Dignities of the Trans-Neptunian Planets

Background colors are as follows: Fire = Red. Air = Blue. Earth = Brown. Water = Green.

By Planet

Body Ruler Exult Det Fall
Cupido Libra Gemini Sagitarius Aries
Hades Scorpio Virgo Pisces Taurus
Alternative Glyphs for Zeus Leo Aries Libra Aquarius
Kronos Capricorn Sagitarius Gemini Cancer
Apollon Sagitarius Aquarius Leo Gemini
Admetus Virgo Scorpio Taurus Pisces
Vulcanus Aries Leo Aquarius Libra
Poseidon Sagitarius Pisces Virgo Gemini
Proserpina Virgo Gemini None None
Body Ruler Exalt Det Fall

By Sign

Sign Ruler Exalt Det Fall
Aries Vulcanus Zeus None Cupido
Taurus None None Admetus Hades
Gemini None Cupido & proserpina Kronos Apollon & Poseidon
Cancer None None None Kronos
Leo Zeus Vulcanus Cupido None
Virgo Admetos & Proserpina Hades Poseidon None
Libra Cupido None Zeus Vulcanus
Scorpio Hades Admetus None None
Sagittarius Apollon & Poseidon Kronos Cupido None
Capricorn Kronos None None None
Aquarius None Apollon Vulcanus Zeus
Pisces None Poseidon Hades Admetus
Sign Ruler Exalt Det Fall

Dignities of the Conventional Planets

By Sign              By Planet

Sign Ruler Exalt Det Fall **** Body Ruler Exalt Det Fall
Aries Day Ruler of Aries Dual Exalt Venus Saturn **** Sun Leo Aries Aquarius Libra
Taurus Venus is night ruler of Taurus Moon Dual Det Uranus **** Moon Cancer Taurus Capricorn Scorpio
Gemini Day ruler of Gemini North Node Jupiter South Node **** Mercury Dual Ruler Aquarius Dual Det Leo
Cancer Moon Dual Exaltation Saturn Mars **** Venus Dual Ruler Pisces Dual Detriment Virgo
Leo Sun None Dual Detriment Mercury **** Mars Dual Rulership Capricorn Dual Detriment Cancer
Virgo Mercury rules by Night Mercury Dual Detriment Venus **** Jupiter Dual Rulers Cancer Dual Detriment Capricorn
Libra Venus rules by Day Saturn Mars Both planets in Fall **** Saturn Dual Rulers Libra Dual detriment Aries
Scorpio Mars rules by Night Uranus Venus Moon **** Uranus Aquarius Scorpio Leo Taurus
Sagitarius Jupiter rules by Day South node Mercury North node **** Neptune Pisces Cancer Virgo Capricorn
Capricorn Saturn rules by Night Mars Moon Jupiter & Neptune in Fall **** Pluto Scorpio Aries Taurus Libra
Aquarius Saturn rules by Day Mercury Sun None **** North Node None Gemini None Sagitarius
Pisces Jupiter rules by Night Venus Murcury Mercury **** South node None Sagitarius None Gemini
Sign Ruler Exalt Det Fall **** Body Ruler Exalt Det Fall
Additional notes:

(1) Not all authorities agree on the assignments of dignities although most listed here
are those generally used

(2) Where a planet glyph has two background colors, this means that the planet rules two signs.

(3) If you place the mouse over a planet glyph additional information can be had, such as whether a planet is a day or night ruler as is the case when a planet rules two signs. As an example of this: When a person is born with the Sun below the Horizon (night birth) night rulers will be stronger that day rulers. This does not apply to the trans Saturnian planets (the planets after Saturn)

Modernists tend to neglect Dignities, and thereby lose a valuable tool. Although Dignities seem to be governed by the old saying: "If you have a good horse, there be no danger of flogging it to death". However: it is inescapable that; for example, if someone has Mars in Aries, then Mars and Aries will be emphasised strongly in that chart. I personally, use rulerships of planets, and exaltations, and leave it there.

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