Division of the planets, signs and chart areas into the
polarities of diurnal or nocturnal. The word itself represents division (as in
section), but also implies unification within that division through
affiliation and common interest (as in a religious sect). Of the signs, those
which are masculine are also diurnal:Aries, Gemini, Leo, Libra, Sagittarius, Aquarius;
those which are feminine are also nocturnal: Taurus, Cancer, Virgo, Scorpio, Capricorn, Pisces. Of the traditional planets, those which are diurnal
are: Saturn, Jupiter, Sun; those which are
nocturnal are: Mars, Venus, Moon;
Mercury is unique in having no affiliation to either sect but is usually
considered diurnal as a morning star and nocturnal as an evening star (the
scheme excludes the outer planets). The
alignment of a planet with its proper sect is considered favourable; that is,
diurnal planets are more beneficial in diurnal charts and placed in diurnal
signs and areas (when they are described as ‘in sect’). See ‘diurnal/nocturnal’ and
‘hayz’.