring Equinox point) is also the starting point of the Tropical zodiac, defined as 0� Aries. Because the vernal point moves in the ecliptic, the entire set of signs comprising the Tropical zodiac also moves with respect to the stars (and the Sidereal zodiac), which remain fixed in their location in the heavens.

The Sidereal zodiac is a set of signs that are aligned with their corresponding constellations. In the Sidereal zodiac, the Sun enters the Aries when it reaches the beginning of the constellation Aries. Unlike the Tropical zodiac, the Sidereal signs are based on fixed constellations.

The Tropical zodiac aligned with the fixed Sidereal Zodiac around 200 A.D. At that time, the first day of Spring coincided with the Sun entering the constellation Aries. However, due to the precession of the equinoxes, the two zodiacs have drifted apart. And here is the cause of arguments among the two types of astrologers....and also between astrologers and astronomers.

The exact location of the Sidereal cusps in the ecliptic is a topic of debate amongst scholars. The exact distance in arc degrees between 0� Tropical Aries and 0� Sidereal Aries is therefore also a topic of debate. This distance is called the 'ayanamsa' (a Hindu word), and there are disagreements about exactly how large this ayanamsa is, as well as how to calculate it. (Thus, there are several different ayanamsas used today. The most common is the Fagan-Bradley Ayanamsa. It is reckoned to the star Spica in sidereal Virgo. The Fagan-Bradley Ayanamsa is 24� 49' 12' @ 2006 A.D. This means that on Jan 1, 2006, 00:00:00: GMT, the Tropical zodiac has drifted backward from the fixed Sidereal zodiac by 24� 49' 12' based upon the Fagan-Bradley Ayanamsa. This places the vernal point (0� tropical Aries) at 5� 10' 48' in sidereal Pisces. But some authorities use a different ayanamsa all together.)

So using the above ayanamsa, the Vernal point is now close to 5� of Sidereal Pisces, showing we are still in the Age of Pisces. When it first shifted from Aries to Pisces, we entered what many called the Age of Pisces. It is slowly moving towards the constellation of Aquarius, and when it reaches that point, we will enter the Age of Aquarius. When will this occur? It depends upon the ayanamsa that is used. Using the above Fagan-Bradley version, we have over 370 years yet before the Aquarian age actually begins.

Some astrologers only use the Tropical Zodiac. They see the zodical signs as deriving their nature from the Sun/Earth relationship, and believe the first day of Spring is always the first day of the sign Aries. They know that the constellations are no longer lined up with the signs, and believe that the coinciding of the signs with the constellations at one time was to bring the nature of the signs to humanity's conscious awareness. They do not use the constellations, although some Tropical Astrologers DO add the positions of some of the stars in their charts for added information. Most Tropical Astrologers feel that Sidereal Astrology is not valid because the actual signs come from the Sun/Earth relationship.

Some astrologers only use the Sidereal Zodiac. They see the zodiac signs as deriing their nature from the stars, or the sections of the sky where the constellations are located, and believe the first day of Aries is always when the Sun enters the constellation Aries. They do use the Vernal Equinox point, but as a sensitive point in the chart, not as the start of a zodiac sign. Most Sidereal Astrologers feel that Tropical Astrology is not valid because the astrologers are no longer using the actual constellations.

And then there are some astrologers who utilize both zodiacs. They believe that each one refers to a different realm of consciousness, or a different dimension of human experience, and that the relationship of the Tropical Zodiac to the Sidereal Zodiac reveals much about the unfolding of human history, and about the evolutionary unfoldment of human consciousness.

QUESTION: What astrology-related tribes are there, in addition to this one?

ANSWER: Here is a list containing most of the astrology-related tribes you might wish to explore. If I have missed any, let me know and I will add them:

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