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Quadrantine Lunation. An ill-advised term sometimes applied to the conjunctions, squares
and oppositions of the Sun and Moon.

Quadrants. The four quarters of the Celestial Figure, representative of the four quarters of
the heavens, measured from the cusps of the four angular Houses. The oriental quadrants
consist of Houses X to XII inclusive, and IV to VI inclusive. The occidental quad- rants, of
Houses I to Iii inclusive, and VII to IX inclusive. If applied to the Zodiac the oriental
quadrants arc from Aries to Gemini and from Libra to Sagittarius inclusive, the occidental
quadrants consisting of the opposite Signs. Confusion will be avoided if the term be applied
only to the Houses of the geocentric Figure. v. Oriental.

Quadrate, or Quartile. A 90º or Square Aspect (q.v.).

Quadratures. The Moon's dichotomes (q.v.)

Quadrupedal. The four-footed Signs: Aries, Taurus, Leo, Sagittarius and Capricorn, all of
which represent quadrupeds. Those born when these ascend were said by the ancient
astrologers to have the qualities of such animals: as bold as the lion, or as lustful as the goat.

Quadruplicity. The four signs which have the same quality; either cardinal, fixed or mutable.
v. Signs.

Quartile. A 90º, or Square aspect. (v. Aspects.)

Querent. Employed in Horary astrology to indicate the one who asks the question.