Astrological Houses

Definition: Houses are a method of connecting areas of everyday human

experience with the Zodiac Wheel. However they are also one of the most
confused and complex areas of astrology.
Confused, because the House Definitions we use have drastically changed over
the centuries, without any obvious justification; as have the House Systems for
assigning the positions of the houses.
Complex, because the more we look back at astrology as practiced by our
Classical forebears, we see that they possessed three different astrological
systems which all described how human experience was governed by the stars
and planets: those of Celestial Temples, Celestial Lots, and Celestial Cardinal
Points and Quadrants.

The Temples are perhaps the closest to modern houses, but they possess
some considerable differences from them.
The Lots are now best known to us for the First Lot, the Lot of Fortune, but
they are a fully realised House System in their own right.
The powers of the Cardinal Points and Quadrants seem to have completely
disappeared from modern astrology.

The Early History of Astrological Houses: We do not really know when houses
became part of astrology but they definitely do not appear to have existed as
astrological concepts prior to 400 BC. Claudius Ptolemy [c 130 - 170 AD], the
father of classical astrology, almost completely ignored houses in his astrological
masterwork, Tetrabiblos. However, the earliest datable horoscope that we now
possess, which used houses in its interpretation, dates from c 20 BC.
Manilius' Astrological Houses in the Astronomica: Writing less than half a
century after that horoscope, the Roman poet-astrologer, Marcus Manilius,
presents three versions of what we might now call house systems in his poem
Astronomica [c 10 - 20 AD]. The pages on this web site represent Manilius' work on
houses. As such, they are the earliest description of the nature of astrological
houses - and the three systems by which the houses are applied to the Zodiac
Wheel - that we possess. Nothing like this survives from before Manilius, and
nothing like this appears again in the history of astrology - as it has come down to
us - until the Anthologiae of Vettius Valens of Antioch [c 120 to 175 AD] some one
hundred and fifty years later, and De Nativitatibus sive Matheseos of the Roman
astrologer Julius Firmicus Maternus Siculus [c 337 AD], some three hundred years
later. Valens' work - in his use of kentron [cardinal points], Temples and Lots is
similar enough to the house concepts in Manilius' poem, to confirm the
Astronomica as an accurate record of classical Greek and Roman thought on
astrological houses from two millennia ago.
If you come across any House Systems or House Definitions which differ from
those presented on these pages - and, let's face it, most modern ones do - it's
therefore worth bearing in mind that Manilius is the primary astrological source on
astrological houses. He is our best way of looking into the minds of the Babylonian
and Greek [and perhaps Egyptian - though this is open to debate] astrologers who
were the originators of idea of what we now call houses. If we modern astrologers
differ from Manilius in our use of houses, we had better be asking ourselves why...

and on what do we base our systems?

Classical Astrology House Links:

01: The Twelve Houses of Classical Astrology

02: House Systems in Classical Astrology
(a): Cardinal Points and Quadrants
(b): Temples
(c): Lots
03: House Systems after the Time of Manilius
04: House System Examples for Prince William's Horoscope
Dr Shepherd Simpson, Astrological Historian

Zodiac Wheels

Definition: [Principles] [Zodiacs] The term Zodiac comes from Ancient Greek
"Zodiakos Kyklos" and refers to a 'circle of the animals.' Zodiac wheels have
several different definitions. The history of the development of the wheels is
given below.
The Ancient Babylonian Zodiac Wheels: The original zodiac wheels were
bands of constellations seen in the night sky, which would rise and set as the
night progressed. They were first observed by the priest-astrologers of
Ancient Babylon, in the 2nd millennium BC or earlier, and were named for
their Gods Enlil, Anu and Ea. Aside from their importance in astrological
divination, their appearance could be used to tell the time through the night,
and their heliacal risings and settings to mark the progress of the year.
The first zodiac wheel in a form recognisable to us was also seen by the
Ancient Babylonians. This was the Path of the Moon through the
constellations of the night sky, a Lunar Zodiac [we would now call this a
Draconic Zodiac] equivalent to fifteen or sixteen of the Greek constellations
plus the Pleiades. This Ancient Babylonian definition of a zodiac wheel was
therefore: A circle of constellations against which a heavenly body - usually
the Moon - is seen to move.
The Ancient Greek Zodiac Wheel: The Ancient Greek, Achaean, culture did
not possess a zodiac wheel of the same form as the Babylonians. It is certain
that they possessed no Solar Zodiac at all, and considered the Zodiac
Constellations we know today to be unimportant. However, the earliest Greek
works we have, those of Homer and Hesiod, show that the Achaeans were
intensely interested in the stars, in fact many of their ancient constellations
are those we still use to map the heavens today. Some historical astrologers,
of whom I am one, are now convinced that the Achaeans did use another
type of zodiac wheel, the Galactic Zodiac of constellations, in their astrology.
It is notable, as mentioned above, that Zodiac is a Greek not a Babylonian
word.
The Late Babylonian Zodiac Wheel [The Equal Sign Wheel]: At some time
later than 550 BC the Babylonians introduced an important change to their
concept of a zodiac wheel, that it should be divided into twelve equal

