Ephemeris Tables of planetary places used to find their positions in the horoscope. Now widely available in computerised form. Equator See Long Ascension and Short Ascension. Equinox Equal Night. Point in the ecliptic where the day and night is of equal duration.
Vernal equinox is the first degree of Aries and the autumnal equinox is the first degree of Libra.
Exaltation Essential dignity of a planet, possibly even more powerful than being in its own sign. See Table of Planetary Values .