Section II. The Construction of a Horoscope

Chapter I. The Ephemeris and Its Uses

An Ephemeris is an almanac of the planetary positions day by day throughout any given year. They are to be obtained at a cost of one shilling per year, in a convenient form specially adapted to the use of astrologers. In the first column will be found the Sidereal Time for the day, which is the Sun’s Right Ascension or distance from the Vernal Equinox, expressed in Hours, Minutes, and Seconds, and equated to Mean Time at Greenwich. By merely adding the time after noon, or subtracting the hours and minutes before noon, at which the birth took place, you will obtain the Right Ascension of the Midheaven at the moment of birth. The use to which this is put will appear in the next chapter. It corresponds to a particular degree of the Zodiac which is in the Midheaven at the given time of birth.

The next column contains the Sun’s longitude at Noon for each day. By taking the position on one day from that on the next day, the motion of the Sun for 24 hours is obtained, and a proportion of this for the hour of birth can easily be made. The mean motion of the Sun per day is 2½′, or 1 degree per day. In another column will be found the Moon’s longitude, and in adjacent columns its declination and latitude. Declination is distance North or South of the Equator, and celestial latitude is distance North or South of the Ecliptic. The longitudes of the other bodies are also given for each day at noon.

The mean longitudinal progress of the several bodies is as follows: Sun, 2½′ per hour, or 1 degree per day; Moon, 32′ per hour, or 13 degrees per day; Neptune, 2′ per day; Uranus, 3′ per day; Saturn, about 5′ per day; Jupiter, about 12′ per day; Mars, 45′ per day, or about 2′ per hour; Venus, 72′ per day, or 3′ per hour; Mercury, 84′ per day, or 3½′ per hour. These increments are for direct motion only; the planets are, as already explained, sometimes retrograde and sometimes stationary. The Horoscope of birth is only concerned with the longitudes of the planets, but when one or more planets have the same declination North or South, they should be noted as being in Parallel, for they then act as if they were in conjunction.

Take in hand, then, the Ephemeris for the year of your birth and read this chapter with it in view. After understanding its construction, extract the Sidereal Time at Noon for the day of your birth and refer to the next chapter.

Chapter II. To Erect a Figure of the Heavens

Take the Sidereal time at noon on the day of birth, and add to it the hours and minutes after noon at which you were born, or if before noon, subtract from it the interval between the birth and noon. This will give the approximate Right Ascension of the Midheaven at birth. Thus, suppose a person to be born on May 1, 1890, at 3h. 30m. p.m. in London—

The Sidereal time, noon, May 1, 1890, is 2h. 36m. 28s.

To which add time p.m. … … … 3 30 0

Acceleration at 10″ per hour … … 0 0 34

Right Ascension of Midheaven at Birth 6h. 7m. 2s.

With this Right Ascension of the Midheaven you then refer to Tables of Houses for London (see Chapter III.), and against this quantity of Sidereal Time you will find, under the column marked 10, the sign and degree which corresponds to it, namely, the 2nd of Cancer. This is put at the head of the figure, and the rest of the signs are placed around the figure in their order as shown in the Table. Only six of the Houses are given in the Tables, because the opposite Houses will have the same degrees of the opposite signs on them. Thus we read against the Right Ascension 6h. 7m. 28s. the following:—

10 11 12 Ascen. 2 3

Cancer 2, Leo 8, Virgo 8, Libra 1.33, Libra 26, Scorp. 26.

This means that the 2nd degree of Cancer was on the cusp of the Tenth House (the Midheaven) at the moment of the birth, Leo 8th on the cusp of the Eleventh House, Virgo 8th on the cusp of the Twelfth, Libra 1.33 on the Ascendant or Eastern Horizon, and so of the rest. On the cusp of the Fourth House we place Capricornus 2, because the Fourth House is opposite the 10th and the sign Capricornus is opposite to Cancer. On the cusp of the Fifth House we place Aquarius 8, because the Fifth House is opposite to the Eleventh, and Aquarius is opposite to Leo. When completed we find the cusps of the Houses as follows, opposite to those in the Tables:—

4 5 6 7 8 9

Capric. 2, Aquar. 8, Pisces 8, Aries 1.33, Aries 26, Taur. 26.

It is then only necessary to place the planets in the figure, as explained in the preceding chapter, and the figure of the Heavens is complete.

To Draw a Figure of the Heavens.

Take a pair of compasses, and with a radius, of about 2½ inches, describe a circle. Within this, and with a radius of about 2 inches, describe another. With the radius of this latter mark off six equal divisions, and then equally divide these so as to make twelve. Within the figure draw a small circle, concentric with the others, to represent the Earth. From the points of division already obtained draw straight lines to the centre of the figure until they touch the circle of the Earth. You then have a figure which represents the Houses of the Heavens, being a twelvefold division of the Prime Vertical. The lines extending from the outer circles to the Earth are the cusps of the Houses (see fig. Section IV., chap. 5).

