By Inge Lohse

Reference Book used:

Simplified Horary Astrology by Ivy M. Goldstein-Jacobson (1960)

Horary means question of the hour.
When you calculate a chart for the precise
moment a question is asked, the universe will
provide an answer to resolve your problem.
Astrologically speaking,
it works like magic.
Your question must be valid, ask a silly question,
you will get a silly answer.

Your intentions must be crystal clear.

Only then, can you get a proper response.

Once you asked the question, do not change it, you are done,
DO NOT try to second guess the cosmos....
It will not end well.
Sometimes it takes awhile before the question is
ready to be born.

Not to worry, the planets just need time to line up

before they can answer your question.
So.... Ask A Question....

Something important to you

for Example:

You’ve searched everywhere...

You just can’t find it... Where is it ?

You applied for a fabulous position – will you get the job?
So... now you have a question.
You have the chart in hand – what’s next - you ask?

Before you begin to read the chart... there are some

things to consider.....
Best NOT read the chart:

If.... the Ascendant is between 0° and 3° (it is too soon to ask the
question, you do not know all the facts, information is missing)

If.... the Ascendant is between 27° and 29° 59’ (it is too late to
ask the question, the situation has resolved itself, without your knowledge)

If.... the Moon is Void of Course (making no applying aspects before

changing signs, nothing will happen, there is nothing to worry about)

If.... the Moon is Via Combust (between 15° Libra to 15° Scorpio, a
fiery star section, rendering the significator ineffective, unable to function)
The Matters of the Houses and the Persons of the Houses
House One
 The querent, the person asking the question
 Personal life and appearance of the querent
 Beginnings, new projects
 Health, accidents (physical Injury) of the querent
(Mars rules the natural first house Aries)

