Alpheratz
Alpha Andromedae · Andromeda
Position (2026)
♈ 14°41' Aries
Magnitude
2.07
Planetary Nature
Jupiter / Venus (robson)
Alvidas: Jupiter / Venus / Mars (Adds Mars to the Ptolemaic Jupiter and Venus)
Spectral Type
B9p
Appearance
A blue-white variable shared historically between Andromeda and Pegasus, marking Andromeda's head
Name Origin
Language
Arabic
Original Form
Surrat al-Faras
Meaning
Navel of the Horse
Alpha Andromedae. From the Arabic Surrat al-Faras, the Navel of the Horse (Pegasus). This star was historically shared between Andromeda and Pegasus, serving as the northeast corner of the Great Square. It was formally assigned to Andromeda by the IAU, though the name preserves its equine connection. Also known as Sirrah.
Known As
Alpheratz in Astrology
Alpheratz, shared between Andromeda and Pegasus, carries Jupiter-Venus energy that bestows freedom, independence, and a harmonious relationship with wealth and opportunity. It grants the ability to attract fortunate circumstances through a combination of social grace and genuine optimism. You move through life with a quality of liberated ease.
Mythology & History
Alpheratz, also known as Sirrah, takes its name from the Arabic Surrat al-Faras, meaning 'the navel of the horse,' from its original inclusion in both Andromeda and Pegasus. It is the brightest star in Andromeda and simultaneously forms the northeastern corner of the Great Square of Pegasus. In the mythology of Andromeda, this star represents the head of the chained princess, positioned at the junction between her story and the winged horse that carried her rescuer Perseus. The Jupiter-Venus nature bestows freedom, grace, and fortunate connections.
Andromeda Context
Alpheratz marks the head of Andromeda, the princess chained to a rock as sacrifice to the sea monster Cetus. Her crime was being the daughter of the vain Cassiopeia, who boasted of surpassing the sea nymphs in beauty. Andromeda was rescued by Perseus, who showed the Gorgon's head to the monster, turning it to stone. The constellation embodies themes of innocent suffering, rescue from external threats, and liberation achieved through another's heroism. Alpheratz, at the head, represents consciousness and identity maintained even in captivity.
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Natal Conjunctions
Find your conjunctions →Alpheratz Conjunct Sun
Alpheratz conjunct the Sun produces a personality of liberated ease and a harmonious relationship with fortune. You move through life with independent grace that attracts opportunity naturally, and your identity is defined by freedom rather than constraint.
Alpheratz Conjunct Moon
Alpheratz conjunct the Moon creates emotional instincts of independence and optimistic ease. Your feelings flow with a quality of liberation, and emotional security comes through maintaining freedom of movement rather than building walls.
Alpheratz Conjunct Mercury
Alpheratz conjunct Mercury gives a mind of independent, graceful intelligence. You think freely and communicate with an ease that makes ideas attractive and accessible. Intellectual work thrives in conditions of creative independence.
Alpheratz Conjunct Venus
Alpheratz conjunct Venus heightens the capacity for love experienced as liberation rather than possession. You attract through genuine ease and independent charm, and creative expression flows from inner freedom.
Alpheratz Conjunct Mars
Alpheratz conjunct Mars channels assertive energy through liberated, independent action. You fight for freedom, both your own and others', and your courage expresses as the willingness to break free from diminishing constraints.
Alpheratz Conjunct Jupiter
Alpheratz conjunct Jupiter amplifies liberated optimism into broad, philosophically grounded independence and fortunate leadership. You attract opportunity through genuine openness and generous independence of spirit.
Alpheratz Conjunct Saturn
Alpheratz conjunct Saturn grounds independent grace in disciplined, structured freedom. You learn that genuine liberation requires responsibility, and your independence matures from impulsive escape into principled, self-directed living.
Alpheratz Conjunct Uranus
Alpheratz conjunct Uranus electrifies the liberation theme with sudden breaks from constraint and unexpected freedom. You achieve independence through revolutionary moments that shatter limiting structures entirely.
Alpheratz Conjunct Neptune
Alpheratz conjunct Neptune infuses independence with spiritual liberation and the capacity for transcendent freedom. You sense the spiritual dimension of genuine independence and pursue liberation at the deepest levels.
Alpheratz Conjunct Pluto
Alpheratz conjunct Pluto transforms liberation into encounters with the deepest, most fundamental constraints. You break free from limitations so deep that others did not know they existed.
Alpheratz Conjunct North Node
Alpheratz conjunct the North Node orients destiny toward developing genuine independence and the liberated ease that attracts fortune naturally through openness rather than grasping.
Alpheratz Conjunct Ascendant
Alpheratz on the Ascendant gives an immediately appealing presence of liberated grace and independent charm. Others are drawn to your ease and the quality of genuine freedom you project.
Alpheratz Conjunct Midheaven
Alpheratz on the Midheaven builds a career through independent, graceful professional action and the capacity to attract opportunity through genuine openness.
Paran Interpretations
Parans describe what happens when Alpheratz and a planet simultaneously occupy the four angles (rising, culminating, setting, nadir) at a given location.
Alpheratz in Paran with Sun
Rising
Alpheratz rising with the Sun marks someone who enters life with natural grace, independence, and fortunate ease.
