iOS Chart Default Settings

Chart defaults set preferences for how the Chart Wheel looks and also, to pre-populate some fields when creating new Charts.

House System – The default house system used on new charts.

Place – The default location set on new charts.

Use 24 Hour Time – Forces iPhemeris to always use 24 hour military style time regardless of locality settings (zero is midnight, 00:05 is 5 minutes after midnight).

Show Aspects On Wheel – Toggle ON/OFF display of aspect lines in the center of the wheel. This has no effect on reports.

Show House Number – Toggle ON/OFF display of house numbers on the wheel.

Label House Cusps:

• OFF – Astrological Signs are displayed in the center of each zodiacal sign and degree marks are shown around the wheel. This gives the wheel a more European style.
• ON – The point where the house cusp intercepts the sign is labeled in the outer wheel. This can mean that in some cases not every sign is labeled in the outer wheel (but every house cusp is).

Always Show Mc & Asc – Toggle ON/OFF display of Asc, Mc, Ic when those points are the same as one of the house cusps in the House system being used.

Show Minutes on Wheel – Toggle ON/OFF display of minutes on wheel. Minutes never display on tri-wheel.

French Wheel Style – When ON this causes the appearance of the horoscope wheel to display in a manner preferred in France. It has the effect of disabling some of the other settings in this section. This wheel style only works for single charts and will revert to other styles and settings for Bi and Tri-wheel.

Dotted Line for Separating Aspects – When ON dotted lines are drawn on the wheel for separating aspects and solid lines are used for applying. When OFF, solid lines are used for both applying and separating aspects and dotted lines are used for minor aspects.

Degree Marks on Wheel – Toggle ON/OFF the degree marks around outer edge of wheel.

Draw Bold Axis Cusps with Arrows – Draws bold arrows on wheel at ASC/DSC and MC/IC cusps.

Show Nakshatra – Toggle ON/OFF display of Vedic Nakshatra divisions (27) with the abbreviation for each. Nakshatra will use whatever Ayanamsa is selected in Ephemeris settings, so if you generally use Tropical charts, make sure you set an Ayanamsa in the Ephemeris section of iPhemeris settings.

Show Bounds/Terms – Will display the Traditional Astrology “Bounds” or “Terms” around the wheel with either the Egyptian or Ptolemaic rulers.

Decanates – Can be displayed around the edge of the chart wheel in one of 4 styles:

1. Off – none at all.
2. Empty – thin, gray, 10 degree segments.
3. Modern – Decanates containing Modern rulers.
4. Traditional – Decanates containing Traditional rulers.

Chart +Now Location Default – Specifies which location the Now chart uses when displaying a Chart +Now wheel.

• Current – The last known device location.
• Natal – The location set for the chart on the inner wheel.
• Default – The location you set as the default location in the Chart Defaults section of iPhemeris Settings.