Astrology Symbols

Astrological symbols are images used in various astrological systems to denote relevant objects. The glyphs of the planets are usually (but not always) broken down into four common elements: A circle denoting spirit, a crescent denoting the mind, a cross denoting practical/physical matter and an arrow denoting action or direction.

On this page of astrology symbols you will find symbols representing the celestial bodies. You will also find the astrological symbols of the signs of the zodiac. In this section we have also included astrology symbols of the Aspects. Here is some more information on the Aspects.

In astrology, an aspect is an angle the planets make to each other in the horoscope, and also to the ascendant, midheaven, descendant and nadir. The aspects are measured by the angular distance along the ecliptic in degrees and minutes of celestial longitude between two points, as viewed from the earth. They indicate focal points in the horoscope where the energies involved are given extra emphasis. The astrological aspects are said to influence affairs on Earth according to millennia of astrological tradition.

The Celestial Bodies

These are the astrological glyphs as most commonly used in Western Astrology.

Moon	Mercury	Venus
Sun	Mars	Pallas
Juno	Vesta Symbol	Ceres
Jupiter	Chiron	Saturn
Uranus	Pluto	Neptune
Earth

 

The Zodiac Signs

In astronomy, the zodiac is the ring of constellations that lines the ecliptic, which is the apparent path of the Sun across the celestial sphere over the course of the year. The paths of the Moon and planets also lie roughly within the ecliptic, and so are also within the constellations of the zodiac. In astrology, the zodiac denotes those signs that divide the ecliptic into twelve equal zones of celestial longitude. As such, the zodiac is a celestial coordinate system, or more specifically an ecliptic coordinate system, taking the ecliptic as the origin of latitude, and the position of the sun at vernal equinox as the origin of longitude.

Aries	Taurus	Gemini
Cancer	Leo	Virgo
Libra	Scorpio	Sagittarius
Capricorn	Aquarius	Pisces

Aspect Symbols

In astrology, an aspect is an angle the planets make to each other in the horoscope, and also to the ascendant, midheaven, descendant and nadir. The aspects are measured by the angular distance along the ecliptic in degrees and minutes of celestial longitude between two points, as viewed from the earth. They indicate focal points in the horoscope where the energies involved are given extra emphasis. The astrological aspects are said to influence affairs on Earth according to millennia of astrological tradition.

Conjunction	Semisextile	Semisquare
Sextile	Quintile	Square
Trine	Sesquisquare	Biquintile
Quincunx	Opposition

Resources:
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Astrology At Wikipedia
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