Glossary
House system
The rule by which the chart is divided into houses. MIRA calculates using Placidus, and beyond the polar circle, where this method loses meaning, switches to Porphyry and indicates which system is applied.
What it means
House system — the rule for dividing the chart into houses. There are several, and they give different boundaries: a planet may fall in different houses under different systems. The platform calculates using Placidus, and beyond the polar circle, where this method loses meaning, it switches to Porphyry and reports this in the response.
Where is this on the platform
Methodology
Related terms
- HouseOne of the twelve sectors of the chart, representing an area of life: the first – how a person is seen, the seventh – partnership. The house boundaries depend on the time and place of birth, so without a known time the houses are not constructed.
- AscendantPoint of the ecliptic rising above the horizon at birth. Marks the boundary of the first house and depends on time to the minute.