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An example, using the moon:
Nonagesimal 18º Taurus 37’ = 48º 37’
The moon 22º Sagittarius 13’ = 262º 13’
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Difference 213º 36’
Subtract it from: 360º 00’
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Distance from the nonagesimal 146º 24’
3. Ecliptic latitude of the planet, as given in an ephemeris.
In return for these three variables, the table gives the altitude (or local
latitude north or south of the horizon) of the planet.
Note: for the southern ecliptic hemisphere, if the zenith is inclined
to the south of the ecliptic, the direction of a planet’s ecliptic latitude
should be reversed before finding it in this table. It should be noted
that north or south inclination of the zenith is not identical to north or
south axial latitude: it is possible for locations within the northern
tropics to be south of the ecliptic, and vice versa (see the formulae for
the diurnal variation of the inclination of the zenith, above).
North versus south inclination of the zenith to
the ecliptic in relation to ecliptic latitude
III. The third table: aspect between two planets.
A flat horoscope representing the two-dimensional plane of the
ecliptic cannot accurately display the aspect (or geocentric angle)
between planets. This owes to planets rarely being at the point of
crossing the ecliptic, as was pointed out in discussion of the second