nocturnus

Latin adjective

Last edited: 2024-11-11
Primary meaning nocturnal
Literal translation nocturnal
Variants
nocturnus
Edited by
nocturnal astrological concept, zodiac sign quality

the signs Taurus, Gemini, Virgo, Libra, Capricorn, Aquarius

Nec te praetereat nocturna diurnaque signa quae sint perspicere et propria deducere lege

‘Fail not to perceive and from true rule deduce what signs are nocturnal, and what diurnal’

— Manilius, Astronomica 2.203 f

Genre: astrological treatise

Manilius. Astronomica. Edited and translated by G. P. Goold. Loeb Classical Library 469. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1977. 98-99

Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). nocturnus (Lemma #2084). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2084/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). nocturnus (Lemma #2084). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2084/
MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2024). nocturnus (Lemma #2084). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2084/
Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2024) nocturnus (Lemma #2084), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2084/ (Accessed: February 2, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac2084,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-02]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2024},
	title = {nocturnus ({Lemma} #2084)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2084/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2084/},
}