An astrological chart, or, more precisely, a natal chart, is a symbolic designation of the planets, the Sun and the Moon at the time of a person's birth. Each planet occupies a specific zodiac sign in a certain moment time, and the interpretation of this arrangement allows astrologers to understand the features of human behavior. Since the astrological chart is based on facts such as the position of the heavenly bodies (relative to the moon) at a certain period of time, it is more related to astronomy than astrology. The following tips will help you create an astrological chart yourself.

Steps

Creating an astrological chart

Use your compass to draw concentric circles on the paper. The inner circle should be smaller than the outer circles.

• Instead, you can take blank horoscope forms from an astrologer or astrology store. It is much easier to draw circles by hand.

1. Divide the space between the two outer circles into 12 equal pieces. Each part symbolizes one of the 12 signs of the zodiac (Cancer, Libra, and so on).

   Label each part with a zodiac sign. If you designate one part as Leo, the next part must be Virgo, so that each zodiac sign is designated in order of priority.

   • If you know the time of birth, define the ascendant ( zodiac constellation) before filling the map with zodiac signs.
   • If the horoscope is drawn up in accordance with north longitude, place the ascendant sign on the left side; it is the eastern part facing south from the north position. Then fill in the remaining characters counterclockwise.
   • If the position is determined relative to south longitude, put the ascendant sign on the right side, while the rest of the signs should be located clockwise.
   • Strictly speaking: if the position is between 27.5 ° longitude, the deviation of the ascendant must be comparable to the longitude to determine its position in the north and south, that is, in which part it should be located. In practice, however, this is very rarely used, so you should follow general instructions described above !!

2. Divide each part (sign) by 30 equal degrees. The whole circle equals 360 degrees, so each of the 12 parts equals 30 degrees. Using the small marks on the second circle, mark each degree. You can only mark a few degrees, but remember that the angles between the points of the circle will play a decisive role in the interpretation of the map, so accuracy is important here.

   • If you are using a card purchased from a store, this is most likely already done for you.

3. Find the ascendant sign of the person you are interested in based on his or her date of birth and time on the astronomical table. An astronomical table is a map of the location of celestial bodies at a specific time. You can buy such a card or find it in the library; you can also search the internet. The Ascendant is a zodiac sign that rises above the eastern horizon at a specific time (in this case, the time of birth) at a specific place (the person's birthplace) on Earth. So to make up accurate map, you will need to find out the longitude and latitude of the person's place of birth (use the Internet search if you do not have a reliable map in your hands), as well as exact time and date. Free computer programs that can be found on the Internet can help you determine the ascendant if you fill in the required information.

   Mark the ascendant sign on your map. A computer program or astronomical map that you use to determine the ascendant sign will show you the location (in degrees) of that sign, for example 12 degrees Virgo. To indicate the correct location, find the zodiac sign (in this case, Virgo) on your map and, moving forward along the signs, count in degrees (in this case 12) from the "original" angle of the sign. You can explain this example in another way. If you think of a circle as a clock, where Virgo occupies the space between 9 and 8, the countdown goes from 9 (not 8), and you need to count 12 degrees from point 9 to point 8 in order to determine the location of Virgo.

   Determine the position of the Moon, Sun and planets, and mark them on your map. Use the astronomical chart again, or computer program to determine the location of the zodiac of the main celestial bodies, starting from the time, date and place of birth. In the case of the ascendant, these locations will be determined by the sign and degrees of the zodiac sign. Just like with the ascendant, you will need to determine the location using an astronomical map, starting from the time and place of birth of the person. If you use a computer program instead of an astronomical map, all this will be done for you. Mark the positions in the space between the two inner circles on your map. Mark the positions with glyphs (special characters used to represent each celestial body) and write the position of the sign in degrees next to the glyphs.

   Complete the Astronomical Pavilions. Pavilions are imaginary divisions (usually there are twelve), each of which denotes one aspect of a person's life (money, children, family, personality, and so on). They are located in a large area of ​​the map between the inner and second circle. The method of dividing the pavilions is rather controversial; there are several such methods. One of them (probably the simplest) is the equal pavilion method, in which the width of each pavilion is 30 degrees. The "starting" corner of the first pavilion is drawn near the ascendant. If the ascendant is 12 degrees with the sign of Leo, then the first pavilion is located near 12 degrees of Virgo, and the second is between 12 degrees of Virgo and 12 degrees of Libra, and so on. These pavilions are counted 1-12 counterclockwise.

