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Placidus and planetary hours

As per Deborah Houlding's book, Placidus houses are based on the same concept as planetary hours in that each Placidus house contains 2 planetary hours. I get the idea but I have a point of confusion here since planetary hours are based on solar time (sunrise to sunset) yet Placidus houses are based...

Placidus houses

Another question please. If Placidus cusps 12, 11, and 10 represents 1/3, 2/3 and 3/3 of the diurnal cycle for each degree on its own declination circle, does that also represent 30, 60, and 90 degrees respectively of the space from the horizon to the midheaven? That is, do Placidus cusp represent a...

Placidus houses

I hope someone out there can answer a question for me. I have read that Placidus house cusps are unique in that the diurnal semi-arc is trisected so cusps 12, 11, and 10 are 1/3, 2/3 and 3/3 along " their own diurnal semi-arc," as opposed to say, alcabatius, that trisects the ascendant sem...

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