Aspects · Beginner
Opposition
Two bodies on opposite sides of the zodiac; astrologers read it as a pull between two sides needing balance.
Oppositions join signs of the same modality and complementary polarity. Astrologers often read them through relationships with other people.
- How it is worked out
- Two bodies 180° apart along the ecliptic, within the allowed orb.
Sources
- Ptolemy, Tetrabiblos I.13, “Of the Aspects of the Signs” (Robbins translation, 1940) (opens in a new tab) historical
- Astrodienst AstroWiki: Aspects (opens in a new tab) practitioner
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.