To get a better present day understanding, you can reference what mainstream (Tropical) Astrology says and compare it what an Astronomy app like Sky Guide says when you hold it up to the sky. When we look at Sidereal measurement, the first day of each sign shifts over time just as the cosmos shifts a whole degree every 72 years. When we look at Tropical measurement, the signs begin on the same day year over year. Sidereal measurement uses the most accurate astronomy for your chart, while Tropical measurement (the most standard of modern Western Astrology) uses a fixed. While Tropical works with signs, Sidereal works with the observable planetary transits amongst the constellations.īoth systems are true in their own potential and power Sidereal measurement being astronomically accurate while Tropical stays fixed to the 4 seasons of Earth’s cycle. Think of the constellations as the backdrop for this optical illusion.Įxcluding the 13th constellation, Ophiuchus, the ecliptic constellations above are what the 12 signs of the Zodiac are derived from. I think I relate more to my tropical chart, than I. I had never looked at my sidereal chart before, and even though my ascendant remains the same, most of my planet placements have changed. In sidereal, my ascendant is still Pisces, but at 5 degrees. Earth’s orbit around the Sun creates an optical illusion that the Sun itself is moving through the cosmos month to month. In tropical, my ascendant is Pisces, at 29 degrees.
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