ANGULARDISTANCE
The distance between points in an astrological chart is always expressed in terms of
angular distance. Because the locations of the significant elements of a horoscope are
expressed in terms of degrees and minutes (and, occasionally, seconds) of the zodiac,
the distance between any two points is similarly expressed as so many degrees and
minutes of the arc between them. For example, the angular distance between a planet
located at 3°15’ Aries and another planet situated at 24°27’ Aries would be 21°12’.
ANGULARHOUSES
The houses of an astrological chart are classified into three groups of four: angular
houses (the first, fourth, seventh, and tenth), succedent houses (the second, fifth,
eighth, and eleventh), and cadent houses (the third, sixth, ninth, and twelfth). In tra-
ditional astrology, angular houses were regarded as the most powerful houses in which
planets could be positioned. Modern astrologers, however, tend to believe that planets
placed in angular houses have the most influence on the outer, surface aspects of a
person’s life, while planets placed in the cadent houses have the most impact on one’s
inner life. Planets located in succedent houses mediate one’s inner and outer lives.
ANGULARVELOCITY
The core meaning of angular velocity is the angular distance, expressed in degrees and
minutes of an arc, that a planet travels in the course of a day. By extension, angular
velocity can also be the angular distance a heavenly body moves during any given unit
of time.
ANOMALISTICPERIOD
(ANOMALY; ANOMALISTICYEAR)For a planet, an anomalistic period is the time between two successive perihelions
(the point in a planet’s orbit where it is closest to the Sun). For the Moon, an anomal-
istic period is the time between two successive perigees (the point where it is closest to
Earth). The expression anomalistic period is derived from anomaly, which in astrono-
my refers to the angular distance of a planet from its perihelion or its aphelion. By
extension, an anomalistic year is the period between Earth’s perihelions, which is
365.23964 days.
ANTIPATHY
Congruent with its use in everyday English, antipathy refers to an inharmonious rela-
tionship between certain planets, particularly when they make hard aspects to each
other. The term is also used to refer to the repulsion between people whose charts
interact inharmoniously with each other.
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