28 Brilliant and Illustrious Stars

Brilliant Stars

I have added more interpretations to my list of fixed stars. They come from the 28 “brilliant and illustrious stars” written anonymously in 379 AD. [1]

Most astrological interpretations are for the fixed stars conjunct Ascendant, Midheaven, Descendant, Imum Colei or Moon. For example, the Moon conjunct all 28 stars gives a “splendid and illustrious life; great, distinguished and opulent nature.”

The interpretations are then divided into groups of stars with the same planetary nature. For example, Spica and Vega are both like Venus and Mercury.

2000Star NameOrb
14♈18Alpheratz2°10′
23♈16Acamar1°30′
26♉10Algol2°00′
09♊47Aldebaran2°30′
16♊50Rigel2°40′
20♊57Bellatrix2°20′
23♊28Alnilam2°20′
28♊45Betelgeuse2°40′
29♊55Menkalinan2°20′
14♋05Sirius2°40′
20♋14Castor2°20′
23♋13Pollux2°30′
25♋47Procyon2°40′
27♌17Alphard2°20′
29♌50Regulus2°30′
11♍19Zosma2°00′
21♍37Denebola2°10′
23♎50Spica2°40′
24♎14Arcturus2°40′
12♏18Alphecca2°10′
19♏22Zubeneschamali2°00′
29♏29Toliman2°40′
09♐46Antares2°30′
15♑19Vega2°40′
16♑37Rukbat1°00′
01♒47Altair2°40′
03♓53Fomalhaut2°30′
05♓20Deneb Adige2°30′

Source:

  1. Bright, passionate, harmful and helpful stars, Anonymous, 379, Italian translation by Giuseppe Bezza from CCAG V/1 pp. 194-211. English translation by Daria Dudziak.