Astro*Dictionary by Michael Erlewine
5 articles for "Inferior"
Inferior Conjunction [Astro*Index]Conjunction of an inner planet with the Sun, when the planet is between the Earth and the Sun.
See also:Inferior Conjunction [Munkasey M.]
♦ Superior Conjunction
A conjunction of the Sun with an Inferior planet, as seen from the Earth, when that planet is between the Sun and the Earth.
See also:Inferior Planet [Astro*Index]
♦ Superior Conjunction
(L. inferus, low or below)
Not a value judgment: Mercury and Venus, whose orbits lie inside the orbit of the Earth. In horary astrology, the heliacal rising of the Moon or an inferior planet is considered an accidental dignity (the planet is occidental to the Sun).
See also: ♦ Horary Astrology ♦ Heliacal Rising ♦ Accidental Dignity ♦ OccidentalInferior Planet [Munkasey M.]
A planet which is closer to the Sun than the Earth.
See also: ♦ Horary Astrology ♦ Heliacal Rising ♦ Accidental Dignity ♦ OccidentalInferior Planet [DeVore]
The minor planets, those whose orbits are within that of the Earth: viz.: Mercury and Venus. v. Planets.
See also: ♦ Planets ♦ Horary Astrology ♦ Heliacal Rising ♦ Accidental Dignity ♦ Occidental
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