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Ultimate Guide to Astrology Symbols and Glyphs

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Learn Astrology symbols and glyphs, along with their meaning.

Knowledge of astrology symbols is key to reading any natal chart, even your own, since glyphs are always used in astrological charts.

Astrology symbols and glyphs are a shorthand used by astrologers. They help organize astrology charts, preventing clutter and minimizing the size of charts.

After all, it's a lot easier and faster to use the astrology glyph ♒ to represent the Aquarius, then it is to write the word Aquarius.

Astrological Glyphs for Signs of the Zodiac

♈ Aries
♉ Taurus
♊ Gemini
♋ Cancer
♌ Leo
♍ Virgo
♎ Libra
♏ Scorpio
♐ Sagittarius
♑ Capricorn
♒ Aquarius
♓ Pisces

 

Astrological Glyphs for Planets

☉ Sun
☽ Moon
☿ Mercury
♀ Venus
♂ Mars
♃ Jupiter
♄ Saturn
♅ Uranus
♆ Neptune
♇ or pluto Pluto

 

Symbols for Astrological Aspects

Conjunction astrology aspect symbol Conjunction
Sextile Sextile
Square Square
Trine astrology aspect symbol Trine
Opposition Opposition
Semisextile astrology glyph Semisextile
Sesquisquare Sesquisquare
Semisquare astrolgical glyph symbol Semisquare
Quincunx Quincunx
Quintile Quintile
Biquintile Biquintile

 

Other Points and Symbols

Ascendant astrology glyph symbol Ascendant
Midheaven Midheaven
North node Ascending node (aka North node)
South node Descending node (aka South node)
Lilith symbol Lilith
Retrograde Retrograde
Pallas Pallas
Comet Comet

 

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