2 articles for "Matutine"

Also Matutinal. [L. matutinus, of the morning] Ptolemaic astrology. Said of a star or planet that rises before the Sun.

See also:
♦ Heliacal Rising ♦ Vespertine ♦ Ptolemaic Astrology

Matutinal. Said of Moon, Mercury and Venus when they appear in the morning. When a star or planet rises before the Sun in the morning, it is called matutine until it reaches its first station (q.v.), where it becomes Retrograde (q.v.). The Moon is matutine until it passes its first Dichotome.

See also:
♦ Heliacal Rising ♦ Vespertine ♦ Ptolemaic Astrology