Vega
α Lyrae · Lyra · also Harp Star
Ecliptic position at J2000.0
Capricorn 15.32°
Ecliptic latitude +61.73°·Magnitude 0.03·A0Va
Behenian fixed star
Nature
Northern hemisphere benchmark.
Classical attribution
Robson assigns Venus-Mercury nature. Fifth brightest star; classically associated with charisma and idealism.
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 .