| Age | Year | Lord of the Turn | Profected Sign | House | Lord of the Year | Special |
|---|
| Mars | Aries ♈ & Scorpio ♏ |
| Venus | Taurus ♉ & Libra ♎ |
| Mercury | Gemini ♊ & Virgo ♍ |
| Moon | Cancer ♋ |
| Sun | Leo ♌ |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius ♐ & Pisces ♓ |
| Saturn | Capricorn ♑ & Aquarius ♒ |
Chaldean Order (7 Planet Cycle)
Saturn ☤ → Jupiter ♃ → Mars ♂ → Sun ☉ → Venus ♀ → Mercury ☿ → Moon ☽ → (Saturn again...)
What is the Lord of the Turn?
The Lord of the Turn (Latin: Dominus Triplicitatis, Arabic: Sahib al-Tahwil) is one of the annual prediction techniques developed by Abu Ma'shar al-Balkhi (787-886). This method assigns a ruling planet for each year based on the planetary hour at the moment of birth.
Calculation Method
In your birth year (age 0), the Lord of the Turn is your birth hour planet. Each subsequent year, the next planet in the Chaldean order becomes the Lord of the Turn. This sequence descends from Saturn to the Moon and then returns to Saturn. Thus, a complete cycle is completed every 7 years.
Profection (Lord of the Year)
In the profection technique, each year advances one sign starting from the rising sign. A cycle is completed every 12 years. The traditional ruler of that year's profected sign is called the Lord of the Year.
Special Years
- Great Turn: When the Lord of the Turn is the same as your birth hour planet (every 7 years). These years mark significant turning points where personal cycles begin anew.
- Turning of the Soul: When the Lord of the Turn is the same as the ruler of the Moon's natal mansion (every 7 years). According to al-Isfahani, these are years when the soul and emotional cycles are renewed.
- Great Year: Years when the Lord of the Turn and the Lord of the Year are the same planet. When two different timing techniques point to the same planet, it indicates that the themes of that planet will be strongly emphasized throughout the year.
Chaldean Order
The Chaldean order is a system in which the planets were arranged according to their distance from Earth in antiquity: Saturn (farthest), Jupiter, Mars, Sun, Venus, Mercury, Moon (nearest). This sequence also forms the basis of the planetary hours and planetary days system.