第一部·星位数字的读法　第十则　起盘、行星位置与福点

CANON X.

第十则。

To describe the Figure of the Heavens.

画出天宫图。

This we are taught by almost all professors, but in a very different manner; therefore be pleased to receive here a very concise method. If the natural hour be given, let the astronomical be made, by adding the semi-diurnal arc in the tables of the houses: at the Pole's elevation given, let the place of the same diurnal Sun be looked for, wherein is described the figure near the tenth house, and let the time be taken from the south, which is found on the back of it, and add to the astronomical hours found above.

这几乎所有的从业者都教过，但方法很不相同；所以请在这里接受一个很简明的方法。若给定的是自然时，就化为天文时，办法是加上宫位表中的半昼弧：在给定的极高下，找同一天太阳的位置，即图形中第十宫附近所列的那一处，取它背面所列的南方时间，加到上面求得的天文时上。

Finally, this sum, when it is found in the same table of houses, directly opposite, will appear the sign and degrees which belong to the six eastern houses, by taking the proportional part, when there is occasion. Of the other six western houses, the cusps are described with the opposite signs, and the same degree of the opposite houses.

最后，这个和数在同一宫位表中找到时，正对着它，就显出属于东方六宫的星座与度数，必要时取比例部分。其余西方六宫，宫头写上对面的星座、对宫相同的度数。

Another way.—The hour being given, let the degree opposite to the Sun of the given day be sought for in the ascendant, and let the southern time which shall be found behind, be added to the given hour; when this sum is found, let the division of the houses explained opposite, be taken, &c. From this same sum of the hours, substract the south time found behind the Sun's degree of the same day, constituted in the tenth house, and there will remain the astronomical hour; or in other words, post meridian, as in the nativity of Charles V.

另一法。——给定了时刻，就在上升栏中找给定那天太阳对面的度数，把背面所列的南方时间加到给定的时刻上；求得这个和数后，取对面所列的分宫，等等。从同一个时数之和中，减去同一天太阳度数在第十宫时背面所列的南方时间，剩下的就是天文时，换句话说，即午后的时数，如在查理五世的本命中。

The given hour is 10° 11': I place in the horoscope 14° of ♍, in the back of which the southern time is 4h 29', which, when I find in the tables of the houses, I take their divisions, &c. Again, I place the Sun in the culmination, and there I take 23h 1', which reject, from 14h 40', first adding the 24h (as we have said in Canon VI.), there remain the astronomical hours 15h 39' post meridian.

给定的时刻是十时十一分：我把处女十四度放在上升点上，它背面的南方时间是四时二十九分，〔与给定时刻相加〕在宫位表中找到时，我就取其分宫，等等。再者，我把太阳放在中天，在那里取得二十三时一分，从十四时四十分中减去它，先加上二十四时（如我们在第六则所说），剩下天文时十五时三十九分，即午后。

To place the planets in the figure, let the astronomical hour be equated; first, by the table of equation of natural days, then from the difference of the meridionals, in the manner they are noted. The places of the planets are very easily calculated to the equated hour, from the Saxegenery table, in this manner:

要把行星放进图中，须先把天文时均化：先用自然日的均时表，再按子午线之差，照所注的方式。行星的位置，用六十进制表很容易算到均化后的时刻，方法如下：

In the first column on the left hand of the 24 hours, look in the body of the table for the planet's motion; and directly under the same column, at the given hour, you will have its motion, to be added to the place of the same, marked in the south; or to be substracted, if the planet be retrogate, as in the example of Charles V.

在二十四时那一行的左边第一栏，于表身中找行星的行度；就在同一栏下、给定的时刻处，你就得到它的行度，加到正午所记的同一行星的位置上；若行星逆行，则减去，如查理五世的例子。

The Moon's motion is diurnal, 14° 39', which, opposite to the 24th number, I find, in the body of the table Sexagenary, under the 37th column; but because there they do not go so far as minutes, I take the proportional part, and I find it corresponds under 36° 37': with the 15th hour, under the 36° I take 9°.

月亮的日行是十四度三十九分，我在六十进制表的表身中，对着第二十四数，发现它在第三十七栏下；但因为那里没有细到分，我取比例部分，发现它对应于三十六度三十七分之下：对着第十五时，在三十六度下我取九度。

Again, for the 37' from the difference which is there made, I add 9'—again, for the 39' of the given hour, I look under 37, and at the 39, in the common angle, I take 24' to be added, and this makes all the Moon's motion 9° 39', to be added to its place, calculated in the south; but the ☽ in 27° 12' of ♐, its place immerges to the given hour, 15h 39' in 6° 45' of ♑.

再者，为那三十七分，按那里所成的差，我加九分；——再者，为给定时刻的三十九分，我在三十七栏下、对着三十九，在共同的格中取二十四分，要加上，这样月亮的全部行度是九度三十九分，要加到正午算出的位置上；而月亮在射手二十七度十二分，她的位置到给定时刻十五时三十九分，就进入摩羯六度四十五分。

As for the other planets, when their motion exceeds 72', whereas in the Sexagenary table at 24, the greater number is 72, make use of half the diurnal motion of the planet, and the product of the given hour must be doubled: as the diurnal motion of ♀ is 75', I use this half number 37, and I find opposite 24, under the column 93; wherefore, opposite 15, under the same column, I take 24', which doubled, make 48; or use the geminated hours, as, to 48, for 24 in the body of the table, I find the motion of ♀ 75, under the column 95; but opposite 31, for the 15h 39', I take 48 or 49, as before.