segments approximately based on the positions of twelve Constellations.

Other planets apart from the Moon also assumed an importance not seen
before in their Omen Astrology. This definition of this Classical Babylonian
zodiac wheel can be written as: A band of the heavens approximately 14
wide, centered on the ecliptic, against which the Moon and other planets are
seen to move, as seen from the Earth. This band is divided into equal 30
segments, each one of which corresponds to one of twelve Babylonian
constellations.
Unfortunately, this simplified view of the heavens has a large flaw: some
constellations, notably Virgo, are in reality much bigger than the others. This
fact causes considerable controversy in astrology, even today. However, we
have to bear in mind that a simplified view of the heavens would have been
far easier for the Babylonians to use in an age without telescopes or
astrological computer programs.
When was the Late Babylonian Zodiac Wheel Introduced?The Babylonian
Omen Texts show us that no Equal-Sign Zodiac was being used before about
550 BC. Individual horoscopes are not found from before 400 BC. The take up
of the new Zodiac system into these new horoscopes can be seen in
surviving Babylonian cuneiform tablets. In the third century BC the positions
of the Moon were still given with respect to the stars. The first known use of
a zodiac position for the Moon dates to 262 BC, in a cuneiform tablet from
Uruk. By a century later, the star-related positions have dropped out of use,
and lunar positions are only given relative to a Zodiac.
The rise of these important facets of modern astrology [the Equal-Sign Zodiac
and the individual horoscope] is so sudden and their differences from the
preceding Omen Astrology so great that modern astrological commentators
[notably Robert Hand] have speculated that much of the astrology we know
today must have been the work of one man, or one school of thought
operating in Babylonia during this period. [Perhaps in Uruk; we have no
Moon-position cuneiform texts outside Uruk before 150 BC.] Certainly, there
was no time to make the many centuries of observations of the planets and
their effects on people, which perhaps we generally assume to underlie the
history of astrology - an assumption which goes back to some Classical
Greek astrologers. Perhaps this shouldn't surprise us too much. The
Babylonians were not modern observational scientists, but they were
perfectly capable of forming rich and complex philosophical world views.
However, this does mean that our astrology was never based on actual
observations, but rather on ideas of how man and the universe interacted. It
still remains a challenge for we astrologers today to prove that the theories
yield accurate predictions.
Where in the Heavens did the Late Babylonian Zodiac Wheel Begin?: After
the fall of Babylon to the Greeks in c 331 BC, cuneiform astrological tablets
were transmitted by Alexander the Great's armies to the Greek world. They
gave two systems for the point in the heavens at which the Babylonian Solar
Zodiac began: that the Vernal Equinox lay 10 from the start of the Zodiac,
[System A attributed to Nabu-rimanni, c 560 to 480 BC] or that it lay at 8 from
the start of Zodiac [System B attributed to Kidinnu c 400 - 310 BC]. In other
words, the Solar Zodiac started either 10 or 8 to the right of the Vernal

Equinox, as viewed from the Northern Hemisphere, in the two systems.

Owing to the Movement of the Ages, 10 from the start of the Zodiac would tie
to a Vernal Equinox point in about 500 BC, and 8 from the start of the Zodiac
to about 375 BC. Hence, they are consistent with what these two Babylonian
astrologers would have observed in the skies during the likely periods of
their particular lifetimes. However, this reason for the difference in systems
was not widely understood by later Greek astrologers, and both systems
were used by later Classical astrologers up to Ptolemy's time, even though
by then - because of the Movement of the Ages - they were both inaccurate
by several degrees. Archeologists have found ephemerides [tables of
planetary positions] based on both systems, dating from Classical times.
The Classical Greek Zodiac Wheel: The Classical Greek zodiac wheel is the
basis of the standard Solar Zodiac wheel we use today. It is essentially the
Late Babylonian zodiac wheel adopted by the Greeks in the intermingling of
cultures that took place when Babylonia and many Greek isles were part of
the empire of Alexander the Great and his successors.
The transition of Zodiac and Zodiac Constellations between the two cultures
was not perfectly smooth. In particular, the Babylonian constellation
Luhunga [LU.HUN.GA in Sumerian script], the Hired Man, [or more
prosaically the Agrarian Worker] never made the transition. It was replaced
by Aries, the Ram, in Greek zodiacal astrology, thought to be the ram of the
Golden Fleece of Jason and the Argonauts.
Libra as a constellation also does not seem to have existed for the Greeks,
rather they saw a much larger Scorpius, its claws the stars that we would call
Libra today. By the second century AD Greek star maps (e.g. the Mainzer
Globus) were still showing the 'Greater Scorpius' as a 'double-sign' of the
Zodiac. This confusion is reflected in Ptolemy's Al Magest where he
discusses the sign of Libra, but all the star names of Libra are parts of the
"Claws of the Scorpion".
Furthermore, the Greek heavens contained an ancient "thirteenth" Zodiac
Constellation Ophiuchus, the Serpent Bearer, which doesn't seem to have had
a counterpoint in the Babylonian skies. Whilst twelve Greek constellations
were co-opted for the zodiac wheel, Ophiuchus was ignored. Again this
causes considerable controversy in astrology, even today.
The Sidereal Zodiac Wheel: The Sidereal Zodiac we have today is essentially
as given above: the early Classical Greek rendering of the Babylonian
system. This can be defined as: A band of the heavens approximately 14
wide, centered on the ecliptic, against which the all the [known] planets are
seen to move, as seen from the Earth. This band is divided into equal 30
segments, each one of which corresponds to one of twelve Greek
constellations. This wheel is not tied to the Vernal Equinox.
The Tropical Zodiac Wheel: In the 2nd century BC the Classical Greek
astrologer Hipparchos is thought - or so we are informed by Ptolemy - to
have been the first to suggest another change to the solar zodiac wheel: that
the Zodiac should begin at the Vernal Equinox. [Rather than that the Zodiac
should begin 10 or 8 away from the Vernal Equinox, as the fourth century

BC Babylonian astrologers indicated.] This suggestion was rejected by most

astrologers of the time, and it had to wait until three centuries later before
Claudius Ptolemy made it part of astrological orthodoxy. However, this was
more reasonable thing to do in the second century AD, as by Ptolemy's time
the Vernal Equinox did actually lie very close to the start of Aries, because of
the Movement of the Ages. [In fact by then it was already in Pisces: see
Movement of the Vernal Equinox Point for more deatils on this.]
Previously, in Babylonian astrology, the start of the Zodiac was related to the
star positions in the heavens. By stipulating that Aries should begin at the
Vernal Equinox, this tied the zodiac wheel to the calendar for the first time,
because we, as the Romans did, organise our calendar so that the date of the
Vernal Equinox always stays the same. This then is the Tropical Zodiac of
Western astrology. This zodiac wheel can be defined as: A band of the
heavens approximately 14 wide, centered on the ecliptic, against which the
all the [known] planets are seen to move, as seen from the Earth. This band
is divided into equal 30 segments, each one of which corresponds to a fixed
set of dates in the yearly calendar, with the Zodiac starting at the Vernal
Equinox.
It is also, as Cyril Fagan put it in Zodiacs Old and New, Llewellyn 1950 AD, p
53, the 'greatest blunder that has ever been made in the history of astrology.'
The blame for this error really lies with the astrologers of the Middle Ages,
not Ptolemy. These later astrologers - rediscovering Classical astrology after
it had all but died out in Europe under the influence of the Catholic church took Ptolemy's comments on the Vernal Equinox starting Aries at face value,
without realising that they were only true for a little before Ptolemy's time. In
the Middle Ages, and now, because of the Movement of the Ages, the Vernal
Equinox is in Pisces. Hence, unfortunately, nearly two millennia after
Ptolemy, the Movement of the Ages has made this zodiac wheel hopelessly
out of synchronisation with the heavens of the Greek Constellations.
Nearly all of Western astrology still uses this wheel, following the errors of
the Middle Age astrologers, meaning that skeptics can, quite correctly,
question one of the fundamentals of our current astrological practice.
The Vedic astrological tradition, being much less broken than astrology in
the West, did not make this mistake and continued with the standard
astrological practice of using a Sidereal Zodiac wheel.
The Real Solar Zodiac Wheel: The Real Solar Zodiac Wheel is based on the
real constellations, without the simplifications of Late Babylonian or Greek
astrology. It is defined as: The thirteen constellations against which the Sun
is seen to move, as seen from the Earth.
The Planetary Zodiac Wheel: This is the Planetary Zodiac Wheel based on the
real constellations, without the simplifications of Classical Babylonian or
Greek astrology. It is defined as: The constellations against which the
planets are seen to move, as seen from the Earth. The planets are seen
against more constellations than is the Sun.
The Zodiac and Astrology:

01:
02:
03:
04:
05:
06:
07:
08:
09:
10:
11:
12:

What is a Zodiac? What are Zodiac Wheels?

Galactic Zodiac
Real Solar Zodiac
Tropical Zodiac
Sidereal Zodiac [Vedic Zodiac]
Comparison of Tropical and Sidereal Solar Zodiacs
Examples of Tropical and Sidereal Zodiac Wheels for Prince William's
Horoscope
Planetary Zodiac
Lunar Zodiac and Lunar Mansions
Chinese Zodiac
Celtic Zodiac
The Non-Zodiac Stars and Constellations

The Twelve Houses in Classical Astrology [c 10 - 20 AD]

Definition: [Astrological Houses] It is notable that the definitions of the houses from
two millennia ago are very different to the ones that have evolved from them, which
we use today.

First House:
Second House:
Third House:

Fourth House:

Fifth House:
Sixth House:
Seventh House:
Eighth House:
Ninth House:

c 10 AD
c 10 AD
c 1030 AD
The Twelve The Twelve
Al-Biruni's
Houses**:
Temples*: Lots:
Stilbon
Fortune &
[Hermes]
Soul & Life
Home
Children
Typhonis
Consumption
Sedes
&
Warfare
[Typho]
Nourishment
Dia [Moon]
Business
Brothers
Daemoniu
m [Cronus]
Fathers &
the Old
Daemonie
Health &
Disease
Porta
Laboris
Ditis Ianua
[Hades]
Death
Typhonis
Sedes
[Typho]
Deus
[Phoebus]

The Law

Siblings &
Friends

c 1680 AD
William
Lily's ***
Houses:

c 2000 AD
'Modern'
House
Defintions:

Life &
Health

The Self

Wealth &
Poverty

Possessions

Relatives
&
Contacts
Messages

Parents &
Fathers &
Roots
Descendants Paternity

Marriage & Children &

Friendship Pleasure

Children & Creativity &

Pleasure Pleasure

Means

Sickness &
Disease

Sickness &
Work
Disease

Dangers

Women &
Concubines

Marriage &
Partnerships
Partners

Social
Rank

Death &
Wealth

Death &
Fears

Children

Travel &
Religion

Foreign
Places

Needs
Travel

HISTORICAL
ASTROLOGY
See the
new
Astrological
Index for
the meaning
of other
astrological
words and
phrases

Galactic
Zodiac

Tenth House:

Eleventh House:
Twelfth House:

Accidents
Fortuna
[Aphrodite]
Marriage
Fortuna
Felix [Zeus]
Happy
Fortune
Porta
Laboris