 Grandparents, Great-grandchildren
 The Present and Today
House Two
 The querent's moveable possessions and values
 Lost or stolen objects
 The querent’s banker, financial advisor
 Finances, resources, investments, assets
 Earnings from work
 Business transactions
 The future and tomorrow
House Three
 Communication, text messaging, emails
 Siblings, brother or sister
 Neighbours, visitors, tradesmen
 Deliveries, postman, letters
 Short journeys, cars, transportation
 Schooling, teacher, early education
 Advice, gossip, rumours, writing
 News, newspapers and reporters
House Four
 The end of the matter
 Home, parents, father, family roots
 Inheritances from parents
 Domestic affairs of your family
 Farmer, gardener, builder, rancher
 Miner, buried treasure, graves, wells
 Land, real estate, houses, farms, agriculture
House Five
 Creativity and talents of the querent
 Children, pregnancy
 Romance, lover, love affairs
 Luxury, gambling, speculation
 Hobbies, sports, games
 Entertainment, actors, actresses
 Feasts, parties, fun
House Six
 Health and daily routine of the querent
 Dentists, Veterinarians
 Civil servants, the police, armed forces
 Illness, diseases, hygiene, healing, nurses
 Voluntary, part time and service industry workers
 Tenants, temporary lodgers
 Pets, small animals
 Aunts, uncles
House Seven
 Committed relationships, contracts/agreements
 Partner (marriage or business)
 Nieces and nephews
 Separation, divorce, lawsuits, settlements
 Open enemies and rivals, opponent, competitors
 Thieves, robbers, dishonours
 Any unidentified or undesignated person
 The astrologer
House Eight
 Death, birth, intimacy and transformation
 Shared resources, wills, legacies, alimony
 Surgeon, surgery, coroner, undertaker
 Bankruptcy, taxes, debts, mortgages and loans
 Gifts, inheritance from other than parents
 Other people's money and/or resources
 Corporate money
 Investigations
House Nine
 Foreign travel and foreigners
 Visas/legal documents concerning foreign countries
 Ceremonies, rituals, customs and legalization
 Insurance adjusters, lawyers
 Clergymen, religion, philosophy, principles
 University or college education
 Global communication, media, and publishing
 Grandchildren and In-Laws
House Ten
 The Fate of the Matter
 One’s public standing and reputation
 President, Monarch, Superiors, those in authority
 Employer, Professionals, Executives, the Judge
 Career, business, success or failure
 Honours, glory, fame or notoriety
 Mother and Cousins
House Eleven
 Hopes, wishes, goals and liberty
 Friends, acquaintances, unbounded relationships
 Group endeavours, associations, organizations
 Club memberships
 Legislators and regulations
 Son and Daughter-in-law
 Deaths in the extended family
House Twelve
 Solitude, secrets, hidden life, anonymous donor
 Widows and orphans. Loss and fears
 Bribery, murder, suicide, and funerals
 Secret enemies, assassins, terrorists, kidnapper
 Prisons, hospitals, institutions. Drugs, alcohol
 Confinement and quarantine
 Large animals
 The Past and Yesterday
As Significators
Sun as significator (Leo)
 Commanding in manner
 Demands respect and attention
 He is powerful and holds a position of authority
 Usually delegates work to others
 He is fond of entertaining
 Charming, pleasant, affectionate, and playful
 He can be self-indulgent and extravagant
 Sun rules Sunday, gold and all that glitters
Moon as significator (Cancer)
 Maternal and nurturing
 Easily imposed upon and able to multi-task
 Sympathetic, and emotional
 Fluctuating mood swings
 She is willing and able to engineer all changes
 She is focused on domesticity, family and children
 The everyday affairs of ordinary people
 Moon rules Monday, silver and pearl
Mercury as significator (Gemini/Virgo)
 The messenger; clever and skillful, able to adapt
 Mercury is interested in every detail of the question
 Restless and impatient, he makes snap decisions
 Mercury can be contradictory
 He is in charge of all pieces of paper, documents etc.
 If retrograde, things will not go as planned, if at all
 There will be many changes and revisions
 Mercury rules Wednesday, quicksilver and mirrors
Venus as significator (Taurus/Libra)
 The planet of harmonious social relationships
 Uses ingenious methods to reach peaceful solutions
 Never underestimate her powers of persuasion
 Strives to stay balanced by playing fair
 Loves luxurious things
 Seeks financial security (Taurus)
 Seeks secure and honest relationships (Libra)
 Venus rules Friday, copper, bronze and fine woods
Mars as significator (Aries/Scorpio)
 Self-reliant, competitive and independent
 Courageous and quick to take action
 Mars draws attention by making the first move
 He comes prepared, armed with weapons of strategy
 Mars can be argumentative and forceful
 Shrewd in business, he does not like to loose
 He knows what to cut out and when to kill the deal
 Mars rules Tuesday, iron, steel and weapons
Jupiter as significator (Sagittarius)
 The great benefactor
 Optimistic and philosophical about the outcome
 He wants the matter to be settled honorably
 Giving full compensation for any losses or damages
 Jupiter has strong moral ethics and ideals
 He seeks a just and rewarding settlement
 Jupiter will enlarge and embellish what is asked about
 Jupiter rules Thursday, the crown jewels and sapphire
Saturn as significator (Capricorn)
 The greater malefic, the grim reaper
 He is serious, practical, disciplined and cautious
 Will not make snap decisions regarding the question
 He places himself in the management position
 Is suspicious of anyone who tries to hasten his pace
or loosen his grip on authority
 Saturn has an excellent memory and there is the
devil to pay if you question his accuracy
 Saturn rules Saturday, lead, zinc and granite
Uranus as significator (Aquarius)
 Throw out the Rule Book, normal just went off-line
 Spontaneous, unpredictable, original and inventive
 Uranus finds unique solutions to ordinary problems
 A non-conformist, he has a genius for short circuiting
red tape and getting surprising (weird) results
 He takes his hero cape with him whenever possible
 Uranus breaks down all barriers; social, color, gender
 Uranus rules uranium, and all things electrical
Neptune as significator (Pisces)
 Escape artist
 Highly imaginative and inspirational
 The truth of the matter is revealed when all the
layers are disolved and the nucleus is revealed
 Spiritual counsellor or psychologist
 Substance abuse and depression
 Unreliable, unrealistic and even deceptive
 Confused, mysterious, and often vague
 Rules water, fog and nebulous conditions
Pluto as significator (Scorpio)
 Very suspicious, he investigates everything and everybody
 Pluto creates a lot of chaos in his wake
 While he creates the transformation
 Brings dramatic changes
 Powerful and irresistible
 Resourceful and unyielding
 He digs until he reaches the truth
 Rules death, sex and reproduction
 Rules the masses, atomic and nuclear power
Lunar Nodes
 The North Node is a benefic and has the nature of
Jupiter and Venus, assuring cooperation in the
matters ruled by the house it occupies.

 The South Node is a malefic and has the nature of

Saturn and Mars impeding the progress of the
matters rules by the house it occupies.
Fortuna
 Fortuna brings good fortune to the house it occupies
according to how its ruler is fortified by sign and
aspects. The better conditioned, the more good luck.

 Fortuna becomes Misfortune if in the sign of Pisces,

the decanate of Pisces in the sign of Cancer (20}-30}) or
Scorpio (10}-20}) or if Fortuna occupies the 12th house.

 Fortuna is calculated by the sum of:

The Ascendant plus the Moon minus the Sun
The Last Applying Aspect of the Moon reveals the outcome
Onwards.........

There must be an aspect between the two planets

(called the significators) that represent the querent
and the quested to bring the matter to a final
conclusion ...

In other words, so we get a or answer.

What if... there is no aspect, a lot of times there isn’t...

