Glossary

Astrocartography Lines

Forty lines on a world map, four per planet, marking where each planet sat on a chart angle at your birth moment.

Astrocartography Lines

The four line types

LineMeaning
ASC (rising)Self, energy, how you come across
DSC (setting)Partnerships and close relationships
MC (zenith)Career, visibility, reputation
IC (nadir)Home, family, roots

Planet by planet

PlanetNear its line
SunConfidence, recognition, vitality
MoonEmotional ease, home, popularity
VenusLove, beauty, pleasure, money
MarsDrive and competition, also conflict
JupiterLuck, growth, generosity
SaturnDiscipline, hard work, long-term building
Uranus, Neptune, PlutoChange, inspiration or confusion, transformation

MC and ASC lines are the strongest. Influence fades over a few hundred kilometres. See your own map in Where Should You Live.

See it in your own chart

Astrool calculates your full birth chart, not just your sun sign, and writes your daily, weekly and monthly readings against it.

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Common questions

Is living on a Saturn line bad?

It is demanding, but Saturn lines can be excellent for disciplined work and building something durable.

What is a crossing (paran)?

Where two planets' lines intersect, both influences combine along that latitude.

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