Alois adds: Donnerstag 11:30: ist nun gemacht, schauen Sie beim 31.1. nach...

Alois adds: Danke für das Feedback. Der von Ihnen angesprochene kleine Mangel steht bereits seit gestern auf unserer 'to do' Liste und kommt in Kürze. Oft gibt es ja solche Tage nicht.

Was meinen Sie: an einem Tag wie morgen steht einfach "Mond betritt Löwe, 06:15"
Ist den Benutzern, die sich für Mond im Leerlauf interessieren, damit automatisch klar, dass der Mond vorher im Leerlauf ist, auch wenn nichts da steht, da der Beginn bereits am Tag (oder wie heute 2 Tage) zuvor war?
Wir dachten, so viel könnte man bei denjenigen, die sich für das Thema interessieren, voraussetzen, dass jedem Mond-Ingress immer ein leerlauf vorausgeht. Wenn Beginn und Ende am gleichen Tag sind, ist es eh klar, dann steht ja auch beides in der gleichen Liste.

Alois adds: Whatever you like to see on your horoscope. The name is absolutely irrelevant for astrology.

Alois adds: You saw a new feature which will appear soon, probably today. We are working on fixing the last bugs.
[later: Wednesday at 10am the new feature was online again]

Alois adds: Please, use the feature 'report a problem' at the bottom of the page where the problem is. That way, we can see what your browser and your operating system is, and possibly we can give advice (this extra info is transmitted automatically via the report form).

Every day we have several tens of thousands of users who use the 'Astroclick' feature.

So far, there have been about four users in the course of three months who reported a problem like yours. Apparently, some users have a browser configuration which does not work, but this seems to be very rare. We will be happy to look into it if we get the problem reports in the proper way which includes the technical information.

Alois adds: Reletionships are multi-dimensional, i.e. two people interact in a multitude of ways. This is far more complex than just saying 'well compatible' and 'not so well compatible'. Some people need friction and conflict to feel alive, others are horrified by it and want to merge into a symbiotic existance - though it may not be so good for them in the end. It is also Not all in the horoscope - whatever some astrologer might say.

Each relationship is an individual complex entity, whose 'character' cannot be reduced to a single number or single quality.

You need to get involved with someone for a relationship to become alive, to show its personality. You cannot swim on the dry land but only by immerging yourself in the water.

What we can offer you:
- try Free Horoscopes -> astrology for lovers. Even when this little feature is only sun sign based, it gives you an excellent view of what it means if two particular sun signs meet.
- you can try to understand yourtself, and the other person(s), via the free personality horoscopes.
- dig into the free reports 'Partnership' and 'Relationship', and use the feature 'Astroclick Partner' to study details. It will not tell you 'good' or 'bad', but you will find something about the amount and qualities of harmony and friction areas.
- we have some customers who actually order a full Relationship Horoscope for each new date they are having. One particular man has in the mean time ordered about fifty such reports and spent 2500 dollar on them. I would not do this, and I do not recommend it. But of course, marriages can turn into expensive mistakes, so why not invest a bit into an attempt of optimization.

I have to admit that n 2005 and 06 we worked for some time on a project for astrology-enhanced matching technique for online dating. We had excellent ideas, and the software for a prototype running. We did of course try to quantify the strength of interaction between two people, and run this through a huge database in reasonable time. We have combined the astrological analysis with psychological profiling and matching, and with factual matching - it is pointless to ignore expressed preferences and to look only at the charts. It might be the chart of a horse matched with a chicken which shows the greatest potential.

We have for the moment stopped this project, because we realized that we would not really want to move into this particular business of matching people. Too many hopes, too many failures, too many illusions. One has to be careful what one chooses as a field of work. Just because one can do it does not mean that one wants to do it, or that it is good for one's soul. So for the moment: not dating service at astro.com.

Alois adds: Just click on 'additional data table' on top of the image, please.

Alois: Thanks for this great feedback, Lisa. Indeed we have our web server running since summer 1996, and you apparently were one of the early users.

We enjoy that we can run a website like ours. We are very grateful to be in a position like this, where we can serve a large community with features and services which go far beyond simply commercial interest.

I have not the least doubt that we will be around ten years from now, to serve the world with serious and honest astrology. I look forward to hear from you in 2017!

Alois adds: We are a bit short on staff due to flu, at the moment, and therefore the emails of yesterday had not all been dealt with yet before the end of the day. However, your problem has now been resolved by me (see personal email).

I am sorry for the experience you had, that an email was not dealt with whithin 24 hours during the working week. I understand the urgency of correcting an ordering error in time for a friend's birthday.

