scorpiogirl
I casted a horary chart today and the ascendant is super late.
It is Virgo 29.55'28!! Should I round it off to Libra?
It is Virgo 29.55'28!! Should I round it off to Libra?
I casted a horary chart today and the ascendant is super late.
It is Virgo 29.55'28!! Should I round it off to Libra?
No, leave it for a day or two and try again. Anything in the last three degrees (that is beyond 28 degrees precisely) is supposed to cause problems. There is an argument for reading it anyway but you would still need to use Virgo and have Mercury as your significator (or that of your querent).
If you're doing the chart as a 'learning' exercise, I'd say read it as above and then wait a couple of days and cast another chart. Assuming that is OK, then wait and see which gives you the more accurate reading.
No, leave it for a day or two and try again. Anything in the last three degrees (that is beyond 28 degrees precisely) is supposed to cause problems. There is an argument for reading it anyway but you would still need to use Virgo and have Mercury as your significator (or that of your querent).
If you're doing the chart as a 'learning' exercise, I'd say read it as above and then wait a couple of days and cast another chart. Assuming that is OK, then wait and see which gives you the more accurate reading.
Barleywine - Deb Houlding wrote an article on Lilly's considerations, which may be worth reading: http://www.skyscript.co.uk/considerations.pdf
The only gives passing reference to late degrees rising but in the context of rhe chart pointing to a negative answer and giving the Astrologer the chance not to disappoint the querent too much by 'avoiding' an answer.
That ties in with Chanah's point about the answer already having been determined. And thinking about it, if that determination pointed to the querent getting his or her desired outcome there would be no point in withholding judgement. The late degree points to things not working out as the querent had hoped through forces beyond their control.
There's also some food for thought, backed by examples of why the agreement between planetary hour ruler and the Ascendant ruler is something that should not be dismissed as irrelevant.