Aldebaran
α Tauri · Taurus · also Eye of the Bull, Cor Tauri
Ecliptic position at J2000.0
Gemini 9.79°
Ecliptic latitude -5.47°·Magnitude 0.86·K5III
Royal Star of Persia
Nature
Royal star, Watcher of the East.
Classical attribution
One of the four Royal Stars of Persia (Watcher of the East). Robson lists it as Mars-natured, traditionally tied to honor and danger.
Other stars in Gemini
Reference, not advice
This is cultural and astronomical reference, not personal prediction or advice.
Ecliptic position at J2000.0 epoch. Present-day position is shifted by precession (~50.3 arc-seconds per year). Classical attributions paraphrased from Vivian E. Robson, “The Fixed Stars and Constellations in Astrology” (1923, public domain).
Last reviewed .