   Calculate the aspects. An aspect is an angle that forms between two celestial bodies with the Earth at the center (or top) of the sign. You can appreciate the aspects just by looking at the map. For example, if you represent a chart in the form of a clock and assume that the Sun is at point 12 on the clock, and Venus is at point 3, then you will see that the angle between them is equal to 90 degrees. For greater accuracy, you can calculate aspects using the degree readings available on the map. Remember that the whole circle equals 360 degrees and each sign equals 30 degrees. You can draw aspects in the center circle as you wish.

4. Browse the book on the interpretation of the planets for each sign of the zodiac and pavilion, and draw conclusions about the behavior and personality characteristics of a person.

   • If all this seems too complicated for you, you can make a personal card in a few seconds by entering all the necessary information into free program drawing up astrological charts on the Internet. If you are in doubt about the accuracy of the map, use several programs to compare the results. Despite the fact that making a chart this way is faster than manually making a chart, you are missing out on the chance to learn more about astrology.
   • You can create a natal chart without specifying the exact time and place of birth, but then it will not be as complete and less accurate.
   • If the person's date of birth is on the polar cusp, from two to four days on both sides of the beginning zodiac sign, personal qualities a person will be identified by both signs of the zodiac.
   • To estimate a person's ascendant sign without the help of an ascendant chart, you must calculate the sunrise time on the person's birthday (click on the corresponding link to find more parameters). If a person was born at sunrise, his or her ascendant sign will be the same as his or her sun sign (a sign that most people consider to be their "sign"). Approximately every two hours (remember that the time differs from sign to sign) after sunrise, the ascendant moves forward one sign (for example, from Leo to Virgo). So, if the sunrise on a person's birthday and at his place of birth was at 6:15 am, but the person (Leo) was born at 11:15 am, the sign you need will be two signs ahead of Leo. Since a person was born more than 4 hours and less than 6 hours after sunrise, the sign of Libra will be the ascendant.
   • If you are checking the data on an astronomical chart, try to accurately determine the local time of birth of a person indicated on the astronomical chart. Astronomical charts usually provide information on the position of celestial bodies at midnight (00:00) GMT, so you do not need to interpolate the positions according to the current time of birth of a person; you will need to account for the time difference and the transition to summer time if necessary.
     • Remember, that what is written above are only approximate calculations, and the error of the obtained data can vary from 2 or more characters. The signs do not move at the same speed, since the angle of the equatorial ecliptic depends on the longitude of the terrain. If you take into account the above, the results obtained will be more accurate.
   • Use a pencil when creating a map, as you can make mistakes in the calculations. You can later erase the pencil marks.
   • The time of birth is usually defined as the time the baby took its first breath. On birth certificates, birth times are usually rounded off to half an hour or fifteen minutes; thus, the exact time of birth is not known exactly.

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Natal chart - what is it?

A natal chart is a screenshot of the sky at the time and place of your birth, presented in the form of astrological symbols and signs. For an uninitiated person, this set of symbols, circles and hieroglyphs seems to be complete nonsense, but for a professional astrologer, a natal chart is a unique space passport in which you can read: the potential for a person's birth, talents, fate scenarios, event risks, psychological blocks, a karmic task, generic programs and more.

It is the natal chart that is the main tool for analyzing career guidance, scenarios and features of personal life, financial strategy, strategies for personal productivity, health, etc.

Any prognostics and compensator begins with an analysis of the risks inherent in the natal chart.

If you are just planning to plunge into the exciting world of astrology, then you should learn how to build a natal chart and understand its structure.

How to calculate a natal chart?

To calculate the natal chart, you need to know the data of your birth: date (in the format dd.mm.yyyy), time and place of birth (locality, city). For accuracy of calculations, we use the tag birth time. If you know the interval, for example, from 14:10 to 14:30, then use the average value of 14-20. If the tags from the maternity hospital have not survived, it remains to hope for a good memory of the mother or will not be too lazy and make a request to the maternity hospital and get your birth data (the archives are usually stored for up to 25 years).

If the time of birth is not even known approximately and there is no way to restore it, then, technically, you can also build a birth chart, but it will display only the psychology of the personality and, often, this information is very useful.

Drawing up (calculating) a natal chart by date of birth

1. Let's go to the Astroprocessor.
2. Fill out the form:
   1. date of birth in dd.mm.yyyy format;
   2. time of birth (tag or average; if the time of birth is not known, put “00” in this field);
   3. place of birth (locality, city; enter the first letters of your city and the astroprocessor will give options from the base, if your city or village is not in the base, then choose the one closest to it, which is in the base);
3. Press the button "COUNT". Your natal chart is ready!

