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Astrodienst Online Guestbook Archive August 1997
Great site and Great resource!!! thanks !!!
EleCTRa [ *hotmail.com ]
--- Sunday, August 31, 1997 at 13:15 Swiss time
Robert Hand you are an exceptional and informative writer I
have been reading your books for many years. Thank
you for what I have learned. Yours truly a tripple Gemini
Paula
Paula Hirson [ *cadvision.com ]
Calgary, Canada --- Sunday, August 31, 1997 at 01:53 Swiss time
I have utilized this site for quite a long time now and I thank you for making such a wonderfully useful tool available.
Felicia Schroeder
Sacramento, USA --- Sunday, August 31, 1997 at 01:44 Swiss time
Great chart service .. would be interested in a reading .. but can't find any details about price??
Petrina [ S*aol.com ]
northampton, UK --- Saturday, August 30, 1997 at 21:40 Swiss time
Alois adds:
Both, the online ordering form and the
catalogue show prices; sometimes prices
are only shown in Fr. (Swiss Francs, 1 Fr = 0.66 USD). For the UK, the Swiss Franc prices apply. For outside Europe, the USD prices apply.
Hi Bob, how nice to find this service. I used to belong to the astrology group in Portsmouth,nh where we were lucky to have you often as a guest speaker.This service is great, greetings to you and your friends,birthe
birthe filby [ birthe2sover.net ]
lebanon,NH, usa --- Saturday, August 30, 1997 at 16:35 Swiss time
What do the m,n,a & d and the learn and share stand for? They are located in the lower right hand corner of the chart?
janet [ *bigfoot.com ]
pembroke pines, fl, usa --- Saturday, August 30, 1997 at 09:35 Swiss time
Alois adds: I quote from the Astrolog Helpfile
(written by Walter Pullen, Astrolog's author):
Also in this main display, the total number of planets in each
of the hemispheres of the wheel, as well the number of objects in
yang/positive/masculine and yin/negative/feminine quality signs, are
counted. To the right of the element table, we have a column of
seven numbers labeled as follows: "+" is the number of "yang" objects
(i.e. in Fire or Air signs); "-" is the number of "yin" objects (i.e.
in Water or Earth signs); "M" is the number of objects above the
horizon (i.e. in the "Southern" hemisphere of the Midheaven); "N" is
the number of objects below the horizon (in the "Northern" hemisphere
of the Nadir); "A" is the number of objects in the Eastern half of
the sky (in the hemisphere of the Ascendant); and "D" is the number
of objects in the Western half of the sky (in the hemisphere of the
Descendant). Note that cusp objects are left out of hemisphere
counts (but still included in the other object summaries) as they
would skew things since they are always in a particular hemisphere.
Finally we have a field indicating the division of objects into the
first six and second six signs of the zodiac. The number of objects
in the first six signs of the zodiac will be printed, labeled by the
character "<". (The number in the second half isn't printed; just subtract from the total if you want to know.) According to a book on the Kaballah, the emphasis of the first six signs on the zodiac is on "what's to learn", and the emphasis on the second six signs is on "what's to share". Use or interpret this as you wish.
i llike this site how dose one find out
about His or Her chart.
DAVID SHEPPARD [ *erols,com ]
--- Saturday, August 30, 1997 at 06:30 Swiss time
I had no idea anything like this was available.
What a wonderful site...
The Photo of where you work is neat!
Jane Graham-Bailey [ *bellsouth.net ]
Tequesta, FL USA --- Friday, August 29, 1997 at 22:31 Swiss time
It is very useful to have a free natal chart. But I would like to ask if it is possible to make it more clear.To make aspects more clear, to write them separately with orbis. And what really disturb me is the size of the chart. Isn't possible to print it on a whole page not just one third of page? Please make it bigger, with aspects mentioned separately. Thank you very much. Mojca.
Mojca Remžgar [ mojca.*svzrls.sigov.mail.si ]
Ljubljana , Slovenia --- Friday, August 29, 1997 at 11:28 Swiss time
Alois adds:
If you look into the catalogue section of our website, you will
find that we have wonderfully perfect charts for sale, with a wide variety
of designs and options.
For the free chart service, we use the public-domain
program ASTROLOG which does what it has been designed by its author to do.
It is public on the web (see our links pages) and you are
free to download it. It can do the same charts as Postscript files, which
cannot be displayed on a web browser but print much better and larger. If you
know how to program in C, you may even improve the program, as it comes with
complete source code.
The primary purpose of online-charts is screen display, not printing.
Most people still have a 640x480 pixel display, and we try to respect these
limits in the design of our web pages.
In the list of chart types on our server, you find the 'graphical aspect grid'
which does list the orbes of the aspects.
Someone else in the guest book said this too: how very generous this site is! The chart is so pretty! Fun!
Hilary McLean [ *hotmail.com ]
Chicago, U.S.A --- Friday, August 29, 1997 at 03:58 Swiss time
WOW! You're computer chart is fabulous! I was able to
create a chart in seconds. I am so pleased with your site.
You are doing a wonderful job. Keep up the good work.
Thank you.
Kim [ S*buffalostate.edu ]
Buffalo, USA --- Thursday, August 28, 1997 at 23:08 Swiss time
Ihr Service ist ganz brauchbar. die Charts, falls sie denn angezeigt
werden sehen vernuenftig aus. Aber zu ueber 90% aller Faelle gehen schief,
und die Chart kann nicht angezeigt werden: directory oder file unbekannt.
