Zenith: The point in the celestial sphere directly overhead; opposite the nadir. The zenith and nadir are the poles of the horizon.
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Zenith - The point on the Celestial Sphere which is directly overhead. A line from the center of the Earth through the observer will go through the zenith. The point opposite the zenith, directly below the observer, is the nadir.
Zenith: The point which is elevated 90 degrees from all points on a given observer's astronomical horizon. The point on any given observer's celestial sphere that lies directly above him. The opposi . . . View Full Definition
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Another term for Midheaven. Pronounced: ZEE-nith.
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Zenith (MC): The point in the celestial sphere that is directly overhead an observer at a particular location on the Earth's surface.
Zenith: The point on the Meridian which is directly overhead.
Drawn from anywhere on earth to its Zenith is always vertical to the plane of it's horizon. The Zenith is sometimes confused with the Midheaven.
Zenith: see midheaven.
Zodiac: the twelvefold subdivision of the ecliptic, anchored in the quarter-points which mark the extremes (solstices) and midpoints (equinoxes) of Earth's cycle of polar axial tilting to the Sun, or seasonal cycle.
Zenith Houses. A house system based on the projection of an equally trisected quadrant of the ecliptic by spatial division. Created by astrologer William J. Tucker.
Zenith. The point immediately overhead from any given place on Earth.
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The highest point in the heavens above the birthplace, where the Sun is at noon, also called the Midheaven. This is the same for all latitudes at a given sidereal time.
Zenith.
Mathematically, the Pole of the Horizon. The point directly overhead, through which pass the Prime Vertical (q.v.) and Meridian circles.
Zenith: the point on the celestial sphere that - determined by gravity - is directly overhead. The zenith is specific to each given locality, and changes, just as does the local horizon, as we move about on the surface of the Earth.
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Absolute zero: the temperature at which there is no longer any atomic or molecular vibrational motion: -459.67° Fahrenheit, -273.15° Centigrade, and 0° Kelvin.
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MeridienA great circle projected onto the celestial sphere, which encompasses the north and south points on the horizon and the zenith, which is directly above the observer.
zenith: the direction straight up, i.e., directly overhead. nadir: the direction diametrically opposite to the zenith. horizon: 1. the great circle midway between zenith and nadir 2.
It is the zenith, at the top of the chart, up in the public eye. It's a spot relevant to career.
Pallas Pallas is an asteroid named after Athena, the wise warrior goddess.
For Scorpios who lack conscious direction this can seem an exhaustive ongoing process, a life full of highs and lows, passion and pain, with the zenith and nadir of experience expanding with each successive turn.
The zenith meridian at Giza runs through Jupiter at the Hyades in Taurus. The metaphor for this alignment is that the kingdom (Jupiter) will be restored to Egypt (Taurus) at that precise moment.
As explained by Ptolemy in the Tetrabiblos, the Moon and the Sun were assigned to the Rulership of Cancer and Leo because "these are the most Northerly of all the Signs, and approach nearer than any others to the Zenith of this part of the Earth: the ...
The lines on this chart represent the locations in the world where the point corresponding to the position of a particular planet is rising or setting (curved lines) or reaching zenith or nadir (straight lines).
This is the tidal component that lifts us away from the face of the Earth at zenith and nadir passage.
The medium coeli or midheaven is the point on the ecliptic that is furthest above the plane of the horizon (not to be confused with zenith, which is normal to the horizon and so directly above the horoscope location).
Many modern astrologers regard it as the most desirable of zodiacal types because it represents the zenith of the year, the high point of the seasons, when the harvest of all the hard work of the spring is reaped.
The scientific precision of Virgo, and the striving for perfection reaches its zenith when Pluto transits that sign of the zodiac. During this period humanity became compulsively obsessed by the scientific attitude.
The 10th House is the zenith point of the passage of the Sun through the 12 Houses, Sun being the natural atmakaraka or representative of our Soul. 10th House is where the Sun shines most visibly at maximum strength.
The cult of Aries had its beginning here since its position at the zenith coincided with the rising of Sirius in the east and the flooding of the Nile. The Temple of Amon-Ra at Karnak bore the likeness of the supreme sun-god with the horns of a ram.
The arcs that seem to radiate from the zenith are arcs of equal azimuth. The azimuth angle of an object in the sky is the angle from north, measured on the horizon. You can alway locate an object in the sky if you know its altitude and azimuth.
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.
nadir : The point in the celestial sphere directly opposite the zenith; the point directly beneath an observer on Earth; the low point.
The zodiacal sign rising at the time is known as ascendant or the 1st house; the zenith represents the 10th house; the western horizon is the 7th house; and the nadir is the 4th house.
The zenith of the neo-Mongol terror-merchant Timurlenk, reputed for his piles of skulls, occurred later during the major configuration of the 1390s (mentioned in an earlier article), with Uranus and Pluto in opposition. Terror indeed.
Of all the astronomical variables the ones most clearly visible were the ecliptic (the apparent path the sun traces against the background of the fixed stars as it completes its yearly cycle), and the four angles (sunrise, zenith, sunset and nadir).
According to some scholars Ketu is Somber and mild as compared to Rahu and is beneficial for a man. In some special circumstances it helps a man to achieve the zenith of fame. The shape of Ketu is considered to be of the shape of a fluttering flag.
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