iuga

Latin · noun
Edited by: Kierán Meinhardt
Last edited: 2026-10-14
Meanings
Literal translation
yokes
Categories
annual phenomenon
Related Lemmata 3 ›

1. equinox

1.a equinox annual phenomenon

rare, poetic

veris iuga temperat ille, haec autumnalis componit lucibus umbras

‘the Ram regulates the scales of spring, while the Balance matches autumn’s nights with autumn’s days.’

— Manilius, Astronomica 4.340 f

Genre: astrological treatise

Manilius. Astronomica. Edited and translated by G. P. Goold. Loeb Classical Library 469. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1977. 248-249

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APA (7th)
Meinhardt, K. (2026). iuga (Lemma #2431). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2431/
Chicago (Author-Date)
Meinhardt, K. (2026). iuga (Lemma #2431). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2431/
MLA (9th)
Meinhardt, K. (2026). iuga (Lemma #2431). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2431/
Harvard
Meinhardt, K. (2026) iuga (Lemma #2431), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2431/ (Accessed: November 5, 2026).
BibTeX 
@misc{zodiac2431,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	author = {Meinhardt, Kierán},
	year = {2026},
	title = {iuga ({Lemma} #2431)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2431/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2431/},
}