Caput draconis

Caput Draconis
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Caput Draconis: From the Latin, literally dragon's head; an older term for the Moon's North Node.

Caput Draconis - The Dragon's Head (Moon's North Node).
Cardinal signs -Aries, Cancer, Libra, and Capricorn, which fall naturally at the cardinal points in a horoscope; east, north, west, and south, respectively, ...

Caput Draconis From the Latin, literally dragon's head; an older term for the Moon's North Node.

Caput Draconis. The Dragon's Head. v. Moon's Node.
Cardinal Signs. Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn -- whose cusps coincide with the cardinal points of the compass: Aries, East; Cancer, North; Libra, West; and Capricorn, South. v. Signs.

Caput Draconis The Dragon's Head (Moon's North Node). More about the Moon's Nodes. Cardinal Houses See Angles. Cardinal Points The first degree of each of the Cardinal Signs. Cardinal Signs Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn.

Variously called the Ascending and Descending Nodes, the North and South Nodes, Caput Draconis or the Dragon's Head, Cauda Draconis, the Katababazon, or the Dragon's Tail. The Nodes regress about 3° of arc per diem.

Caput Draconis, is the dragon's head or Moon's North Node, and Cauda Draconis, the dragon's tail or South Node.

From Hindu astrology, the term Dragon's Head (caput draconis) is used for the North Node. The South Lunar Node is also known as the Descending Node or the Dragon's Tail (cauda draconis). These two nodes are always exactly opposite one another.

Traditionally, the north node is called the 'Dragon's Head' (Caput Draconis). It is said to be a benefic influence of the nature of Jupiter. The south node is called the 'Dragon's Tail' (Cauda Draconis) and is malefic, of the nature of Saturn.

In western astrology, Rahu is described as the north node of the Moon or Caput Draconis, and Ketu as the south node of the Moon or Cauda Draconis. But as Rahu and Ketu are shorter words, we shall use them throughout this book.

They are alternately known as the "Dragon's Head" (Rahu, Caput Draconis, or Anabibazon) and the "Dragon's Tail" (Ketu, Cauda Draconis, or Catabibazon).

dragon's head : An ancient term for the Moon's North Node, derived from the Latin caput draconis.
dragon's tail : An ancient term for the Moon's South Node, derived fro the Latin cauda draconis.

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North Node : The lunar node where the moon's orbit passes from south of the ecliptic to north. Also called "Caput Draconis" (Latin for "head of the dragon"). Indicates your karmic potentials and lessons in this life.

See also: North, Moon, South, Node, Astrology