FIXED STAR

Capella

Alpha Aurigae · Küçük Keçi / Little Goat

Position
21° Gemini
Constellation
Auriga
Magnitude
0.08

Mythology

Latin "little goat" — in Greek myth, Amalthea, the goat that nourished Zeus. Lead star of the Charioteer (Auriga) constellation. Sixth-brightest in the northern hemisphere.

Astrological reading

Capella gives a conjunct planet a curious, learning-hungry, independent quality. Classical tradition reads it as the "researcher's star". At 21° Gemini, it forms a close relationship with Mercury; amplifies verbal and mental vitality.

Themes

  • curiosity
  • desire to learn
  • independence
  • nourishment