SYMBOLS USED IN ALMANACS
| ☿ = | Mercury. | ⚫ = | New Moon. |
| ♀ = | Venus. | ☽ = | First Quarter. |
| ⊕ = | Earth. | ⚪ = | Full Moon. |
| ♂ = | Mars. | ☾ = | Last Quarter. |
| ♃ = | Jupiter. | ☉ = | Sun. |
| ♄ = | Saturn. | ☌ = | Conjunction with the sun; or, in the case of two planets or a planet and the moon, near together. |
| ♅ or ⛢ = | Uranus. | ||
| ♆ = | Neptune. | ||
| ☍ = | Opposition. | ||
| □ = | Quadrature. |
Examples:
| ☌ ♂ ♀ | = Mars and Venus near together. | ||
| ☍ ♃ ☉ | = Jupiter in opposition. | ||
| ☌ ♃ ☉ | = Jupiter in conjunction. | ||
| ☌ ☿ ☉ | Inf. = Mercury in inferior conjunction. | ||
| ☌ ☿ ☉ | Sup. = Mercury in superior conjunction. | ||
| ☌ ♀ ☽ | = Venus and Moon near together. | ||