Sect and Essential Dignity

The exaltations of the diurnal planets (sun, saturn, jupiter) are trine their domiciles

☉: exalts in , domicile in

♄: exalts in , domicile in

♃: exalts in , domicile in

The exaltations of the nocturnal planets (moon, mars, venus) are sextile their domiciles

☽: exalts in , domicile in

: exalts in , domicile in

: exalts in , domicile in

Mercury, who is not assigned to a sect inherently but takes its place in one based on the individual chart, is exalted and domicile in the same sign (virgo)

It's interesting that the diurnal planets (☉♃♄) move much slower than the nocturnal planets (☽) and the angle between their exaltations and domiciles (120°) is twice as large as the nocturnal angle (60°).

For the planets who have two domiciles (all but sun and moon):

☿ also dom. in , square exal.

also dom. in , inconjunct exal.

also dom. in , square exal.

♃ also dom. in , inconjunct exal.

♄ also dom. in , square exal.

The exaltations of the malefics (mars and saturn) form superior squares to their other domicile

"superior square" refers to the preceding sign that forms a square to the sign in question (so capricorn forms a superior square to aries and libra forms a superior square to cap)

Mercury is the opposite, where its other domicile, Gemini, forms the superior square to its exaltation

The exaltations of the benefits (venus and jupiter) are inconjunct their other domicile