Fixed Star Acamar

Acamar at 23°16′ Aries has an orb of 2°00′

Eridanus Constellation [Stellarium]

The Sun joins Acamar on April 12

Fixed star Acamar, Theta Eridani, is a binary system in the constellation Eridanus, the River. Combined magnitude 2.88. The main component is θ¹Eridani, and its companion is θ² Eridani.

θ¹ Eridani, magnitude 3.18, spectral class A3IV-V
θ² Eridani, magnitude 4.11, spectral class A1V

The name Acamar is from the Arabic آخِر النَّهْر (Ākhir an-nahr), which means the end of the River.

The Greek astronomer Claudius Ptolemy described Acamar as a first-magnitude star in the 2nd century CE. Some believe that he was, in fact, describing Achernar, the brightest star in Eridanus. However, back then, Achernar was not visible from Alexandria, from where Ptolemy made his observations. While the astronomer may have indeed heard of Achernar and mentioned it, it is also possible that Acamar was a first-magnitude star in ancient times. ^[1]

2000*	2050	Name	Orb
14♈19	15♈01	Alpheratz	2°10′
21♈57	22♈39	Baten Kaitos	1°30′
23♈16	23♈59	Acamar	2°00′
24♈13	24♈55	Kurhah	1°20′
26♈49	27♈31	Al Pherg	1°40′

Acamar Astrology

The star at the end of the river in the ancient catalogs was Acamar; spectrally (A3), it has the nature of Venus. It is said that Acamar gives success in public office or in the church. ^[2]

SPECTRAL CLASS A: These bluish-white stars give great honors, artistic appreciation, unexpected gains, good fortune, riches, good judgment, sociableness, creativeness, idealism, and impulsiveness. Challenging aspects cause wantonness, indiscretion, scandals, foolhardiness, destructiveness, cleverness, many anxious moments and self-seeking nature. ^[3]

Anonymous of 379 AD said Acamar resembles Jupiter and Venus. ^[4]

Achernar was too far south to be seen by early Arab or Greek astronomers. Books list it as having a Jupiter styling from Ptolemy, and there is no reason to deny such a fine star that honor, but Ptolemy did not even know of it! The star that he knew by that name and Jupiter styling was θ Eridani, now renamed Acamar, where the river once ended.

Both stars, however, carry in astrology a note of one who is blessed with a direct line, as it were, to the Source of All Being and who is able to bring back something to fortify his or her position in the world. Achernar almost never fails to show this up in the horoscope, unless severely afflicted by aspect, when it may indicate a show of ‘all’s well’ more than the real truth of the situation.

Acamar needs better aspects to make the same grade, and its proximity to α Cassiopeia, Schedir, increases the possibility of a pretender to honor and fame rather than one who really has them. Even so, it is very far from being a ‘malefic,’ and both stars often do reveal a high degree of spiritual attunement on the horoscope. ^[5]

Constellation Eridanus

The River, with the exception of Achernar, is like Saturn. It gives a love of knowledge and science, much travel and many changes, a position of authority, but danger of accidents, especially at sea and of drowning. ^[6]

This constellation portends rain. Modern astrologers claim that the constellation gives a love of knowledge and science, but there is no support for this contention in classical astrology. Eridanus does, however, indicate events concerned with rivers and streams. Ptolemy states that the star at the end of the river has a nature like that of Jupiter, and the other stars in the constellation have an influence akin to that of Saturn. ^[2]

Theta Eridani, Acamar [Wikisky]

Fixed Star Acamar Conjunctions

Ascendant conjunct Acamar: Good fortune, happiness, gifts, fortunate for love and marriage, gain by legacies and inheritance (Venus nature). ^[6]

A splendid and illustrious life; glorious, mighty and commanding nature; fame, busy with many activities, bountiful resources, well known or feared in cities and regions. Prosperity from youth and in own city.

Pure, agreeable, music lover, many friends, pious, liberal and munificent, sensible, loving to hear. They are people of good counsel, of noble and stately souls, of good feelings, composed in the pleasures of love and are greatly favored by women. They seek renown and are honest and virtuous; their hair tends to be blond, and they have a beautiful appearance and a delicate body, especially if also conjunct the Moon. ^[4]

Midheaven conjunct Acamar: Honor and success, dealings with and help through women, success in occupations of a Venus nature. ^[6]

Prince Andrew, Duke of York 0°02′, Agnetha Fältskog 0°17′ (and Mercury).

Descendant conjunct Acamar: A splendid and illustrious life; glorious, mighty and commanding nature; fame, busy with many activities; bountiful resources; well known or feared in cities and regions. Prosperity around middle age or through marriage or women. ^[4]

Ernesto Miranda 0°15′, Charles de Gaulle 0°22′.

Imum Coeli conjunct Acamar: A splendid and illustrious life; glorious, mighty and commanding nature; fame, busy with many activities, bountiful resources, well known or feared in cities and regions. Prosperity in old age or through savings, investments or pensions, death will be famous and known to all. ^[4]

Part of Fortune conjunct Acamar: Marilyn Monroe 0°29′, David Duke 0°54′, Charles II of England 1°00′

Sun conjunct Acamar:

Moon conjunct Acamar: A splendid and illustrious life; great, distinguished and opulent nature. ^[1]

Pierre-Auguste Renoir 0°06′.

Mercury conjunct Acamar: Immanuel Kant 0°54′, Agnetha Fältskog 1°27′ (and MC).

Venus conjunct Acamar: Jane Roberts 0°29′, Audrey Hepburn 0°31′, Jim Jones 0°38′, Jimmy Swaggart 1°03′, Josef Mengele 1°13′.

Mars conjunct Acamar: Margot Robbie 0°29′.

Jupiter conjunct Acamar: Mary Shelley 1°23′.

Saturn conjunct Acamar: Will Smith 0°43′.

Uranus conjunct Acamar: Donald Rumsfeld 0°55′, Elizabeth Montgomery 1°09′.

Neptune conjunct Acamar:

Pluto conjunct Acamar: