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PDF/PNG Astrological Chart Service

This form generates nice-looking astrological charts in PDF or PNG format. It's mostly a demonstration of my horoscop and starfont astrological typesetting packages for LaTeX, but the hope is that the charts will also be useful for general purposes even for non-users of horoscop. They compare favorably to those generated by the other free online chart systems I'm aware of. This system does not provide any interpretation; for that you'll have to look elsewhere. See the FAQ for instructions, privacy and other notices, and other information.

(29 June 2008)

PDF/PNG Astrological Chart Service FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions for my PDF/PNG astrological chart service. (29 June 2008)

Astrology

Astrology and related subjects (12 May 2008)

Typesetting astrology with LaTeX

Resources for typesetting astrological documents with LaTeX. NEW: initial beta release of my "horoscop" package for typesetting wheel charts. (2 May 2008)

A glyph for Eris

So, it seems that the IAU has decided to name the object formerly known as 2003 UB_313, "Eris". That is, of course, pretty amusing for the Discordians among us. Regardless of what astrological meaning you want to give this object, it seems pretty clear that the logical choice for the glyph is the one below. Robert Anton Wilson is probably dead by now, but I'm sure he's chuckling in his liquid nitrogen flask. (17 September 2006)

On the astrology of Charon

The IAU is talking about changing its definition of "planet" - or, more correctly, actually creating a firm definition of "planet" in the first place because until now it hasn't really been all that clearly defined - and that has raised some interest in the astrology of the potential new planets. I'd like to emphasize, for readers who aren't familiar with how astrology works, that what the IAU decides doesn't really have any direct bearing on astrological practice; astrologers will follow their own traditions and the definitions used in astronomy aren't really part of those. That's why the old canard about the astrological signs not corresponding to the astronomical constellations, falls apart under examination - both are precisely and accurately defined ways of describing locations in the sky, but they aren't identical to each other because they were designed for completely different purposes. However, even though astrologers don't need the IAU to determine what will or won't be astrologically important, the recent public attention to relatively newly-discovered solar system bodies seems like a good opportunity to look at the astrology of new planets. (28 August 2006)

Stephen Harper's natal chart

For the 2004 Canadian election, I spent quite a lot of time putting together an astrological analysis of the candidates and the influences on the result. That was fun, and I know a number of people were hoping I'd do the same for the current (January 2006) election; but unfortunately, I've been going through a very busy time with schoolwork and other things, and I just didn't have time. As I write this, it's now the night before the election, and I couldn't possibly do a prediction before the result will be announced and the result isn't even in much doubt anyway, so there's not much point. However, it was pointed out to me with the 2004 analysis that I had Stephen Harper's birthdate wrong, and since he looks likely to be a key figure in the near future, it seems worth doing a natal chart on him with the correct birthdate. (22 January 2006)

Astrological notes on the 2004 Canadian Federal election

Discussion of the major party candidates and the election itself in an astrological frame of reference. (18 January 2006)

Why astrology?

Here are some of my thoughts on the rationale for astrology, adapted from a recent Livejournal posting. I'm reposting them here because they'll be of interest to the Lebwog audience too; see the link for discussion. (29 August 2005)

Astrological ephemeris for Charon

Web-based calculation of the position of Pluto's satellite or co-planet, Charon (27 August 2005)

Quick-and-dirty astrological compatibility test

Check your compatibility with others based on Sun and Moon sign. (27 August 2005)

They don't like geneticists

The mani is actually supposed to go right across the Solar disc as viewed from Earth, and you bet the client will be watching it with a telescope, so there's no possibility of fudging it. (30 November 2004)