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The Rules (updated Oct. 24, 2005):

Here are my rules for wedding electional charts.There are many methods for doing this work, and other astrologers may disagree with my "rules." All I can say is that this process has been refined through a survey of hundreds of charts over the past five years, and seems to work well. In addition, I am indebted to three sources: Marion March and Joan McEvers' Only Way to Learn About Horary and Electional Astrology; Choosing a Good Time for a Wedding, by Estelle Daniels, The Mountain Astrologer 3/94; and the teachings of my first astrology teacher, Diane Ronngren.

Choosing the Date

• NO VENUS Rx!
• Good aspect Sun/Moon
• Moon must NOT be void of course.
• Moon MUST have good final aspect before going V.O.C.
• Avoid Sun approaching square or opposition to Saturn.
  
• NO MERCURY Rx!
• Venus should apply to good aspect, or be applied to by Moon or Mercury. Avoid hard aspects from Venus to malefics.Avoid moon in Aries, Scorpio, or Capricorn.
  
• Avoid Venus in Aries, Virgo, or Scorpio.
• Good aspect Venus/Mars
• Moon waxing (between New Moon and Full Moon) is best, but in my opinion, not as important as a good Moon/Sun aspect.
• Good applying Saturn aspect
  

Choosing the Time

• Ruler of 1st  MUST NOT be in hard aspect to ruler of 7th house
• Keep malefics (Mars, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto) out of 7th
• Keep Uranus out of 7th and out of adverse aspect with ruler of 7th, Venus, or planet in 7th.
• Moon in 7th house or angular; or, Moon applying to beneficial planet in 7th (avoid Moon in 6/12).
• Keep malefics off angles if at all possible
• Ascendant: no fewer than 3, no more than 27 degrees rising
• Fixed Ascendant is desirable
• Moon good aspect to rulers of 4th and 10th

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