The degrees of the Zodiac which are upon the cusps of the Houses, as found in the Tables opposite a given Sidereal Time, are written over the several cusps in their order between the two outer circles. Reference to the Ephemeris for May 1, 1890, shows the Sun at noon in Taurus 11 degrees 2 minutes. Three and a half hours later it will have advanced about 8 minutes in longitude, so that its position will be in Taurus 11 degrees 10 minutes. This longitude falls in the Eighth House, and we therefore place the symbol of the Sun in that division of the Heavens and place against it the figures 11.10, so that as Aries 26 is on the cusp of the Eighth and Taurus 26 on the cusp of the Ninth House, the Sun’s position in Taurus 11.10 will fall between these cusps, i.e., in the Eighth House. The rest of the planets are placed in the figure according to their respective longitudes.

Chapter III. The Tables of Houses

The Tables of the Houses on pp. 40, 41, are calculated for the latitude of 51° 32′ North. This will serve for London and environs, and approximately for the South of England and the Midlands. Tables of Houses for other latitudes may be obtained through the booksellers, a useful set of half a dozen different latitudes being sold for one shilling.

In order to illustrate the uses to which these Tables may be put in the solution of astronomical problems, let us take the Sun’s position in the horoscope for the 1st of May, 1890, and find when the Sun sets on that day on the horizon of London. The Sun is in Taurus, 11 degrees, and it will set when the opposite point of the Heavens is rising. Find under the column marked “Ascen.” the 11th degree of Scorpio, and against it in the column marked “Sidereal Time” you will find 9h. 49m. 9s. This will be the Right Ascension of the Midheaven when the Sun sets on London. We have already seen that the Sidereal Time at noon on the 1st of May was 2h. 37m. 28s., and this, taken from the former Sidereal Time, gives about 7.12 p.m. as the time of sunset. Now in the example horoscope the birth took place at 3.30 p.m., and this time, taken from 7.12 p.m., gives 3h. 42m. from birth to sunset. If you multiply this by 15 to turn it into degrees and minutes of the Equator, you will obtain 55° 30′, which are the number of degrees which pass over the Midheaven from birth until sunset. At the rate of 1 degree for every year of life, this corresponds to 55½ years of age, when the subject of this horoscope would come under the adverse influence of the Sun opposition Ascendant, and would suffer some serious ill health of a feverish nature, incident to the throat (the part ruled by Taurus, the sign in which the Sun is situate). This is how predictions are made, but of this more anon.

