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2 articles for "Ingress"
Ingress [Astro*Index]1. (Astrology) The moment of entry of a body (usually the Sun or Moon) into a Sidereal or Tropical Sign.
2. (Astronomy) Used in discussing the transit of one body over the disk of another, especially of Mercury or Venus over the Sun's disk. Exterior and Interior Ingress are, respectively, the moments when the planet first, or last, makes contact with the solar disk.
See also:Ingress [DeVore]
♦ Egress ♦ Tropical Zodiac ♦ Sidereal Zodiac
Said of the entry of any orbital body into a Sign, or a quadrant. The Sun makes an ingress into the Cardinal Signs at the equinoxes and solstices. The planets also have their ingresses into the various Signs, which result in certain alterations of their influence.
See also:
♦ Egress ♦ Tropical Zodiac ♦ Sidereal Zodiac
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