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IMUM COELI [2 records]

Record 1 2001-11-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Astrology
DEF

The point of the zodiac where the ecliptic intersects the lower part of the meridian, a vertical plane that passes directly north and south.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Astrologie
CONT

à minuit, le soleil passe au méridien inférieur (Fonds-du-Ciel) [à midi, il culmine (Milieu-du-Ciel).]

Key term(s)
  • fond du ciel

Spanish

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Record 2 1995-06-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Astrology
DEF

The point at the top of the [birth] chart where the meridian meets the ecliptic ....

DEF

Medium Coeli : latin for mid-heaven. This is the point above the observer where the Sun "culminates" at noon. Its opposite is the Imum Coeli.

CONT

A noon birth time will have the sun placed at the top of the chart near the midheaven.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Astrologie
DEF

Degré zodiacal qui, dans le ciel local, se trouve à l'intersection du plan méridien supérieur et de l'écliptique. Ce n'est pas forcément le point le plus haut du ciel. Le degré opposé (ou à 180°) se désigne par Fond du Ciel (FC).

CONT

Le Milieu du Ciel, c'est-à-dire la Maison X, [...] représente le plan global de votre destin, votre potentiel d'organisation et de réussite dans l'existence : carrière, ambitions, entreprises et réalisations fondamentales.

Spanish

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