Exaltation

Joys and Exaltations in the Thema Mundi

Synonym: Hypsoma

A type of essential dignity.

The qualities of a planet and its sign of exaltation are similar, so that when a planet is in its sign of exaltation it is thought to express its inherent qualities in a particularly 'pure' form.

Modern astrologers do not agree on signs for exaltations of Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto, so the exaltations are usually restricted to the seven traditional planets.

A planet's sign of exaltation is always located opposite the sign of the same planet's fall.

Signs of Exaltation

Planet	Sign
Sun	Aries
Moon	Taurus
Mercury	Virgo
Venus	Pisces
Mars	Capricorn
Jupiter	Cancer
Saturn	Libra

Exaltation Degrees Wheel

See also

• Accidental Dignities
• Domicile
• Elevation

Weblinks

• The Exaltation System in Babylonian Astrology (Gavin White 2009; Skyscript)
• Ramesey on Exaltations and Falls (1653) (Christopher Warnock, 2001)
• The Origin of the Planetary Exaltations - their Signs and Degrees (Andrew Bevan, 1995)
• A new perspective on the exaltation (Kiril Stoychev, 2015)