Koennten Sie einen besseren Zufallsgenerator verwenden, so dass 90%
der Charts auch angezeigt werden koennen?
Juergen Braun
, Deutschland --- Thursday, August 28, 1997 at 14:16 Swiss time
Alois adds: Ich vermute, Sie haben ein lokales Problem. Der von Ihnen angedeutete Fehler ist uns nicht bekannt - ich sehe hingegen bei Ihnen sehr viele
Logfile-Eintraege mit 'garbage' als Inhalt.
Wenn Sie einen Proxy-Server verwenden, versuchen Sie es mal ohne. Mit welchem
Browser arbeiten Sie - ist er vielleicht etwas veraltet und mag die langen URLs
nicht, die unsere Verschluesselung erzeugt?
Uebrigens waere es ratsam, bei solchen Anfragen eine email-Adresse
anzugeben, damit wir direkt antworten können.
I used to be able to print my/a chart but now I can't! Why? I am very unhappy with your changes and I feel that you are just looking for money! Thank you. A response would be greatly appreciated. An explaination for the change is being requested.
DW [ DW1948 ]
, USA --- Thursday, August 28, 1997 at 06:33 Swiss time
Alois adds: I do not understand the problem, DW1948. You can print any Web page.
In the previous version, only a GIF pciture was displayed. Now we present a
normal HTML page with a header and footer, and the same GIF image in the
middle. If you want to print the GIF image alone without the header, simply
click on the image. Then you get a page containing only the image, which
you can print as usual.
About justly looking for money: Our web server and the permanent Internet
connection costs us several thousands of USD per month. It is mainly used
for the free services we provide. We pay for it from the
sales of Astro*Intelligence reports. I cannot see what is wrong when we
mention these excellent reports on our own website. It took us while to
get the online ordering system going, and we have added the gentle promotion
hints only after the online ordering was working.
Thank you,for your site,Its very convenient when you want to have right away.
Keep it up .
Nisso Laredo [ *hotmail.com ]
Toronto, Canada --- Thursday, August 28, 1997 at 00:49 Swiss time
Nisso Laredo
--- Thursday, August 28, 1997 at 00:43 Swiss time
Just want to add to the chorus of thanks for this site. I have a couple of programs for the PC that never like to stay running for too long, so it is wonderful to be able to pop up here and snag a quick chart. (Now that I have about a dozen sitting around that need interpreting....)
Been working in this field for almost 20 years, and while setting up charts by hand was a nice "challenge". But this is ever so much easier.
Thanks again
Stella [ *mmc.mtmercy.edu ]
Cedar Rapids, USA --- Wednesday, August 27, 1997 at 20:06 Swiss time
WOW I think this is really cool I can`t think of anything to say it`s just so cool I`m speechless
Lisa [ *mailcity.com ]
Toronto, Canada --- Wednesday, August 27, 1997 at 18:46 Swiss time
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU for putting up
this site!! I love your site, it is such a great
help. If I ever need a natal chart fast, I always
run here. I especially love the Astro*Carto*Graphy
option! And best of all, it's FREE! :}
I do have one suggestion, however. I have been
doing a lot of charts for people born in Dhaka,
Bangladesh. But when I look up "DHAKA" in your
atlas, I get some city in India. I can only get
Dhaka, BANGLADESH if I look it up under the old
spelling, "DACCA." The spelling was changed some-
time in the early 1980's (the new spelling's
supposed to be more phonetic.) So, perhaps you'd
like to update that.
Keep up the good work! Will you be adding Vedic
charts to the different charts that can be printed
out from your program as well?
Thanks again,
Famin Ahmed.
Famin Ahmed
Germantown, MD, USA --- Tuesday, August 26, 1997 at 23:14 Swiss time
Alois adds: I have added Dhaka,BANG to the database, and kept Dacca as well.
Thank you for informing us about the name change (I am afraid there are endless
changes going on - so far we added only Mumbai for Bombay on the subcontinent).
We do not plan to add more vedic chart features. Already now it seems to be quite
confusing for many visitors that there is also one chart type with Sidereal zodiac.
The two system do really not mix well and might better be kept apart.
You can always download the ASTROLOG program from the net and run the sidereal charts
you want on your own computer, using the geographic and timezone data you find on
our server.
I understand nearly nothing about Vedic charts, and do not know which options ASTROLOG
offers in this area. If you study the ASTROLOG helpfile (see our LINKS), maybe you can
come up with a list of desirable Vedic chart types it can do. I might then make
a separate selection page for Vedic (sidereal) charts available. Astrocartgraphy by the
way is totally independent of the zodiac, it gives the same lines for
tropical and sidereal.
I remember learning to look up longitude/latitude back in the 6th grade (several decades ago!!) It was such a HUGE task. I thought I'd become a bit jaded to the information available for free through the net, but this service startled me. How generous! Makes me understand why kids who are growing up with computers in the classroom are having much more fun!
Maureen Mills [ *press.uchicago.edu ]
Chicago, USA --- Tuesday, August 26, 1997 at 21:51 Swiss time
I entered details of my birth but did not receive natal chart? How can I get a natal chart? Please advise by email
Thank you
estee matta [ *aol.com ]
Bklyn, NY, USA --- Tuesday, August 26, 1997 at 17:47 Swiss time
Alois adds:
Do you mean in the atlas - time zone pages?