So, when your natal chart is built, then you see the following picture on the screen:

There are several main objects on the birth chart:

1. Colored band, with segments of the same size. Segments have different colors, but you can see that there are only three red segments, three green, three blue, three white and blue. Inside each color segment there is a designation of the corresponding zodiac sign.
2. An inner circle with planetary icons around its perimeter.
3. The red and black lines inside the circle connecting the planets are aspects.
4. The intersecting lines with Roman numerals cutting the entire circle with the planets and the colored belt of the zodiac signs into uneven segments is a grid of astrological houses. If the time of birth is not known, then this grid should be ignored and the map should be “read” without it.

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Why does a person in his hectic everyday life of a consumer society need astrology and such a strange occupation as building his own natal chart? Turning to astrology is a certain transition to personal awareness and mastering the tool for improving your life. Your natal chart is a wise navigator, it shows the most optimal and harmonious set of scenarios in your life for you.

Natal chart, horoscope, astrology - these concepts have a very close relationship and are parts of a single whole. Astrology is an ancient science that is based on the laws of the Universe and the Universe. She studies and analyzes the influence of various cosmic bodies.

A horoscope is a schematic representation of a site starry sky, which can be seen only at a certain geographic point and only at a certain period of time. Usually predicts events that are associated with a specific point in space and time and is the basis of many traditions rooted in astrology.

Natal (astrological) chart - is a symbolic diagram reflecting the state of the Cosmos at the time of birth. It's like a photograph of that part of the cosmos where man was born. The natal chart contains the image of cosmic spheres with the Sun, planets Solar system, The moon and even comets that are located at certain points on the horizon of the earth.

As the researchers suggest, the first rudiments of astronomy began to emerge back in the Stone Age, when people began to observe the movement of the Sun and the Moon, as well as to record various important features in their movement. At the same time, the primary skills of counting and some elements of geometry began to develop.

The first documentary evidence practical application astrology has been found in the earliest written sources of ancient Sumer. Arcade and Babylon. They belong to the end of the 3rd c. BC. NS. Then the priests of some cults often used a rather primitive "astrology of omens" as a basis, which served as various natural phenomena, solar and lunar eclipses, the fall of meteorites, the appearance of comets and the like. This type of astrology is known as "Mundane astrology"... Basically, it consisted of predictions of global events affecting entire states.

The compilation of individual horoscopes with characteristics in many respects similar to modern ones in historical sources began to appear only at the end of the 5th and beginning of the 6th centuries. BC era. But the complete formation of such concepts as astrology, horoscope, natal chart, ended only in the 1st century. n. era.

The uniqueness of astrology lies in the fact that it treats anyone very individually and does not tolerate an average static approach. For example, if you draw up a natal chart, individually for one, then it will never repeat the astrological chart that was drawn up for another. Even if you build natal charts of twins, it is easy to find significant differences there. Since their birth occurs in different time periods, even if the difference in their birth is several tens of seconds, this is already an inevitable indicator of the difference in their horoscopes.

The most accurate drawing up of an astrological chart plays an important role in the further dynamic development of drawing up a horoscope. But if a person has forgotten or does not know the exact time of his own birth, what to do in this case? In this case, you need to tell the astrologer in more detail everything about yourself. Especially about those events that are the most significant for you. A professional astrologer, based on the information that you give him, will compose and restore your date of birth with an accuracy of a few minutes. A similar process in astrology is called - rectification... Even if you know everything about the time of birth, an experienced astrologer will offer to inform him about the events that have played important role in your life. All this will help to more accurately draw up a natal chart and horoscope.

The main basic indicators for an astrologer are events that have occurred in life; he, by the method of elimination, rejects all unpromising options, which helps to compile the required time accuracy. When the exact date and time of birth is known, then using modern technologies it is not difficult to calculate the compiled map of a person's birth, in other words, to reproduce the location of certain celestial bodies accompanying the moment of a person's birth in relation to the Earth.

But decoding the compiled birth chart is already completely different actions and calculations, here it is necessary to interpret the astrological chart as accurately as possible in relation to life and fate. If the calculation of the birth chart can be done within a few minutes, then it will take several hours and even days to decipher it and, in accordance with this, draw up a horoscope. This is a very delicate matter that only an experienced astrologer can handle.

