Noctua Constellation [Jamieson]

The obsolete constellation Noctua the Owl was a southern constellation bordered by Libra, Hydra and Centaurus. It was introduced by Alexander Jamieson in 1822 and is now designated Asterism a. Noctua spans 14 degrees of the zodiac in the Sign of Scorpio.

Noctua Constellation Stars

2000	2050	Star	Name	Sp. Class	Mag.	Orb
16♏02	16♏45	4 Lib		B9	5.70	1°00′
16♏47	17♏29	m Hya	Al Janah	F0	5.15	1°00′
17♏08	17♏50	55 Hya	Vigilis Borealis	B9	5.61	1°00′
17♏22	18♏04	56 Hya	Cor Noctua	G8	5.23	1°00′
17♏35	18♏17	57 Hya	Vigilis Australis	B9	5.76	1°00′
18♏29	19♏11	E Hya	Al Corni	K3	4.42	1°00′
20♏11	20♏53	59 Hya		A6	5.65	1°00′

54 Hya is named Al Janah, “The Wing.”

55 Hya is named Vigilis Borealis, “Northern Guard.”

56 Hya is named Cor Noctua, “Heart of the Owl .”

57 Hya is named Vigilis Australis, “Southern Guard.”

58 Hya is named Al Corni, “The Claw.” ^[1]

Noctua Astrology

Noonan

NOCTUA. The Night Owl.

History. An obsolete constellation that superseded Solitarius, the Solitaire, or Turdus Solitarius, the Solitary Thrush, formed by Le Monnier in 1776. It occupies the end of the tail of Hydra.

Influence. It is said to give wisdom, discrimination, penetration, patience, and depth of thought and study. ^[2]

Noctua is a fortunate constellation, giving honor and ambition. Owls are vigilant predators, and this comes through as a killer instinct, fixity of purpose, and steely determination. Wisdom, both spiritual and intellectual, comes through contemplation of their experiences.

Noctua is the species name of the Little Owl, Athene noctua. The genus name comes from Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom. Athena’s Owl was called Glaucus, Greek for “glaring”. The Little Owl does have a stern expression.

Glaucus sat on Athena’s blind side to see the whole truth. The owl can turn its head right around, looking behind to find the truth through hindsight. The German philosopher Georg Hegel referred to Glaucus to explain his idea that philosophical understanding can only come from hindsight: “the owl of Minerva spreads its wings only with the falling of the dusk”. Minerva is the Roman equivalent of Athena (asteroid Pallas Athena).

Margaret Thatcher (rising) once said, “The wisdom of hindsight, so useful to historians and indeed to authors of memoirs, is sadly denied to practicing politicians.” The literary genius Johan Wolfgang Goethe also had Noctua rising, and one of his best quotes was, “Wisdom is only found in truth.”

Mary Shelley (rising) touched on spiritual wisdom and fixity of purpose with “Nothing contributes so much to tranquilize the mind as a steady purpose, a point on which the soul may fix its intellectual eye.” Maggie, the “Iron Lady,” had a stern glare.

Others with their Ascendant in Noctua include astrologers Jeff Green (with Venus) and Robert Pelletier. Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (with South Node), Evonne Goolagong Cawley, Michael Douglas, Clint Eastwood, Sarah Ferguson, Aretha Franklin, Prince, and Johnny Weissmuller.

Noctua Constellation [Urania’s Mirror]

Allen

Noctua, the Night Owl, has been added by some modern to the already overweighted Hydra. It is shown by Burritt perched upon the extreme tail-tip of that figure, but encroaching on the boundary of the Southern Scale.

Its location formerly was occupied by Le Monnier’s Solitaire, but neither of these asterisms is now recognized. ^[3]