Character

Rule of the
Sultan

Honor &
Dignity

Health &
Sickness

Happiness &
Friendship Community
Friends

Success

Anxieties &
Enemies

Secrets

Status

Secrets

The Lot and Temple descriptions are taken from Manilius' Astronomica, c 10 - 20 AD. Of the modern houses only 4
and 11 are the same as in Manilius' time in the Temple system, and none are for the Lots.
Note: in classical astrology the place of the First Temple and First Lot on the Zodiac Wheel rarely coincide, as the
systems for finding their places are completely different.
* The ruler of the house is given in brackets. Note: the the rulers of the classical Temples are Gods not Planets.
Pluto, the planet, was not discovered until over 1900 years after Manilius wrote his astrological poem. The monster
Typhoeus was never a planet. I have given the rulers of the temples their Greek names, rather than Roman ones to
avoid any confusion with the planets.
** Taken from Abu'l-Rayhan Muhammad Ibn Ahmad Al-Biruni's Book of Instructions in the Elements of the Art of
Astrology [1029 AD], translated R. Ramsay Wright [1934]. The second, sixth, eighth and twelfth houses are rather
different to modern houses, but the remaining 8 have similar definitions.
** Taken from William Lily's Christian Astrology [1647 AD]. Christian Astrology was the first major astrology textbook
in English. Lily is widely credited with the revival of the fortunes of astrology in England, after making some famous
predictions concerning the fate of King Charles I. The houses used in the 1600s are reasonably similar to the
definitions we use today.

Classical Astrology House Links:

01: The Twelve Houses of Classical Astrology

02: House Systems in Classical Astrology
(a): Cardinal Points and Quadrants
(b): Temples
(c): Lots
03: House Systems after the Time of Manilius
04: House System Examples for Prince William's Horoscope
Dr Shepherd Simpson, Astrological Historian

Development of House Systems in Astrology after Classical Astrology

Definition: [Astrological Houses] The development of Houses and Houses Systems since Classical times

Houses and house systems seem to have taken a long and obscure road since the time of the early Class
Claudius Ptolemy, the "Father of Classical Astrology", who in his seminal work, Tetrabiblos, appears to ha
meaningless mysticism. It is certainly true that houses are purely a symbolic description of the heavens, w

For others of us, houses remain very important. This presents us with a problem, as unfortunately, in mod
the astrological houses on the Zodiac Wheel. In these different house systems the planets can appear in d
choice of modern house system changes the spread of planets in houses for Prince William.] Hence for th

History: The most commonly used house system at present, the Placidus system was not that used by th
and Quadrants, and Lots.

Over the last two millennia the fashion in house systems has gone through Alcabitus, Regiomontanus and
system is often based on how good our own chart looks with that house system. And that our clients - give
horoscope. In fact the lack of a rigorous choice of house system is one of the most fundamental problems

for concern.

Which System should you Use?: Who knows? It is rumored that one particular national meeting of astro
a study as to which gives the most accurate prediction. If you wish to choose based on popularity, Placidu
the first house. In Placidus and Koch, the Midheaven is then the cusp [start] of the tenth house. But there
In turn, Placidus and Koch differ in the cusps of the second, third, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tw
the latitude in which you were born the more likely this is to happen. In contrast for the Equal system all si

To be honest, the more I have studied house systems the more I think that none of the above should be u
over the centuries. Classical astrologers used these three systems - basing their work on several hundred

Newspaper Horoscopes: For these a variation of the Sun system is used. The Sun's position is used to m
only making even a poor approximation to a standard horoscope for the one-twelfth of people born in that
House Systems:

Alcabitus [or Alchabitius or Alcabitius or Alcibitius or Alcabitius Declination]: [Time-based] [The sta
entitled From the Treasury of Antiochus, an Explanation and Narration of the Whole Art of Astrology. The s
Introduction to the Art of Judgments of the Stars (c. 916-967). Although this system was presented by vari
1503, thus helping to popularize the method.

The Midheaven and Ascendant are respectively the 10th- and 1st- house cusps. The remaining cusps are
house circles that pass through these cusps and the North and South points of the Horizon. This varies fro
notes that the method is a "logical development from the Porphyry system" since that method trisects the

The "Classical House" [Time-based] system is a variation on this, incorporating Ptolemy's five degree corr
subtracted from the Ascendant to form the first house cusp. This is a modern, slight correction to the Alcib

Campanus: [Space-based] Named after Giovanni di Campani (1233-1296). The vertical great circle from
intersection points of these circles with the ecliptic are the house cusps. Thought by some authors to be th
his work, Astronomica, dated 10 AD - though as this latter is a poem it makes interpretation highly problem

Equal: [Ecliptic-based] [Third most commonly used system in Western Astrology] The zodiac is divided int
house. This system is reputed to have the oldest pedigree, as some authors state that it is the system use
which was not considered important in early classical astrology.

