Cool Moon Facts by Whip

Real astronomy and dated history, with sources. Documented traditions and folklore. Modern lunar astrology · symbolic, not predictive.

Chart basics · Beginner

Geocentric

Measured from the centre of the Earth: the viewpoint of an ordinary astrological chart.

Astrological charts show where the Sun, Moon and planets appear from Earth, not their layout in space. That is why Mercury and Venus can never be far from the Sun in a chart, and why planets can appear to go backwards. The positions on this site are geocentric; the horizon-based angles and houses additionally depend on the birthplace.

  • Kind: Astronomy, Calculation
  • Tradition: Shared across Western traditions
  • In this site’s birth chart: used

Related: Heliocentric, Retrograde, Topocentric

Written for Cool Moon Facts in its own words. An astrology source documents what astrologers believe or practise; it does not establish that astrology works.

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