Alois adds: Thanks for the feedback.

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Alois adds: Thanks for your excellent support, Bill.

Alois adds: Astrodienst operates out of Switzerland, and all our cost occur in Swiss Francs.

Exchange rates tend to fluctuate, and we get sometimes less, sometimes more Swiss Francs for the Euro and US-Dollars we earn from our sales. But the people living in Euro countries or USD countries do not have a higher or lower income, just because the external value of their currencies vary. This is why we try to keep the end user prices stable over a span of years, and carry the currency exchange rate risk on our end.

In the years 2000 - 2002, the dollar was higher than the Euro; you got typically 1.15 Euro for one USD. Since 2003, the dollar has dropped (primarily caused by the US foreign deficit and the development of oil prices, caused by US politics). So, since 2003, you get less than 1 Euro per USD, typically 0.85 EUR.

Still, people in the US do not make more money now, and if we would increase their price by 30%, as we should, we would have difficulty selling any horoscopes to the US and other places which are economically linked to the dollar sphere.

Luckily, while the dollar dropped, the Euro has gone up a bit against the Swiss Franc. We used to get 1.45 Swiss Francs per Euro in 2002, but now we get about 1.56 Swiss Francs per Euro.

Therefore, our total balance does not look as bad as it would if we earned only dollars. We still can afford to keep the prices stable. Europeans pay the same amount to us since 2000, and US customers pay the same amount to us since the year 2000. I think this is what counts for our customers: stable prices.

If you are a European and move to the US, you can order from us at USD prices. If you think this is worth it, feel free to emigrate. There are also other things in the US which are cheaper than in Europe, e.g. hamburgers.

Alois adds: Your question is answered in the FAQ.

The Ascendant in a composite chart can be computed in different ways, depending on the technique the astrologer uses. One cannot look at the Ascendant in an isolated way without considering the position of the MC. We calculate the MC first and go from there. Sometimes a raw calculation of the Ascendant results in an impossible sequence of houses.

Your's is such a case. The Ascendant is swapped from Sagittarius to Gemini, to bring it to the correct side of the chart, given the Pisces MC.

Alois adds: Your question is answered in the FAQ, How can two people born at different times have exactly the same daily horoscope?

Alois adds: Many of the transits discussed in your report have a duration which covers the first five months of 2007. That only one new transit happens in this period is a fact, and nothing unusual. We cannot invent them, but are limited in the choice to what happens on the sky.

If you want a complete overview of ALL transits in that period, please see here: Extended chart selection -> group Astrodienst special -> Transit calendar for six months, all planets

Please be aware the the report 'Transits of the year' consists of a focused selection of transits, and does not always discuss all transits which are happening. This is described in the appendix of the report, also accessible in the 'samples' section on the website.

Alois adds: I am afraid is is pointless to argue about historical facts. At a time, when counties (not countries!) could decide about daylight saving time, such absurd time borders were common in many US states. This is why the Uniform Timezone Act was created in 1966 on the federal level. People were fed up.

It is a fact that 'St Louis City' was on a different timezone in 1960 than St Louis county (surrounding the city). The city had DST from April 24 to Oct 30 1960. The county did not, it started DST only in 1963. Clayton belongs to 'St Louis county' but not to 'St Louis City county'.

I would be very surprised if Solar Fire, with ACS atlas installed, would give you different information.

About your friend's ascendant I am sorry - it happens all the time that incorrect charts are out there and people have lived with them for a long time. They love to challenge the messenger who brings the bad news.

Here the good news: You do not have to believe the authorities. You (or any other reader of this column) can do your own research.

There must have been a local St Louis newspaper in 1960, which carried around the days of April 24 and October 30 an article regarding the begin and end of Daylight Saving Time this year. If the paper was of any worth, it will also have mentioned the discrepancies between the various counties.

For this kind of research, the Internet is useless. You must be free of paper and dust allergy and dig into the actual newspaper archives, where they keep all the yellowish old copies, either at the publisher of the paper (if this company still exists) or in a St Louis city or Missouri state library.

Alois adds: The state of Missouri had, like many US states before the Uniform Timezone Act of 1966 which coordinated daylight saving time in the USA, a very complex timezone history.