When the timezone page is displayed, you must klick on the 'Show the chart' link
to get the chart.
If you used the 'Order form' entry: it does not deliver online charts, but
is for ordering reports by mail order.
precisava que me traduzisse a minha carta astral
Translation provided by Maria Fabriani: I need you to translate my chart.
carolina campos quinta queimada [ cma.*mail.telepac.pt ]
albufeira, portugal --- Tuesday, August 26, 1997 at 16:40 Swiss time
Der wahre Wert des Internets wird durch eine Web-Site wie die von Astro-Dienst ganz konkret vor Augen geführt. So viel Dankbarkeit über so viel Service! Qualität wird gern honoriert, Sie haben Ihren Erfolg wirklich verdient! Herzliche Glückwünsche!
Philip Mikas [ *aol.com ]
München, Deutschland --- Tuesday, August 26, 1997 at 11:39 Swiss time
I find your site very useful for finding out if
time was Daylight Savings Time. However, I wondered
why the free charts do not show the ascendent since
it is so important to a persons chart.
Thanks!
Teresa Alley [ *usa.net ]
Kansas City, MO, USA --- Tuesday, August 26, 1997 at 00:06 Swiss time
Alois adds:
Of course the charts have the Ascendant
- it is the position of the first house cusp,
as listed in the right data column.
And already on the time-zone page, before you click the chart link,
the Aszendent is listed.
I cant get a chart of any kind because each time I have terie
a sign appears saying its not available and "How
did I get there"?
LInda D [ *aol.com ]
paramusn,nj, usa --- Monday, August 25, 1997 at 21:20 Swiss time
Terrific site! (Just had to do a chart from a town in Siberia. Found it here!) Thanks for keeping it up!
Chris Canali [ *erols.com ]
Mercerville, NJ, USA --- Monday, August 25, 1997 at 19:44 Swiss time
Neat site! But I have one question for you.
I was filling out the info for my chart and hit
update timezone. Then at the bottom it said all
the stuff for 3:14 am but I was born at 3:14 pm.
How do I change that? Or am I just confused?
Becca
--- Monday, August 25, 1997 at 19:02 Swiss time
Alois adds:
You must enter the time in 24-hour format, i.e. 15:14 for 3.14 pm
Nice application!
Thank you!
Leif Nilsson [ ellte.*swipnet.se ]
lund, sweden --- Monday, August 25, 1997 at 10:36 Swiss time
I love,love, love your site! Recommended by a friend of mine and here it is! Of course I checked my own chart and have a question regarding the latitude/longitude of my city of birth. Is it possible to sort it out for me? I checked the soft ware of Matrix in Big Raoids, Michigan USA and they state that the city of Leeuwarden is at 5E47'54" and 53N12'00" which I always assumed to be correct and your data reading 5E46 and 53N12. I looked in the geographical atlas and an aeronautical chart but to no avail. By the way, the print out of my chart is fabulous and in colour too! I´m very interested in the field of medical astrology if it´s not too much to ask is there a website I can visit? Thanks so much and yes, you are going strong! Great site!
Mara J. Siemonsma [ *capitolonline.nl ]
Almere, Holland --- Sunday, August 24, 1997 at 22:50 Swiss time
Alois adds: The difference between 5e46 and 5e48 is only two minutes of arc, or about
2 kilometers at this latitude. Only when your birthime is precise within 10 seconds of
time this small difference needs to be considered. Most cities are much larger than 2 km!
I thank you for offering this website; it is easily accessed when I need to find the longitude and latitudes of cities when making an astrological map.
mark vlouhos [ *pikeonline.net ]
milford pa 18337, usa --- Sunday, August 24, 1997 at 15:23 Swiss time
I am very impressed with your setup, its very informative, complete and easy to read.
Keep up the good work, and I really enjoy each time I visit your site. Ganesh
ganesh [ *hotmail.com ]
ipoh, malaysia --- Sunday, August 24, 1997 at 08:25 Swiss time
I love this page and visit often, thank you for the work you have put into it. I am interested in the Astromap; I am not too sure I understand it. Are the planetary lines considered to be points of that planet's strongest influence? Does being in an area intersected by such a line bear any specific influence? Can this be used to pick a favorable place to live, or vacation? How do the MC and ASC designations at the bottom of the map come into play? What do the little squares on the map mean? Am I asking too many questions?
Thanks again.
Drew
Drew Deegan [ *axionet.com ]
Vancouver, Canada --- Saturday, August 23, 1997 at 07:37 Swiss time
Alois adds: You have guessed correctly - the answers to the first three questions
are all 'yes'. The sloped lines are Ascendant lines (labelled Asc) and Descendant lines
(not labelled), the vertical lines are MC lines and IC lines (not labelled). Their
meaning is eactly the same as the meaning of a planet positioned at these angular points
in the natal chart.
The litte square on the MC line is the point where the planet is exactly at the
Zenith (right above you) on the sky. This si the strongest point along the MC line - maybe.oIntersections of two lines are also particularily strong points.
For picking a place, it depends of course on what you are looking for. It will be
of little help to search love along a Venus line, for example, if your natal Venus
has a difficult place in your natal chart, e.g. a Saturn conjunction. Then the Venus line
may just a well bring out the shadow side of Venus' meaning.
