Schedar
Alpha Cassiopeiae · Cassiopeia
Position (2026)
♉ 8°09' Taurus
Magnitude
2.24
Planetary Nature
Saturn / Venus (robson)
Spectral Type
K0II-IIIvar
Appearance
An orange giant of variable brightness at the heart of Cassiopeia's throne
Name Origin
Language
Arabic
Original Form
Al Ṣadr
Meaning
The Breast
Alpha Cassiopeiae. From the Arabic Al Ṣadr, the Breast, referring to the queen's breast in the constellation figure. Also written Schedar, Shedir, Shadar. Allen notes that the constellation as a whole was called Al Dhāt al-Kursiyy (the Lady of the Chair) in Arabic.
Known As
Schedar in Astrology
Schedar, the breast of Cassiopeia the Queen, carries Saturn-Venus energy that bestows dignity, queenly bearing, and authority achieved through patience and social grace. It grants a combination of regal ambition and aesthetic sensibility, and you command respect through composed, elegant self-presentation.
Mythology & History
Schedar takes its name from the Arabic al-Sadr, meaning 'the breast,' describing its position on the chest of the seated queen Cassiopeia. In some Arabic traditions it was called the heart of the queen, emphasizing its central position in the constellation figure. The star carries the regal vanity and maternal pride associated with the Cassiopeia myth. Schedar's orange-red hue, visible to the naked eye, lends it a warm, vital quality that distinguishes it from the cooler white stars of the surrounding constellation.
Cassiopeia Context
Schedar is the brightest star in Cassiopeia, the vain queen of Ethiopian mythology who boasted that her beauty surpassed that of the sea nymphs, the Nereids. This hubris offended Poseidon, who sent a sea monster to ravage the coast, forcing Cassiopeia and her husband Cepheus to sacrifice their daughter Andromeda. The constellation sits in a distinctive W shape near the north celestial pole, visible year-round from northern latitudes. Schedar at the queen's breast represents the heart of her pride and the seat of her regal bearing.
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Natal Conjunctions
Find your conjunctions →Schedar Conjunct Sun
Schedar conjunct the Sun produces a personality of regal bearing and authority achieved through the combination of dignity and fierce maternal devotion. You possess a commanding, queenly quality that demands respect through presence rather than force.
Schedar Conjunct Moon
Schedar conjunct the Moon creates emotional instincts of fierce protective devotion and regal emotional bearing. Your feelings carry the weight of someone who takes the role of guardian seriously, and emotional authority is expressed through dignified, unwavering care.
Schedar Conjunct Mercury
Schedar conjunct Mercury gives a mind of dignified, commanding communication and proud intellectual authority. You speak with a queenly directness that brooks no contradiction on matters of principle, and your words carry the weight of genuine conviction.
Schedar Conjunct Venus
Schedar conjunct Venus brings regal beauty and dignified devotion to love and creative expression. You attract through commanding elegance rather than flirtation, and creative work carries the proud quality of someone who expresses beauty as a form of authority.
Schedar Conjunct Mars
Schedar conjunct Mars channels assertive energy through dignified, regally commanding action. You fight with queenly determination and proud, fierce protectiveness, defending what you love with visible authority rather than hidden aggression.
Schedar Conjunct Jupiter
Schedar conjunct Jupiter expands regal authority into broad, dignified leadership and generous, proud patronage. You lead with the combined force of commanding presence and expansive, genuinely benevolent vision.
Schedar Conjunct Saturn
Schedar conjunct Saturn deepens regal bearing into a lifetime of dignified, structurally authoritative leadership. You build lasting institutions of proud, maternal governance and earn the deepest respect through decades of visible, steady command.
Schedar Conjunct Uranus
Schedar conjunct Uranus electrifies regal authority with unexpected, convention-breaking leadership. You challenge established hierarchies from a position of dignified authority rather than rebellious aggression.
Schedar Conjunct Neptune
Schedar conjunct Neptune infuses regal bearing with spiritual sensitivity and compassionate, queenly concern. You exercise authority through gentle inspiration rather than command, and your dignified presence has a healing quality.
Schedar Conjunct Pluto
Schedar conjunct Pluto transforms regal authority into profoundly powerful, fundamentally transformative leadership. Your commanding presence operates at depths that permanently alter the power dynamics of any environment.
Schedar Conjunct North Node
Schedar conjunct the North Node orients destiny toward developing dignified, regally commanding authority and the fierce, protective devotion that earns genuine respect.
Schedar Conjunct Ascendant
Schedar on the Ascendant gives a commanding, regally dignified presence that demands respect without requesting it. Others sense your authority immediately and respond to the queenly quality that radiates from your bearing.
