CHART FEATURE
Descendant (DSC)
The Descendant is the ecliptic degree setting on the western horizon, opposite the Ascendant, and the cusp of the 7th house.
It represents partnership, marriage, open enemies, and how the self meets the other. Venus or Jupiter angular to the DSC at a solar return points to a year emphasizing relationships.
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.
- 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.
- 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).
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