Alderamin
Alpha Cephei · Cepheus
Position (2026)
♈ 13°09' Aries
Magnitude
2.45
Planetary Nature
Saturn / Jupiter (robson)
Robson: Saturn and Jupiter. Alpha Cephei.
Spectral Type
A7IV-V
Appearance
A white star on the right shoulder of Cepheus, notable for its rapid rotation
Name Origin
Language
Arabic
Original Form
Al Dhirā' al-Yamīn
Meaning
The Right Forearm
Alpha Cephei. From the Arabic Al Dhirā' al-Yamīn, the Right Forearm of Cepheus the King. Due to precession, this star will become the North Pole star around 7500 CE.
Known As
Alderamin in Astrology
Alderamin, the right arm of Cepheus the King, carries Saturn-Jupiter energy that confers dignified authority and the capacity for grave, considered leadership. It bestows a sense of royal responsibility without ostentation; you lead through steady, reliable presence rather than dramatic display.
Mythology & History
Alderamin takes its name from the Arabic al-Dhira al-Yamin, meaning 'the right arm,' describing its position in Cepheus the King. In Greek mythology, Cepheus was the king of Aethiopia, husband of Cassiopeia and father of Andromeda. His kingdom was threatened when Poseidon sent a sea monster to punish Cassiopeia's boast of surpassing the Nereids in beauty. Cepheus was forced to sacrifice his daughter to save his people, though she was ultimately rescued by Perseus. The star's Saturn-Jupiter nature reflects kingly authority burdened by impossible choices.
Cepheus Context
Alderamin is the brightest star in Cepheus, a constellation that depicts a crowned king standing near the north celestial pole. Due to precession, Alderamin will become the pole star around the year 7500 CE. Cepheus represents the weight of sovereignty: the king who must make decisions that sacrifice personal happiness for the welfare of his people. The right arm marked by Alderamin is the arm that carries the scepter, the symbol of authority and the instrument of difficult judgment.
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Natal Conjunctions
Find your conjunctions →Alderamin Conjunct Sun
Alderamin conjunct the Sun produces a personality of dignified authority and the capacity for grave, considered leadership. You possess a kingly quality that leads through steady, reliable presence rather than dramatic display, and your identity carries the weight of responsibilities accepted without complaint.
Alderamin Conjunct Moon
Alderamin conjunct the Moon creates emotional instincts of dignified, measured steadiness. Your feelings carry the gravity of someone who takes responsibility seriously, and emotional security comes through the quiet satisfaction of duty faithfully discharged.
Alderamin Conjunct Mercury
Alderamin conjunct Mercury gives a mind of grave, considered judgment and the communication style of someone who speaks with the weight of authority earned through reliability. You measure words carefully and say only what has been thoroughly considered.
Alderamin Conjunct Venus
Alderamin conjunct Venus brings dignified, measured beauty to love and creative expression. You attract through quiet authority rather than display, and relationships are built on the foundation of reliable, gravity-bearing mutual commitment.
Alderamin Conjunct Mars
Alderamin conjunct Mars channels assertive energy through dignified, kingly determination. You fight with the measured authority of a ruler rather than the reckless aggression of a warrior, and courage is expressed through the willingness to bear the weight of difficult decisions.
Alderamin Conjunct Jupiter
Alderamin conjunct Jupiter expands dignified authority into broad, generously measured leadership. You govern with the combined force of genuine gravity and philosophical scope, and your generosity carries the quality of a sovereign sharing the resources of the realm.
Alderamin Conjunct Saturn
Alderamin conjunct Saturn deepens kingly gravity into a lifetime of heavy, structural responsibility faithfully borne. You accept burdens that would crush others and build lasting institutions of dignified governance through decades of steady, patient sovereignty.
Alderamin Conjunct Uranus
Alderamin conjunct Uranus brings unexpected dimensions to dignified leadership. You modernize sovereignty and find unconventional approaches to the exercise of responsible authority without abandoning the gravity that makes leadership genuine.
Alderamin Conjunct Neptune
Alderamin conjunct Neptune infuses kingly authority with spiritual sensitivity and compassionate governance. You rule through gentle inspiration rather than command, and your dignified presence has a quality of benevolent, almost priestly gravity.
Alderamin Conjunct Pluto
Alderamin conjunct Pluto transforms dignified authority into profoundly powerful, fundamentally consequential leadership. Your decisions carry the weight of permanence, and the gravity of your authority operates at depths that fundamentally alter institutional power.
Alderamin Conjunct North Node
Alderamin conjunct the North Node orients destiny toward developing the dignified, gravity-bearing authority and the capacity for kingly leadership through reliable, measured service.
Alderamin Conjunct Ascendant
Alderamin on the Ascendant gives a dignified, gravitationally weighty presence that communicates measured, reliable authority. Others sense the quality of a ruler who leads through steady presence rather than performance.
Alderamin Conjunct Midheaven
Alderamin on the Midheaven builds a career through dignified professional authority and the capacity for bearing the weight of consequential leadership. Recognition comes for the measured, reliable quality of your governance.
