Hamal
α Arietis · Aries · also Head of the Ram
Ecliptic position at J2000.0
Taurus 7.67°
Ecliptic latitude +9.96°·Magnitude 2.00·K2III
General reference
Nature
Brightest in Aries.
Classical attribution
Robson assigns Mars-Saturn nature. Orange giant marking the Ram's head.
Other stars in Taurus
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 .