Earth House: Zero degrees of Libra is taken as the first house cusp and each house cusp is thirty degree

Horizontal; The house cusps are defined by division of the horizon into 12 directions. The first house cus

Koch/GOHS: [Time-based] [Second most commonly used system in Western Astrology] This system is na
countries, it is also called the "Geburtsorthusersystem" (GOHS), i.e. the "Birth place house system". This
because all house cusps in this system are calculated with the same polar height, the "polar height of the

With the Koch system, the house cusps are in fact defined by horizon lines at different times. To calculate
see what ecliptic degree was on the horizon at the thirds. Why Koch thought this procedure should be mo

Midheaven: The Midheaven (Midheaven) is taken as the cusp of the tenth house and each house is thirty

Meridian or Vehlow-Equal or Zariel: The Meridian house system was proposed by the Australian astrolo
Garth Allen in the late 1950s. This system is also referred to as the "Axial Rotation System," a term which
circles. Circles are drawn through the poles and twelve points that divide the equator equally, starting at th

1st cusp, but is equivalent to the so called "East Point" or equatorial ascendant. This system works in extr
Moon: The Moon is taken as the tenth house cusp and each house cusp is thirty degrees farther along in

Morinus: [Space-based] Named after Jean-Baptiste Morin (1583-1656), known as Morinus. The Morinus
Equator, beginning with the intersection of the Celestial Equator and the East Point. The cusps are determ
The ascendant is not the same as the 1st cusp. This system is unusual in this respect, that it doesn't begin
Natural Graduation: A complicated mathematical variation of the Porphyry House System, as described

Natural Hours: [Time-based] The times of sunrise and sunset are noted for the location and date of the h
between the Ascendant and Descendant are divided into six sectors, each representing two 'hours' of time
Midheaven may fall in any house.

Octopos: The prime vertical is cut at forty-five degree intervals starting at the east point of the horizon, an
are then numbered starting at the descendant and going counter-clockwise, so that the house placed at th
the twelfth house, this is the one to use.

Placidus or Placidian: [Time-based] [Most commonly used system in modern Western Astrology, not thro
system is named after the Italian monk Placidus de Titis (1590-1668) and was found in his work Primum M
its semidiurnal arc, the 12th cusp the point that has completed 1/3 of it. The 2nd cusp has completed 2/3 o
ideal. I find this unlikely as this is a time-based system whereas Ptolemy probably thought in terms of an e
elegant system.

Polich-Page or Topocentric: [Time-based] This system was introduced in 1961 by Wendel Polich and A.
house cusp.) The philosophical reasons for this algorithm are obscure. Nor is this house system more top
cusps are close to Placidus house cusps except for high geographical latitudes. It also works for latitudes
Placidus (i.e. the division of diurnal and nocturnal arcs of points of the zodiac) is completely destroyed.

Porphyry: [Ecliptic-based] Attributed to a Neo-Platonist named Porphyry (233-c.304), a Greek philosophe

of astrological terms and techniques. In chapter 43 entitled Determination of the Angular, Cadent, and Suc
Porphyry system seems to be used in at least some 'Vedic' Jyotish Indian astrology.

After the Ascendant and Midheaven ecliptic positions have been calculated, the semi-arc between them is
of each of the intermediate houses. This constant is then added to the Midheaven to yield the cusp of the
180 degrees from the Ascendant and Midheaven respectively and opposite in Zodiacal sign. The same qu
5, 6, 8, and 9. Because this process yields the same constant in each quadrant arc division, house cusps
and 6 will be 60 degrees apart.

Some authors note that the first appearance of a description and explanation of this method is made by V
to an otherwise unknown astrologer named Orion.

Regiomontanus: [Space-based] [The standard house system in the later Middle Ages, it supplanted the A
12 equal parts and great circles are drawn through these divisions and the north and south points on the h

Solar: The position of the Sun is taken as the first house cusp and each house cusp is thirty degrees farth
commonly used when the Ascendant and Midheaven are not known. It is therefore commonly used in new

Sun: The Sun is taken as the fourth house cusp and each house cusp is thirty degrees farther along in the
Topocentric: See Polich-Page.

Vehlow An equal house system promulgated by Johannes Vehlow ( b 1980 Germany).

