How to Find a Birth Date from Astro Positions Can you find a birth date given astrological placements alone? The answer is “yes” but it can be “no” depending on which astrological placements are known. For example, you can’t determine a birth date given something as simple as “Sun is in Gemini and Moon is […]
The following articles help you understand astrology fundamentals, including such things as house division, the elements, house systems, sign rulerships, zodiac symbols, aspect meanings, and more.
Zodiac Signs & Symbols
Zodiac Signs & their Symbols Find out all about the Astrology Signs below. Each sign has many different symbols and associations connected to it. For example, Aries is ruled by Mars, is associated with the color red, and is the first sign of the zodiac. For the general descriptions of the signs, see Zodiac […]
Accuracy of Degrees (and Minutes) of the Ascendant
Understanding the Degree (and Minutes) of the Ascendant in your Natal Chart Different astrology software programs whether online or off can yield slightly different Ascendants and house cusps. How important are these discrepancies? This article addresses this issue, but for those who only want a bottom line so they can move on…small differences that […]
The Elements in Astrology
The Elements in Astrology The Elements Astrology uses various ways to classify the zodiac signs. There are four elements in Western Astrology, and they are divided into groups of three signs each (four times three equals twelve signs): Fire, Earth, Air, and Water. The elements are also known as the Triplicities, and they represent […]
Understanding the Free Natal Chart Report
Understanding the Free Natal Chart Report Free Natal Chart Report: Understanding the Tables The following tutorial aims to demonstrate how to use and understand the Free Natal Chart report found on Cafe Astrology’s free report section. Note that you do not need to know the zodiacal, aspect, and planetary symbols to read your astrology report […]
Understanding the Astrological Chart Wheel
Understanding the Astrological Chart Wheel How to Read the Houses in a Chart Wheel The following tutorial can help demonstrate how to understand the houses of an astrology chart wheel by looking at the chart wheel itself. This mostly applies to uneven house systems, such as Placidus, Koch, Regiomontanus, Campanus, and more. This article assumes […]
Astrological Houses: Divisions
The Houses of the Birth Chart Astrological Houses: Divisions The following diagram of a chart reveals the order of the houses as well as their sign associations. The diagram above shows the division of a chart into houses and quadrants. It also reveals the sign associations with the houses. For example, house 1 or […]
Compare House Systems Report
Compare Astrological House Systems Report The following tool allows you to compare various house systems to determine how they affect your natal chart through a table of house positions and planet house positions for each house system. The house systems used in this report are Placidus, Whole Sign, Equal, Koch, Regiomontanus, Morinus, Alcabitius, Campanus, Porphyry, […]
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