August 24, 2015

Ephemeris (MacOS)

iPhemeris is a powerful tool that displays Tropical, Sidereal, Topocentric and Heliocentric data for any location and time at that location around the world (Topo and Heliocentric are available with the Extended Ephemeris). Simply by adjusting a few Display Preferences (gear button) you can have a standard monthly, tabular Midnight or Noon GMT Ephemeris or set it for any other time and time zone. For example, the Open of the New York Stock Market. EPHEMERIS DISPLAY Ephemeris tables display a full month of: planetary, asteroid, lunar phases, lunar ingress, moon “void of course” times and eclipse data. Data is grouped into weeks, with weeks starting on Sunday. The date column shows day and day of the week. The GST column displays Greenwich Sidereal Time. Two Moon positions are included: This first displays the Lunar position at Ephemeris Time Zone and Hour as set in settings. The second displays its position 12 hours later. Heliocentric tables do not show Moon tables or the Sun, Earth can be included instead from the planet picker in the side panel. Columns for the individual planets and bodies can be turned on or off in the side panel at left. The display of planetary longitude data […]
August 22, 2015

Function Toolbar Preferences

Arrange which functions appear and in what order on the iPhemeris Tab Bar (across the top of the main application window). Restart iPhemeris to see your changes. Using this Preference you can have multiple instances of the Chart window or other feature if required.
August 22, 2015

MacOS Sky Now Settings

SkyNow wheel styles and other settings are accessed via the Gear button in the Sky Now Toolbar.   EPHEMERIS TYPE Tropical, Sidereal, Geocentric, Topocentric, Heliocentric settings apply only to the SkyNow tab. Sidereal data uses the Ayanamsa defined from iPhemeris Preferences. Topocentric data will use the location and elevation at that location set from the Location Tab available on this Settings panel.   House System – Sets the House System used by the Sky Now chart. Chart Wheel Styles: These work the same as Chart Wheel Styles for Charts. See Chart Preferences section. Location – Sets the location used by the Sky Now chart. Enter location data using any of the following techniques: Enter latitude / longitude values manually. Search for a place name or address. Scroll around the Map.
August 22, 2015

Chart Settings

CHART WHEEL STYLES Chart Colors – Select a color scheme from the drop down. This applies only to charts (not Sky Now). You can design your own color scheme from iPhemeris Preferences and which will appear on this dropdown after you’ve defined it in iPhemeris Preferences. Show House Numbers – Toggles the display of House numbers on the chart wheel. Label House Cusps – Toggles house cusp labels. Turn OFF for European wheel. Show Minutes on Wheel – Toggles the display of minutes on astrology charts. Minutes are NEVER displayed on Tri-Wheels. Minutes are ALWAYS displayed on reports. Show Aspects On Wheel – Toggles the display of Aspects on the chart. No effect on display of aspects on reports. Always Show MC & Asc – Can be used to turn off display of points on the chart if they are the same as various house cusps in the house system used. No effect on reports. E.g. when set to NO, the Asc point is not displayed on a chart using Placidus. French Wheel Style – Horoscope wheel is displayed in style used and preferred in France. Disables some of the other wheel style preferences. Dotted Line for Separating Aspects – […]
August 22, 2015

Symbols & Calculations Preferences

All of these settings are Global and are used throughout the program in every feature. Ayanamsa When a feature is displaying Sidereal data, this Ayanamsa settings is used. Ayanamsa – Select a pre-defined Ayanamsa from the dropdown, or choose “Your Ayanamsa” at the bottom to set a custom value. Custom Ayanamsa – To use your own custom value for the Ayansamsa: Select Your Ayanamsa at the bottom of the Ayanamsa list. Enter your value in the box. Use a value for the Epoch Jan 1, 2000. iPhemeris will interpolate the correct value for other dates. To calculate the correct value: ValueNow – ((CurrentYear – 2000) * 0.01396887831940). Note: The degree offset from Tropical positions for pre-defined Ayanamsa are listed at the end of this documentation. Values shown are for the Epoch starting Jan. 1, 2000. iPhemeris adjusts those to the date of the Chart or Table being used. It does this using the mean rate of annual precession (0.01396887831940 degrees per year). Symbols Select the symbol used to represent Earth, Pluto, Eris & Vulcan. This applies to all features throughout iPhemeris. Calculations Part of Fortune – Sets the calculation used by all features. Most ancient authorities advocated using a different algorithm for day and night […]
August 22, 2015

MacOS Getting Support

Before contacting support, please make a thorough review of the documentation. Many questions are already answered here. When contacting support: GETTING SUPPORT Send email via the iPhemeris Menu at the top of the Screen: Help –> Email iPhemeris Support. That button automatically includes information about the version of MacOS and iPhemeris you are running and helps us diagnose the issue. Please provide as much information as possible about the issue, including: The version of MacOS (see the Apple About menu). The version of iPhemeris (see the iPhemeris About Menu). When asking a question about charts, include: Date, time, place and type of horoscope you are asking about (it’s best to send a screen shot of the chart). The exact nature of the issue you are encountering. If you are getting a chart with an unfamiliar Ascendant/Mc, please review the help documentation on time zones. Wrong time zones are the most frequent cause of issues with Mc and Ascendants. Screen shots illustrating the issue are always helpful. NOTE: Posting negative reviews is not the best or fastest way to get our attention. It can take us weeks to notice. We are very responsive to email and often respond within hours, and will […]
August 22, 2015

Ayanamsa

Ayanamsa Degree Offset From Tropical Epoch 2000 D.K. * 28.37194647 Fagan Bradley 24.73666667 Lahiri 23.85305556 Krishnamurti 23.76194444 Galactic 25.00000000 Raman 22.40694444 Takra I 24.50027778 Takra II 24.54222222 Babylonian 24.78666667 Deluce 27.80555556 Larry Ely 28.00361111 Yukteshwar 22.47777981 Sassanian 19.99222425 Ushashashi 20.05639092 Hipparchus 20.24611314 Dhira 23.06666870 Krushna 22.95166870 * Courtesy of Keith Bailey who made available the date for the first decanate of the Age of Aquarius from some unpublished writings and instructions of the Master D.K. that were entrusted to his care.
August 22, 2015

Signs

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