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138 SIMPLIFIED SCIENTIFIC ASTROLOGY who calculate directions by are. But for calculation of the planets’ places by Longitude and in relation to the day of twenty-four hours, it is necessary to calculate a special set, which will be found in the back of our ephemeris. By use of them multiplication is performed by addition, and division by subtraction,

Long Ascension: Signs of, See ‘Ascension.’

Longitude:

In Geography, Longitude is measured from the Meridian of Greenwich, East or West on the Equator.

In Astronomy, the Longitude of the planets is measured on the ecliptic or Sun’s path starting with the first point of Aries at the vernal equinox. When the distance is reckoned on the equinoctial, or celestial equator it is called Right Ascension.

Lord:

A planet is said to be ‘Lord’ of the signs it rules; e. g. Mars is Lord of Aries and Scorpio; Venus is ‘Lady’ of Taurus and Libra. See ‘Dignity’ and ‘Exaltation.’

Luminaries: The Sun and Moon.

Lunar: Pertaining to ‘Luna,’ the Moon,

Lunation:

A lunation is a conjunction of the Sun and Moon, a ‘New Moon.’ In our ephemeris all New Moons,