My whole family had their charts done and it
really showed how each of us differed and how much
we have in common. A great way to see what we are
all about.
Mickey Schuett [ *idt.net ]
Wilmette, USA --- Saturday, August 23, 1997 at 04:04 Swiss time
Banyak menolong saya..
kahpi
tanjong karang, malaysia --- Thursday, August 21, 1997 at 09:40 Swiss time
Alis adds: Please use English, German, French or Italian if you want
to communicate with us.
I was so tickled to find this site, since I don't own an international atlas. It will help me greatly. Thanks you for providing this service, and it is a service.
pat fowler [ DF*aol.com ]
Littleton, USA --- Thursday, August 21, 1997 at 07:17 Swiss time
Thank you very much for this site...very impressive!
Troy Larkin [ T*PTDL.uswest.com ]
Portland, USA --- Thursday, August 21, 1997 at 01:54 Swiss time
This site is Great!!! I do have a question.
Since I was born at home with my mom home alone we have
no exact time....how is this figured in that case?
Thanks...
Sandy from Ohio. live in Mi. [ hukill.*acd.net ]
E. Lansing,Mi, 48823 --- Wednesday, August 20, 1997 at 22:55 Swiss time
Thanks for the informative site
Deanna Delaney
--- Wednesday, August 20, 1997 at 21:10 Swiss time
Relatively new to this "Cathode-ray-Tube/Typewriter/Telephone"communication method; I seek the most elegant [i.e."speedy & efficient"]way to discover in exactly which sign the Moon is!
Michael Hillson [ Michael2SF*aol.com ]
San Francisco, U. S. of A. --- Wednesday, August 20, 1997 at 08:43 Swiss time
The information u have on cali is very helpful to people who are woundering about the time zones
CAROL [ TOOTH4U123 ]
PHILA, PA --- Wednesday, August 20, 1997 at 08:06 Swiss time
I was impressed browsing your site! And with surprise discovered that your calculation of my birth place longitude differed 3° from what other astrologers formerly calculated. Your site is very servicable and it's wonderful that you offer a free chart service, too. I hope I can learn more from you, especially about progressions and harmonics, but for this I have to come back!
One little bug: perhaps I'm mistaken but please verify, I think you entered two different birth dates of Steffi Graf, in Liz Greene's year horoscope the 6 June 1969, and in the world zones horoscope the 14th June 1969.
Thank you!
Dr. Peter F. Walter [ *autohuna.com ]
Asbach, Germany --- Tuesday, August 19, 1997 at 23:45 Swiss time
Alois adds:
Thank you for pointing this out.
The Steffi Graf sample report was produced from the correct data (14 June)
so that the reports are correct,
but on the web page the listed date was incorrect.
I'm sure you've answered this before, so please forgive me, but does the query account for DST in the US, or do I manually have to subtract an hour?
Shawna [ *seanet.com ]
Seattle, USA --- Tuesday, August 19, 1997 at 04:32 Swiss time
Alois adds: Of course our system accounts for DST - this is one of its
main functions. You can play around with fictuous birth dates around the
day and hour when DST changes and observe the results, so you can verify
that it does work
Brilliant. Don't go away. I was looking for a chart
from someone intelligent who didn't just want my money.
Your work is very impressive. Your website is very
beautifully done, also.
Marcy Young
Marcy Young [ *princeps.com ]
Nashville, TN, USA --- Tuesday, August 19, 1997 at 03:49 Swiss time
This website has helped me a lot on my search for my family's charts. Thanks a lot!!!
Teresa
KC, USA --- Monday, August 18, 1997 at 17:35 Swiss time
I really enjoyed your site. This is one of the best I have seen.
Colleen Burton [ *gte.net ]
Tacoma, USA --- Monday, August 18, 1997 at 16:00 Swiss time
Wonderful site. Compliments !
Lex
Dutch Society for Scientific Research into Astrology
Lex Bruining [ *wordlonline.nl ]
Utrecht, Holland --- Monday, August 18, 1997 at 15:42 Swiss time
hi my problem was that I didnt understand why some
houses differed with the signs between the Placidus
and Koch houses (tropical ,geocentric ) and (sideral, geocentric
LINDA D> [ LIDI5 ]
Paramus,NJ, USA --- Monday, August 18, 1997 at 08:28 Swiss time
Alois adds: Placidus and Koch houses differ in the cusps of house 2,3,5,6,8,9,11,12.
Sidereal and tropical zodiac differ in all sign positions and consequently all house
cusps.
nice site,i am thankful but more discription on the chart would be nicee.g.chi and nod?
David [ none ]
SAN FRANCISCO, USA --- Monday, August 18, 1997 at 03:17 Swiss time
THANKS FOR A GREAT SITE
RON ALBERS [ ALBERS * WEBTV.NET ]
USA, LIVINGSTON MT --- Monday, August 18, 1997 at 02:59 Swiss time
I wondered what do all of the houses mean,and what does the numbers mean, e.g. sun:7, yin:5, yang:7?
Elizabeth
Alexandria, USA --- Saturday, August 16, 1997 at 22:22 Swiss time
Alois adds: For the meaning of houses you should look up an astrological text book. In
our catalogue we have a few pages of introduction to astrology but I am afraid only
in German.
