CHART FEATURE
Angular Planet
An angular planet sits within roughly 5° of one of the four chart angles: Ascendant (1st cusp), MC (10th cusp), Descendant (7th cusp), or IC (4th cusp).
Angularity is the single strongest indicator of a planet's prominence in a chart. Angular planets describe what's loudest in the year, the year's events, or the moment's outcome. Cadent (3, 6, 9, 12) planets are quietest; succedent (2, 5, 8, 11) are moderate.
RELATED TERMS
- Ascendant (ASC)
The Ascendant is the ecliptic degree rising on the eastern horizon at the moment of birth, and the cusp of the 1st house.
- Midheaven (MC)
The Midheaven is the ecliptic degree culminating at the meridian at the moment of birth, and the cusp of the 10th house.
- Descendant (DSC)
The Descendant is the ecliptic degree setting on the western horizon, opposite the Ascendant, and the cusp of the 7th house.
- Imum Coeli (IC)
The Imum Coeli is the ecliptic degree at the lowest point of the chart, opposite the Midheaven, and the cusp of the 4th house.
- Houses (Astrological)
The 12 houses are wedges of the local sky divided by the chart's angles (ASC, IC, DSC, MC), each governing a different domain of life.
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