至于其他行星，当它们的行度超过七十二分时，因为六十进制表在二十四那一行最大的数是七十二，就用行星日行的一半，所得的时刻之积须加倍：如金星的日行是七十五分，我用其一半三十七，发现它对着二十四、在九十三栏下；因此，对着十五、在同一栏下，我取二十四分，加倍得四十八；或者用加倍的时数，如以四十八代替二十四，在表身中我发现金星的行度七十五在九十五栏下；而对着三十一，即十五时三十九分〔的两倍〕，我取四十八或四十九，与前相同。

In like manner are the latitudes calculated, by reducing the parts to minutes, and looking on the sides for days, and in the body for the difference of latitudes, &c. As the latitudes of ☿ to the 20th of February is 3° 16', to the first day of March is 2° 11', the difference is 65 for the 10 days; from which, for the 4 days, are produced 26, to be substracted: but, because the Sexagenary table to number 10 is not extended above 30, I look for it at the triplicate 10, which is 30, and I find 65 under 130; but at the triplicate 4, i. e. 12 under 130, I find 26 as above:

纬度也同样计算，把各部分化为分，在旁边找日数，在表身中找纬度之差，等等。如水星在二月二十日的纬度是三度十六分，三月一日是二度十一分，十天的差是六十五分；其中四天得二十六分，要减去：但因为六十进制表在第十数上不超过三十，我就在十的三倍即三十处找，发现六十五在一百三十之下；而在四的三倍即十二处、一百三十之下，我发现二十六，与上相同：

I look for 10 at the quadriplicate, which is 40, and I find it either under 97 or 98; for in the one it is deficient, in the other it exceeds in the minutes 20 seconds; and at the quadriplicate 4, i. e. 16 under either of the same column, I find 26 as above.

我在十的四倍即四十处找，发现它在九十七或九十八之下；因为在一个中不足，在另一个中超出，分数上差二十秒；而在四的四倍即十六处、同两栏之下，我发现二十六，与上相同。

The Part of Fortune is placed according to the Moon's distance from the Sun; and you must observe, what rays the Moon has to the Sun, for the latter ought to have the same, and with the same excess or deficiency to the ⊗, at the horoscope, as the Moon has to the Sun, so is ⊗ to the horoscope; and as the Sun is to the horoscope, so is the Moon to the Part of Fortune; as in the nativity of Charles V, the Moon applies to the ultimate Sextile of the sign, but with a deficiency of 7° 45':

福点按月亮离太阳的距离来安放；你须注意月亮对太阳有什么光线，因为福点对上升点也应有同样的光线，带着同样的超出或不足：月亮对太阳如何，福点对上升点也如何；太阳对上升点如何，月亮对福点也如何；如在查理五世的本命中，月亮趋近〔太阳的〕星座末六分，但不足七度四十五分：

I substract the 7° 45' from the 5° 45' of ♏, ultimate Sextile to the horoscope, and the part is placed 28° 9' of ♎; but the partitions of the houses may also be made by the right and oblique ascensions to their polar elevations of the houses; first, you are to bring back the given hour to the parts of the equator: if the given hour be Italic, add these parts to the oblique ascension of the Sun's opposite place, and the Sun will be the oblique ascension of the horoscope of the figure to be erected: if the given hour be Astronomical to the Sun's right ascension, add the degrees to which you have reduced the Astronomical hours, and the Sum will be the right ascension to be placed in the culmination: the ascensions of the other houses are made by adding 30° to the ascensions of every one of them.

我从上升点的末六分即天蝎五度四十五分中减去七度四十五分，福点就落在天秤二十八度九分；但分宫也可以用赤经与斜升按诸宫的极高来做；首先，你要把给定的时刻化为赤道的度数：若给定的是意大利时，就把这些度数加到太阳对面之点的斜升上，所得就是要起的图的上升点的斜升：若给定的是天文时，就把天文时化成的度数加到太阳的赤经上，和数就是要放在中天的赤经：其他诸宫的上升度，逐宫加三十度而得。

From these tables of ascensions, to the elevation of the same houses, are had the degrees, of the Zodiac, to be placed in these houses Finally, directly under the horoscope, describe the latitude of the planets, the declination, horary times, right ascension, &c.

从这些上升度表、按同样诸宫的极高，就得到要放在诸宫中的黄道度数。最后，在上升点正下方，写上诸行星的纬度、赤纬、时量、赤经等等。

Likewise, to every house out of the parallels, draw the Pole's elevation and oblique ascension, which you may do by adding 30 degrees to the right ascension of the medium cœli; for the eleventh, likewise add 30, and you will have the oblique ascension of the twelfth, and so for the rest of the Pole's elevation of the houses, as explained in the proper table, and also in the tables of the houses, Canon VI.

同样，在平行之外，给每一宫写上极高与斜升；斜升可以这样求：把三十度加到中天的赤经上；对第十一宫再加三十，你就得到第十二宫的斜升，其余诸宫的极高也是如此，如专门的表中所说明的，也见宫位表，第六则。