Hypsomata

Hypsoma ( Babylonian ASAR nisirti or bit nisirti " hidden place "; Greek ύ̓ψωμα " increase "; Hypsomata plural ) is the Greek astronomical term for the highest level or the turning point of a celestial body from the perspective of an observer on Earth.

In Babylonian astronomy of the highest turning point was referred to as " secret place " or " hidden place ". In astronomical and historical documents from Babylonia and Assyria many stars and planets have their Hypsoma.

Astrologically, the Hypsoma or the exaltation of a planet the zodiac sign or the point on the zodiac where the planet exerts its greatest effect. In the records of the Egyptian astronomy as the sun reaches its greatest incarnation of Re absolute power in the constellation Aries.

As depression ( ταπείνωμα Tapeinoma ) the point is called, the opposite of exaltation exactly.

Claudius Ptolemy was in his Tetrabiblos an explanation for the allocation of the mark, although sometimes a bit acts constructed, but after all, is an explanation. The planetary positions of exaltation he does not mention.

The Hypsoma are as I said very old. The given by Ptolemy explanation of the increase of a planet in certain characters is at times quite convoluted, but a complete mystery remains the importance of the ecliptic lengths (ie, the specified number of degrees ) of the Hypsoma, if one does not follow the theory of the astrologer Cyril Fagan that the Hypsoma certain positions of the planets correspond that occurred all the year 786 BC. This year, a temple of the god Nabu was inaugurated at Nimrud, and the positions of the Sun, Moon and Venus on 1 Nissan agree with the traditional exaltations consistent According to Fagan.