The numbers represetn some weighting system used by the author of the program we use
on the website, ASTROLOG 5.30 by Walter Pullen. Please follow the LINKS to get
more information about this program.
Opps! Back again! By putting my last question into words I think I've answered it myself. The Sun was already 23 minutes into Virgo at midnight. So my next question is how do I work out the time it changed signs (2.20pm)?
Thankyou for your patience here. The main reason I purchased an Astrology programme was to save me the problem doing any calculations of any kind. My head is on another planet when it comes to math!
Carolyn M. Crossan [ *mail.netaccess.co.nz ]
Christchurch, New Zealand --- Saturday, August 16, 1997 at 15:54 Swiss time
Alois adds: I am afraid I can only repeat myself: I cannot offer support for
some software you happen to possess. Please contact the author of your software if you have any problems with it - or use an experienced and reliable astrological computer service like Astrodienst for your charts.
If you do not want to use our charge order service (which is understandable
because you are in New Zealand and we are in Switzerland) you can always use
the free service on our webiste. We have made entering a chart as simple
as it can possibly get, and the output will be correct and reliable. If your
piece of software provides different answers, it is not something we can
answer for.
This great site of yours gives the Sun ingress into Virgo as 2.20 pm August 23rd.
I set my computer's ephemeris for NZT -12.00 midnight. In gives the Sun ingress as 00deg. 23mins in Virgo on 24th.
I take this to mean 23 minutes past midnight on the 24th the Sun changed signs. This is obviously incorrect. Can you please explain to me in basic terms where I am going wrong???
Carolyn M. Crossan [ *netaccess.co.nz ]
Christchurch, New Zealand --- Saturday, August 16, 1997 at 15:39 Swiss time
Alois adds:
I cannot comment on what other software does - I assume you have some software you call
your computer's ephemeris.
The Sun's ingres into virgo is at 2:20 (am) GMT - you can look it up in any printed
ephemeris, as I just now did.
Great Web page! Very helpful in geographical and
astronomical(~astrological)
data. Thank you very much!
Alexander Krivenyshev [ *riolink.com ]
Vladivostok-New Mexico, Russia-USA --- Friday, August 15, 1997 at 23:27 Swiss time
Great and useful web site,congratulations.
Màrius [ *ibm.net ]
--- Friday, August 15, 1997 at 20:18 Swiss time
saludos desde Barcelona a Barcelona
alfonso alvarez
barcelona, spain --- Friday, August 15, 1997 at 20:15 Swiss time
saludos desde el mar Mediterraneo, junto a las ruinas de EMPURIAS en la bahia de Rosas
Translation provided by Maria Fabriani:
Greetings from the Mediterranean sea, close from the Empurias ruins in Ros
as Bay.
alfonso alvarez
barcelona, spain --- Friday, August 15, 1997 at 20:11 Swiss time
Congratulations on such a brilliant site!!! It has proven to be of extraordinary use to me, and all of my friends. However, I have a query. I was born in Tumut, Australia, and there appears to be a discrepancy between programs, as to what timezone I was born in. Some say that it is -10.00 GMT, others +10.00 GMT. Obviously, it is of extreme importance when making an astrological interpretation!!! Can you clear this up for me?
Thankyou, Melinda.
Melinda [ *mail.macarthur.uws.EDU.AU ]
, Australia --- Friday, August 15, 1997 at 07:43 Swiss time
Alois adds:
Dear Melinda, this is simple. Both are correct.
AEST - GMT = +10 hours
GMT - AEST = -10 hours
(GMT is a lower number than AEST because Greenwich is further west and
noon will be later than in Australia. The daily Sun moves from east to west).
It is better to say that the timezone AEST is 10 hours east of GMT.
It is only confusing to use + or - with timezones, East and West is much
clearer.
Hi.
This site is absolutely great!
Q.:
I was born on July 21, 1971, at 1735 hours (Calcutta, India). I have never been able to figure out whether I am a Cancer or a Leo. Please help.
- Debashis
Debashis Dhar [ *autodesk.com ]
San Rafael, USA --- Thursday, August 14, 1997 at 23:11 Swiss time
Alois adds: You are a Cancer. Have you not followed the track to the
chart display? Your Sun is at 28 degrees Cancer.
In the Indian system with the sidereal zodiac, you Sun is at 3 degrees Cancer.
This is a wonderful site - congratulations to its architects! I am confident that the availability and growth of astral-spiritual awareness will help to lift the veil of positivism imposed upon our culture this past century.
As a neophyte practicing astrologer myself, I enjoy reading the contributions of visitors and your sage responses.
On one occasion, Alois, I wonder if I might offer an addendum: To
Emelie Leiding in Copenhagen (Aug.5th/97) or others who have not been able to confirm their birth time:
It is not impossible to correct a chart beginning with just the day. Unfortunately, some jurisdictions simply will not avail these statistics and we must work with what we have. However the process is certainly more difficult than a straightforward reading. You will require a skilled astrologer, preferably with a background in psychology, who can take the time to walk with you through several possible time placements. It is like getting a prescription for eyeglasses. When the final adjustment is made, everything appears suddenly in crystal-clear focus. I doubt this can be done over electronic media, tho', and suggest you seek out the best practitioner in your community, one who is clearly interested in learning from you rather than merely spouting some didactic interpretation.