If we consider this aspect in more detail, then astrology does not give an answer what exactly can happen to this or that person.

It only compiles and states the very moment of birth in details, shows what connects a person with certain celestial bodies that were at the moment of birth of a person in a certain geographical point. When drawing up a complete natal chart, the astrologer needs to resort to “predictive astrology.

One of the important sections of astrology is "Astropsychology", it is she who is intended to reveal character. Astropsychology is based on the relationship of space objects with humans, their influence on behavior and psyche. Therefore, based on the analysis of the positions of cosmic bodies in the signs of the zodiac, and their influence through aspects on the psyche and human behavior, a conclusion is made.

Those events that are possible in a person's life and are reflected in the horoscope of events are under the control of 12 houses of the horoscope, which affect almost all spheres of life.

According to the tendencies accepted in the astrological school, astrology, horoscope, natal chart, do not thoroughly and accurately determine the fate in its most small details... Since the astrological school is dominated by the principle that general judgments cancel private ones.

In the ancient medieval work "The Book of Judgments about the Stars" dating back to the 12th century, there is a relevant example. Almost in the same place, 2 people were born at the same time. One was born into the family of a bread merchant; the other into the family of a powerful nobleman. The natal chart predicted for these two tremendous wealth, influence and power, they both should rise greatly during their lives. Nevertheless, their rise will not be equivalent, one of them will become a king and will rule over the whole country, and the other a successful wealthy merchant, of course, the son of a nobleman will become the king, and the merchant will be the son of a bread seller. This is an example of the confirmation of the principle that general judgments cancel private ones.

All three concepts, astrology, horoscope, natal chart are closely related to one another. So that make a natal chart one cannot do without calculations, but by itself it is static and does not carry any predictions. But the dynamics of the development of the horoscope completely depends on predictive astrology and only then it will be compiled as much as possible exact horoscope for a person, by his date of birth. It will reflect the predisposition and purpose of a person all important events his life, family relationships psychological portrait of I. etc. Possessing such information, it becomes possible to some extent to influence the events of one's own life, but of course, a person will never be able to completely change what is intended from above.

Drawing up and decoding a natal chart

The natal chart is the basis of any individual horoscope. It is her decoding that helps to know yourself, to find out what events await you during your life, what dangers lie in wait for the next turn and, accordingly, how these dangers can be avoided.

Drawing up a natal chart is not such an easy task, and if you are not well versed in astrology, then you can safely use special astrological programs. Those who are interested in getting to the bottom of everything on their own can try to master the independent reading of the natal chart.

Houses in the natal chart: decoding

Homes determine the main events in life. They, like planets and other indicators, are in a certain sign zodiac, which, in fact, depends on the development of events.

1st House - individual (character, enterprise, individualism).

2nd House - acquisitions (money, property, luck).

III House - exchange (communication, relatives).

IV House - home(home, family, inheritance).

V-th House - creation (children, love, pleasure).

VIth House - the present (everyday life, work, health).

VIIth House - union (harmony, communication, relationships).

VIII House - detachment (passion, inheritance).

IX House - ideal (optimism, travel, escape from life).

Xth House - independence (public life, social status).

XI-th House - aspiration (plans, hopes, friendship).

XII-th House - achievement (willpower, mystery).

Planets in the natal chart: decoding

The planets in the natal chart show:

How you live, create, express yourself (Sun);

How do you feel, what do you expect from love (Moon);

How do you think, in which direction and at what speed (Mercury);

As you wish: material needs, sexual desires, happiness (Venus);

How you act: will, independence, activity, initiative (Mars);

How do you plan your business and prioritize (Jupiter);

How do you achieve your goals (Saturn);

How you accept something new and free yourself from the old (Uranus);

How you relax and also how you anticipate (Neptune);

How you give up anything, and also how you feel about losing (Pluto).

Zodiac signs and aspects in the natal chart: decoding

In the natal chart, the signs of the zodiac play the role of characteristics. Houses, planets, aspects, and other indicators appear to us through the prism of one or another zodiac sign. Hence the phrases: Sun in Leo, X-th House in Gemini or Saturn in Libra. It is the signs of the zodiac that "give" their features to astrological indicators, which, accordingly, is reflected in your character and in the events taking place in life.

Aspects the same is the individual relationship between the planets in the horoscope - nodes, squares and trigons that form ascending and descending planets. It is the aspects that show those nuances that make you a unique person. Aspects are arcs of a certain size connecting two elements of the horoscope. They are deposited along the ecliptic (the Sun's apparent path across the sky throughout the year) and are measured in degrees. In the natal chart, aspects are indicated by straight lines of various colors.

