Dignity Tables
The five essential dignities of traditional astrology. A planet in its domicile or exaltation is strongest; in its triplicity, bound, or decan it has a more modest claim on the sign. Detriment and fall are the corresponding debilities, derived by opposition. Standard references: Ptolemy's Tetrabiblos, Dorotheus, Lilly's Christian Astrology, Bonatti.
Bounds
Decans
| Sign | Domicile | Exaltation | Detriment | Fall | TriplicityD / N / P | Egyptian Bounds | Chaldean Decans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aries fire · cardinal | Mars | Sun19° | Venus | Saturn | // Sun / Jupiter / Saturn | 0–66–1212–2020–2525–30 | 0–1010–2020–30 |
Taurus earth · fixed | Venus | Moon3° | Mars | — | // Venus / Moon / Mars | 0–88–1414–2222–2727–30 | 0–1010–2020–30 |
Gemini air · mutable | Mercury | — | Jupiter | — | // Saturn / Mercury / Jupiter | 0–66–1212–1717–2424–30 | 0–1010–2020–30 |
Cancer water · cardinal | Moon | Jupiter15° | Saturn | Mars | // Venus / Mars / Moon | 0–77–1313–1818–2626–30 | 0–1010–2020–30 |
Leo fire · fixed | Sun | — | Saturn | — | // Sun / Jupiter / Saturn | 0–66–1111–1818–2424–30 | 0–1010–2020–30 |
Virgo earth · mutable | Mercury | Mercury15° | Jupiter | Venus | // Venus / Moon / Mars | 0–77–1717–2121–2828–30 | 0–1010–2020–30 |
Libra air · cardinal | Venus | Saturn21° | Mars | Sun | // Saturn / Mercury / Jupiter | 0–66–1414–2121–2828–30 | 0–1010–2020–30 |
Scorpio water · fixed | Mars | — | Venus | Moon | // Venus / Mars / Moon | 0–77–1111–1919–2626–30 | 0–1010–2020–30 |
Sagittarius fire · mutable | Jupiter | — | Mercury | — | // Sun / Jupiter / Saturn | 0–1212–1717–2121–2626–30 | 0–1010–2020–30 |
Capricorn earth · cardinal | Saturn | Mars28° | Moon | Jupiter | // Venus / Moon / Mars | 0–77–1414–2222–2626–30 | 0–1010–2020–30 |
Aquarius air · fixed | Saturn | — | Sun | — | // Saturn / Mercury / Jupiter | 0–77–1313–2020–2525–30 | 0–1010–2020–30 |
Pisces water · mutable | Jupiter | Venus27° | Mercury | Mercury | // Venus / Mars / Moon | 0–1212–1616–1919–2828–30 | 0–1010–2020–30 |