Alois adds: It had temporarily vanished today because of a software update where this recent addition had not been integrated yet. Has been fixed shortly after lunch.

Alois adds: I am afraid I will not touch the Pullen source code, ever. Please try do so yourself and you will see why. We offer it 'as is' - and will probably turn the feature off at some point. It is not used a lot these days.

Alois adds: About your despair: I have added Krusinski to the selection of available house systems. Please verify that it is correct.

About your problem 1: Aspects to the Descendant are always the 180-degree-complimentary angles of those to the Ascendant. It is not necessary to indicate them. The same applies for the MC and (northern) Lunar node. The aspects to the southern node are complimentary. If you have a trine to one, you have a sextile to the other. A square is always to both. The complimentary of a quincunx (150°) is the semisextile (30°).

Alois adds: Gracias

Alois adds: Please do not make an important decision like moving to another part of the country dependent on the wording of particular transit description in an astrological report, and even less when this report if composed for another person and not for you yourself.

There are many more factors to consider for your decisions than whether your ex-boyfriend is going to have a Uranus transit.

I recommend that you focus on your own chart, your own personality and your own perspectives. Try to be less concerend about him. You have already lost if you consider him more than yourself.

Alois adds: Hallo Rena, als Zeichnung (ohne Deutung) finden Sie das Partnervergleichshoroskope - genau wie seit vielen Jahren - unter Gratis Horoskope - erweiterte Grafikauswahl - Horoskopart = Partnervergleich.

Als Deutung ist der Partnervergleich im Beziehungshoroskop von Liz Greene enthalten, siehe Beispielhoroskope, dort Muster in voller Länge -> Anhang -> astrologische Technik

Alois adds: Dear Sandra, you ordered a 'Dynamic Astro World Map' which is with Natal (solid lines), Transits and Progressions (dotted lines). On the top, you see a labeling which says: Jupiter - Pluto, Chiron, Lunar Node = Transits, Sun - Mars = Progressions.

This means that out of the dotted lines, those for the faster plants are progressions, those of the slower ones are transits.

The solid lines are exactly the same ones as in the normal natal Astro Worldmap, the dotted lines appear in addition, and only in the Dynamic Map. This is why we consider it mostly self-explaining.

All lines in this map are conjunctions, to either Ascendant, MC, Descendant or IC.

This is how Jim Lewis, who made this technique popular, did the charts. The aspect lines added by other computing services (includings ours) are an add on, which many find confusing and irrelevant. The aspect lines were added for the non-worldmap sections: in a smaller area, there is often no concuntion line crossing a particular country or state. The aspects have been added to increase the number of lines, so users would not be frustrated to have find only a few lines. That does not really make the aspect lines relevant. What one really wants is the rising, setting and culmination lines of the planets, and this is what you get in the world map. A world map with aspect lines is really confusing - there are far too many.

I have not been aware of receiving an email with your questions. But there are thousands of emails a day, and many are filtered out as spam or risky - this automatic filtering process is not always perfect. I am sorry if your email got lost or did not find my attention. The best way is always to write to order@astro.com with question regarding a past order. These mails get printed out in our office and they will land at somebody's desk in the end, not get stuck in a crowded in-folder.

Of course, chart graphics like the one you ordered are only offered without interpretation, and in the assumption that the person who orders them knows how to read them. Like all chart graphics, also the Dynamic Worldmap is available online for free, in this case under Extended chart selection, group 'special charts'. This allows you to have a look at what you are going to receive, before you order a hardcopy.

For most purposes, printing out the free version is absolutely sufficient. The hardcopy version only has larger paper size and higher printing resolution, but no different content. There are really few reasons to order hardcopy chart printouts, given the free offers on our website.

Alois adds: The lunar nodes can be computed in two different ways, depending on whether short term disturbations of the Moons orbit are taken into account or whether they are averaged out.

The older tradition is to use the average orbit, which gives the 'Mean Node'.

Since the introduction of computers into astrological calculation in the 1970ies, some modern astrologers have started to use the jittering actual Moon orbit, which results in the 'osculating' node', also misnamed as 'true node'.

On our website you can have both. In Extended chart selection you can choose which one you prefer, in the other areas we follow the preferences of the respective astrologer.

In the planetary listings, it says either 'True Node' or 'Mean Node' and the glyph for the former has a tiny T inserted in the middle.

Alois adds: I am sorry if you are disappointed with your Psychological Horoscopes.

You only received the report one hour before you wrote your feedback. Sometimes it takes a bit longer to digest the content and to let it sink in. I would recommend that you read it once more, after waiting a few days.

