Shorthand Abbreviations
Typeable symbols I derived to make astrological writing more computer-friendly and succinct. This is the only two-letter system that keeps the symbols intuitive, unconflicted and supports mixed/cusp signs.
Planets
Sn Sun | Mn Moon | Me Mercury | Vn Venus | Ma Mars | Jp Jupiter | St Saturn | Ur Uranus | Np Neptune | Pl Pluto |
Zodiac Signs
Ar Aries | Tr Taurus | Gm Gemini | Cn Cancer | Lo Leo | Vr Virgo |
Lb Libra | Sc Scorpio | Sg Sagittarius | Cp Capricorn | Aq Aquarius | Ps Pisces |
Mixed Signs
AT AriesTaurus | TG TaurusGemini | GC GeminiCancer |
CL CancerLeo | LV LeoVirgo | VL VirgoLibra |
LS LibraScorpio | SS ScorpioSagittarius | SC SagittariusCapricorn |
CA CapricornAquarius | AP AquariusPisces | PA PiscesAries |
Angles
As Ascendant | Ds Descendant | Ic Imum Coeli | Md Midheaven | Vx Vertex |
Smaller Bodies
Adm Admetos | Apl Apollon | Chr Chiron | Cpd Cupido | Crs Ceres |
Hds Hades | Jno Juno | Krn Kronos | Llt Lilith | Nbr Nibiru |
Pls Pallas | Psd Poseidon | Vlc Vulcan | Vst Vesta | Zes Zeus |
Nodes
Nnd North Node | Snd South Node |
Notes
- Symbols are case-sensitive to avoid confusion (between Sc and SC, for example).
- Mercury and Mars' symbols are Me and Ma since Mr could be either.
- Retrograde planets are indicated by an asterisk.
- A planet's location within a mixed sign is indicated by an underline. For example, CL means the planet is on the Leo side of CancerLeo.
- Mixed signs are unhyphenated to preserve hyphens for use as delimiters in starchains (ex: LeoVirgo-Cancer).
Starchains
Starchains represent entire horoscopes in just one line. Several can be viewed at once on the Compare page. Chains progress from the Sun to Pluto (with smaller bodies optionally tagged onto the end) so a basic chain, like Lo-Cn-Vr-Lb-AT, means: Sun in Leo, Moon in Cancer, Mercury in Virgo, Venus in Libra, Mars in AriesTaurus.
Basic: 5-Sign (Sun to Mars)
Lo-Cn-Vr*-Lb-AT: Sun in Leo, Moon in Cancer, Mercury (retrograde) in Virgo, Venus in Libra, Mars in AriesTaurus.
Classical: 7-Sign (Sun to Saturn)
Lo-Cn-Vr*-Lb-Ar-Sg-Cp
Modern: 10-Sign (Sun to Pluto)
Lo-Cn-Vr*-Lb-Ar-Sg-Cp-Aq-Ps-Sc
Extended: 11-Sign (Sun to Pluto, plus Chiron)
Lo-Cn-Vr*-Lb-Ar-Sg-Cp-Aq-Ps-Sc-Tr
Compact
Chains should not be written without the hyphens (LoCnVrLbAr) because these get hard to read when there are mixed signs: AqCAAPScCn.
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