Good luck!
Stephen Douglas [ stephen_*bc.sympatico.ca ]
Vancouver, Canada --- Thursday, August 14, 1997 at 21:27 Swiss time
I am just writing to let you know what a great site that you have made here! I was so happy to find out about my birth chart and finally found your site to help me accurately. My one question is - I was born on February 19, 1976, 1:10 AM in Milwaukee, WI and some people say I am Pisces while others say I am Aquarius. Why is that? I do have a lot of Aquarius traits but I am more similar to Pisces. Please help me! Once again thank you and great site!!!! Stacey
Stacey [ *aol.com ]
Cudahy, USA --- Thursday, August 14, 1997 at 17:06 Swiss time
Alois adds:
Your Sun is at 29 degrees 46 minutes of Aquarius, and to become Pisces
you would have had to stay in your monther's womb for six more hours.
There are astrologers who interpret a Sun so close to the end of a sign
as carrying also the meaning of the next sign - but I do not subscribe
to this line of thinking but consider the sign borders to be sharp.
This Web site is great !! However, am trying to find Lat. and long. and time zone for a Bitsburg, Germany. Now sure of spelling. April 16, 1954 and at a military hospital. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. Elaine
Elaine [ Wiswomn9 ]
Sarasota, FL, USA --- Thursday, August 14, 1997 at 05:37 Swiss time
Alois adds:
It's called Bitburg, and central european time applies.
Lots of american military personel have been serving there, and I (as a German,
living now in Switzerland) feel grateful towards them for doing this.
You would have found it if you typed just 'bit'
The less you type the more you find, as they say on the web.
Hello!
When I started to look for the lattitude and longitude of the city named Tartu, I got a very unpleasant surprise. It was written there, I quote: Tartu, USSR:58n2326e43, former Soviet Union.
Now that`s really an insult for every Estonian, you really should know that there is an independent republic of Estonia already for 6 years and that`s where Tartu is located. There is no such thing as USSR anymore. So I do hope that in the future you`ll give information about Tartu as an Estonian, not former Soviet Union city.
Thanks.
TRIIN
Triin [ *mailexcite.com ]
Pärnu, Estonia --- Wednesday, August 13, 1997 at 12:47 Swiss time
Alois adds:
We have about 12'000 cities listed under USSR and it is a major task to
separate them into the new states.
If you want to volunteer to separate all Estonian cities out of the USSR
list, you are welcome. Please contact me by email.
The purpose of our server is NOT to represent correct national entities but
to provide geographic coordinates and timezones. This we do well. We are less
perfect with representing correct political names of areas - they tend to
change, and we would need volunteers to keep up with the changes.
We understand national sensibilities particularily with countries
which have just gained independence and cannot be sure about their future
fate as nations. However, there is one argument which allows us to behave
somewhat conservatively:
Most horoscopes in Estonia are done for people born in the times of the
Soviet Union, and for these it should be acceptable to state that they are
born in a city of the USSR even when this city has later become part of
an independent state.
We are not the authors of our database content. As soon as ACS, from whom
we have our data, updates their database - they are overdue for a long time
now - we will be happy to provide politically correct country listings.
i have your web for a year now and i use it quit often along with the astrolog that i downloaded from you. i find it very helpfull and i can brush up on my skills a little with your help. thanks once again
sandra
sandra
calgary, canada --- Wednesday, August 13, 1997 at 05:33 Swiss time
This is a test
alois
--- Wednesday, August 13, 1997 at 00:39 Swiss time
Alois adds: Our guestbook was interrupted for 5 days due to a file
permission error. I apologize for the inconvenience, and thank Liz Magnus
who informed me about the error.
Good!
Per R Gustavsson [ p.*usa.net ]
Kramfprs, Sweden --- Friday, August 8, 1997 at 00:12 Swiss time
Can you please tellme what time is
SUNDOWN
in
DEEP CREEK, MARYLAND, USA,
on Friday, August 8, 1997
Thank you
jeff stier [ *mindspring.com ]
washington, usa --- Thursday, August 7, 1997 at 22:12 Swiss time
Alois adds: It is 8:05 PM. I found it by playing around with the Update Timezone
and Show Chart buttons. The time needs to be adjusted until the Sun is exactly
at the Descendent (7th house cusps). You start with an approximate time and
need only a few steps to adjust the Sun to the horizon.
Ich kann mit dieser Horoskopzeichnung leider nicht viel anfangen, da ich ueber keinerlei astrologische Kentnisse verfuege. Aber es war den Versuch wert, zu erfahren, dass ich am Sonntag geboren bin, wie mir meine Mutter berichtete. Ansonsten, "it's a joke! Nice to get this here from switzerland. Thank you!"
With best regards
Hans-Juergen Brandt
Brandt, Hans-Juergen [ *tcnj.edu ]
Ewing, NJ. USA --- Thursday, August 7, 1997 at 18:32 Swiss time
thanks--made it really easy to find lattitude & longitude
gabrielle prevost [ *earthling.net ]
vernon, canada --- Thursday, August 7, 1997 at 17:43 Swiss time
Hi,
I was trying to get my astrological birth chart using the database that you provide.There is one problem. I was born in INDIA in the city of Nagpur. In our country we have only one time zone known as the Indian Standard Time(IST). To get the exact time of your birth there is a conversion chart available which gives the correct local time of your birth based on the actual geographical loction within the country. I know for sure that I have a Capricorn Ascendant but your chart came up with Aquarius since it converted the IST to GMT and did all the calculations which is not true. Could you update the database for calculating the correct local time(i.e. convert IST to Local time depending on the place of birth) and then use this time for the actual natal and astral chart evaluations.
