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Vertex

Also called Antivertex

Where the ecliptic crosses the prime vertical in the west; the Antivertex is its opposite point.

Introduced in the twentieth century, the Vertex is used by some modern astrologers as a point of encounters. It is a calculated intersection, like the Ascendant but with the east–west great circle instead of the horizon. This site does not calculate it.

Kind: Calculation
Tradition: Modern Western astrology
In this site’s birth chart: not used

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