Living tradition
Western astrology
From Babylon to Greece and Rome; the twelve signs you know.
The Sun, Moon and Ascendant at birth sketch a character: what you are, what you feel and what you show.
How it's done
- 01Get date, time and place of birth.
- 02Work out Sun, Moon and Ascendant.
- 03Read how the three converse.
With your own tools
Ask your family for the exact hour: the Ascendant changes every two hours and is what people get wrong most.
With Ocluna
Ocluna computes your sky with real ephemerides in a second; if you don't know the time, it still gives you Sun and Moon.
What Madame Iselda tells you
- The twelve signs were born in Babylon about 2,500 years ago; the Greeks gave them the names we still use.
- Until the 17th century astronomers such as Kepler and Galileo cast horoscopes for a living; it was part of the job.
- The weekday names in Romance languages follow the seven classical planets: Monday for the Moon, Tuesday for Mars, Wednesday for Mercury.
- Johannes Kepler, the astronomer who discovered elliptical orbits, earned his living for years casting birth charts for nobles and emperors.
This reading is symbolic self-knowledge and entertainment content based on folk traditions. It does not predict the future, is not medical, legal or financial advice, and does not replace qualified professionals.