In states like MO, the counties could determine whether they would adope daylight saving time or not, and often changed decisions from year to year. The result was a real mess in the 1950ies and 1960ies.

In our database, we have 50 (fifty) different areas in Missouri which differ in their timezone history. There is no such thing as a uniform timezone history for all of the state.

You really should rely on this database. It is certainly correct.

Alois adds: To get a 5th harmonic, please enter the number '5' into the day field on the chart type selection page.

Alois adds: The timezone history of many US states is very complex, and we have the complete information.

In Milwaukee, there was DST observeed from 30 April to 24 Sept 1961.

Your cancer ascendant is a fact, unless your birth time is changed to 5h29 am or later. Only then it would be Leo.

Alois adds: Please see the documentation for Swiss Ephemeris Chapter 2.6 Hypothetical bodies

Alois adds: Thanks for the feedback.

About your question: Yes it does. Please see also the FAQ Do you take daylight saving time and time zones into account?

Alois adds: Der Aszendent ist der Grad des Tierkreises, der zu gegebener Zeit am gegebenen Ort gerade am Osthorizont aufgeht (von lateinisch ascender, aufsteigen).

Da die Erde sich einmal am Tag um sich selbst dreht, gehen im Laufe von 24 Stunden alle 360 Grad einmal auf, bzw ca. alle zwei Stunden ein neues Zeichen.

Es ist eine genaue astronomisch Berechnung nötig, in die auch die Koordinaten des Geburtsortes eingehen.

Das MC ist der Grad des Tierkreises, der gerade durch den örtlichen Mittagsmeridian geht, d.h. der am höchsten am Himmel steht.

Siehe auch den Artikel im Bereich Astrologie-Wissen -> Fachartikel zu Spezialthemen -> Astronomische Grundlagen der Häuser

Alois adds: The Psychological Horoscope has not been significantly changed since we first published it. Chiron is considered to some extent since a while, but not weighted heavily. I personally still look at is a something of a 'fashion nature' and am not sure it will keep its current status in astrology forever.

Alois adds: You natal Chiron is at 9 taurus, and transiting Chiron is currently at 9 Aquarius. It will reach 9 Taurus only in the year 2029.

You must look at transits for returns, not at progressed charts.

Alois adds: Die Vorschau berught auf laufenden Transiten. Das ist eine ganz andere Technik als Solare. Nirgendwo in unseren Deutungen werden Solare verwendet.

Es gibt diverse verschiedene Prognosetechniken in der Astrologie. So wie es verschiedene Arten gibt, zu kochen (indisch, italienisch, usw). Man kann problemlos alles zusammen essen, wenn man einen guten Magen hat, oder mal diese mal das.

Alois adds: Astrodienst sends between three and four emails per year to its registered users. We consider this a very modest marketing activity.

To stop receiving these mails, you simply have to 'unregister' on the 'my astro' page.

All registrations, changes of email etc are handled by the users themselves, not by our staff. This is why delete requests you send to us are ignored.

Alternatively, you can register with an email identity whose incoming mail you ignore.

Please see also the FAQ How can I delete my user profile?

Alois adds: I think that Liz Greene's "Relationship Horoscope" contains too much psychological in-depth information, and is not really usefull just to play around with, looking at it for every in-spe partner you might encounter.

Reducing the price would not be helpful, we would also have to reduce the depth of the reading.

Our recommendation is that it is only used for understanding real relationships, i.e. love relationships which have already happened or are in process of happening. For simply looking around, you might want to try the free 'Astroclick partner' tool. Or your own judgement and instinct.

We do not really believe in sales promition by lowering prices. Quality has always had its prices, and there are no cheap Jaguar cars or solid gold watches out there. Maximizing sales is not a major goal of our operation. We just need to make enough to keep going.

Alois adds: of course our calculation is correct. There was daylight saving time on that date.

Alois adds: Das ist natürlich falsch.

Alois adds: Bitte lesen Sie in der Rubrik FAQ den Eintrag Die verschiedenen Sprachversionen des Tageshoroskops sind nicht identisch. Warum ist das so, und welche ist die Originalversion?

Alois adds: Please make sure you entered the correct date and time. Of course, our calculations are correct. Your data entry is the only possible source of error.