If your opinion persists, you may of course still be right. I cannot deny that it happens sometimes that our model of interpreation goes astray, despite all the efforts we have put into its development. In our experience, about 95% of the report can be called 'excellent', and the remaining 5% are between 'good', 'good enough' and 'missed it'. I will make a proposal for a replacement by private email.

Alois adds: It is available, just enter its number. The dates when its Orbits is knows must be between 2 May 1884 and 24 Nov 2028. The next encounter is so close that its orbit afterwards cannot be computed precisely enough. It is not expected to hit the Earth, though. Also in 1984 there was a close encounter, and we don't know the precise orbit before that time.

Alois adds: Dear Susan, thank you for your feedback.

Neither Robert Hand nor Liz Greene are directly involved in running astro.com - they are report authors and friends, but have nothing to do with the decisions about our free services or our marketing. I and the marketing members of our team are the persons you need to address.

There are huge differences in the complexity of Liz Greene's Relationship Horoscope versus the 'cookbook style' of the 'Astrotext Partner' report. Please read the complete samples for both of them.

We give away the readings of the simpler 'Astrotext' line rather freely, out of generosity and to make our website more attractive. This allows access to basic astrological interpretations to a large audience. If you use the AstroClick services, you can receive a nearly complete reading for free, based on this material.

In contrast, the reports by Liz Greene (product line Astro Intelligence) are highly integrated and not 'cook book' style. These reports were never intended to be given away for free, and we offer only a small glimpse into some of them. Of course, you can always read full example reports, to get an impression of the whole report. But not for your personal birth data.

I am really sorry if some of our decisions 'turn you off'. I hope you still find free services on our site which turn you on. We believe that we do the right thing. Please be aware that only the revenue from our report and subscription sales allows us to run and expand this website, which offers a lot to those who cannot afford to pay.

Alois adds: I am less concerned than you, Kent. I think most of this is just the way people are. Remember, there are over 150'000 visitors a day on this website. And there is a lot of positive feedback.

Have you ever compared how many people talk about the good weather versus how many complain about weather? Or how many mention their good health, versus talk about health problems? Or about the faithfulness of their partners, versus their betrayals? The negative feelings create often a much greater urge to be expressed than the positive ones, I suppose. And I admit, I am not different, having a strong Saturn in my chart. Luckily, this means I can take on a lot, even when I sometimes also let off steam in my reactions.

Alois adds: I am not aware of any. I recommend you try Google with these combined keywords.

Alois adds: The timezone used is shown immediately at data entry. If you did not look at data entry, you can look it up later by clicking the 'edit' link besides each natal data item on the page 'my astro'. In your case, it says there: 21 December 1941, 12:19 pm, Wichita, KS, Time Zone: 5 h west, War Time

What do you think is wrong here?

Alois adds: Anne, the Feedback area is a channel by which you and other users of the website, or customers buying our services can give public feedback on the website and our services.

The feedback area is not a channel to get all astrological questions answered, or to get personal advice and instruction, e.g. about your chart or about techniques of astrology. We really lack the time and person-power for that.

Legitimate questions get asked here, and if we find the time and find the questions interesting, we try to answer them, sometimes after internal discussions, mostly in my own spare time. Many questions are of course answered in the FAQ section. Few can be are answered here. There are no special criteria. The highest priority get feedback entries which claim that we compute false astrological data - we tend not to do that and take this obligation rather serious.

Persona charts are a very special technique employed by only few astrologers, virtually unknown outside a narrow circle of German astrology students. We offer them, because many years ago, we were interested in them. But we cannot answer questions about them, we lack in fact the experience. Consider them an open field for your own research.

In place of this limited feedback area, we are going to set up a discussion board in the course of the next few months. Hopefully many fruitful discussions will take place there. This will become a place to exchange astrological experience, ideas and results. We look forward to it and work hard on it, as well as on many other aspects which will continue to improve this website.

Alois adds: According to our information, 1980 was the last year Hong Kong used summer time. It was from 11 May 1980 - 19 October.

The well respected public timzone database 'tzdata' seems to agree on this. Mainland China (Peoples Republic of China), however, has used summer time only between 1986 and 1991, not before and not after. But there have been several other changes to the timezone they used over the years in various parts of the country. We believe to have this information represented correctly in our database.

Alois adds: That is a 'new year' effect. Not enough fresh long-term influences yet in this year.

Alois adds: Please talk to Christian Weidner, the author of the article, I think his website is given with it. You seem to be right. The author is not connected with Astrodienst.

The important thing is that we COMPUTE the Regiomontanus house cusps correctly. The source code telling you how and what we compute is published in the Swiss Ephemeris section.