Σελήνης ἑσπερία ἀνατολή
Selēnēs hesperia anatolē

Greek noun

Last edited: 2023-10-11
Primary meaning The Moon’s western rising
Literal translation The Moon’s western rising
Variants
Σελήνης ἑσπερία ἀνατολή Selēnēs hesperia anatolē
Edited by
The Moon’s western rising lunar position

Σελήνης ἑσπερία ἀνατολὴ λέγεται ὅταν ἀπὸ συνόδου φέρηται μέχρι πανσελήνου, ἑῴα δὲ ἀνατολὴ ἀπὸ πανσελήνου μέχρι συνόδου

‘It is called the Moon’s western rising whenever it moves from conjunction (with the Sun) to full Moon, and (the Moon’s) eastern rising (whenever it moves) from full Moon to conjunction’

— Sarapion of Alexandria, Various Names for Configurations of the Stars

Genre: astrology
Date: 1st cent. BCE/CE?

CCAG VIII.4 227

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APA (7th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023). Σελήνης ἑσπερία ἀνατολή (Lemma #197). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/197/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023). Σελήνης ἑσπερία ἀνατολή (Lemma #197). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/197/
MLA (9th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023). Σελήνης ἑσπερία ἀνατολή (Lemma #197). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/197/
Harvard
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023) Σελήνης ἑσπερία ἀνατολή (Lemma #197), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/197/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac197,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
	author = {Zellmann-Rohrer, Michael},
	year = {2023},
	title = {Σελήνης ἑσπερία ἀνατολή ({Lemma} #197)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/197/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/197/},
}