Sidereal 10 11 12 Ascen. 2 3 Sidereal 10 11 12 Ascen. 2 3

Time. ♈ ♉ ♊ ♋ ♌ ♍ Time. ♉ ♊ ♋ ♌ ♍ ♍

H. M. S. ° ° ° ° ′ ° ° H. M. S. ° ° ° ° ′ ° °

0 0 0 0 9 22 26 36 12 3 1 51 37 0 9 17 16 28 4 28

0 3 40 1 10 23 27 17 13 3 1 55 27 1 10 18 17 8 5 29

0 7 20 2 11 24 27 56 14 4 1 59 17 2 11 19 17 48 6 ♎

0 11 0 3 12 25 28 42 15 5 2 3 8 3 12 19 18 28 7 1

0 14 41 4 13 25 29 17 15 6 2 6 59 4 13 20 19 9 8 2

0 18 21 5 14 26 29 55 16 7 2 10 51 5 14 21 19 49 9 2

0 22 2 6 15 27 0 ♌ 34 17 8 2 14 44 6 15 22 20 29 9 3

0 25 42 7 16 28 1 14 18 8 2 18 37 7 16 22 21 10 10 4

0 29 23 8 17 29 1 55 18 9 2 22 31 8 17 23 21 51 11 5

0 33 4 9 18 ♋ 2 33 19 10 2 26 25 9 18 24 22 32 11 6

0 36 45 10 19 1 3 14 20 11 2 30 20 10 19 25 23 14 12 7

0 40 26 11 20 1 3 54 20 12 2 34 16 11 20 25 23 55 13 8

0 44 8 12 21 2 4 33 21 13 2 38 13 12 21 26 24 36 14 9

0 47 50 13 22 3 5 12 22 14 2 42 10 13 22 27 25 17 15 10

0 51 32 14 23 4 5 52 23 15 2 46 8 14 23 28 25 58 15 11

0 55 14 15 24 5 6 30 23 15 2 50 7 15 24 29 26 40 16 12

0 58 5 16 25 6 7 9 24 16 2 54 7 16 25 29 27 22 17 12

1 2 40 17 26 6 7 50 25 17 2 58 7 17 26 ♌ 28 4 18 13

1 6 23 18 27 7 8 30 26 18 3 2 8 18 27 1 28 46 18 14

1 10 7 19 28 8 9 9 26 19 3 6 9 19 27 2 29 28 19 15

1 13 51 20 29 9 9 48 27 19 3 10 12 20 28 3 0 ♍ 12 20 16

1 17 35 21 ♊ 10 10 28 28 20 3 14 15 21 29 3 0 54 21 17

1 21 20 22 1 10 11 8 28 21 3 18 19 22 ♋ 4 1 36 22 18

1 25 6 23 2 11 11 48 29 22 3 22 23 23 1 5 2 20 22 19

1 28 52 24 3 12 12 28 ♍ 23 3 26 29 24 2 6 3 2 23 20

1 32 38 25 4 13 13 8 1 24 3 30 35 25 3 7 3 45 24 21

1 36 25 26 5 14 13 48 1 25 3 34 41 26 4 7 4 28 25 22

1 40 12 27 6 14 14 28 2 25 3 38 49 27 5 8 5 11 26 23

1 44 0 28 7 15 15 8 3 26 3 42 57 28 6 9 5 54 27 24

1 47 48 29 8 16 15 48 4 27 3 47 6 29 7 10 6 28 27 25

1 51 37 30 9 17 16 28 4 28 3 51 15 30 8 11 7 21 28 25

Sidereal 10 11 12 Ascen. 2 3 Sidereal 10 11 12 Ascen. 2 3

Time. ♊ ♋ ♌ ♍ ♍ ♎ Time. ♋ ♌ ♍ ♎ ♎ ♏

H. M. S. ° ° ° ° ′ ° ° H. M. S. ° ° ° ° ′ ° °

3 51 15 0 8 11 7 21 28 25 6 0 0 0 6 6 0 0 24 24

3 55 25 1 19 12 8 5 29 26 6 4 22 1 7 7 0 47 25 25

3 59 36 2 10 12 8 49 ♎ 27 6 8 43 2 8 8 1 33 26 26

4 3 48 3 10 13 9 33 1 28 6 13 5 3 9 9 2 19 27 27

4 8 0 4 11 14 10 17 2 29 6 17 26 4 10 10 3 5 27 28

4 12 13 5 12 15 11 2 2 ♏ 6 21 48 5 11 10 3 51 28 29

4 16 26 6 13 16 11 46 3 1 6 26 9 6 12 11 4 37 29 ♐

4 20 40 7 14 17 12 30 4 2 6 30 30 7 13 12 5 23 ♏ 1

4 24 55 8 15 17 13 15 5 3 6 34 51 8 14 13 6 9 1 2

4 29 10 9 16 18 14 0 6 4 6 39 11 9 15 14 6 55 2 3

4 33 26 10 17 19 14 45 7 5 6 43 31 10 16 15 7 40 2 4

4 37 42 11 18 20 15 30 8 6 6 47 51 11 16 16 8 26 3 4

4 41 59 12 19 21 16 15 8 7 6 52 11 12 17 16 9 12 4 5

4 46 16 13 20 21 17 0 9 8 6 56 31 13 18 17 9 58 5 6

4 50 34 14 21 22 17 45 10 9 7 0 50 14 19 18 10 43 6 7

4 54 52 15 22 23 18 30 11 10 7 5 8 15 20 19 11 28 7 8

4 59 10 16 23 24 19 16 12 11 7 9 26 16 21 20 12 14 8 9

5 3 29 17 24 25 20 3 13 12 7 13 44 17 22 21 12 59 8 10

5 7 49 18 25 26 20 49 14 13 7 18 1 18 23 22 13 45 9 11

5 12 9 19 25 27 21 35 14 14 7 22 18 19 24 23 14 30 10 12

5 16 29 20 26 28 22 20 15 14 7 26 34 20 25 24 15 15 11 13

5 20 49 21 27 28 23 6 16 15 7 30 50 21 26 25 16 0 12 14

5 25 9 22 28 29 23 51 17 16 7 35 5 22 27 25 16 45 13 15

5 29 30 23 29 ♍ 24 37 18 17 7 39 20 23 28 26 17 30 13 16

5 33 51 24 ♌ 1 25 23 19 18 7 43 34 24 29 27 18 15 14 17

5 38 12 25 1 2 26 9 20 19 7 47 47 25 ♍ 28 18 59 15 18

5 42 34 26 2 3 26 55 21 20 7 52 0 26 1 29 19 43 16 19

5 46 55 27 3 4 27 41 21 21 7 56 12 27 2 29 20 27 17 20

5 51 17 28 4 4 28 27 22 22 8 0 24 28 3 ♎ 21 11 18 20

