radiatio cardinalis

Latin noun

Last edited: 2023-12-12
Primary meaning conjunction/square/opposition to the ascendant
Literal translation cardinal radiation
Variants
radiatio cardinalis
cardinalis radiatio
Edited by
conjunction/square/opposition to the ascendant astrological concept

Si vero non fuerint in hoc loco, vide qui horoscopum ex ipsis cardinali radiatione respiciat, et tunc ex hoc tractatu artem poteris explicare.

‘if they are not in that place, observe whether they are in aspect to the ascendant or on an angle. From this you will be able to determine the type of skill.’

— Firmicus Maternus, Mathesis 7.26.9

Genre: astrological compendium
Provenance: Sicily
Date: ca. 334 CE

Firmicus Maternus. 1897. Ivlii Firmici Materni Matheseos Libri VIII, ed. W. Kroll, F. Skutsch. Stuttgart: B. G. Teubner. 2.279

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APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). radiatio cardinalis (Lemma #1431). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1431/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). radiatio cardinalis (Lemma #1431). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1431/
MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2023). radiatio cardinalis (Lemma #1431). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1431/
Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2023) radiatio cardinalis (Lemma #1431), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1431/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac1431,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2023},
	title = {radiatio cardinalis ({Lemma} #1431)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1431/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/1431/},
}