FIXED STAR

Vega

Alpha Lyrae · Düşen Akbaba / The Falling Eagle

Position
15° Capricorn
Constellation
Lyra
Magnitude
0

Mythology

Lead star of the Lyre — Orpheus' lyre. In Greek-Roman myth, source of music and art. Second-brightest star in the northern sky. In ~12,000 years, Earth's axial precession will make Vega the pole star again.

Astrological reading

Vega gives a conjunct planet artistic inspiration, musical talent, and a mystic visibility. Classical "poet's star". The gift surfaces early and tends to find a specific medium (music, poetry, performance, dance).

Themes

  • art
  • music
  • inspiration
  • mystic visibility