Paran Interpretations
Parans describe what happens when Alderamin and a planet simultaneously occupy the four angles (rising, culminating, setting, nadir) at a given location.
Alderamin in Paran with Sun
Rising
Alderamin rising with the Sun marks someone who enters life with natural dignified authority and the gravity of measured leadership.
Culminating
Alderamin culminating with the Sun places kingly, dignified leadership at the peak of public career recognition.
Setting
Alderamin setting with the Sun suggests a legacy of dignified authority and measured, reliable leadership honored across a lifetime.
At the Nadir
Alderamin at the nadir with the Sun reveals deeply private reserves of kingly gravity and dignified responsibility that anchor all outward authority.
Alderamin in Paran with Moon
Rising
Alderamin rising with the Moon instills early emotional dignity and the instinct for measured, gravity-bearing feeling.
Culminating
Alderamin culminating with the Moon brings dignified emotional authority to its most publicly visible and reassuring form.
Setting
Alderamin setting with the Moon indicates emotional gravity that grows more deeply dignified and reliably measured with age.
At the Nadir
Alderamin at the nadir with the Moon conceals profound emotional dignity and kingly feeling beneath composed, measured surfaces.
Alderamin in Paran with Mercury
Rising
Alderamin rising with Mercury bestows early communicative gravity and a talent for measured, weighty speech.
Culminating
Alderamin culminating with Mercury elevates dignified, gravity-bearing communication to the highest professional standard.
Setting
Alderamin setting with Mercury suggests communication that grows more gravely measured and kinglily authoritative with decades.
At the Nadir
Alderamin at the nadir with Mercury reveals hidden reserves of dignified intellectual authority beneath measured, careful speech.
Alderamin in Paran with Venus
Rising
Alderamin rising with Venus shapes early love with dignified gravity and measured, reliably devoted beauty.
Culminating
Alderamin culminating with Venus brings recognition for beauty and devotion expressed with kingly dignity and gravity.
Setting
Alderamin setting with Venus suggests love that grows more dignifiedly measured and gravely devoted through the years.
At the Nadir
Alderamin at the nadir with Venus conceals a private dignity of devotion and measured beauty beneath a composed exterior.
Alderamin in Paran with Mars
Rising
Alderamin rising with Mars channels early energy into dignified, gravity-bearing assertive action.
Culminating
Alderamin culminating with Mars places measured, kingly courage at the apex of professional achievement.
Setting
Alderamin setting with Mars indicates dignified fighting ability that grows more gravely effective with maturity.
At the Nadir
Alderamin at the nadir with Mars conceals reserves of dignified, measured fighting energy deployed at consequential moments.
Alderamin in Paran with Jupiter
Rising
Alderamin rising with Jupiter expands early dignified authority into broad, gravely generous kingly leadership.
Culminating
Alderamin culminating with Jupiter brings peak achievement through expansive, dignifiedly measured governance.
Setting
Alderamin setting with Jupiter indicates growing scope for dignified authority and expanding kingly influence in later years.
At the Nadir
Alderamin at the nadir with Jupiter reveals vast inner kingly gravity and philosophical dignity that fuel all outward authority.
Alderamin in Paran with Saturn
Rising
Alderamin rising with Saturn demands early discipline in developing the heavy, structural responsibility of mature governance.
Culminating
Alderamin culminating with Saturn achieves the deepest kingly authority through decades of dignified, gravity-bearing leadership.
Setting
Alderamin setting with Saturn builds an enduring legacy of dignified, measured sovereignty honored across generations.
At the Nadir
Alderamin at the nadir with Saturn establishes the deepest inner reserves of kingly discipline and gravity-bearing patience.
Alderamin in Paran with Ascendant
Rising
Alderamin rising with the Ascendant stamps the personality with visible dignified authority and measured, kingly gravity.
Culminating
Alderamin culminating with the Ascendant projects dignified, gravity-bearing leadership onto the broadest possible stage.
Setting
Alderamin setting with the Ascendant draws others who sense your kingly dignity and trust your measured, reliable authority.
At the Nadir
Alderamin at the nadir with the Ascendant grounds identity in deeply private kingly gravity and dignified inner sovereignty.
Alderamin in Paran with Midheaven
Rising
Alderamin rising with the Midheaven launches a career defined by dignified, gravity-bearing professional authority.
Culminating
Alderamin culminating with the Midheaven represents peak career achievement through measured, kinglily dignified governance.
Setting
Alderamin setting with the Midheaven indicates a career legacy of dignified authority and measured leadership honored long after.
At the Nadir
Alderamin at the nadir with the Midheaven builds career success on hidden foundations of kingly discipline and dignified gravity.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does the name Alderamin mean?
The name Alderamin comes from Arabic: Al Dhirā' al-Yamīn, meaning "The Right Forearm." Alpha Cephei. The star is known by 2 different cultural names across world traditions.
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