DocsDocsHow what the site computes works — and the reference for the tradition it uses.The toolsHow the Almanac worksThe lunar rhythms behind the best days.How the Natal Chart worksThe engine, houses and doctrine of the chart.ConceptsThe Moon's PhasesWaxing and waning: the basic rhythm.Signs: elements and modalitiesElements, modalities, fertile and barren.The Lunar MansionsThe 28 mansions of the Moon's path.The Planetary HoursThe ruler of each day and each hour.The Essential DignitiesA planet's strength in the zodiac.ReferenceGlossaryThe terms of traditional astrology, defined.DecansThe 36 faces of the zodiac.Fixed starsThe catalogue of Ptolemy's 52 stars.Tradition & sourcesThe public-domain classics behind the site.