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Planets and points · Traditional technique · Intermediate

Part of Fortune

Also called Lot of Fortune, Pars Fortunae

A calculated point found by measuring the Sun–Moon distance from the Ascendant.

The most used of the Hellenistic lots. By day it is Ascendant + Moon − Sun; many traditional astrologers reverse the formula by night, many modern ones do not. It is read as a point of material circumstance and the body. This site's v1 chart does not calculate lots.

How it is worked out
Day: ASC + Moon − Sun. Night (traditional): ASC + Sun − Moon.
Where sources differ
Whether to reverse the formula at night is disputed.
  • Kind: Calculation, Technique
  • Tradition: Traditional Western astrology, Hellenistic astrology
  • In this site’s birth chart: not used

Related: Lots, Lot of Spirit, Sect

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