I dont subscribe to the detriment, fall etc terminology.......or that the number of degrees by itself is significant. Everything ties in with the aspects to other planets and if you have a good aspect at 4 degrees say Libra with Uranus sextile to say Venus then it is propitious. A chart has to be taken as a whole and not just isolated placements. I have never heard of "pitted" and I have been practising for 30 years. Some of the old astrology is narrow and sexist, moralistic.......according to the times. Uranus as the planet of astrology also deals with breaking down stereotypes, is modern essentially and humane, non sexist. Moving with the times!!!.My Uranus is in Leo 4 degrees. Tho that's supposed to be in the sign of its detriment. So because mine is 4 degrees that bails me out somewhat? Cool if that's the case. lol. I know it's in Jupiters bounds/terms.
I see my Saturn in Scorpio 26 degrees is pitted.
The list of elevated/pitted degrees seems to list the degrees of signs from 0 to 29. The first critical degree in Capricorn is 0, not 1. Going through the list manually, I see 4 degrees that are both critical and pitted (same as previously listed).
21 Leo
9 Scorpio
21 Scorpio
21 Aquarius
Is there any way to shed light on the mathematics of this system? I would find that most interesting.
In my opinion:
...the natal Moon being elevated or pitted would increase (if elevated) or diminish (if pitted) the influence of all Lunar influences upon that individual, including the "intensity" of influence of the Lunar Mansions upon that individual.
... If the Moon is in an elevated degree, the generic (mundane) influence of that Mansion is increased; if in a pitted degree, the generic (mundane) influence of that Mansion is diminished (this is from the Ankara tradition)
Question 2: pits and peaks apply (as I understand it) only to planets and Parts/Lots; they do not apply to stars acting through cusps/angles, nor to house cusps/angles (azimene degrees apply to both planets and cusps/angles; also the very ancient Manilius "partes damnande" applied to the cusps and angles, not to the planets-but these subjects of azimene degrees and partes damnande are advanced and rather abstruse specialty matters)
The list of elevated/pitted degrees seems to list the degrees of signs from 0 to 29. The first critical degree in Capricorn is 0, not 1.
Going through the list manually, I see 4 degrees that are both critical and pitted (same as previously listed).
21 Leo
9 Scorpio
21 Scorpio
21 Aquarius
Is there any way to shed light on the mathematics of this system? I would find that most interesting.
Howdy, I'm new here and I'm much intersted and learning and discussing astrology with you fine folks. Ok, so this elevated pitted degree thing sounds interesting to me, is there any mathmatic logic behind it?
Thanks. Now, this is a bit of subject but still in much in the spirit of your topic, does a planet only have exaltation at an exalted degree or does is a planet simply more exalted at the exalted degree?