5 55 38 29 5 5 29 13 23 23 8 4 35 29 4 1 21 56 18 21

6 0 0 30 6 6 30 0 24 24 8 8 45 30 5 2 22 40 19 22

Sidereal 10 11 12 Ascen. 2 3 Sidereal 10 11 12 Ascen. 2 3

Time. ♌ ♍ ♎ ♎ ♏ ♐ Time. ♍ ♎ ♎ ♏ ♐ ♑

H. M. S. ° ° ° ° ′ ° ° H. M. S. ° ° ° ° ′ ° °

8 8 45 0 5 2 23 40 19 22 10 8 23 0 2 26 13 33 13 20

8 12 54 1 5 3 23 24 20 23 10 12 12 1 3 26 14 13 14 21

8 17 3 2 6 3 24 7 21 24 10 16 0 2 4 27 14 53 15 22

8 21 11 3 7 4 24 50 22 25 10 19 48 3 5 28 15 38 15 23

8 25 19 4 8 5 25 34 23 26 10 23 35 4 5 29 16 13 16 24

8 29 26 5 9 6 26 18 23 27 10 27 22 5 6 29 16 52 17 25

8 33 31 6 10 7 27 1 24 28 10 31 8 6 7 ♏ 17 32 18 26

8 37 37 7 11 8 27 44 25 29 10 34 54 7 8 1 18 13 19 27

8 41 41 8 12 8 28 26 26 ♑ 10 38 40 8 9 2 18 52 20 28

8 45 45 9 13 9 29 8 27 1 10 42 25 9 10 2 19 31 20 29

8 49 48 10 14 10 29 50 27 2 10 46 9 10 11 3 20 11 21 ♒

8 53 51 11 15 11 0 ♏ 32 28 3 10 49 53 11 11 4 20 50 22 1

8 57 52 12 16 12 1 15 29 4 10 53 37 12 12 4 21 30 23 2

9 1 53 13 17 12 1 58 ♐ 4 10 57 20 13 13 5 22 9 24 3

9 5 53 14 18 13 2 39 1 5 11 1 3 14 14 6 22 49 24 4

9 9 53 15 18 14 3 21 1 6 11 4 46 15 15 7 23 23 25 5

9 13 52 16 19 15 4 3 2 7 11 8 28 16 16 7 24 8 26 6

9 17 50 17 20 16 4 44 3 8 11 12 10 17 17 8 24 47 27 8

9 21 47 18 21 16 5 26 3 9 11 15 22 18 17 9 25 27 28 9

9 25 44 19 22 17 6 7 4 10 11 19 34 19 18 10 26 5 29 10

9 29 40 20 23 18 6 48 5 11 11 23 15 20 19 10 26 45 ♑ 11

9 33 35 21 24 18 7 29 5 12 11 26 56 21 20 11 27 25 0 12

9 37 29 22 25 19 8 9 6 13 11 30 37 22 21 12 28 5 1 13

9 41 23 23 26 20 8 50 7 14 11 34 18 23 22 13 28 44 2 14

9 45 16 24 27 21 9 31 8 15 11 37 58 24 23 13 29 24 3 15

9 49 9 25 28 22 10 11 9 16 11 41 39 25 23 14 0 ♐ 3 4 16

9 53 1 26 28 23 10 51 9 17 11 45 19 26 24 15 0 43 5 17

9 56 52 27 29 23 11 32 10 18 11 49 0 27 25 15 1 23 6 18

10 0 43 28 ♎ 24 12 12 11 19 11 52 40 28 26 16 2 3 6 19

10 4 33 29 1 25 12 53 12 20 11 56 20 29 27 17 2 43 7 20

10 8 23 30 2 26 13 33 13 20 12 0 0 30 27 17 3 23 8 20

Sidereal 10 11 12 Ascen. 2 3 Sidereal 10 11 12 Ascen. 2 3

Time. ♎ ♎ ♏ ♐ ♑ ♒ Time. ♏ ♏ ♐ ♐ ♒ ♓

H. M. S. ° ° ° ° ′ ° ° H. M. S. ° ° ° ° ′ ° °

12 0 0 0 27 17 3 23 8 21 13 51 37 0 22 10 25 20 10 27

12 3 40 1 28 18 4 4 9 23 13 55 27 1 23 11 26 10 11 28

12 7 20 2 29 19 4 45 10 24 13 59 17 2 24 11 27 2 12 ♈

12 11 0 3 ♏ 20 5 26 11 25 14 3 8 3 25 12 27 53 14 1

12 14 41 4 1 20 6 7 12 26 14 6 59 4 26 13 28 45 15 2

12 18 21 5 1 21 6 48 13 27 14 10 51 5 26 14 29 36 16 4

12 22 2 6 2 22 7 29 14 28 14 14 44 6 27 15 0 ♑ 29 18 5

12 25 42 7 3 23 8 10 15 29 14 18 37 7 28 15 1 23 19 6

12 29 23 8 4 23 8 51 16 ♓ 14 22 31 8 29 16 2 18 20 8

12 33 4 9 5 24 9 33 17 2 14 26 25 9 ♐ 17 3 14 22 9

12 36 45 10 6 25 10 15 18 3 14 30 20 10 1 18 4 11 23 10

12 40 26 11 6 25 10 57 19 4 14 34 16 11 2 19 5 9 25 11

12 44 8 12 7 26 11 40 20 5 14 38 13 12 2 20 6 7 26 13

12 47 50 13 8 27 12 22 21 6 14 42 10 13 3 20 7 6 28 14

12 51 32 14 9 28 13 4 22 7 14 46 8 14 4 21 8 6 29 15

12 55 14 15 10 28 13 47 23 9 14 50 7 15 5 22 9 8 ♓ 17

12 58 5 16 11 29 14 30 24 10 14 54 7 16 6 23 10 11 2 18

13 2 40 17 11 ♐ 15 14 25 11 14 58 7 17 7 24 11 15 4 19

13 6 23 18 12 1 15 59 26 12 15 2 8 18 8 25 12 20 6 21

13 10 7 19 13 1 16 44 27 13 15 6 9 19 9 26 13 27 8 22

13 13 51 20 14 2 17 29 28 15 15 10 12 20 9 27 14 35 9 23

13 17 35 21 15 3 18 14 29 16 15 14 15 21 10 27 15 43 11 24

13 21 20 22 16 4 19 0 ♒ 17 15 18 19 22 11 28 16 52 13 26

13 25 6 23 16 4 19 45 1 18 15 22 23 23 12 29 18 3 14 27

13 28 52 24 17 5 20 31 2 20 15 26 29 24 13 ♑ 19 16 16 28

