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Sun is represented as a chart body for position, motion, aspect, and timing calculations.

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Source basis

A primary chart body returned by the ephemeris layer and used throughout chart calculation.

Sun is represented as a chart body for position, motion, aspect, and timing calculations.

This page supports object identity and chart-placement copy for Sun, including links from calculation and doctrine pages that use the body as an input.

This object row does not publish Sun-specific interpretation, dignity judgment, condition scoring, or predictive doctrine. Use narrower doctrine and rule pages for those claims.

Source texts

  • Vettius Valens. Anthology, trans. Mark T. Riley (2010), 9388-9404.

  • CALCEPH C manual. Official docs: calceph_c.pdf.

  • Julius Firmicus Maternus. Matheseos Libri VIII, trans. Jean Rhys Bram (1975), 3421-3455.

  • NAIF SPK Required Reading / SPK tutorial materials. Official NAIF materials start at NAIF generic kernels and SPK tutorials like 15_spk.pdf.

Published interpretations

These interpretations are sourced from reviewed reference texts.

Firmicus

chronocrator timing

Firmicus treats solar time-lord periods as exposure-heavy and disruptive, with loss and solar strain themes that can be moderated by chart sect or benefic assistance.

Source: FIRMICUS_MATHESIS_BRAM, 12709-13047

Interpretive rules

Rules are drawn from cited reference texts. Topics without reviewed source-backed notes stay empty.

Firmicus · timing

Firmicus Jupiter to Sun diurnal softened

  • V
  • Q

When Jupiter gives time to the Sun in a diurnal chart, Firmicus explicitly says the solar misfortunes are lessened.

Citations

  • Julius Firmicus Maternus. Matheseos Libri VIII, trans. Jean Rhys Bram (1975), 3421-3455.

Firmicus · timing

Firmicus Mars to Sun with Jupiter rescue

  • V
  • U
  • Q

When Mars gives time to the Sun but Jupiter has a favorable aspect, Firmicus explicitly treats the harsher outcome as resisted.

Citations

  • Julius Firmicus Maternus. Matheseos Libri VIII, trans. Jean Rhys Bram (1975), 3421-3455.

Firmicus · timing

Firmicus Mars to Sun without Jupiter rescue

  • U
  • Q

When Mars gives time to the Sun and Jupiter does not intervene favorably, Firmicus treats the period as especially dangerous.

Citations

  • Julius Firmicus Maternus. Matheseos Libri VIII, trans. Jean Rhys Bram (1975), 3421-3455.

Firmicus · timing

Firmicus Moon to Sun Jupiter mitigates

  • V
  • R
  • Q

When the Moon gives time to the Sun but Jupiter intervenes favorably, Firmicus says the fever-and-fire branch is mitigated.

Citations

  • Julius Firmicus Maternus. Matheseos Libri VIII, trans. Jean Rhys Bram (1975), 3421-3455.

Firmicus · timing

Firmicus Sun ruler of time

  • Q

When the Sun is the active ruler of time, the period foregrounds exposure, disturbance, loss, and solar-strain topics, though a diurnal chart softens some of it.

Citations

  • Julius Firmicus Maternus. Matheseos Libri VIII, trans. Jean Rhys Bram (1975), 3421-3455.

Firmicus · timing

Firmicus Sun self-period diurnal softened

  • Q

When the Sun rules its own period in a diurnal chart, Firmicus explicitly says the solar misfortunes are lessened.

Citations

  • Julius Firmicus Maternus. Matheseos Libri VIII, trans. Jean Rhys Bram (1975), 3421-3455.

Firmicus · timing

Firmicus Sun self-period Jupiter counteracts

  • V
  • Q

When the Sun rules its own period and Jupiter assists, Firmicus says the solar misfortunes are counteracted.

Citations

  • Julius Firmicus Maternus. Matheseos Libri VIII, trans. Jean Rhys Bram (1975), 3421-3455.

Firmicus · timing

Firmicus Sun self-period malefics aggravate

  • Q

When the Sun rules its own period and malefics bear on it, Firmicus says the solar misfortunes are aggravated.

Citations

  • Julius Firmicus Maternus. Matheseos Libri VIII, trans. Jean Rhys Bram (1975), 3421-3455.

Firmicus · timing

Firmicus Sun to Moon

  • R
  • Q

When the Sun gives time to the Moon, Firmicus treats the handoff as unstable, reversing, and fluctuant in fortune.

Citations

  • Julius Firmicus Maternus. Matheseos Libri VIII, trans. Jean Rhys Bram (1975), 3421-3455.

Firmicus · timing

Firmicus Sun to Saturn diurnal

  • W
  • Q

When the Sun gives time to Saturn in a diurnal chart, Firmicus treats the handoff as a prosperity-increase branch.

Citations

  • Julius Firmicus Maternus. Matheseos Libri VIII, trans. Jean Rhys Bram (1975), 3421-3455.

Firmicus · timing

Firmicus Sun to Saturn nocturnal

  • W
  • Q

When the Sun gives time to Saturn in a nocturnal chart, Firmicus treats the handoff as a severe pestilence-and-death branch.

Citations

  • Julius Firmicus Maternus. Matheseos Libri VIII, trans. Jean Rhys Bram (1975), 3421-3455.

Firmicus · timing

Firmicus Venus to Sun with Jupiter aspect

  • V
  • Q
  • T

When Venus gives time to the Sun and Jupiter has a favorable aspect, Firmicus turns the separation branch toward necessary journeys rather than raw loss.

Citations

  • Julius Firmicus Maternus. Matheseos Libri VIII, trans. Jean Rhys Bram (1975), 3421-3455.

Valens · status

Valens Daimon ruler in Daimon with the Sun

  • Q

If Daimon's ruler is in Daimon with the Sun, the chart receives a narrow fortunate-distinguished-dictatorial note.

Citations

  • Vettius Valens. Anthology, trans. Mark T. Riley (2010), 9388-9404.

Valens · status

Valens Daimon with the Sun and ruler rising

  • Q

If Daimon is with the Sun and its ruler is at morning rising, the chart receives a narrow fortunate note.

Citations

  • Vettius Valens. Anthology, trans. Mark T. Riley (2010), 9388-9404.

Valens · timing

Valens Sun in Daimon with fortune deferred after the adversary

  • Q

If the Sun is in Daimon but the stronger Daimon-placement condition is not met under the current proxy, the chart receives a narrow deferred-fortune note.

Citations

  • Vettius Valens. Anthology, trans. Mark T. Riley (2010), 9388-9404.

Valens · status

Valens Sun in Daimon in sect

  • Q

If the Sun is in Daimon, in sect, and the Daimon ruler is strongly placed there, the chart receives a narrow distinction-and-friendship note.

Citations

  • Vettius Valens. Anthology, trans. Mark T. Riley (2010), 9388-9404.

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