Zariel: See Meridian.
Classical Astrology House Links:

01: The Twelve Houses of Classical Astrology

02: House Systems in Classical Astrology
(a): Cardinal Points and Quadrants
(b): Temples
(c): Lots
03: House Systems after the Time of Manilius
04: House System Examples for Prince William's Horoscope
Dr Shepherd Simpson, Astrological Historian

Prince William's Available Horoscopes

Definition: [Prince William Horoscope] Prince William has one of the most astrologically predicted
Prince William's Web Horoscopes:

Horoscope
01: Anonymous
02: Anonymous
03: Whitaker, Anne
04: Anonymous

Horoscope Type* Zodiac Chart

Natal
Natal
Natal/Solar Return Tropical (1)
Natal
Tropical

05: Marion March

06: Steve Judd
07: Liz Greene
08: Anonymous
09: Laura Pogiani
10: Anonymous
11: Stacey Woolf
12: Kelli Fox

Natal
Tropical
Natal/Solar Return

13: Anonymous
14: Adrian Duncan
15: Claudia Dikinis
16: Myra & David
Williamson
17: Amy J. Volkers
18: Pandit G
19: Nimmi
20: Shelley von
Strunckel

Tropical
Tropical (1)

Solar Return

Tropical
Tropical
Tropical (1)

Natal

Tropical

Aspects

Tropical

Natal
Natal

Tropical
Tropical

21: Penny Thornton Natal/Solar Return Tropical

22: Brandy Jasmine Natal/Solar Return Prince William: Natal Sky

Definition: [Prince William Horoscope] The night sky over St Ma

William was born to Princess Diana at 21:03 BST, 21 June 1982.
Prince William's Natal Solar System: Prince
William's natal solar system is illustrated right. The
positions of the planets in their paths around the Sun
are accurately shown. The planets themselves are
shown much larger than their real appearance would
be, as in reality they would all be too small to see at
this scale. The Moon is not depicted, as at this scale it
is essentially in the same place as the Earth. Moving
out from the Sun, the order of the planets is Mercury,
Venus, Earth-Moon, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus,
Pluto and finally Neptune. Pluto is often the outermost
planet of the solar system, but its path is not
symmetrical around the Sun. You can see in the
picture how Pluto's path lies partly within that of
Neptune. During such periods [which last for several
years] Neptune is the outermost planet. This was the
case in June 1982 at William's birth.
When we look at one of these planets in the night sky,
its place against the background constellations - the
Planetary Zodiac - depends on two things: where the
Earth is in its path around the Sun and where the
planet is on its path around the Sun. In other words,
the planet moves, but so does the place we are
observing the planet from - the Earth - which also
makes the planet appear to move against the
background constellations. To see how this works for
the Inner Solar System Planets [Sun to Venus] and
the Outer Solar System Planets [Mars to Neptune],
the two components of Prince William's full birth chart,
please follow the links.

The so
viewed
slightly
would b
orbits a

Prince William's Natal Sky - Horizon Charts: Shown below are

constellations appeared as viewed from London and where the p
constellations at the moment of William's birth. Examples of the s
For the view of the sky to the south east, follow the link to William

William's natal sky: the northern sky as viewed from London on 21 June
1982 at 21:03 BST. The constellation Andromeda, the Princess, lies on
the horizon.

William
Aquila,
Zodiac
is at Su

William's natal sky: the spin of the Earth causes the constellations of
Hydra, the Water Snake, and Canis Major, the Greater Dog, to appear to
set on the western horizon. No Real Solar Zodiac constellation is visible
to the west in this sky. Instead, as the Earth is at Summer Solstice at
William's birth, the Ecliptic appears to set to the north west.

William
1982 a
agains

Prince William's Natal Sky - The Complete Visible Sky: The c

the sky if you looked overhead from St Mary's' Hospital Paddingt
north west to south east is the Ecliptic. The line from west to eas

William's natal sky: the visible sky - i.e. that part of the sky above the horizon - as viewed

The spin of the Earth is just about to make the Sun appear to set
the Summer Solstice. The Moon, which is positioned relative to th
seen from Earth] can be seen against the constellation of Gemin
Pluto and Jupiter can be seen against the constellation of Virgo t
Ecliptic, almost seen against the constellation of Bootes, the Bea
tilted in comparison to the Ecliptic. See Planetary Zodiac for mor
against the constellation Libra, the Scales, almost on the cusp wi
seen against the constellation Ophiuchus, the Serpent Bearer.
From London at this time, the Earth's spin has moved you away

visible, i.e. they are said to have 'set.'

