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An Introduction to Astrologie.

CHAP. III.

The right—hand page of the Ephemeris unfolded.

There are eight columns: the first contains the days of the moneth; the six next containes the manner, quality and name of those Aspects the Moon hath to the Planets; as also, the hour of the day or night when they perfectly meet in Aspect; the eighth column hath onely those Aspects which Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Sun, Venus, Mercury make to each other, and the time of the day or night when.

In the fourth line under Saturn you find Occid. that is, Saturn is Occidentall of the Sun, or sets after him; and so of Jupiter, or where you find Occid. it noteth as much. Under Mars you find Orient. that is, Mars is Orientall, or riseth before the Sun. And so at any time.

For better understanding the true time when the Moon comes to the Aspect of any Planet, you are to observe, that all those that write Ephemerides, compute the motion of the Planets for the noon time, or just at twelve: And you must know, we and they ever begin our day at Noon, and so reckon 24 hours from the noon of one day to the noon of the next, and after this manner you must reckon in the Aspects. As for example:

Over against the first day of January 1646. which is Thursday, and under the column appropriate to the Sun, you find * o. The meaning whereof is, that the Moon is in Sextile aspect with the Sun that first day of January at noon, or no hours P.M. or Post Men diem. Over against Friday the second of January, you find under the column of Venus [] 6. and on the right hand side over against the same day, under Mercury * 9. which is no more than this, viz, the second day of January at 6 a clock after noon, the Moon comes to the Square or Quartill aspect of Venus; and at 9 of clock she meets with the sextile of Mercury.

Over against the sixt day of January, being Tuesday, under Saturn you find

[] 14. that Is, fourteen

hours after noon of that day, the Moon comes to the

[] of Saturn: now you may easily find, that

An Introduction to Astrologie.