Markab
Descendant Conjunct Markab
With your natal The point directly opposite the Ascendant, on the western horizon. It describes partnership, others, and what you seek in relationship. When two planets sit at the same point in the zodiac, blending their meanings into one. The most powerful and direct of the aspects. the A star in the background sky beyond the planets, holding its place in the constellations. Astrology reads contacts to certain bright stars as carrying their own distinct fortunes. Markab, a star of Pegasus, the star's sharp, steady intellect and alertness to sudden hazard colors who you attract and how you relate one to one. You tend to draw clear-headed, capable partners, and your bonds reward steadiness and foresight while warning against abrupt reversals you did not see coming. Open dealings with others go best when you stay watchful and grounded. Read it with Markab's full nature and the rest of the chart, since a single star colors but does not dictate.
- fixed star
- markab
- descendant
- conjunction
Sources
- Robson, The Fixed Stars and Constellations in Astrology (1923)Gives the nature and influence of Markab as it falls on the relationship and foundation angles of a chart.
- Brady, Brady's Book of Fixed Stars (1998)Reads Markab by its Pegasus myth and heliacal phase as it bears on partnership and the private base.
- Ebertin, Fixed Stars and Their Interpretation (1971)Gives the modern reading of Markab on the lower and western angles of the chart.