13 32 38 25 18 6 21 18 4 21 15 30 35 25 14 1 20 32 17 29

13 36 25 26 19 7 22 6 5 22 15 34 41 26 15 2 21 48 19 ♉

13 40 12 27 20 7 22 54 6 23 15 38 49 27 16 3 23 8 21 2

13 44 0 28 21 8 23 42 7 25 15 42 57 28 17 4 24 29 22 3

13 47 48 29 21 9 24 31 8 26 15 47 6 29 18 5 25 51 24 5

13 51 37 30 22 10 25 20 10 27 15 51 15 30 18 6 27 15 26 6

Sidereal 10 11 12 Ascen. 2 3 Sidereal 10 11 12 Ascen. 2 3

Time. ♐ ♐ ♑ ♑ ♓ ♉ Time. ♑ ♑ ♒ ♈ ♉ ♊

H. M. S. ° ° ° ° ′ ° ° H. M. S. ° ° ° ° ′ ° °

15 51 15 0 18 6 27 15 26 6 18 0 0 0 18 13 0 0 17 11

15 55 25 1 19 7 28 42 28 7 18 4 22 1 20 14 2 39 19 13

15 59 36 2 20 8 0 ♒ 11 ♈ 9 18 8 43 2 21 16 5 19 20 14

16 3 48 3 21 9 1 42 1 10 18 13 5 3 22 17 7 55 22 15

16 8 0 4 22 10 3 16 3 11 18 17 26 4 23 19 10 29 23 16

16 12 13 5 23 11 4 53 5 12 18 21 48 5 24 20 13 2 25 17

16 16 26 6 24 12 6 22 7 14 18 26 9 6 25 22 15 36 26 18

16 20 40 7 25 13 8 13 9 15 18 30 30 7 26 23 18 6 28 19

16 24 55 8 26 14 9 57 11 16 18 34 51 8 27 25 20 34 29 20

16 29 10 9 27 16 11 44 12 17 18 39 11 9 29 27 22 59 ♊ 21

16 33 26 10 28 17 13 34 14 18 18 43 31 10 ♒ 28 25 22 1 22

16 37 42 11 29 18 15 26 16 20 18 47 51 11 1 ♓ 27 42 2 23

16 41 59 12 ♑ 19 17 20 18 21 18 52 11 12 2 2 29 58 4 24

16 46 16 13 1 20 19 18 20 22 18 56 31 13 3 3 2 ♉ 13 5 25

16 50 34 14 2 21 21 22 21 23 19 0 50 14 4 5 4 24 6 26

16 54 52 15 3 22 23 29 23 25 19 5 8 15 6 7 6 30 8 27

16 59 10 16 4 24 25 36 25 26 19 9 26 16 7 9 8 36 9 28

17 3 29 17 5 25 27 46 27 27 19 13 44 17 8 10 10 40 10 29

17 7 49 18 6 26 30 0 28 28 19 18 1 18 9 12 12 39 11 ♋

17 12 9 19 7 27 2 ♓ 19 ♉ 29 19 22 18 19 10 14 14 35 12 1

17 16 29 20 8 29 4 40 2 ♊ 19 26 34 20 12 16 16 28 13 2

17 20 49 21 9 ♒ 7 2 3 1 19 30 50 21 13 18 18 17 14 3

17 25 9 22 10 1 9 26 5 2 19 35 5 22 14 19 20 3 16 4

17 29 30 23 11 3 11 54 7 3 19 39 20 23 15 21 21 48 17 5

17 33 51 24 12 4 14 24 8 5 19 43 34 24 16 23 23 29 18 6

17 38 12 25 13 5 17 0 10 6 19 47 47 25 18 25 25 9 19 7

17 42 34 26 14 7 19 33 11 7 19 52 0 26 19 27 26 45 20 8

17 46 55 27 15 8 22 6 13 8 19 56 12 27 20 28 28 18 21 9

17 51 17 28 16 10 24 40 14 9 20 0 24 28 21 ♈ 29 49 22 10

17 55 38 29 17 11 27 23 16 10 20 4 35 29 23 2 1 ♊ 19 23 11

18 0 0 30 18 13 30 0 17 11 20 8 45 30 24 4 2 45 24 12

Sidereal 10 11 12 Ascen. 2 3 Sidereal 10 11 12 Ascen. 2 3

Time. ♒ ♒ ♈ ♊ ♊ ♋ Time. ♓ ♈ ♉ ♋ ♋ ♌

H. M. S. ° ° ° ° ′ ° ° H. M. S. ° ° ° ° ′ ° °

20 8 45 0 24 4 2 45 24 12 22 8 23 0 3 20 4 38 20 8

20 12 54 1 25 6 4 9 25 12 22 12 12 1 4 21 5 28 21 8

20 17 3 2 27 7 5 32 26 13 22 16 0 2 6 23 6 17 22 9

20 21 11 3 28 9 6 53 27 14 22 19 48 3 7 24 7 5 23 10

20 25 19 4 29 11 8 12 28 15 22 23 35 4 8 25 7 53 23 11

20 29 26 5 ♓ 13 9 27 29 16 22 27 22 5 9 26 8 42 24 12

20 33 31 6 2 14 10 43 ♋ 17 22 31 8 6 10 28 9 29 25 13

20 37 37 7 3 16 11 58 1 18 22 34 54 7 12 29 10 16 26 14

20 41 41 8 4 18 13 9 2 19 22 38 40 8 13 ♊ 11 2 26 14

20 45 45 9 6 19 14 18 3 20 22 42 25 9 14 1 11 47 27 15

20 49 48 10 7 21 15 25 3 21 22 46 9 10 15 2 12 31 28 16

20 53 51 11 8 23 16 32 4 21 22 49 53 11 17 3 13 16 29 17

20 57 52 12 9 24 17 39 5 22 22 53 37 12 18 4 14 1 29 18

21 1 53 13 11 26 18 44 6 23 22 57 20 13 19 5 14 45 ♌ 19

21 5 53 14 12 28 19 48 7 24 23 1 3 14 20 6 15 28 1 19

21 9 53 15 13 29 20 51 8 25 23 4 46 15 21 7 16 11 2 20

21 13 52 16 15 ♉ 21 53 9 26 23 8 28 16 23 8 16 54 2 21

21 17 50 17 16 2 22 53 10 27 23 12 10 17 24 9 17 57 3 22

21 21 47 18 17 4 23 52 10 28 23 15 22 18 25 10 18 20 4 23

21 25 44 19 19 5 24 51 11 28 23 19 34 19 26 11 19 3 5 24

