Southern signs

Southern Signs:
Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius and Pisces are called Southern Signs because when the Sun is in them, he is South of the celestial equator, and as a result we in the Northern hemisphere have winter.
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Southern Signs. v. Northern Signs.
Spectroscope. A device whereby to disperse and separate a beam of radiation into its component wave lengths.

Obeying signs - The southern signs opposite the commanding signs.
Obhayachari Yoga - A planetary combination formed by planets, other than Moon, situated on both sides of Sun.

Commanding signs - Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo - considered more powerful than the other six signs because they are nearer the Zenith. Also called Northern Signs, they have power over the Southern Signs.

Southern SignsLibra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces. The Sun in these signs has a southern declination. SpagyricPlant alchemy, mainly for medicinal purposes.

Strictly speaking, the Northern Signs are those in which the Sun has North declination from March 21 to September 23; the Southern Signs, those in which the Sun has South declination, from September 23 to March 21.

See also: Celestial, Uranus, Aries, Zodiac, Horizon