Hor"o*scope (?), n. [F.
horoscope, L. horoscopus, fr. Gr. &?;, adj., observing
hours or times, esp. observing the hour of birth,
n., a horoscope; &?; hour + &?; to view, observe.
See Hour, and -scope.] 1.
(Astrol.) (a) The representation made of
the aspect of the heavens at the moment of a person's birth, by which
the astrologer professed to foretell the events of the person's life;
especially, the sign of the zodiac rising above the horizon at such a
moment. (b) The diagram or scheme of
twelve houses or signs of the zodiac, into which the whole circuit of
the heavens was divided for the purposes of such prediction of
fortune.
2. The planisphere invented by Jean
Paduanus.
3. A table showing the length of the days and
nights at all places. Heyse.
