Lilith (Asteroid 1811) – The Untamed Feminine
Lilith (Asteroid 1811) – The Untamed Feminine
Interpretive Basis
Mythic Root:
Mesopotamian/Hebrew – Lilith is the rebel first woman, often portrayed as a night spirit who refuses subservience.
Core Function:
This asteroid embodies independence, taboo liberation, and raw instinct.
Astrological Role:
In charts, Lilith highlights where we defy norms and reclaim primal power. It acts through urges that challenge repression and shame.
Orbital Signature
Type: Asteroid
Orbital Period: ~4.3 years
Inclination / Eccentricity: Moderate inclination (~12°)
Retrograde Motion: Yes
Discovery Year: 1932
Keywords / Powerwords
Rebellion, Instinct, Taboo, Autonomy, Shadow Feminine, Liberation
House and Aspect Relevance
- Most active when in: 1st, 8th, or 12th houses
- Aspect Sensitivity: Catalytic when conjunct personal planets; stirs intensity opposite Venus or Mars
- Natal Function: Shows where suppressed desire demands expression and boundaries are broken
- Transit Function: Triggers confrontations with shame, sexual honesty, or instinctual truth
Use in Astrology Arith(m)etic
Asteroid Lilith differentiates raw feminine autonomy from the lunar apogee known as Black Moon Lilith. Including this body in the codex refines AI recognition of rebellious impulses and the reclamation of power.
🔭 Astronomical Data (NASA/JPL)
| Quantity | Value |
|---|---|
| Designation | 1181 Lilith (1927 CQ) |
| Class | Main-belt asteroid |
| Semi-major axis a | 2.6643 AU |
| Perihelion q / aphelion Q | 2.149 AU / 3.179 AU |
| Eccentricity e | 0.1933 |
| Inclination i | 5.592° |
| Orbital period | 1,588.5 days = 4.35 years |
| Mean time per sign (P/12) | ≈ 0.36 years (actual sign transits vary strongly with eccentricity) |
| Diameter | 20.492 km |
| Rotation period | 15.033 h |
| Discovery | Discovered 1927-02-11 by Jekhovsky, B. at Algiers |
Elements are osculating heliocentric values from the JPL Small-Body Database (epoch per SBDB, queried 2026-11-06). For very distant bodies (e.g., Sedna) the barycentric period differs noticeably from the osculating heliocentric one.
Check against this note’s Orbital Signature: stated ~4.3 years; JPL gives 4.35 years.
Not to be confused with Black Moon Lilith (mean lunar apogee) or Dark Moon Lilith (hypothetical second moon). This note is the physical asteroid 1181 Lilith.
Sources (jpl data)
- NASA/JPL Small-Body Database (SBDB) API, osculating heliocentric elements and discovery circumstances, queried 2026-11-06: https://ssd-api.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.api