Glossary
The four angles
The angles are the four cardinal points of a chart: the Ascendant (rising in the east), the Descendant (setting in the west), the Midheaven (culminating at the top of the sky), and the Imum Coeli (anti-culminating beneath you). A planet on an angle is at its most visible expression.
The angle sets the life domain: the same planet reads as identity and presence on the Ascendant, relationships on the Descendant, career and public role on the Midheaven, home and roots on the Imum Coeli.