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A Glossary of Astrological Terms for the letter "U"
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Use this glossary to look up the meanings of words you come across on this website, or in your astrological reading. Just select the first letter of the word you need and click on it in the table below to go straight to that sector.
UUmbra
The dark central zone of the Moon's shadow during a solar eclipse. It is surrounded by the penumbra, the lighter, outer zone of the shadow. In a lunar eclipse, the darker part of the Earth's shadow is called the umbra, and the lighter part the penumbra.
Unaspected Planet
A planet forming no major aspect to any other planet in the chart is considered unaspected. Often displays a lack of integration into the conscious personality and promotes the energy of the sign it occupies.
Undecile
Minor aspect expressing one-eleventh of a circle, when two planets are plus or minus 32° 43' 07" apart (approx. 33°). Said to indicate psychic gifts and technological matters, especially connected with science and computers.
Under the Sun's Beams (Under Beams)
- Within 17 degrees of the Sun. Any planet here is weakened, though more so if combust (within 8 degrees 30 minutes). Not so important in natal astrology. Devore states that the orb of aspect of the Sun by conjunction or opposition is up to 17° and the part "under beams" is the non-combust zone of the aspect, i.e. between 8º30' and 17º00'.
- Traditionally, the way to calculate whether or not a planet is under beams is to add the moieties of the planet and of the Sun together. If the planet lies within that distance from the Sun, but greater than 8°30', it lies under beams. For example, the moiety of the Sun is 8°30' and the moiety of Saturn is 5°00'; if we add these together we get 13°30', so should Saturn be placed within 13°30' of the Sun's position, it would be under beams.
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