Hororscopes

Hororscopes are charts or diagrams representing the positions of the Sun the Moon and the Planets at the time of a particular event, for example, the precise moment of a person's birth.

The word hororscope is derived from Greek words that mean "a look at the hours". Other commonly used names for the hororscope include, Astrological Chart, Astro-Chart, Celestial Map, Sky-Map, Star-Chart among other names. It is used as a method of divination or the foretelling of the future regarding events relating to the point in time it represents and forms the basis of the hororscopic traditions of astrology.

One of the most common uses a horoscope is to enable an astrologer to make predictions based on a system of Sun sign astrology. You may have already noticed that many newspapers and magazines carry predictive columns based on the influence of the stars in relation to the position of the Sun on the day of a person's birth, thereby giving that person their Sun or "Star Sign."

Hororscopes serve as a stylized map of the heavens over a specific location at a particular moment in time. The positions of the actual planets (including Sun and Moon) are placed in the chart, along with other factors that need to be calculated such as the lunar nodes, the house cusps including the midheaven and the ascendant, the zodiac signs, the fixed stars and the lots. Angular relationships between the planets themselves and other points, called aspects are then usually determined. Which elements are used or emphasized over others can vary by tradition.

To create a hororscope, an astrologer will first have to find out the exact time and place of the subject's birth, or the beginning of an event. The local standard time, allowing for adjustments in daylight savings time, is then converted into Greenwich Mean Time or Universal Time, which in turn is then translated into the sidereal time at Greenwich.

The astrologer will next consult a set of tables called an ephemeris, which lists the location of the sun, the moon and planets for a particular year, date and sidereal time, with respect to the northern hemisphere vernal equinox or the fixed stars (depending on which astrological system is being used).

The astrologer then adds or subtracts the difference between the longitude of Greenwich and the longitude of the place in question to determine the true local mean time (LMT) at the place of birth to show where planets would be visible above the horizon at the precise time and place in question.

Planets hidden from view beneath the earth are also shown in the hororscope. The hororscope is then divided into 12 sectors around the circle of the ecliptic, starting from the eastern horizon where objects are just rising into view. These are called the houses and numerous systems for calculating these divisions exist. Tables of houses have been published since the 19th Century to make this otherwise demanding task easier.

There are many places online where you can find out more about hororscopes, or perhaps you'd like a free reading? in this case just enter "free hororscope reading" into "Google Search"

For detailed and personally specific horoscopes it would be wiser to seek out a reputable astrologer online or off.

Ian.

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