21 29 40 20 20 7 25 48 12 29 23 23 15 20 27 12 19 45 5 24

21 33 35 21 22 8 26 44 13 ♌ 23 26 56 21 29 13 20 26 6 25

21 37 29 22 23 10 27 40 14 1 23 30 37 22 ♉ 14 21 8 7 26

21 41 23 23 24 11 28 34 15 2 23 34 18 23 1 15 21 50 7 27

21 45 16 24 25 13 29 29 15 3 23 37 58 24 2 16 22 31 8 28

21 49 9 25 26 14 0 ♋ 22 16 4 23 41 39 25 3 17 23 12 9 28

21 53 1 26 28 15 1 15 17 4 23 45 19 26 4 18 23 53 9 29

21 56 52 27 29 16 2 7 18 5 23 49 0 27 5 19 24 33 10 ♍

22 0 43 28 ♈ 18 2 57 19 6 23 52 40 22 6 20 25 15 11 1

22 4 33 29 2 19 3 48 19 7 23 56 20 29 8 21 25 56 12 2

22 8 23 30 3 20 4 38 20 8 24 0 0 30 9 22 26 36 12 3

If I wished to know what particular part of the Zodiac one is subject to in any particular year of life—that is to say, what part of the Zodiac is rising—I add 1 degree for every year to the Midheaven at birth and thus obtain a new Midheaven, under which, in the Tables of Houses, I find the Ascendant which rules the year. Thus in the case of one born on the 1st of May at 3.30 p.m. the 30th year comes under the Midheaven of Leo 2, which is 30 degrees further advanced than Cancer 2, and under Leo 2 in the 10th House I find the Ascendant to be in Libra 24.7, which is the Ascendant governing that year of life. The meaning and importance of these calculations will appear at a later stage of this exposition.

When a degree is on the Midheaven or the 10th House it is said to “culminate,” and when on the horizon Eastward it is said to “ascend.”

The Midheaven is often called the “M.C.” (Medium Coeli), and the opposite point is called the “I.C.” (Imaum Coeli). They are the points of the Ecliptic which cut through the meridian of a place at any given time.

Chapter IV. Planetary Transits

In order that prognostications made from the horoscope of birth may be pointed as to time it is necessary to know the positions of the planets for several years in advance. Such calculations are easily effected by a knowledge of the periods of the planets—that is to say, the times in which they return to the same positions about the same time of the year. Thus Uranus returns to its place after a period of 84 years, Saturn does so after 59 years, Jupiter in 83 years, Mars in 79 years, in all cases almost to the day. Mercury also returns in 79 years. But as very few people possess records of the planets’ places for these long periods, the following table of the longitudes of the planets for the next 12 years has been prepared. The positions are given for the 1st of each month, and the longitudes held by the planets are given in even degrees.

These tables are very useful in tracing the transits that occur in connection with the horoscope for the year. Thus we have found that by adding the number of degrees corresponding to the age of a person to the Midheaven at birth, we obtain the Progressed Midheaven, and in the Tables of Houses we may also find the corresponding Progressed Ascendant. By adding the same number of degrees to the place of the Sun at birth we obtain also the Progressed position of the Sun.

Month. 1905. 1906.

January ♋6 ♑0 ♒19 ♈21 ♎24 ♋9 ♑5 ♒29 ♉27 ♓ 4

February 5 2 22 24 ♏10 8 6 ♓ 3 27 27

March 4 3 26 29 20 7 8 6 29 ♈18

April 5 4 29 ♉ 5 26 8 8 10 ♊ 4 ♉11

May 6 4 ♓ 1 12 19 9 8 13 10 ♊ 2

June 7 3 3 20 10 10 7 14 17 23

July 8 2 2 26 11 11 6 15 24 ♋13

August 9 0 1 ♊ 2 21 12 5 14 ♋ 0 ♌ 3

September 9 0 ♒29 6 ♐ 6 12 4 12 6 23

October 10 0 27 6 25 13 4 9 10 ♍12

November 10 1 26 4 ♑17 13 5 8 11 ♎ 1

December 9 3 27 0 ♒11 12 7 8 9 20

Month. 1907. 1908.

