Quadrantine
Lunation:
An ill-advised term sometimes
applied to the conjunctions,
squares and oppositions of the Sun
and Moon.
Quadrants:
The four quarters of the Celestial
Figure, representative of the four
quarters of the heavens, measured
from the cusps of the four angular
Houses. The oriental quadrants
consist of Houses X to XII
inclusive, and IV to VI inclusive.
The occidental quad- rants, of
Houses I to Iii inclusive, and VII
to IX inclusive. If applied to the
Zodiac the oriental quadrants arc
from Aries to Gemini and from Libra
to Sagittarius inclusive, the
occidental quadrants consisting of
the opposite Signs. Confusion will
be avoided if the term be applied
only to the Houses of the geocentric
Figure. v. Oriental.
Quadratures:
The Moon's dichotomes (q.v.)
Quadrupedal:
The four-footed Signs: Aries,
Taurus, Leo, Sagittarius and
Capricorn, all of which represent
quadrupeds. Those born when these
ascend were said by the ancient
astrologers to have the qualities
of such animals: as bold as the
lion, or as lustful as the goat.
Quadruplicity:
The four signs which have the same
quality; either cardinal, fixed or
mutable. v. Signs.
Quartile:
A 90º, or Square aspect. (v.
Aspects.)
Querent:
Employed in Horary astrology to
indicate the one who asks the
question.
Quesited:
Employed in horary astrology to
indicate the person or thing that
is the subject of an inquiry.
Quincunx:
An aspect of 150°, or five Signs of
separation. v. Aspects.
Quintile:
An aspect proposed by Kepler,
consisting of 72 degrees, or
one-fifth of the circle. The
Biquintile is 144°, or two-fifths
of the circle. A Decile is 36°,
or half a Quintile. It has not
been universally adopted. v.
Aspect.
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