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Topic: What orbs are too wide to use in a Natal chart?
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Salisa
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posted December 03, 2006 09:44 PM
 
What orbs are too wide to use in a Natal chart?
Are the orbs different for inner palnet than they are for outer planets? For example if you have mercury in aspect to mars an orb of 9 degrees
and mercury in aspect to neptune also an orb of 9 degrees.
Should you use different orb degrees for inner to inner planet aspects as opposed to inner to outer planet aspects? IP: Logged |
BlueEyes24
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posted December 03, 2006 10:43 PM
I have wondered this too....because my moon & venus are both in Scorpio, but they're too wide (9 degrees) to be considered a conjunction. BUT, whenever I read descriptions of moon conjunct venus in a natal chart, it describes me to a T.IP: Logged |
Belage
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posted December 04, 2006 11:21 AM
Personally, I don't give much weight to orbs greater than 5 degrees, unless they involve more than 2 planets. For instance if 4 planets are involved in, let's say a 7 degree orb, then the aspect is imo as powerful as let's say a 3 degree orb. IP: Logged |
wilsontc
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posted December 04, 2006 01:06 PM
Salisa,Different astrologers will use different orbs. However, if you want to use different orbs for different planets, astrologers will most commonly have different orbs for the Lights (Sun and Moon) and the rest of the planets (as a whole). Also, astrologers might have different orbs for different asprects. For example, they might use an orb of 10 degrees for a conjunction involving the Lights, and 8 degrees for a conjunction involving the other planets. They also might call a trine at 7 degrees involving the Lights, but only call it a trine at 5 degrees if it involves the other planets. In orb, Tim IP: Logged |
pseudofemme
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posted December 04, 2006 03:43 PM
I use orbs up to 6 degrees for any planet, but will widen that to 8-10 degrees for aspects involving the sun, moon, or ascendant. For orbs greater than 6 between personal planets, I'll still take them into consideration as relatively weak/subtle influences.However, it also depends on the individual chart. For instance, if someone has a stellium of planets in a wide-orb aspect with another planet, I'll consider that more powerful than just one planet in wide-orb aspect to another. Or, if someone has a bucket shaped chart, I'll look more closely at aspects made to the planet at the "handle." Since outer planets move so slowly, I don't consider orbs of greater than 6 to make very strong aspects. An exception is if an outer planet has particular prominence in the chart (such as being the chart ruler, or conjunct the sun or moon) in which case I'll allow for a wider orb. IP: Logged | |
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