Detriment
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Wheel of Essential Dignities[1]
A planet in the sign of its detriment is thought to express its inherent nature with difficulty.
A planet's sign of detriment is always located opposite the sign ruled by the same planet (domicile).
Most Important Essential Dignities and Debilities[2]
| Planet | Domicile/ Rulership |
Detriment | Exaltation | Fall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sun 
|
Leo 
|
Aquarius 
|
Aries 
|
Libra 
|
Moon 
|
Cancer 
|
Capricorn 
|
Taurus 
|
Scorpio 
|
Mercury 
|
Gemini 
|
Sagittarius 
|
||
Virgo 
|
Pisces 
|
|||
Venus  |
Taurus |
Scorpio |
Pisces |
Virgo
|
| Libra |
Aries |
|||
Mars  |
Aries |
Libra |
Capricorn |
Cancer
|
| (Scorpio ) |
(Taurus ) |
|||
Jupiter  |
Sagittarius |
Gemini |
Cancer |
Capricorn
|
| (Pisces ) |
(Virgo ) |
|||
Saturn  |
Capricorn |
Cancer |
Libra |
Aries
|
| (Aquarius ) |
(Leo ) |
|||
Uranus  |
Aquarius |
Leo |
Scorpio |
Taurus
|
Neptune  |
Pisces |
Virgo |
Cancer |
Capricorn
|
Pluto  |
Scorpio |
Taurus |
Leo |
Aquarius
|
Weblinks
- The Planetary Dignities (Several Articles on Skyscript)
Notes and References
- ↑ Mechanism designed by Claude Dariot (1558)
- ↑ The signs in brackets are those that have been used before the discovery of Uranus, Neptune and Pluto (which is in accordance to the Thema mundi). Nowadays these dignities are still used in Horary Astrology and in Electional Astrology, where the three Trans-Saturnians usually are not considered. See also Wikipedia: Thema Mundi