The luminaries were what traditional astrologers called the astrological "planets" which were the brightest and most important in the heavens, that is, An astrological chart (or horoscope) _ Y2K Chart — This particular chart is calculated for January 1, 2000 at 12:01:00 A.M. Eastern Standard Time in New York City, New York, USA. (Longitude: 074W0023 - Latitude: 40N4251) Astrology (from Greek: αστρολογία = άστρον, astron, star + λόγος, logos, word) is...

• the Sun; and
• the Moon

The Sun and Moon were well-established rulers of the other planets, in accordance with the ancient doctrine of astrology of sect, which made the Sun the ruler of charts of events and individuals born in the daytime, when the Sun was over the horizon; and the Moon the ruler of night charts, when the Sun was below the horizon. The Sun in astrology is considered to possess a number of qualities which influence events on Earth . ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Example of a natal chart A natal chart is another name for the astrological birth chart -- it is the unique astrological chart specific to an individuals birth that shows the positions of the Sun, Ascendant, Moon, Lunar Nodes, and all of the other planets in our solar system as...

Ancient astrologers divided all astrological factors into day and night groups: essential dignities, Arabian Parts (or "Lots") and all planetary characterisitcs. Even each of the starry planets themselves "belonged" to one luminary or the other. The luminary "in charge" of any given chart was called the luminary of sect. (See sect.) In astrology, essential dignity is the strength of a planet concerning its position in the zodiac in an astrological chart, not considering other, non-zodiacal, factors, which comprise the accidental dignities. ...

In modern Western astrologer, the importance of the the Moon and especially the Sun, has even come to outweigh all the other celestial factors in the interpretation of chart data. In Hindu astrology, the Moon (and the Ascendant) have that distinction. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Ascendant is noted as As and is in the nine oclock position in the chart The ascendant of a given geographic location at a given point in time is the point on the zodiac which coincides with — i. ...