Astrology Cheat Sheet 2026

The 30 highest-yield Astrology facts, distilled from real exam questions. Print it, save it as a PDF, or study it here — free, no sign-up.

1. What is meant by a planet being 'peregrine' in traditional astrology? → A planet with no essential dignity in the sign it occupies
2. The Part of Fortune in astrology is a calculated point based on which three factors? → Ascendant, Sun, and Moon
3. In astrology, what does 'mutual reception' mean? → Two planets each in the other's sign of rulership
4. Which house is associated with money, values, and possessions? → Second House
5. Which planet is exalted in Capricorn? → Mars
6. What does it mean to have a 'Moon-Pluto' aspect in a natal chart? → Intense, transformative emotions and potential early life upheaval
7. What is a 'Waxing Moon' phase in astrology? → The Moon increasing in light from New to Full
8. What does it mean when a planet is 'retrograde' in a natal chart? → The planet was moving backward relative to Earth at birth
9. Venus is the ruling planet of which two zodiac signs? → Taurus and Libra
10. What is the IC (Imum Coeli) in astrology? → The cusp of the Fourth House
11. The Fifth House is known as the house of what? → Creativity, romance, and children
12. What is the 'Progressed Moon' in astrology? → The Moon's symbolic advancement through your chart at the rate of one degree per year
13. Which planet is known as the 'Great Benefic' in traditional astrology? → Jupiter
14. Which house is associated with career, reputation, and public image? → Tenth House
15. Which earth-water pairing is often considered one of the most naturally compatible in the zodiac? → Capricorn and Pisces
16. Which zodiac sign directly follows Scorpio in the zodiac order? → Sagittarius
17. What does the 'Waning Moon' phase typically represent in astrological practice? → Releasing, completing, and letting go
18. When astrologers describe a couple as having 'karmic' ties, this is most often associated with: → Saturn aspects and South Node connections in synastry
19. What is the Ascendant (Rising Sign) in astrology? → The sign on the cusp of the First House at birth
20. What is 'synastry' in astrology? → Overlaying two birth charts to analyze relationship compatibility
21. Which aspect represents a 120-degree angle between two planets? → Trine
22. Which house is associated with friends, social groups, and hopes? → Eleventh House
23. Moon in Scorpio is considered to be in what condition? → Its fall (debility)
24. Moon in Gemini individuals typically process emotions through what? → Talking, writing, and intellectual analysis
25. A person with a Moon in Aries is likely to have what emotional style? → Impulsive, passionate, and quick to react emotionally
26. Which pair of signs shares the same element? → Gemini and Libra
27. What is a 'stellium' in a birth chart? → Three or more planets clustered in the same sign or house
28. What are the three modalities (quadruplicities) in astrology? → Cardinal, Fixed, and Mutable
29. Which planet rules both Gemini and Virgo? → Mercury
30. What does it mean when an astrologer says Jupiter is 'dignified by triplicity' in a fire sign in a day chart? → Jupiter is one of the triplicity rulers of fire signs for day charts