Vespertine. Said of a planet which sets in the West after the Sun. The reverse of Matutine (q.v.).
Vespertine - A planet setting in the evening after sunset.
Vernal Equinox - Spring Equinox (northern hemisphere).
See Vespertine. MCMedium Coeli, Latin for mid-heaven. Mean or Average Daily Motion of PlanetsThe normal rate of travel of a planet through the zodiac. Mean NodeSee Nodes. Mean TimeTrue Local Time.
Evidently oriental was intended to apply to the major planets and the Moon; while matutine and vespertine, which meant the same thing, were intended to apply to the inferior planets; but Ptolemy lost himself in his own words, ...
" This division of the heavens along with Maututine and Vespertine (25) potential includes variables that confound the opponents understanding.
68. A malevolent planet when he is matutine,[31] signifies a fall[32] ; when vespertine,[33] a disease.
The Moon, Mercury, and Venus are accidentally dignified when occidental. The western half of a chart between the M.C. and 4th cusp is called the occidental side of the chart. A planet setting in the west after the sun is also called "vespertine.
 See also: Sign, South, Degree, Degrees, Aries
  
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