nodus

Latin · noun

Edited by: Kierán Meinhardt
Last edited: 2026-10-14

Meanings

1. equinoctial point

2. solstice or equinox

Literal translation

node

1. equinoctial point

1.a equinoctial point annual phenomenon

... ut propius nodis aliquod vel longius astrum est.

‘... according as a sign is either nearer to the equinoctial points or farther off.’

— Manilius, Astronomica 3.228

Genre: astrological treatise

Manilius. Astronomica. Edited and translated by G. P. Goold. Loeb Classical Library 469. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1977. 180-181

2. solstice or equinox

2.a solstice or equinox annual phenomenon

quae tropica appellant, quod in illis quattuor anni tempora vertuntur signis nodosque resolvunt

‘They are called tropic signs, since in them turn the four seasons of the year and untie the bonds which fasten them together;’

— Manilius, Astronomica 3.621 f

Genre: astrological treatise

Manilius. Astronomica. Edited and translated by G. P. Goold. Loeb Classical Library 469. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1977. 212-213

Cite this entry

APA (7th)

Meinhardt, K. (2026). nodus (Lemma #2342). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2342/

Chicago (Author-Date)

Meinhardt, K. (2026). nodus (Lemma #2342). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2342/

MLA (9th)

Meinhardt, K. (2026). nodus (Lemma #2342). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2342/

Harvard

Meinhardt, K. (2026) nodus (Lemma #2342), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2342/ (Accessed: November 5, 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{zodiac2342,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2026},
	title = {nodus ({Lemma} #2342)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2342/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2342/},
}