In
astrology, an
angular house, or
cardinal house, is one of four
cardinal houses of the horoscope, which are the houses in which the
angles of the chart (the
Ascendant, the
Midheaven, the
Imum Coeli and the
Descendant) are found. The angular houses of the horoscope are considered to be the most ardent, or forceful, and are considered to have the greatest impact in the chart. The influential 17th-century astrologer William Lilly states simply: "Planets in angles do more forcibly show their effects." Angular houses rule those critical things in our life, such as our appearance and how we behave, our family life, our married life or partnerships, and our career.