What do midpoints tell us?

A midpoint is a mathematical point halfway between two stellar bodies that tells an interpretative picture for the individual. In other words, a direct midpoint means that there is actually a stellar body in the natal chart lying in the midpoint of two other stellar bodies.

How do you find the midpoint chart?

Measure the distance between the two end points, and divide the result by 2. This distance from either end is the midpoint of that line. Alternatively, add the two x coordinates of the endpoints and divide by 2.

How do you find your midheaven?

To learn your own midheaven astrology sign, look at your natal chart to find a vertical line at the top with a little “MC” above it. This stands for medium coeli, Latin for “middle of the sky,” and it marks the zodiac sign that was directly overhead (or midheaven) at the exact moment you were born.

What is MC Zodiac?

Your midheaven sign (aka Medium Coeli or MC) is the point on your natal chart that showcases your professional success and public image. It is the highest point at the top of your chart and represents the southernmost high point above the horizon at your time of birth.

What is my Sun Moon midpoint?

You’ll start your calculations by adding your sun and moon’s specific degrees to their starting degrees (21 + 270 = 291 and 4 + 150 = 154). Then, you’ll add those two values together (291 + 150 = 420), divide that sum in half (420 / 2 = 210), and thus find the degrees of your midpoint.

Are midpoints important in astrology?

Essentially, midpoints help me refine my interpretations of any given chart. There are astrologers who work extensively with cosmobiology, and who value planetary pictures over the sign and house positions of planets. However, I use midpoint analysis as a secondary consideration to help refine my interpretations.

What does Capricorn Midheaven mean?

CAPRICORN. If you have your Midheaven in Capricorn, you need a career that allows you to be the boss and leave your mark on the world. Ambitious, at times to a fault, you take your career seriously and are able to shut everything out and focus.

What is my mid heaven?

It’s time to get into the nitty-gritty of your chart. Your midheaven sign, also known as the Medium Coeli, or MC, is different than other aspects of your chart because it is not a planet. It is the highest point at the top of your chart and represents the southernmost high point above the horizon at your time of birth.

How do you find the midpoint of Venus and Mars?

To calculate the midpoint of two planets you need to add the position of the two planets and then divide that number by two.

What are midpoints in astrology?

In a chart, midpoints are the points between two planets, lights or angles. Midpoint combinations consist of a midpoint and a (hard) aspect with a third party (an angle, light or planet). Here you learn how to calculate and interpret midpoints.

What are midmidpoint combinations?

Midpoint combinations are the combination of a midpoint and a (hard) aspect with a third party (a planet, a light, the Node, Ascendant or Midheaven). For example: when there is a hard aspect (45, 90, 135 or 180d) with the point between Sun and Venus, there is a midpoint combination of Sun/Venus with the planet or position in aspect.

What if another planet or angle contacts my midpoints?

Another person’s planet or an Angle contacting your midpoints could be significant, especially in the case of a Sun/Moon midpoint. If you’re interested in the synastry interaction of the Sun/Moon midpoint, check out this post on Sun/Moon Midpoint in Synastry.

What is the midpoint notation for Mercury?

Standard Midpoint Notation: Above Picture Reads “Mercury equals Saturn Pluto”, which means Mercury makes a hard aspect to the midpoint of Saturn and Pluto. The midpoint method relates 3 astrological symbols together by way of one planet being in the middle of 2 other planets. This is written as: