Σελήνης ἑῷα ἀνατολή
Selēnēs heōia anatolē

Greek noun

Last edited: 2023-10-11
Primary meaning The Moon’s eastern rising
Literal translation The Moon’s eastern rising
Variants
Σελήνης ἑῷα ἀνατολή Selēnēs heōia anatolē
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The Moon’s eastern 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


Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023). Σελήνης ἑῷα ἀνατολή (Lemma #198). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/198/

Chicago (Author-Date)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023). Σελήνης ἑῷα ἀνατολή (Lemma #198). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/198/

MLA (9th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023). Σελήνης ἑῷα ἀνατολή (Lemma #198). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/198/

Harvard
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2023) Σελήνης ἑῷα ἀνατολή (Lemma #198), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/198/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).

BibTeX
@misc{zodiac198,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
	author = {Zellmann-Rohrer, Michael},
	year = {2023},
	title = {Σελήνης ἑῷα ἀνατολή ({Lemma} #198)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/198/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/198/},
}