Schedar Conjunct Midheaven
Schedar on the Midheaven builds a career through dignified authority and the commanding professional presence that earns respect through visible, proud, fiercely devoted leadership.
Paran Interpretations
Parans describe what happens when Schedar and a planet simultaneously occupy the four angles (rising, culminating, setting, nadir) at a given location.
Schedar in Paran with Sun
Rising
Schedar rising with the Sun marks someone who enters life with natural regal bearing and commanding, dignified authority.
Culminating
Schedar culminating with the Sun places proud, queenly leadership at the peak of public career recognition.
Setting
Schedar setting with the Sun suggests a legacy of dignified authority and fierce devotion honored across a lifetime.
At the Nadir
Schedar at the nadir with the Sun reveals deeply private regal strength and fierce devotion that anchor all outward authority.
Schedar in Paran with Moon
Rising
Schedar rising with the Moon instills early emotional dignity and fierce, queenly protective instincts.
Culminating
Schedar culminating with the Moon brings proud, regally commanding emotional authority to its most visible form.
Setting
Schedar setting with the Moon indicates emotional authority that grows more deeply dignified and fiercely protective with age.
At the Nadir
Schedar at the nadir with the Moon conceals fierce emotional protectiveness and regal inner strength beneath composed dignity.
Schedar in Paran with Mercury
Rising
Schedar rising with Mercury bestows early communicative dignity and a talent for proud, commanding speech.
Culminating
Schedar culminating with Mercury elevates dignified, regally authoritative communication to professional distinction.
Setting
Schedar setting with Mercury suggests communication that grows more commandingly dignified with experience.
At the Nadir
Schedar at the nadir with Mercury reveals hidden regal intellectual authority beneath dignified, measured speech.
Schedar in Paran with Venus
Rising
Schedar rising with Venus shapes early love with regal beauty, proud devotion, and commanding elegance.
Culminating
Schedar culminating with Venus brings recognition for beauty expressed with queenly dignity and proud creative authority.
Setting
Schedar setting with Venus suggests love and beauty that grow more regally commanding and deeply devoted with time.
At the Nadir
Schedar at the nadir with Venus conceals fierce private devotion and regal aesthetic sensibility beneath dignified composure.
Schedar in Paran with Mars
Rising
Schedar rising with Mars channels early energy into dignified, fiercely protective, regally commanding action.
Culminating
Schedar culminating with Mars places proud, queenly fighting spirit at the apex of competitive achievement.
Setting
Schedar setting with Mars indicates fierce protective courage that grows more regally effective with maturity.
At the Nadir
Schedar at the nadir with Mars conceals extraordinary reserves of dignified, fiercely protective fighting energy.
Schedar in Paran with Jupiter
Rising
Schedar rising with Jupiter expands early regal authority into broad, generously proud leadership.
Culminating
Schedar culminating with Jupiter brings peak achievement through expansive, regally dignified commanding leadership.
Setting
Schedar setting with Jupiter indicates growing regal influence and expanding dignified authority in later years.
At the Nadir
Schedar at the nadir with Jupiter reveals vast inner regal vision and proud philosophical conviction that fuel all authority.
Schedar in Paran with Saturn
Rising
Schedar rising with Saturn demands early discipline in developing the structured, dignified authority of mature queenly bearing.
Culminating
Schedar culminating with Saturn achieves the deepest regal authority through decades of dignified, commanding professional leadership.
Setting
Schedar setting with Saturn builds an enduring legacy of dignified, fiercely devoted leadership honored across generations.
At the Nadir
Schedar at the nadir with Saturn establishes the deepest inner reserves of dignified discipline and regal self-command.
Schedar in Paran with Ascendant
Rising
Schedar rising with the Ascendant stamps the personality with commanding regal bearing and visible dignified authority.
Culminating
Schedar culminating with the Ascendant projects queenly presence and proud authority onto the broadest possible stage.
Setting
Schedar setting with the Ascendant draws others who instinctively respect your dignified, commanding presence.
At the Nadir
Schedar at the nadir with the Ascendant grounds identity in deeply private regal strength and fierce inner devotion.
Schedar in Paran with Midheaven
Rising
Schedar rising with the Midheaven launches a career defined by dignified, regally commanding professional authority.
Culminating
Schedar culminating with the Midheaven represents peak career achievement through proud, queenly leadership.
Setting
Schedar setting with the Midheaven indicates a career legacy of dignified authority and fierce devotion honored long after.
At the Nadir
Schedar at the nadir with the Midheaven builds career success on hidden foundations of regal discipline and fierce commitment.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does the name Schedar mean?
The name Schedar comes from Arabic: Al Ṣadr, meaning "The Breast." Alpha Cassiopeiae. The star is known by 2 different cultural names across world traditions.
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