After writing an astrology software news column for decades for both The Mountain Astrologer and for my Soulhealing.com website, I've decided to move things over to this website.
(Feel free to look over my old news articles on astrology programs, frequently asked questions, astronomy photographs, new tutorials, updates, how to's, utilities for astrologers, and more.)
Getting Started with Solar Fire 9 (mp4)
Exploring Solar Fire 9 (mp4)
Tips on Solar Fire 9 (mp4)
Using Solar Maps Within Solar Fire 9 (mp4)
Getting the Most Out of Solar Fire 8 (mp4)
Customizing Dynamic Reports in Solar Fire
Superimpose Solar Map on Google Maps
as well as these instructive software articles:
Solar Fire Page Designer (pdf)
How to Find and Use the Dial Types in Solar Fire (pdf)
Divining Declination in Solar Fire by Leigh Westin (pdf)
Asteroid Add-On User Guide for Solar Fire v8 and v9 (pdf)
and on this page, a number of tutorials on astrology.
Solar Fire was the first astrology program to incorporate fixes to the time changes for Japan recently, and you can get the atlas updates for Solar Fire version 8, and 9! (Most companies only offer updates, if at all, for the latest version of their software).
p.s. You can purchase the latest version of Solar Fire through me at the very lowest price, and with many unique valuable extras including over 60 lovely Chart Art pages, tutorial videos, and more (not available anywhere else) here.
Friday, June 27, 2025
Time Changes Error in Japanese Charts
I was recently contacted by a customer who noticed that charts for her birth date were being miscalculated by most astrology programs.
In doing a deep dive into the issue, I discovered that almost every astrology program had this error, making all charts done for Japanese births wrong!
And the very few programs using Astrolabe's latest ACS time-change atlas like Shri Jyoti Star.
Of course, I immediately contacted all of the major astrology software companies about this problem so that they can fix it.
Another reminder to check for updates regularly and for crucial charts, double-check your calculations with Astro.com.
p.s. you can test the accuracy of your software using this date and time and place:
July 29, 1950 8:40 pm Nishinomiya, Japan
The Tropical Ascendant should be 18 Aquarius 30 and the Sidereal (Lahiri) Ascendant should be 25 Capricorn 20.
Monday, March 10, 2025
A New Vedic Tutorial: House Significators"
In Vedic astrology, each house has many meanings, and for each signification, there is a planet that represents that theme. For example, the Fourth House indicates primary education and Mercury is the significator of primary education.
I've just written an article here exploring house significators that I hope you will find valuable.
Thursday, January 2, 2025 Monthly Astrology Software Sales
The great success of my Black Friday sale on astrology software has inspired me to start offering a great monthly sale discounting one or more astrology programs every month.
Astrology House keeps improving Janus at a faster rate than any other program on the market. As you might know, it's the ultimate "Best Buy" with many features better implemented than programs costing over twice its price.
You can see the latest enhancements to the newest version 6.2 here.
Enjoy!
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