Dictionary term
Corona Borealis
Direct answer
Corona Borealis is a small northern constellation forming a clear semicircle known as the Northern Crown.
Corona Borealis is the Northern Crown, a graceful spring and summer arc centered on Alphecca.
- Source
- The Great Almanac Dictionary
- Category
- Constellations & Star Lore
- Also appears in
- Constellations & Star Lore
- Aliases
- None listed
- Last updated
- 2026-07-16
Quick reference
- Use when
- Find the crown between Boötes and Hercules, with bright Alphecca set in the middle of the arc.
- Do not use it for
- A nova's changing visibility must be checked from current observations rather than an evergreen constellation page.
- Reference category
- Constellations & Star Lore
- Related terms
- Coma Berenices, Corona Australis, Corvus, Crater
The story behind Corona Borealis
Corona Borealis was included in Ptolemy's catalogue and has retained its crown identity for many centuries.
Corona Borealis in spiritual tradition
Corona Borealis makes elegance from a few stars arranged in an unusually legible curve.
The Great Almanac frames Corona Borealis with educational restraint. Mystical or symbolic language may be meaningful, but it should not be exaggerated into certainty, panic, or permission to ignore ordinary responsibility.
Corona Borealis in the Bible
This is a factual sky reference. It can support wonder and orientation without turning a measured position or inherited pattern into a claim of fate or private revelation.
Corona Borealis in numerology
Corona Borealis is not a numerology claim. Any numbers attached to it should retain their ordinary scientific, calendrical, navigational, or historical meaning unless a separate symbolic interpretation is clearly labeled.
Why Corona Borealis matters
Its compact shape is one of the easiest examples of a traditional figure that closely matches a naked-eye star pattern.
Example in a reading: T Coronae Borealis is a recurrent nova in the region, but it is normally far fainter than the crown's named stars.
Interpretive caution: A nova's changing visibility must be checked from current observations rather than an evergreen constellation page.
How Corona Borealis is used in a reading
Find the crown between Boötes and Hercules, with bright Alphecca set in the middle of the arc.
Where interpretation stops
Corona Borealis is presented as sourced astronomy, calendrical, Earth-science, cultural, or instrument-history reference. Definitions should distinguish measured phenomena from civil convention and historical interpretation, preserve location and time dependencies, and avoid turning factual sky data into a deterministic personal claim.
Sources and editorial method
Research references used for this entry include:
- International Astronomical Union: The Constellations - Official names, abbreviations, and boundaries for the 88 modern constellations.
- NASA Space Place: What Are Constellations? - NASA introduction to constellation regions, patterns, visibility, and seasonal sky changes.
The page starts with a direct definition, then separates use, example, caution, spiritual meaning, and historical context. For astrology, occult, demonology, curse, and spiritual warfare terms, the editorial rule is to explain the term without making fear-based, fatalistic, medical, legal, financial, or ritual-instruction claims.
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