Thanks,
Sachin Barapatre
Born : 16 March, 1969
Place : Nagpur, India
Time : 03:49 A.M. (IST)
Sachin Barapatre [ *mobilnet.gte.com ]
Atlanta, U.S.A --- Thursday, August 7, 1997 at 15:35 Swiss time
Alois adds:
Your Ascendant is clearly 7 Degrees of Aquarius. We know how to compute
horoscopes, and how to handle timezones and geographical locations correctly.
The problem you stumble over is a different one. In western astrology
the tropical zodiac is used which places zero degree Aries at the Vernal
Equinox.
In Indian astrology however the sidereal zodiac is used which places
zero Aries at the beginning of the fix-star constellation Aries. This
results in a shift of approx. 25 degrees, called the Ayanamsa.
Our web server does western-style astrology.
Measured in the sidereal zodiac you have a Capricorn ascendant, measured
in the tropical zodiac you have an Aquarius ascendant.
To satisfy visitors like you who prefer Sidereal astrology over tropical
astrology, I have now added a new option to the list of chart types
which delivers a Sidereal chart!
Namaste!
PS: Sachin, your email address bounced when I tried to write to you
directly. I don't mind if our visitors do not leave their real e-mail address,
but if they ask serious questions and expect an answer, they might better.
Thank you so much _ I have been able to brush up my skills (neglected lo! these many Years) without having to strain my meagre mathematical talent! I regard this as a wonderful chance to help those who might be interested in learning a bit more about themselves. I salute the noble spirit of those who provide this site so generously. Aroha.
Kristine Ellis [ Gosnells Senior High School ]
Perth, Australia --- Thursday, August 7, 1997 at 09:48 Swiss time
Thank you so much!! my (aquarian) boyfriend was born
in Iran, and although i have always suspected strong
Virgo tendencies, I could never be sure, until now.
(he's got V. rising!) thanks for providing this info for
free...everything makes complete sense now!
wendy marsh
charlottesville, va --- Thursday, August 7, 1997 at 01:31 Swiss time
I really enjoyed visiting your site!
Alisa K.Dockery-Nickels
--- Thursday, August 7, 1997 at 01:27 Swiss time
Merci mille fois. A friend will help me decipher all that now.
renal [ *sympatico.ca ]
Toronto, Canada --- Thursday, August 7, 1997 at 00:43 Swiss time
Excellent site
Carl Smith [ CDSMITH*gy.humber.ac.uk ]
GRIMSBY, UK --- Wednesday, August 6, 1997 at 12:51 Swiss time
Dear Sirs,
I just want to say that i think that this website,
or program, is simply great.
James Hamilton
James Hamilton [ JimH*Nmaa.Org ]
poolesville, md, usa --- Wednesday, August 6, 1997 at 00:06 Swiss time
No time is given on my birth certificate.
28 June 1945, N.Y.C., N.Y.
Any ideas, for example recent series of very
traumatic incidents, others in 1978, as to
my ascendant? Jeg suspect taurus.
Emelie
Emelie Leiding [ *nethulen.dk ]
Copenhagen, Denmark --- Tuesday, August 5, 1997 at 14:08 Swiss time
Alois adds:It is nearly impossible to correct a chart by astrological means if the time
is completely unknown. At least a rough idea like 'morning', 'afternoon' etc.
is required.
Before any attempt is made to correct a chart by astrological means solid
research into the local birth registry must be made. The fact that no time
is on a birth certificate does not imply that no time has been recorded
when the birth was officially registered. It only means that a birth
certificate without the time was issued because the time has not been
requested.
The law in most countries requires that the birth time is registered, also
for the USA.
I suggest you contract the registry office which issued your birth
certificate and request a new certificate including the birth time.
Only if this research fails an astrological correction can be tried.
See the entry by Stephen Douglas on August 14, 1997. He has commented
well on this issue.
Magnificant page !! Much appreciation from the Netherlands, Bart.
Bart
Enschede, Netherlands --- Monday, August 4, 1997 at 12:06 Swiss time
I am impressed.
But who'll help me to undersand what does all this mean?
Please, help.
Sveta
Svetlana [ *gtech.com ]
Warsaw, Poland --- Monday, August 4, 1997 at 10:46 Swiss time
I like this very much but I am not familiar with the phrase Learn and Share. Could you let me know sometime if this is planet or house related. If it is East rising as learn and West
descending as share then I need no reply. Do You also use The american and international atlas.
Thank you
William C. Autrey [ B*aol.com ]
Boulder, Colorado, USA --- Sunday, August 3, 1997 at 22:39 Swiss time
This is been such an aid, it is very much appreciated.
Jason davies [ W*aol.com ]
Chester, England --- Sunday, August 3, 1997 at 15:18 Swiss time
Very good...U helped me out a heap...thanks so much..
Renae Cooper [ *hotmail.com ]
Launceston, Australia --- Sunday, August 3, 1997 at 08:21 Swiss time
muito legal esse site !! [...]
