nocturnus

Latin · adjective
Edited by: Kierán Meinhardt
Last edited: 2024-11-11
Meanings
Literal translation
nocturnal
Categories
astrological concept
zodiac sign quality
Related Lemmata 2 ›

1. nocturnal

1.a 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

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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: July 4, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac2084,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-07-04]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2024},
	title = {nocturnus ({Lemma} #2084)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2084/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2084/},
}