CORE CONCEPT
Electional Astrology
Electional astrology is the practice of choosing the most favorable moment to start an action based on the current sky and the actor's birth chart.
Unlike natal astrology (what you were born under) or horary (a question asked at a moment), electional astrology actively elects the time. Practitioners use it to time weddings, business launches, surgeries, contracts, and ritual workings. Modern electional engines like Electional automate the search by scoring candidate windows across thousands of moments.
RELATED TERMS
- Solar Return
A solar return is an astrological chart cast for the exact moment the Sun returns to its natal ecliptic longitude — once per year, usually within ±24 hours of the birthday.
- Annual Profection
Annual profection is a Hellenistic time-lord technique that advances the natal Ascendant by one whole sign per year of life, activating one house and one ruling planet per year.
- Horary Astrology
Horary astrology answers a specific question by casting a chart for the moment the question is asked, not for the querent's birth.
- Lord of the Year
The lord of the year is the planetary ruler of the sign activated by annual profection — the year's protagonist planet.
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