Aspect Hotspots Study

The Aspect Hotspots Study generates an event whenever two transiting bodies form an exact aspect while one of them is conjunct (within orb) a user-defined critical degree. Use the study to find the moments when an aspect coincides with a hotspot of interest.

Create an Aspect Hotspots Study

To add a new Aspect Hotspots Study to the active workspace:

1. Click Mundane Studies on the menu bar.
2. Click Aspects, then click Aspect Hotspots in the submenu.

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You can also create an Aspect Hotspots Study from the toolbar by clicking the Aspect Studies drop-down button and selecting Aspect Hotspots.

Events Captured

An Aspect Hotspots event occurs when two transiting bodies form an exact aspect (cycle angle) listed in the Aspects table, while one of the two bodies is conjunct (within orb) one of the critical degrees listed in the Hotspot Degrees table. The hotspots act as fixed points on the zodiac at which an aspect must occur for the event to be recorded.

Events Table Columns

The events table for an Aspect Hotspots Study contains the following columns:

Column	Description
Date Time	Date and time of the aspect-to-hotspot event.
Inner Body	Name of the faster-moving body in the aspect.
Inner Body Longitude	Ecliptic longitude (or right ascension) of the inner body.
Inner Body Sign	Zodiac sign (with degrees) of the inner body.
Inner Body Latitude	Ecliptic latitude (or declination) of the inner body.
Inner Body Distance	Distance of the inner body from the coordinate origin.
Inner Body Speed	Daily motion of the inner body.
Cycle Angle	Cycle angle between the inner and outer bodies.
Phase	Phase of the aspect cycle, derived from the cycle angle: New (0°), Waxing (between 0° and 180°), Full (180°), or Waning (between 180° and 360°).
Separation	Distance from exact aspect to the hotspot.
Outer Body	Name of the slower-moving body in the aspect.
Outer Body Longitude	Ecliptic longitude (or right ascension) of the outer body.
Outer Body Sign	Zodiac sign (with degrees) of the outer body.
Outer Body Latitude	Ecliptic latitude (or declination) of the outer body.
Outer Body Distance	Distance of the outer body from the coordinate origin.
Outer Body Speed	Daily motion of the outer body.
Hotspot Longitude	Ecliptic longitude (or right ascension) of the hotspot being aspected.
Hotspot Sign	Zodiac sign (with degrees) of the hotspot.
Event Interval	Time interval since the previous event in the series.