Translation provided by Maria Fabriani:
Very good this site!
Rogerio Martins [ *tti.future.com.br ]
tatuí-SP, Brasil --- Sunday, August 3, 1997 at 00:45 Swiss time
Alois adds: I deleted some of this comment because some of the portuguese words
may have been obscene.
I love this place! Very helpful. I am fairly new to charting, and realize that mistakenly charted my asc. as Gemini (from a Grant Lewi book), when in fact it is Scorpio. Things are starting to make more sense now. I guess my opposite moods are more from my conflicting Aries Sun and Cancer Moon. Does this seem logical to anyone? Anyway, the site looks great, you've done a wonderful job.
Melanie Rozzell [ *nr.infi.net ]
Greensboro,NC, USA --- Saturday, August 2, 1997 at 06:13 Swiss time
I'm just learning astrology and came across your site. It's great. I can make up charts and then study them. This is so wonderful that you share!!!
Ann Sherba [ *telusplanet.net ]
Fox Creek, Alberta --- Saturday, August 2, 1997 at 05:00 Swiss time
Your astrochart has helpt my friend, who is an amature astrologist, to read out our personality
quick and easy,she used to draw the chart herself before but now we can go to this helpful site.
Carina Lundberg
Göteborg, Sweden --- Saturday, August 2, 1997 at 04:27 Swiss time
Your site very helpful and well-organised. I have a question to pose:
What if you want to do a natal chart and have NO idea and no way to ever find out the person's time of birth, as about ninety years ago such things were not recorded as accurately. Is there one general time that is "better" than another for a chart, that can be at best, a "ballpark" estimation?
Thank you
Marsha Singher [ *jetlink.net ]
Channel Islands, USA --- Saturday, August 2, 1997 at 02:14 Swiss time
Alois asked Liz Greene to comment. Here is her reply:
I use a flat chart. The Ascendant is placed at zero Aries and equal houses
are used, i.e. the houses coincide with the signs. I prefer this over the
noon chart, which is set up for 12 noon.
As for the reasons why I use a flat chart rather than a noon chart:
When a birth time is unknown, it is impossible to calculate the
Ascendant or correct house cusps. But planetary aspects and sign
placements can reveal a great deal of information even by themselves. In
order to see these visually and get a sense of their patterns, they need
to be drawn in some kind of chart circle - and the least misleading
chart is a "flat" chart which puts 0º Aries on the Ascendant, with all
the other house cusps in 0º of their respective signs. Because the
meaning of a sign and the meaning of its "natural house" (Aries = 1st
house, Taurus = 2nd house, etc.) are similar, there is thus no
misleading discrepancy with a flat chart. A planet in the 1st house is
similar in meaning to a planet in Aries, and with a flat chart any
planet in Aries will automatically appear in the 1st house. One cannot
go wrong with the interpretation. This correspondence is distorted with
a noon or sunrise chart because signs other than the "natural" house
rulers appear on the cusps of the houses, when in fact there ARE no
signs known for the house cusps because there is no birth time. The
astrologer may thus interpret a planet in a particular house when it is
not in fact placed there, leading to a false interpretation. It is
better to have information which is minimal but accurate than to have an
apparently complete but inaccurate chart.
excellent site for research purposes--
info. Re: my natal place and rich resource
for rapid geophysical connections--Thanks!
Claudia Belleau [ ACCESSARTCORPINTL ]
New Bedford, MA, USA --- Saturday, August 2, 1997 at 00:47 Swiss time
A very useful site. Thank you for putting so much effort into it. Have you considered adding a database of birth data for those who use this site?
John Davanloo
Montreal, Canada --- Friday, August 1, 1997 at 17:31 Swiss time
Alois adds: It is certainly an interesting idea. However, we consider birth
data to be very personal information and we respect the privacy of everybody
in this area. I think most of our visitors would not want the data for which
they compute charts to be stored in a public database.
Of course the presentation of the chart data without identifying who
entered them would do little harm, but what would be the purpose?
There have been more than 200'000 different charts been computed
in the ten months since our server is online.
GREAT!! I never thought I could find my town in a
international site like this. Congratulations!!
Rodrigo O. Ribeiro [ *ief.ita.cta.br ]
Curvelo, Brazil --- Friday, August 1, 1997 at 16:38 Swiss time
Unbelievable!...I was born in some teeny, remote European town...amazing..it found it!
Janusz [ *aol.com ]
Northampton, USA --- Friday, August 1, 1997 at 07:42 Swiss time
Site looks interesting. At least you know where Lake Zurich
is!
George Hardy [ *worldnet.att.net ]
Lake Zurich IL, USA --- Friday, August 1, 1997 at 02:58 Swiss time
WOW I THOUGHT I WOULD NEVER GET TO DO MY CHARTS THIS EASY. THIS SITE IS ONE OF THE BEST THAT I HAVE SEEN
THAX
STEFANIE SCOTT [ KAT7777 ]
LITTLETON, USA --- Friday, August 1, 1997 at 02:16 Swiss time
This Astrology Site is absolutely fabulous. A great place to go for both the novice and the seasoned astrologer. Well done and kudos to you all at Astrodienst.
Like Arnold say's--- "I'll Be Back!!!"
Samuel K. Sloan [ S*aol.com ]
--- Friday, August 1, 1997 at 01:25 Swiss time
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