Early English Books Online 2

Previous Section Next Section

Vox stellarum: or, the voyce of the stars being a brief and easie introduction to the knowledge of the number, names and characters of the planets and signs, aspects and anticions: the division of heaven, and how to erect a figure thereof, either by a table of houses or by a table of right and oblique ascentions: an exact and true description of the planets and signs, with the countries, cities or towns under them. Likewise, how to judge of the affairs of the world, by revolutions, eclipses, great conjunctions and blazing stars. Also, something touching the Popish Plot, and other remarkable affairs of the year, 1678. By William Knight, student in astrology and physick.

About this Item

Title
Vox stellarum: or, the voyce of the stars being a brief and easie introduction to the knowledge of the number, names and characters of the planets and signs, aspects and anticions: the division of heaven, and how to erect a figure thereof, either by a table of houses or by a table of right and oblique ascentions: an exact and true description of the planets and signs, with the countries, cities or towns under them. Likewise, how to judge of the affairs of the world, by revolutions, eclipses, great conjunctions and blazing stars. Also, something touching the Popish Plot, and other remarkable affairs of the year, 1678. By William Knight, student in astrology and physick.
Author
Knight, William, fl. 1680-1699.
Publication
London :: printed by E.T. and R.H. for Thomas Passinger at the Three Bibles on London-Bridge,
1681.
Rights/Permissions

This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. Searching, reading, printing, or downloading EEBO-TCP texts is reserved for the authorized users of these project partner institutions. Permission must be granted for subsequent distribution, in print or electronically, of this text, in whole or in part. Please contact project staff at eebotcp-info@umich.edu for further information or permissions.

Subject terms
Astrology -- Early works to 1800.
Popish Plot, 1678 -- Early works to 1800.
Great Britain -- History -- Charles II, 1660-1685 -- Early works to 1800.
Cite this Item
"Vox stellarum: or, the voyce of the stars being a brief and easie introduction to the knowledge of the number, names and characters of the planets and signs, aspects and anticions: the division of heaven, and how to erect a figure thereof, either by a table of houses or by a table of right and oblique ascentions: an exact and true description of the planets and signs, with the countries, cities or towns under them. Likewise, how to judge of the affairs of the world, by revolutions, eclipses, great conjunctions and blazing stars. Also, something touching the Popish Plot, and other remarkable affairs of the year, 1678. By William Knight, student in astrology and physick." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A47548.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 21, 2024.

Pages

Page 51

CHAP. XII. For to find what Planet ruleth every hour of the Day or Nigh, also some Terms of Art.

The The Hours of the Day and Night.
Week days 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Sunday ☉ ♀ ☿ ☽ ♄ ♃ ♂ ☉ ♀ ☿ ☽ ♄
Sund. night ♃ ♂ ☉ ♀ ☿ ☽ ♄ ♃ ♂ ☉ ♀ ☿
Monday ☽ ♄ ♃ ♂ ☉ ♀ ☿ ☽ ♄ ♃ ♂ ☉
Mond. night ♀ ☿ ☽ ♄ ♃ ♂ ☉ ♀ ☿ ☽ ♄ ♃
Tuesday ♂ ☉ ♀ ☿ ☽ ♄ ♃ ♂ ☉ ♀ ☿ ☽
Tuesd. night ♄ ♃ ♂ ☉ ♀ ☿ ☽ ♄ ♃ ♂ ☉ ♀
Wednesday ☿ ☽ ♄ ♃ ♂ ☉ ♀ ☿ ☽ ♄ ♃ ♂
Wedn. night ☉ ♀ ☿ ☽ ♄ ♃ ♂ ☉ ♀ ☿ ☽ ♄
Thursday ♃ ♂ ☉ ♀ ☿ ☽ ♄ ♃ ♂ ☉ ♀ ☿
Thurs. night ☽ ♄ ♃ ♂ ☉ ♀ ☿ ☽ ♄ ♃ ♂ ☉
Friday ♀ ☿ ☽ ♄ ♃ ♂ ☉ ♀ ☿ ☽ ♄ ♃
Frid. night ♂ ☉ ♀ ☿ ☽ ♄ ♃ ♂ ☉ ♀ ☿ ☽
Saturday ♄ ♃ ♂ ☉ ♀ ☿ ☽ ♄ ♃ ♂ ☉ ♀
Saturd. night ☿ ☽ ♄ ♃ ♂ ☉ ♀ ☿ ☽ ♄ ♃ ♂

The Ʋse of the Table.

In the first Column to the left hand you have the days of the week, and the night following each day: In the other 12 Co∣lumns is contained the 12 hours of the day or night, and the Planet ruling each hour, observing that the Planet which go∣verns

Page 52

the day, ever rules the first hour thereof, beginning at Sun-rising; then successively the next in order, as you will find by the Table.

You must know these Planetary hours are greater or lesser, according to the mo∣tion of the Sun, always dividing the day and night each into 12 equal Parts; al∣lowing the time from Sun-rising to Sun-setting to be divided into 12 equal Parts for the day, and from Sun-setting to Sun-rising for the night: So that those Plane∣tary hours are never of equal length with a common hour which is 60 minutes, un∣less it be when the Sun is in the Equinocti∣al, which is about the tenth of March, and the thirteenth of September every year: By this Rule we shall find, that from the tenth of March to the thirteenth of September; a Planetary hour is longer by day than a common hour, and so much shorter than a common hour by night: but from the thirteenth of September to the tenth of March, a Planetary hour is short∣er than a common hour by day, and so much longer than a common hour by night.

Page 53

The length of the day. The length of the Planetary hour by day. The length of the Planetary hour by night.
h. m. h. m. h. m.
6 0 0 30 1 30
7 0 0 35 1 25
8 0 0 40 1 20
9 0 0 45 1 15
10 0 0 50 1 10
11 0 0 55 1 5
12 0 1 0 1 0
13 0 1 5 0 55
14 0 1 10 0 50
15 0 1 15 0 45
16 0 1 20 0 40
17 0 1 25 0 35
18 0 1 30 0 30

This Table is very easie to understand, and shews you how the Planetary hours do lengthen and shorten, according to the day and night, as is before declared, you may make proportion for the odd minutes of the day if you will, but it's

Page 54

needless if you do but take the nearest whole hour.

Some useful Terms of Art to be had in Me∣mory.

Direction, Retrogradation, Stationary, Application, Separation, Prohibition, Re∣frenation, Translation, Collection, Re∣ception, Frustration, Peregrination, Com∣bustion, Cazimi, under the Sun-beams, void of Course, Besieging, Oriental, Occi∣dental, Superior, Inferior, Athazer, Al∣muten and Haiz.

What every one nor any of these are I shall not stand to explain, it being so co∣piously handled in most Introductions; only I thought good to muster them to∣gether, that the young Student may know what he ought to be acquainted with.

Do you have questions about this content? Need to report a problem? Please contact us.