January ♋11 ♑9 ♓9 ♋5 ♏11 ♋13 ♑13 ♓22 ♌12 ♓24

February 10 10 14 2 29 12 14 25 8 ♈16

March 9 12 17 1 ♐15 11 16 28 5 ♉ 5

April 10 12 21 3 ♑ 2 12 17 ♈ 2 4 26

May 11 12 24 7 13 13 17 5 5 ♊16

June 12 12 26 13 18 14 16 8 9 ♋ 7

July 13 11 27 19 13 15 15 10 14 26

August 14 9 27 26 6 16 14 10 21 ♌16

September 14 8 25 ♌ 3 11 16 13 8 28 ♍ 5

October 15 8 23 8 24 17 13 6 ♍ 4 24

November 15 9 21 12 ♒13 17 13 4 9 ♎14

December 14 11 21 14 ♓ 2 16 14 3 13 ♏ 4

Month. 1909. 1910.

January ♋15 ♑16 ♈4 ♍14 ♏24 ♋17 ♑20 ♈16 ♎13 ♈18

February 14 18 6 13 ♐15 16 22 18 14 ♉ 5

March 13 20 9 9 ♑ 4 15 24 21 13 22

April 14 21 13 6 24 16 25 24 9 ♊11

May 15 21 17 4 ♒14 17 25 28 6 ♋ 0

June 16 20 20 6 ♓ 4 18 25 ♉ 1 4 19

July 17 19 22 9 22 19 24 4 6 ♌ 8

August 18 18 23 15 ♈ 4 20 22 6 9 27

September 18 17 22 21 3 20 21 6 15 ♍17

October 19 17 20 28 ♓26 21 21 4 21 ♎ 6

November 19 17 18 ♎ 4 25 21 22 2 28 27

December 18 19 16 9 ♈ 4 20 23 0 ♏ 4 ♏17

Month. 1911. 1912.

January ♋20 ♑24 ♈29 ♏ 9 ♐ 8 ♋22 ♑28 ♉13 ♐ 5 ♉24

February 20 26 ♉ 0 13 ♑ 1 21 ♒ 0 13 10 ♊ 1

March 19 28 2 14 22 20 1 15 14 12

April 20 29 6 13 ♒14 21 3 18 15 29

May 20 29 10 9 ♓ 7 22 3 22 14 ♋14

June 21 29 14 6 ♈ 0 23 3 26 10 ♌ 2

July 22 28 17 5 21 24 2 29 7 20

August 23 27 19 6 ♉12 25 1 ♊ 2 5 ♍10

September 23 26 20 10 29 25 0 4 7 29

October 24 25 19 15 ♊ 9 26 ♑29 3 10 ♎19

November 24 25 17 22 9 26 29 2 16 ♏10

December 23 27 14 28 ♉28 25 ♒ 0 ♉29 23 ♐ 1

Month. 1913. 1914.

January ♋24 ♒ 3 ♉27 ♑ 0 ♐23 ♋26 ♒ 7 ♊12 ♑25 ♋16

February 24 4 27 6 ♑17 25 8 11 ♒ 3 7

March 23 5 28 12 ♒ 8 24 9 11 9 8

April 24 7 ♊ 0 16 ♓ 2 25 11 13 15 17

May 24 7 4 18 25 26 11 16 20 ♌ 1

June 25 7 8 17 ♈18 27 11 20 22 17

July 26 6 12 13 ♉10 28 10 24 22 ♍ 3

August 27 5 15 10 ♊ 2 29 9 28 19 22

September 27 4 17 8 21 ♌ 0 8 ♋ 0 15 ♎12

October 28 3 18 9 ♋ 9 0 7 2 13 ♏ 1

November 28 3 17 13 21 0 7 2 13 23

December 27 4 15 18 24 ♋29 8 0 17 ♐15

Month. 1915. 1916.

January ♋28 ♒10 ♊27 ♒23 ♑ 8 ♌ 1 ♒14 ♋13 ♓23 ♍ 1

February 28 12 26 29 ♒ 2 0 15 10 28 ♌23

March 27 13 25 ♓ 6 25 ♋29 17 9 ♈ 4 13

April 28 15 26 14 ♓16 ♌ 0 18 10 12 13

May 28 15 29 20 ♈12 1 19 11 19 20

June 29 14 ♋ 3 25 ♉ 6 2 19 15 26 ♍ 2

July ♌ 0 13 6 28 27 3 19 19 ♉ 1 17

August 1 12 10 28 ♊19 4 18 23 5 ♎ 6

September 1 11 13 26 ♋ 9 4 17 26 6 25

October 2 11 15 22 27 5 16 29 3 ♏16

November 2 12 16 19 ♌14 5 16 ♌ 0 ♈29 ♐ 8

December 1 12 15 19 25 4 16 0 26 ♑ 0

Now a transit of one of the major planets over any of these points, namely, the Midheaven or Ascendant at birth, the Sun or Moon at birth, the Midheaven, Ascendant, and Sun in the progress, will produce marked effects on the fortunes and health of the Subject, corresponding to the nature of the planet which makes the transit.