Well then... we take our fastest moving, closest visible

celestial body to earth, , as the co-ruler of

the question.
Only applying Ptolemaic aspects are used:

 Conjunction
 The very last aspect the
 Sextile
 Square Moon makes before she
 Trine changes signs gives the
 Opposition
answer to the question
 Parallel
The Conjunction z

To a Benefic Planet is always good... bringing two

significators together to conclude the matter.
(Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus or Jupiter)

To a Malefic Planet is always bad... bringing losses,

frustrations, arguments, injuries and failure.
(Mars, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune or Pluto)
Sextile is always good, an easy opportunity.

Square is always bad news, very troublesome,

bringing difficulties and it denies the outcome.

Trine hardly requires any effort at all as it brings the

matter to a harmonious conclusion.

Opposition is a separating aspect with opposing

forces severing all ties to the situation.

Parallel denotes that it is as good as done.

The time it takes to complete the matter
 Measure of Time
 The degrees required to complete an applying aspect
gives the time needed to conclude the matter.

 The significator used may be the planet representing

the querent or the quested.

 If either of these significators are retrograde or making

no applying aspects....

 Then use the Moon as co-ruler...

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Measure of Time ~ Planets
Planets In
 Cardinal Signs operate
 Common Signs operate
 Fixed Sign operate

Planets In
 Angular Houses act
 Cadent Houses act
 Succeedent Houses act
Measure of Time ~ Signs and Houses
Angular Houses Days

Succeedent Houses Weeks

Cardinal Signs and
Cadent Houses Months

Angular Houses Weeks

Succeedent Houses Months
Common Signs and
Cadent Houses Years

Angular Houses Months

Succeedent Houses Years

Fixed Signs and
Cadent Houses Time Unknown
Where to Find All that has been Lost or Stolen
Direction by House
 1) East  7) West

 2) East North East  8) West South West

 3) North North East  9) South South West

 4) North  10) South

 5) North North West  11) South South East

 6) West North West  12) East South East

Direction by Sign
 Aries EAST  Libra WEST
 Taurus S by E  Scorpio N by E
 Gemini W by S  Sagittarius E by S
 Cancer North  Capricorn South
 Leo E by N  Aquarius W by N
 Virgo S by W  Pisces N by W
Levels by Elements
 Water Signs denote lowlands

 Earth Signs are at ground level

 Fire Signs are middle level or height

 Air Signs denote highlands or upper level

Things you need to know
Turning the Wheel
When the querent asks a question about himself and his
affairs, we take the First House for him and the house ruling
the matter he asks about.

When he asks about another person’s affairs, we turn the

chart to have that person as the First House and then count
forward to reach the house of the question.

If the other person inquired about is Not Designated, we take

the 7th House for him and turn the chart to have the 7th house
as the Ascendant.
Critical Degrees

A significator at a Critical Degree will bring the situation to a crisis

Cardinal Signs: 0, 13, 26 Fixed Signs: 9, 21 Mutable Signs: 4, 17

Mutual Reception will bring help from an outsider not involved

Final Dispositor can give you additional clues to confirm the outcome

There must be at least three confirming aspects to support

your answer.
Besieged and Under Duress
If a significator is between any two malefics (ex: Mars and Saturn) no
matter how many houses apart and no matter if they aspect each
other, it is besieged, distressed and under duress.

Refranation
If one of the significators, in any aspect, leaves the sign it occupies or
turns retrograde before the aspect is complete, it is like turning off the
lights. It is called Refranation or refraining from taking further action.
The person retires from the scene or backs out of the matter.
An Important Event in the Past
Check the last Planet the Moon passed over...... If it is
retrograde, the person was adverse to taking the action

The nature of the event is reflected by the planet:

The Sun: promotion and publicity Mercury: coordination

Venus: cooperation Mars: denotes force Jupiter: travel
Saturn: organization Uranus: reorganization
Neptune: a scheme Pluto: complications
Example Horary Questions
Querent is the Sun.
Money is Mercury
Retrograde, in Sag., in
the 5th , NNW corner
of house, SE side of
room mid-level. Moon
last conjunct Neptune,
a malefic. This doesn’t
look promising for
finding the money.

Venus/Saturn are in
Mutual Reception.
Fortuna is in 4th of the
End of Matter. Sun will
conjunct the still
Retrograde Mercury.

When transiting
Mercury (now direct)
again reached 16
Sag, the money was
found in a dresser
(Venus) in a wallet
(Saturn) while looking
for something else
completely.
Querent is Saturn
and Uranus in
Mutual Reception
with Neptune.
There is no aspect
to the missing
house cat ruled by
Mercury in the 8th
WSW intercepted
in Libra W. (hiding)
Last aspect of
Moon is a sextile to
Pluto in the 12th in
Sag. Venus in
dignity, is co-ruler
of cat with Mercury
Window was open,
cat jumped out.
She was found by
the dog under a
pile of boxes (Libra)
just west of the
house , scared stiff.