Sun
luminary · cycle 365.25 days
Dignities
Hellenistic tradition
The Sun rules Leo by domicile, is exalted in Aries, in fall in Libra, and in detriment in Aquarius. The diurnal luminary; tied to authority and the soul in classical sources.
Modern Western reading
Modern Western astrology reads the Sun as identity, vitality, and the integrating self.
Reference, not advice
This is cultural and astronomical reference, not personal prediction or advice.
Cycle periods are mean orbital values. Traditional interpretations paraphrased from primary classical and modern sources. See sources.
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