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!
- Must have a good approaching aspect between the 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.
- Mercury should not be retrograde.
- 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, unless very well-aspected.
- Avoid Venus in Aries, Virgo, or Scorpio, unless very well-aspected.
- Shoot for a good aspect between Venus and 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
Good luck!
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