Tradition · Modern WesternAstrological Relationship
Glyph
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Angle
0 degrees of declination (equal distance north or south of the celestial equator; not a longitude angle)
Orb
1
Orb Convention
Modern: 1 degree of declination, sometimes 2 for the Sun and Moon. It is measured in declination, so the orb is not an ecliptic orb at all.
Class
Relationship
Nature
Mixed
Keywords
DeclinationEqual heightSympathySame plane
Meaning
Two bodies at the same declination, that is at the same distance from the celestial equator. The parallel is read much as a conjunction: the two bodies are said to act together, with the difference that they need not be near each other in longitude at all. The contra-parallel, with equal declination on opposite sides of the equator, is its counterpart and is read as an opposition.