Reinhold Ebertin (1901–1988)

As a professional astrologer this book is an invaluable resource for understanding midpoints. It's one of the first books I reach for when judging a chart.

Very often a client will ask me to look at a birth chart for someone else, such as a partner or potential employee,and most often they do not have the individual's birth time. For all non-astrologers, the birth time is very important because not only will it give the ascendant, and houses, but also the exact degree of the Moon, which show more moves more rapidly than any other planet. Without a birth time we are left with only about 30% of the information, so I always turn to midpoints to add additional information concerning the individual I'm studying. I erect a birth chart for noon, and ignore the midpoints relating to the Moon and ascendant; but most of the others will be accurate and can offer deep insight into the individual's personality. show less