Natal astrology
This is the most fundamental form of astrology, focusing on an individual's birth chart. Astrologers analyze the positions of celestial bodies at the time of a person's birth to provide insights into their personality, strengths, weaknesses, and life path.
Natal astrology, also known as genethliac astrology or genethlialogy, is a system of astrology that claims to shed light on an individual’s personality or path in life[1] based on constructing a horoscope or natal chart that includes the exact date, time, and location of an individual's birth. Natal astrology is found in the Indian, Chinese, Hellenistic and Western astrological traditions.
A horoscope illustrates the positions of the Sun, Moon, planets, Ascendant, Midheaven, Descendant and Immum Coeli as well as the aspects or angles between them. Interpretation includes noting the placement and significance of important features. Chart Weighting analyzes Zodiac Signs and Houses. Chart Shaping analyzes planetary aspect patterns.
Chart weighting
Chart weighting analyzes significant categories. This may include the Signs and Houses of the Sun, Moon, planets, Ascendant, and Midheaven. For example, if multiple planets are in Fire Signs, the attributes of those signs give more importance or 'weight' to a person's personality
Weighting by sign
Chart weighting by sign analyzes masculine or feminine signs as well as elements and their qualities. Elements include fire, earth, air or water. Qualities include cardinal, fixed or mutable.
Some astrologers may only use ten or eleven planets. Others may only include the Ascendant and Midheaven. The modern planets of Uranus, Neptune and Pluto may be excluded, because they influence generations; their positions may not have significance in a person's individual chart
| Sign | Symbol | Element | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aries |  |
Fire | Cardinal |
| Taurus |  |
Earth | Fixed |
| Gemini |  |
Air | Mutable |
| Cancer |  |
Water | Cardinal |
| Leo |  |
Fire | Fixed |
| Virgo |  |
Earth | Mutable |
| Libra |  |
Air | Cardinal |
| Scorpio |  |
Water | Fixed |
| Sagittarius |  |
Fire | Mutable |
| Capricorn |  |
Earth | Cardinal |
| Aquarius |
|
Air | Fixed |
| Pisces |  |
Water | Mutable |