Fixed Stars
The classical fixed stars placed on the zodiac wheel: where each one stands, and which of your natal planets and angles sit conjunct one. Same birth data as the birth chart, shareable straight from the URL.
| Star | Position | Mag | Lore |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlgolPer | 26°32' Taurus | 2.1 | The 'Demon Star' — the most notorious fixed star in traditional astrology, marking the severed head of Medusa. Associated with intense trials and, in modern readings, the power to face what others turn away from. |
| AlcyoneTau | 0°21' Gemini | 2.9 | Brightest of the Pleiades, the Seven Sisters. Traditionally linked to keen inner vision and to weeping — the bittersweet clarity of seeing deeply. |
| AldebaranTau | 10°09' Gemini | 0.9 | The Bull's Eye and Royal Star of the East, Watcher of the vernal equinox. Promises success and eminence — kept only so long as one's integrity holds. |
| RigelOri | 17°12' Gemini | 0.2 | Orion's brilliant foot. A star of the educator and builder — success through spreading knowledge and raising others. |
| CapellaAur | 22°13' Gemini | 0.1 | The Little She-Goat that nursed Zeus. A star of inquisitive movement and love of learning — honors that come with restlessness. |
| PolarisUMi | 28°56' Gemini | 2.0 | The North Star at the axis of the sky. The gift of orientation — showing the way — with the melancholy of standing still while all else turns. |
| BetelgeuseOri | 29°07' Gemini | 0.5 | Orion's red shoulder. Traditionally among the most fortunate stars — unbounded success and honors that do not corrupt. |
| SiriusCMa | 14°27' Cancer | -1.4 | The Dog Star, brightest in the entire sky, herald of the Nile flood. Marks burning ambition and renown — the mundane touched by the sacred. |
| CanopusCar | 15°19' Cancer | -0.6 | The great southern navigator's star, helmsman of Menelaus. Voyages, piloting, and the patience of those who steer by distant lights. |
| CastorGem | 20°36' Cancer | 1.6 | The mortal twin. Sharp intelligence, the writer's star — brilliance shadowed by sudden reversals. |
| PolluxGem | 23°35' Cancer | 1.2 | The immortal twin, the boxer. Courage in contest and the crueler edge of wit — strength tested through struggle. |
| ProcyonCMi | 26°09' Cancer | 0.4 | The Little Dog that rises before Sirius. Quick fortunes — sudden success that must be seized before the moment passes. |
| RegulusLeo | 0°12' Virgo | 1.4 | The Heart of the Lion, Royal Star of the North. Crowns and high office — success that collapses if one stoops to revenge. |
| AlkaidUMa | 27°18' Virgo | 1.9 | The tip of the Great Bear's tail, 'chief of the mourners.' A solemn star — the one who leads the procession and carries endings with dignity. |
| AlgorabCrv | 13°49' Libra | 2.9 | The Crow's wing. A trickster star of scavenged opportunity — resourcefulness in dark places. |
| SpicaVir | 24°12' Libra | 1.0 | The Virgin's sheaf of wheat — among the most fortunate stars. Innate gifts, protection, and the sweetness of a good harvest. |
| ArcturusBoo | 24°36' Libra | -0.1 | The Bear Guard, brightest of the northern sky. A pioneer's star — prosperity through finding new paths and guarding what follows. |
| AlpheccaCrB | 12°40' Scorpio | 2.2 | The jewel of the Northern Crown — Ariadne's wedding gift. Honors and artistic gifts that arrive quietly, as a crown bestowed rather than seized. |
| ZubenelgenubiLib | 15°27' Scorpio | 2.8 | The Southern Scale of Libra. The price of imbalance — a star of reckonings, and of those who work to set them right. |
| ZubeneschamaliLib | 19°44' Scorpio | 2.6 | The Northern Scale. The fortunate side of the balance — honors through fairness and standing for others. |
| AntaresSco | 10°08' Sagittarius | 1.1 | The Scorpion's Heart, rival of Mars, Royal Star of the West. Success through full-hearted intensity — with a warning against obsession consuming the prize. |
| VegaLyr | 15°41' Capricorn | 0.0 | The falling eagle, the star of Orpheus's lyre. Charisma and artistic magic — the voice that can charm stones, and the fine line between artistry and mere spellbinding. |
| AltairAql | 2°08' Aquarius | 0.8 | The Eagle's eye. Bold, swift ascent — the courage to strike upward, with the risk that comes from flying high and fast. |
| Deneb AlgediCap | 23°54' Aquarius | 2.9 | The Sea-Goat's tail. The law-giver's star — sorrow and joy held in balance, authority exercised as stewardship. |
| FomalhautPsA | 4°13' Pisces | 1.2 | The Southern Fish's mouth, Royal Star of the South, Watcher of the winter solstice. Lasting fame through ideals — granted only while the ideals stay uncorrupted. |
| DenebCyg | 5°42' Pisces | 1.3 | The Swan's tail, crown of the Northern Cross. An idealist's star — vision that carries far beyond the ordinary. |
| AchernarEri | 15°41' Pisces | 0.5 | The End of the River Eridanus. A star of successful conclusions — reaching the far end of long journeys. |
Longitudes for today, 2026-09-02 (UT).
What the fixed stars are here
The fixed stars are the stars themselves — Regulus, Spica, Algol — as distinct from the planets, which wander. This page uses the same twenty-seven bright stars the planetarium singles out, each carrying a traditional name and its curated lore. Projected onto the ecliptic, every one occupies a zodiac degree, and a natal planet can stand on that degree just as it can stand on another planet.
They are “fixed” only against each other. The tropical zodiac is anchored to the vernal equinox, and precession drifts the equinox westward against the stars, so every star's tropical longitude climbs by about 50.29″ a year — one degree every 72 years or so. Regulus, near 0° Virgo now, stood at 29°50′ Leo at the J2000 epoch; the table simply shows where that slow climb has reached on the date it is cast for.
With birth details, each natal planet and angle is checked against each star. Only conjunctions are counted, within 1° — both choices made explicitly rather than by default, since the traditional fixed-star practice reads bodily conjunction with tight orbs, not the full aspect set.
Method: star positions are the planetarium's J2000 catalog coordinates (HYG, the same data behind the 3D sky), rotated onto the ecliptic and precessed linearly at 50.29″ per year — an approximation good to well under the displayed arcminute across 1700–2200. Proper motion is not applied, matching the sky view; for the fastest mover here, Arcturus, that neglect grows to a few minutes of arc per century. Contacts are conjunctions only, within 1°, after the traditional tight-orb practice; no other aspect types are counted, and the star notes are the planetarium's own curated lore, unchanged. This page is the chart's address: copy the URL and it travels.