Occultations: As well as being seen against certain constellation

particular stars in those constellations, or occasionally to occult th
Earth the planet lies directly between the Earth and the star rend
following occultations occurred:
Sun
Mercury
Venus
Moon
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Pluto

None.
Within 2 degrees of Aldeberan, "The Followe
Within 10 degrees of the Pleiades Star Clus
Occults Mu Geminorum, in Gemini.
Within 5 degrees of Gamma Virginis, a binar
Within 5 degrees of Spica, "The Ear of Whea
Within 5 degrees of Gamma Virginis, a binar
Within 2 degrees of Graffias, "The Claws",
None
None.

* in the neighboring constellation of Scorpius.

** In contrast to statements in several of William's
Algol,
"The Medusa's Head", Beta Perseus. Perseus is not

Further Information: Shown below is the positional information

Sun
Mercury
Venus
Moon
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Pluto

Right
Ascension
6h 0m 26s
4h 31m 36s
3h 35m 10s
6h 21m 42s
12h 33m 49s
13h 55m 19s
13h 1m 5s
15h 57m 38s
17h 40m 46s
13h 55m 39s

Declination
+23 26.4'
+17 53.8'
+17 23.2'
+22 34.8'
-3 39.2'
-10 27.0'
-3 44.1'
-20 18.6'
-22 3.0'
+6 39.0'

Distance
(AU)
1.016
0.743
1.281
57.0 ER
1.022
4.843
9.369
17.986
29.259
29.547

Fro
Alti
0.
-13.
-18.
2.
31.
27.
33.
14.
2.
45.

ER is 'Earth radii' i.e. the Moon lies 57 times the radius of the Earth away from the Earth
average distance from the Earth to the Sun, i.e. Neptune and Pluto are both more than tw
the above table follows the astronomical convention: zero degrees is South with positive
the meanings of Right Ascension, Declination, Altitude and Azimuth follow those links.

Prince William's Zodiac Charts:

1:
2:
3:
4:
5:
6:
7:
8:

Zodiac Charts: The Outer Solar System

Zodiac Charts: The Inner Solar System
Prince William's Ascendant
Prince William's Venus and the Fixed Stars: Algol and the
Prince William's Natal Sky - the Stars and Planets of his B
Prince William's Chart Systems - View Points and Zodiacs
Prince William's House Systems - Alcabitius through Veh
Prince William's 21st Birthday - Solar Return Charts

Prince William's Web Horoscopes:

Prince William's Horoscopes

Notes on the Horoscopes:

The notes correspond to the numbers in brackets in the Zodiac Chart or House System columns a
(0) This astrologer does not use houses in the written horoscope, discussing planets in signs onl

(1) My best guess of the Zodiac Chart or House System used based on the astrologer's choice of Z

(2) In these examples, both Placidus and Koch house Zodiac Charts have been redrawn by the sof
Zodiac Charts for these House Systems.] The positions of the cusps are then noted around the rim

(3) There is something wrong with this Chart. It states that it is Placidus but puts Mars and Saturn
correction for William's birth, which may be a part of the problem.

(4) This is the Chart this site put up for William but it isn't William's - the Sun transiting Virgo gives
(5) An unusual case where the astrologer uses two House Systems - Placidus and Koch. *Natal is
planets will not be in the same positions however.

(6) The astrologer uses no Zodiac Signs in her horoscope restricting her information to Houses an

Anonymity, Zodiacs and House Systems A surprisingly large number of the horoscopes listed abo
System. As these two factors make a huge difference to the Zodiac Chart produced, this makes the
clear preference is for Placidus. Surprisingly no astrologer used Equal-House, though reputedly th
English are listed here.
Prince William's Zodiac Charts:

1:
2:
3:
4:
5:
6:
7:

Zodiac Charts: The Outer Solar System

Zodiac Charts: The Inner Solar System
Prince William's Ascendant
Prince William's Venus and the Fixed Stars
Prince William's Natal Sky - the Stars and Planets of his Birth
Prince William's Chart Systems - View Points and Zodiacs
Prince William's House Systems - Alcabitius through Vehlow

Dr Shepherd Simpson, Galactic Astrologer