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The Almuten of the Figure is the most dignified planet in the chart. This is often confused with the Lord of the Geniture but generally the Almuten of the Figure does not recognise accidental dignity whereas the Lord of the Geniture does.
ALMUTEN - is that planet that bears chief rule of any sign, or in any figure, as saturn in Libra is Almuten, or is Almuten of Libra, because he has both exaltation and triplicity therein, and Venus has only house, ...
Almuten. The best disposed planet in the chart. Angles. The four cardinal points of a chart in the signs of Aries, Cancer, Libra, and Capricorn, representing the first, fourth, seventh, and tenth houses.
Almuten - A planet which, because of its placing, dignities, fortitudes and aspects, comes to have more importance than the ruler, be it of the whole chart or of any particular house of the chart.
Almuten: The planet of chief influence in a Nativity by virtue of essential and accidental dignities.
Note: Almutens were used by the Arabic astrologers and refer to the planet with the most essential dignity at a point along the zodiac. The idea was that a planet with the most dignity was the most free to act effectively on behalf of the Querent.
The Traditional Astrology Page includes traditional square chart, Mansions of the Moon, essential dignities, fixed stars, house almutens, lunar phases, planetary days and many other features.
See also: Planet, Astrologer, House, Astrology, Moon
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