The Astrolo library

Your big 3 are your sun, moon, and rising sign. What each one runs, why they can pull in different directions, and how to find all three from your birth details.

The four elements in astrology are fire, earth, air, and water. Each holds three signs and shapes how you move through life: drive, grounding, ideas, feeling.

The three modalities in astrology are cardinal, fixed, and mutable: the signs that start things, the ones that hold steady, and the ones that adapt.

A birth chart is a map of the sky at the exact moment you were born. What it shows, the planets, signs, and houses in it, and what you need to calculate one.

A cusp is the boundary between two zodiac signs or two houses. Born on the cusp means born near a sign change, but your sun always lands in one sign.

Your moon sign is the zodiac sign the Moon was in when you were born. It runs your emotions and what you need to feel safe. How to find yours and why the time matters.

Your rising sign, or ascendant, is the sign coming over the horizon when you were born. It runs your first impression and needs your exact birth time. How to find it.

A stellium is three or more planets in one zodiac sign or one house of your birth chart. What it means, why it makes one sign so loud in you, and how to find yours.

Your sun sign is the zodiac sign the Sun was in when you were born. What it actually describes, why it is only part of your chart, and how to find yours.

Black Moon Lilith is a calculated point, the Moon's apogee. What it means in your birth chart: raw instinct, suppressed desire, and reclaiming your power.

Chiron is a small body between Saturn and Uranus, nicknamed the wounded healer. It marks your core wound and the gift of helping others through the same pain.

The descendant is the cusp of your 7th house, exactly opposite your rising sign. It describes what you look for in partners and close one-to-one bonds.

The midheaven (MC) is the highest point of your birth chart and the cusp of the 10th house. What it says about your career, reputation, and public life.

The North Node points to where you're growing; the South Node is your comfort zone. Where the Moon's orbit crosses the Sun's path, and what it asks of you.

Your Mars sign is how you chase goals, handle conflict, and where your energy runs hottest. What Mars governs, how to read yours, and why it drives desire.

Your Mercury sign is how you think, talk, and learn. What each placement means, why it colors your mind, and why it sits in your sun sign or one beside it.

Your Venus sign reveals how you love, what you find beautiful, and what makes you feel adored. Here is what Venus governs and how to find yours.

The 12 houses are the areas of life in your birth chart: self, money, home, love, career, and more. What each house rules and why an empty house is normal.

Whole sign vs Placidus houses, explained. Whole sign gives each sign one full house from your rising; Placidus splits by time into uneven houses. Same planets.

Retrograde is when a planet appears to move backward from Earth. What it actually is astronomically, what astrologers read into it, and which retrogrades matter most.

Your Saturn return is when Saturn comes back to where it sat at your birth, around ages 29 and 58. What it means, why it feels like a reckoning, and how to move through it.

Your solar return chart is cast the moment the Sun returns to its exact birth position each year, near your birthday. Here's what it forecasts for your year.

A transit is where a planet sits right now, forming an aspect to a point in your birth chart. How transits work and why they are how astrology tracks timing.

The Moon goes void of course after its last major aspect in a sign, until it changes signs. What that means, why plans made then fizzle, and what to do instead.