Thus we have seen that the Midheaven at the birth on the 1st of May, 1890, at 3.30 p.m., was Cancer 2 degrees, and the Ascendant Libra 2. Referring to the Tables, we find that in 1905 Saturn will form the opposition of the Midheaven in Capricornus 2 in February, July, and November, so that these will be periods of reversal, sudden and unexpected complications and changes. Also the Sun at birth being in Taurus 11 receives the transit of Jupiter in April, 1905, so that this month will be productive of some amelioration of evils, or direct benefits.

When two or more planets concur in a transit of any of the Significators the results are so much the more forcible and effective.

Chapter V. Table of Eclipses

The following Table of the Eclipses that will take place during the next twelve years will be found of considerable use in forecasting the effects which will follow, not only on the individual, but also on nations and countries. Thus should any of the Eclipses fall on the place of a Significator in a horoscope, it will have the most sinister effect upon the life and fortunes. Certain countries are ruled by certain signs, a matter which has been determined from observation ever since the days of Claudius Ptolemy A.D. 130, and Eclipses falling therein have the effect of disturbing the government of those countries, producing effects of the worst kind. (See Sect. IV., chap. 6).

TABLE OF ECLIPSES, 1905–1916.

1905. — 18th February, Moon eclipsed in Leo 29.
5th March, Sun eclipsed in Pisces 14.
14th August, Moon eclipsed in Aquarius 21.
30th August, Sun eclipsed in Virgo 6.

1906. — 8th February, Moon eclipsed in Leo 19.
22nd February, Sun eclipsed in Pisces 3.
20th July, Sun eclipsed in Cancer 27.
3rd August, Moon eclipsed in Aquarius 10.
18th August, Sun eclipsed in Leo 24.
14th January, Sun eclipsed in Capricornus 23.

1907. — 28th January, Moon eclipsed in Aquarius 7.
9th July, Sun eclipsed in Cancer 16.
23rd July, Moon eclipsed in Leo 4.

1908. — 3rd January, Sun eclipsed in Capricornus 12.
28th August, Sun eclipsed in Virgo 4.
7th December, Moon eclipsed in Gemini 14.
22nd December, Sun eclipsed in Sagittarius 30.

1909. — 3rd June, Moon eclipsed in Sagittarius 12.
17th June, Sun eclipsed in Gemini 25.
26th November, Moon eclipsed in Gemini 3.
12th December, Sun eclipsed in Sagittarius 19.

1910. — 9th May, Sun eclipsed in Taurus 18.
22nd May, Moon eclipsed in Sagittarius 0.
1st November, Sun eclipsed in Scorpio 7.
15th November, Moon eclipsed in Taurus 21.

1911. — 28th April, Sun eclipsed in Taurus 7.
20th October, Sun eclipsed in Libra 26.

1912. — 1st April, Moon eclipsed in Libra 11.
16th April, Sun eclipsed in Aries 25.
25th September, Moon eclipsed in Aries 1.
10th October, Sun eclipsed in Libra 16.

1913. — 21st March, Moon eclipsed in Virgo 30.
5th April, Sun eclipsed in Aries 15.
30th August, Sun eclipsed in Virgo 7.
14th September, Moon eclipsed in Virgo 20.
28th September, Sun eclipsed in Libra 4.

1914. — 24th February, Sun eclipsed in Pisces 5.
9th March, Moon eclipsed in Virgo 18.
21st August, Moon eclipsed in Aquarius 27.
3rd September, Sun eclipsed in Virgo 10.

1915. — 13th February, Sun eclipsed in Aquarius 24.
9th August, Sun eclipsed in Leo 16.

1916. — 18th January, Moon eclipsed in Cancer 27.
3rd February, Sun eclipsed in Aquarius 13.
14th July, Moon eclipsed in Capricornus 21.
29th July, Sun eclipsed in Leo 5.

In illustration of the effects of Eclipses in the horoscope of birth, we may refer to the horoscope of His Majesty King Edward VII., wherein we find the sun situated in the 17th degree of the sign Scorpio, which rules the excretory system. In May, 1902, there was an Eclipse of the Sun in opposition to this position, and within five weeks of the Eclipse the King was struck down with appendicitis on the eve of the Coronation Ceremony. This was foretold in many of the journals devoted to the exposition of Astrology, and in Moore’s Almanac for the month of June, 1902, the hieroglyphic clearly pointed to the danger that beset the august Sovereign. Indeed, I was able to say with perfect assurance that the Coronation would not take place on the date appointed, and gave the exact date at which the King would be struck down with what I conceived to be a mortal illness. But fortunately at that time the Moon was conjoined to Jupiter in the progress and this saved the life. The Moon was then setting in the horoscope of birth, according to the measure of time already given, namely, one degree of Right Ascension for one year of life, and Saturn was on the Midheaven.

The Eclipse of June 6, 1853, was in the Midheaven at Cumana on the Spanish Main and in five weeks there followed a terrible earthquake which killed 4,000 people and destroyed all the property. In May, 1901, there was an Eclipse on the 8th of May which fell in the meridian of St. Pierre, Martinique, and the same day there was a fearful devastation of the place by the eruption of Mont Pelée.

Instances might be multiplied to show that the effects of Eclipses are of the most striking and effective nature.