Astrology Glossary

Rectification & Birth Chart Correction

31 terms with definitions, classical sources and practice notes.

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Arabic: el-Kadhodah (of Persian origin) / Latin: Alchocoden

The planet that determines lifespan by aspecting the Hyleg; one of its minor, middle or major years is the predicted lifespan.

Of Arabic origin

A birth time correction technique using the Moon's position in the prenatal syzygy.

Latin: Rectificatio per Directiones

A birth time correction technique using primary direction calculations.

Latin: Dominus Geniturae

The main ruling planet of the natal chart; the equivalent of oikodespotes in medieval terminology.

Latin: Radix, Genitura / Arabic: Mevlid / Greek: Genesis

The fundamental astrological chart erected for the moment of a person's birth; the basis of all natal astrology interpretation.

Greek: Doryphoria

A planet that rises ahead of the Sun or Moon and guards them; an indicator of leadership and support.

Greek: Doruphoria

Planets located near the Sun or Moon as their 'guards'; indicators of status and power.

Physical Appearance Rectification

The method of predicting birth time by matching a person's physical appearance with Ascendant sign and 1st house characteristics.

Transit Verification Rectification

A birth time verification technique by matching past transits with known life events.

Solar Arc Rectification

A technique for correcting unknown birth time using solar arc directions.

English: Solar Arc Rectification

A method of birth time correction using solar arc directions.

Arabic: el-Mubtezz — Galip Gelen

The most powerful planet of the entire chart; determined by scoring the rulers of the fiand hyleg points.

English: Chart Ruler / Lord of the Ascendant / Arabic: Sâhibü't-Tâli'

The domicile ruler of the Ascendant sign; one of the chart's most important planets, representing the person's general life orientation.

Harmonic Analysis Rectification

A rectification technique testing the effects of small changes in birth time using harmonic charts.

Trutina Hermetis

An ancient rectification technique based on the astrological relationship between the moment of birth and the moment of conception.

Arabic: Haylâc / Greek: Apheta / Latin: Hyleg

The chart point representing a person's vitality and lifespan; selected from fiand candidates.

Statistical Rectification Method

A method that finds the most likely birth time by statistically analyzing numerous life events.

Greek: Kyrios — Efendi, Lord

The ruling planet of a specific topic or point in Hellenistic astrology; in the sense of domicile lord.

Latin: Medium Coeli

The highest point where the ecliptic intersects the meridian; associated with career, public sphere and social status.

A method for determining a person's humoral temperament (sanguine, choleric, etc.) from the birth chart.

Greek: Oikodespotēs — Ev Efendisi

The overall ruler of the birth chart; used in ancient Greek in the sense of the chart's 'master of the house.'

English: Event-Based Rectification

A method of calculating the birth time backwards using the dates of known life events.

Greek: Epikrasis

The determination of which planet is the most dominant and influential in a chart.

The last new moon or full moon before birth; a complementary indicator of the natal chart.

Greek: Progenitalis Syzygia

The use of the last new moon or full moon before birth as a rectification tool.

Primary Direction Rectification

A technique for correcting birth time with minute-level precision using primary direction calculations.

Profection-Based Rectification

A technique for determining the natal birth time and ascendant using annual profections.

Latin: Rectificatio / Arabic: Tashîh / English: Rectification

A technique for pinpointing birth time by working backwards from lived events; the most challenging application of natal astrology.

Rectification Software Tools

Specialized software modules and tools that automate and accelerate the birth time correction process.

Greek: Haireseos Hegemon

The leading planet of the day or night sect; an important factor in determining the overall tone of the chart.

Greek: Trigonokratores

The three ruling planets assigned to each triplicity group (trigon); they govern three periods of life.