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Birth Charts Flashcards

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1
Q

What direction do planets travel in a chart?

A

Counter clockwise

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What is the point on a natal chart that represents the the sunrise on the eastern horizon?

A

Ascendant

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What is the point on the natal chart the represents the highest point of the sun across the sky at noon?

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MC or Midheaven

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What is the point on the natal chart that represents the sunset in the western horizon?

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Descendant

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What is the point on the natal chart that represents the lowest point of the sun at midnight?

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IC

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What does the bottom half of the chart, below the horizon line (houses 1-6) represent?

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Internal focus

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What does the top half of the chart, above the horizon line (houses 7-12) represent?

A

External focus

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What do the houses on the left half of the chart represent?

A

Self

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What do the houses on the right half of the chart represent?

A

Others

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10
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A natal chart is made up of what three main components?

A

Houses, signs, planets

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How many houses are in the natal chart?

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12

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12
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A snapshot of our solar system taken at a precise moment in time is called?

A

Chart wheel, natal chart, or birth chart

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13
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How many astrological signs are there?

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12

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What are astrological signs based on in the sky?

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Constellations

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15
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In order to create and interpret a personal birth chart, what planet is placed at center of the chart wheel?

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Earth, geocentric (the sun is usually at the center of our solar system as all planets revolve around the sun, neocentric)

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16
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The placement of the signs and planets in a chart’s houses is based on what?

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The time of day when an event occurs

17
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What three components are necessary to accurately create a birth chart?

A

Birthdate, birth time, birth location

18
Q

What planet is fixed on the birth chart (does not move)?

A

Earth (Because astrology uses a geocentric model where the earth is the center of the solar system rather than the sun.)

19
Q

Zodiac signs are based on what planet?

A

Sun

20
Q

What do astrological houses represent in the birth chart?

A

Different areas of your life that are impacted by planet placements.

21
Q

How many degrees are in each house/sign?

A

30 degrees

22
Q

How is the zodiac wheel or birth chart divided?

A

Into 12 equal 30-degree segments like a pie. It represents our view of the earth looking down from heaven.

23
Q

What does inner circle of the zodiac wheel represent?

A

The inner circle of the wheel contains the 12 houses through which the planets move. The center of the wheel represents the earth with the planets rotating around it.

24
Q

What do the segments in the zodiac wheel or birth chart represent?

A

The houses

25
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What does the outside circle of the zodiac wheel or birth chart represent?

A

The signs. The chart shows where the signs fall in the houses. They move counter clockwise in the chart. (Though signs do not move but rather the earth rotates giving the appearance of moving signs in the birth chart)

26
Q

Do the houses in a birth chart move?

A

No, the inner wheel containing the 12 houses does not move. The planets move counter clockwise through the houses.

27
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Where does the zodiac wheel start, and what month and sign?

A

The zodiac wheel or birth chart starts on the left horizon at the ascendant (sunrise). The first house is Aries at the spring equinox in March.

28
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What is the divider line before each house called?

A

The cusp

29
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What is the chart ruler?

A

The planet and sign that rule the ascendant.

30
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What are the small lines along the outside of the inner circle?

A

Degree lines

31
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What do degree lines allow you to see?

A

The exact location of planets on the birth chart at the time of birth.

32
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What is a daytime chart?

A

When the sun is above the horizon at the time of birth (a person born during the day, between sunrise and sunset).

33
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What is a nighttime chart?

A

When the sun is below the horizon at the time of birth (a person born during the night, between sunset and sunrise).

34
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What is a sect?

A

The location of the sun (above or below the horizon) at the time of birth. It takes whether a person was born during the day time or night time as a primary consideration in assessing the natal chart and the life of the person.

35
Q

What three planets offer favorable aspects in a daytime chart?

A

Sun, Jupiter, Saturn
*Jupiter plays a stronger beneficial role.

Moon, Venus, Mars are more challenging in a daytime chart. *Mars is most difficult.

36
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What three planets offer favorable aspects in a nighttime chart?

A

Moon, Venus, Mars
*Venus plays a stronger beneficial role.

Sun, Jupiter, Saturn are more challenging in a daytime chart. *Saturn is most difficult.

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