Aspects can be harmonious and tense, that is, the planets (the qualities they endow and the events they provoke) can correspond to each other, complement each other or interfere, create an imbalance in life and in the psychological sphere.

The events that await you at one stage or another of your life, and your reaction to these events, and character traits, habits that you can acquire, depend on the aspects in an individual horoscope.

"Strange icons" in the natal chart: decoding

It is assumed that you know what the symbols of the zodiac signs and planets look like. But the unfamiliar, strange icons located after the listing of the ten symbols of the planets, we will now consider.

Rahu-dharma is indicated as inverted Greek letter“Omega” speaks of your purpose.

Rahu Karma is designated as "Omega" - Ω - in upright position and is "responsible" for obstacles, fears and suffering.

Black Moon (Lilith) in the natal chart it looks like a month (waning moon) icon, shaded in black and held on a cross. This is the apogee of the ordinary Moon, the point of the lunar orbit farthest from the Earth. Lilith is "responsible" for mistakes, for everything dark that is in our soul, she shows what must be avoided in order to live a life with dignity.

White Moon (Selena) in the natal chart it looks like a month (waxing moon) icon, white, that is, not shaded. This Moon also seems to be holding on to the cross. Selena is also not an independent planet, but simply the point of the lunar orbit closest to the Earth. Selena is "responsible" for your luck, for the opportunities that will be provided to you during your life, she tells you what you must not miss in order for life to be successful.

The middle of Heaven is designated as a circle with the letter "K”, And is responsible for your potential in the field of career and social status.

The depth of the sky is denoted by the Latin letter "H»And shows what kind of home and what kind of family you need for complete comfort.

The ascendant is denoted as "As". This is your personality - what impression you yourself (and your actions) make on those around you.

The descendant is denoted as “Mc"And" is responsible "for your relationships with other people. This icon tells you with which partner you are able to create a harmonious and productive marriage or business union.

Small letter "R" next to planets and other designations suggests that this object at the time of your birth was in a backward, retrograde position. And this must also be taken into account.

By the way, you can build and interpret the cosmogram (natal chart) not only to compile an individual horoscope, but also to calculate what events await you or humanity in general on a particular day. To do this, simply when drawing up a natal chart, use the date you are interested in, and not the date of your birthday.

The foundation of the astrological understanding of the world is, first of all, the elements.

Prevailing Fire gives a person an inexhaustible source of energy. The owner of such a horoscope experiences a constant thirst for activity, and only very serious obstacles and long periods of failure can temporarily deprive him of his innate optimism. The fiery person is happy to share ideas, energy, and enthusiasm with other people.

Lack of Fire most often expressed in the absence own ideas and incentives for action. In principle, a person can be quite active, but he does not seem to have a source of energy, and therefore one has to wait until some representative of the element of Fire throws up an idea, illuminates the field of activity - then it will be possible to get down to business.

Prevailing Earth makes a person a materialist, a practitioner, firmly standing on the ground and recognizing only real things. The owner of the terrestrial horoscope, as a rule, is distinguished by economy, thrift, efficiency, the ability to do things with his own hands, and discretion in financial matters.

Lack of Earth manifests itself as impractical, detached from reality. Such people can build any ideas they want, but they are unable to realize them on their own.

Prevailing Air makes a person sociable, communicative, interested in receiving and transferring different kinds information. Such people play the role of messengers - they transfer the ideas of Fire or the material means of the Earth from where there are many of them, to where these resources are not enough.

Lack of air makes a person non-contact. He can be very smart, but very few people will guess about this due to the impossibility of extracting at least two words from such a person. Like an astronaut in an airless space, the owner of a horoscope with a lack of Air feels isolated and needs the participation of other people.

Prevailing Water gives a person emotionality, romance, imagination, ability to synthesize. Thanks to their ability to sympathize and understand other people without words, representatives of the element of Water play a unifying role in society. They are the very "systemic factor" that makes something integral out of heterogeneous actions. Water fantasies add depth and perspective to phenomena.

Water scarcity manifests itself as a lack of imagination, and therefore closes a person into the framework of dry realistic schemes, deprives of emotional support and intuitive understanding with others.

Sometimes this or that element is clearly visible in a person, in other cases different elements are expressed more or less evenly and it is very difficult to understand which of them prevails.