Culminating
Alpheratz culminating with the Sun places liberated, independent achievement at the peak of public recognition.
Setting
Alpheratz setting with the Sun suggests a legacy of graceful independence and fortunate ease honored in later years.
At the Nadir
Alpheratz at the nadir with the Sun reveals a deeply private independence and liberated inner life that anchors outward grace.
Alpheratz in Paran with Moon
Rising
Alpheratz rising with the Moon instills early emotional freedom and optimistic, graceful independence in feeling.
Culminating
Alpheratz culminating with the Moon brings liberated emotional grace to its most publicly visible expression.
Setting
Alpheratz setting with the Moon indicates emotional independence that grows more genuinely free with life experience.
At the Nadir
Alpheratz at the nadir with the Moon conceals deep emotional freedom that operates as the hidden source of outward ease.
Alpheratz in Paran with Mercury
Rising
Alpheratz rising with Mercury bestows early intellectual freedom and a talent for graceful, independent communication.
Culminating
Alpheratz culminating with Mercury elevates free, graceful thinking to the highest professional distinction.
Setting
Alpheratz setting with Mercury suggests a mind that grows more genuinely free and independently graceful with decades.
At the Nadir
Alpheratz at the nadir with Mercury reveals hidden intellectual independence beneath visible ease.
Alpheratz in Paran with Venus
Rising
Alpheratz rising with Venus shapes early love with liberated grace and fortunate, independent attraction.
Culminating
Alpheratz culminating with Venus brings recognition for love and beauty expressed with genuine freedom.
Setting
Alpheratz setting with Venus suggests love that grows more genuinely free and gracefully independent through the years.
At the Nadir
Alpheratz at the nadir with Venus conceals a private capacity for liberated love that enriches all creative expression.
Alpheratz in Paran with Mars
Rising
Alpheratz rising with Mars channels early energy into independent, liberating action pursued with graceful force.
Culminating
Alpheratz culminating with Mars places independent, freedom-seeking assertiveness at the apex of achievement.
Setting
Alpheratz setting with Mars indicates the courage to seek freedom that grows more effective with maturity.
At the Nadir
Alpheratz at the nadir with Mars conceals reserves of liberating energy that surface when freedom is threatened.
Alpheratz in Paran with Jupiter
Rising
Alpheratz rising with Jupiter expands early independence into broad, fortunate, philosophically liberated vision.
Culminating
Alpheratz culminating with Jupiter brings peak achievement through expansive, genuinely free leadership.
Setting
Alpheratz setting with Jupiter indicates growing philosophical freedom and expanding fortunate influence in later years.
At the Nadir
Alpheratz at the nadir with Jupiter reveals vast inner freedom and philosophical optimism that fuel all outward liberation.
Alpheratz in Paran with Saturn
Rising
Alpheratz rising with Saturn demands early discipline in developing structured, responsible independence.
Culminating
Alpheratz culminating with Saturn achieves lasting freedom through decades of disciplined, principled independence.
Setting
Alpheratz setting with Saturn builds an enduring legacy of mature, responsible freedom refined across a lifetime.
At the Nadir
Alpheratz at the nadir with Saturn establishes inner reserves of disciplined independence that sustain genuine liberation.
Alpheratz in Paran with Ascendant
Rising
Alpheratz rising with the Ascendant stamps the personality with visible independent grace and liberated charm.
Culminating
Alpheratz culminating with the Ascendant projects liberated personal presence onto the broadest possible stage.
Setting
Alpheratz setting with the Ascendant draws others who are charmed by your genuine ease and independent grace.
At the Nadir
Alpheratz at the nadir with the Ascendant grounds identity in deeply private freedom and liberated inner life.
Alpheratz in Paran with Midheaven
Rising
Alpheratz rising with the Midheaven launches a career defined by independent, graceful professional action.
Culminating
Alpheratz culminating with the Midheaven represents peak career achievement through liberated professional excellence.
Setting
Alpheratz setting with the Midheaven indicates a career legacy of independent contributions and graceful freedom.
At the Nadir
Alpheratz at the nadir with the Midheaven builds career success on hidden foundations of genuine independence.
Star Connections
The Cutting Flame
When a malefic conjoins Alpheratz while the Moon simultaneously aligns with Sirius, the traditional texts warn of death by a fiery cutting weapon or attack by beasts. Alpheratz's themes of independence and freedom become entangled with Sirius's burning intensity, creating a volatile compound where liberation comes at a violent cost.
The Lyre's Dark Chord
When a malefic conjoins Alpheratz while the Moon stands with Vega, the compound condition warns of a violent death. Alpheratz's promise of freedom and honor becomes shadowed by Vega's idealistic intensity, suggesting that the native's independence may provoke a forceful, irreversible response.
Notable Charts
Audrey Hepburn
Venus conjunct Alpheratz
Grace, independent spirit, and the quality of rising above imposed limitations with elegance
Frequently Asked Questions
What does the name Alpheratz mean?
The name Alpheratz comes from Arabic: Surrat al-Faras, meaning "Navel of the Horse." Alpha Andromedae. The star is known by 3 different cultural names across world traditions.
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