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Astrology for beginners: learn how a chart is read
Astrology is a system of beliefs that links the positions of the Sun, the Moon and the planets in the zodiac with a person’s character and life. A natal chart is read in four steps: the planet, the sign it stands in, its house and its aspects, that is, the angles to the other planets.
Six lessons
From the first placement to a transit reading
These six lessons use the same constructed positions, so you can follow one example across the chart, houses and aspects. Choose the subject you need or read them in order.
Astrology for beginners: your first chart reading
Learn the difference between a planet, sign, house and aspect. A first chart reading with a worked example and a labelled diagram.3 min readHow to read a natal chart, step by step
Birth details, zodiac settings, houses and aspects in a natal chart. Follow a worked example and learn which positions depend on an accurate birth time.3 min readNatal chart houses: meanings and how to read them
The twelve astrological houses and the differences between equal houses, whole signs and Placidus. Includes a diagram and a house boundary example.4 min readAstrological aspects: angles, orbs and examples
Conjunction, sextile, square, trine and opposition explained with degrees. Adjust an angle in the diagram and see its deviation from an exact aspect.3 min readTypes of horoscopes: which reading serves which purpose?
General forecasts, natal charts, transits, synastry, composite charts and solar returns. Compare their inputs and the questions they are used to explore.3 min readHoroscope transits: how to read and check them
Compare a moving planet with a natal position. Learn to record an angle, orb and direction, then separate the calculation from the interpretation.3 min read
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Exercise
Measure one angle yourself
Move the Moon around the circle and see its angle to the Sun. There is an aspect when the angle is close to 0°, 60°, 90°, 120° or 180°; the deviation from the exact angle is called the orb.
The Sun stands at 10° Aries.
Exercise · The Sun at 10° Aries and the Moon at 12° Cancer are a teaching example: the angle of 92° is a square, 2° from the exact angle of 90°. The aspects are counted by the rules of the site’s natal chart.
Next step
Calculate your chart
What you learn is easiest to read on your own chart: your planets, signs, houses and aspects, calculated from the date, time and place of birth.
Full Natal Reading
The full natal reading goes through every planet, every house and the aspects of your chart and reads them together.
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Questions
What are the 12 zodiac signs?
Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius and Pisces. The dates of the signs for every year are on the page Zodiac signs and dates.
What is a transit in a horoscope?
A transit is the position of a planet today compared with the positions in the natal chart. More in the lesson Horoscope transits: how to read and check them.
What do the houses in a natal chart show?
The houses divide the chart into 12 areas of life; in every house stands a sign and sometimes a planet. Their borders depend on the time and place of birth. The twelve houses.