The mid-heaven, medium coeli, or angle of the South, whose line or cusp the sun touches at mid-day or noon, is termed the tenth house in the Astral art, and is the chief or supreme angle of the heavens; denoting honor, credit, renown, authority, trade, preferment, etc. In nativities, the planets here are most powerful; and while Jupiter, Venus, or Sol, herein, give great eminence in life, Saturn never fails to give disgrace and ruin, when alone or unaided by benevolent stars. In the former instance, may be noticed the Duke of Wellington, who has the good fortune to be born with Jupiter in this "house of honor;" in the latter, the late emperor Napoleon, who born with Saturn his evil-star, in the tenth house, might well be expected to have met with a downfal as rapid as his rise, and which several French Astrologers predicted. - These' are two of the most illustrious instances of modern times, and well worthy the attention of those self-conceited but (in reality) simple persons, who affect to deny the validity of Astrological presages, which are probably far above their puny comprehension.

Many other instances could be given, but to the wise observer of nature, who possesses aught of "the milk of kind concession" where his learning does not reach, and to the philosophic enquirer, these will suffice. "Utrum horum mavis accipe". The tenth house is therefore a principal feature in Astrological predictions, as it is also in the arithmetical part of the science, or Astronomical calculations, since all arcs of directions to the angles are measured from the right ascension of the mid-heaven.

In horary questions it denotes the mother of the querist: and in State Astrology, kings, emperors, nobles, dukes, empires, kingdoms, and provinces, with " the great" in general; being the true ascendant of the mighty and powerful, and the house of "high" or illustrious "life".

Manuscript writers say it is the house "of lordship, honor, and dignity; and of all craft of which a man is master". Albateyzen, an ancient writer, further says, "it is the house of judges, judgment, substance taken away by thieves, also the substance or money of religious persons, being the second house to the ninth; and brethren of the servants of open enemies, being the third to the eighth; and fathers of enemies or fellows (partners,) being the fourth house to the seventh; also children of servants, being the fifth to the sixth house; and sickness of sons, being the sixth to the fifth house; and public enemies, wives, and fellows of fathers, being the seventh or opposite house to the fourth, in due order; also death of brethren, being the eighth house to the third; and the religion of the servants of the asker, being the ninth house to the second; also friends of private enemies, being the eleventh house to the twelfth; and lastly, private enemies of friends, being the twelfth house to the eleventh".

It is a feminine house, and being in order, similar to ; rules the knees and hams.