What is astrocartography?

Astrocartography is a branch of astrology that takes your birth chart and lays it over a map of the world. Instead of asking what your chart says, it asks where: in which places on Earth each planet was most prominent at the exact moment you were born.

Astraloci draws that map for you on a 3D globe, free, from your birth date, time and place.

The planetary lines

At the moment of your birth, every planet was rising somewhere on Earth, setting somewhere else, directly overhead in a third place and directly underfoot in a fourth. Joining up all the places where the same thing was happening gives four lines for each planet:

• Ascendant line (ASC) — where the planet was rising on the eastern horizon. Linked with identity, vitality and how you come across.
• Descendant line (DSC) — where it was setting in the west. Linked with relationships and the people you attract.
• Midheaven line (MC) — where it was at its highest point in the sky. Linked with career, reputation and public life.
• Imum Coeli line (IC) — where it was at its lowest point, beneath the Earth. Linked with home, roots and private life.

Astrologers read each line through the character of its planet. A Venus line is associated with love, ease and beauty; Jupiter with luck and growth; Saturn with discipline and hard lessons. Living or travelling within a few hundred kilometres of a line is said to bring that planet's themes forward in your life.

What is local space astrology?

Local space looks at the same sky from a different angle. Standing at your birthplace at the moment you were born, each planet lay in a particular compass direction. Extending those directions around the globe gives your local space lines, which radiate out from your birthplace like spokes.

Where astrocartography describes places, local space describes directions: travelling or moving along a planet's line is said to carry its theme. The same bearings are sometimes used to orient rooms and furniture at home.

Geomancy

Geomancy is a much older divination practice, sometimes called "divination by earth". Sixteen random marks produce four figures, which generate a full chart ending in a single figure called the Judge. Each of the sixteen geomantic figures is traditionally ruled by a planet, so Astraloci can lay a geomantic reading for any place over your planetary lines there and show where the two agree.

How Astraloci works

• Real astronomy. Planet positions are calculated for your exact birth moment, including the historical time zone and daylight-saving rules of your birthplace.
• An honest map. The default view is a 3D globe. The 2D view uses the Equal Earth projection, which shows countries at their true relative sizes.
• Every line explained. Hover any line to see which planet and angle it is and what it traditionally means.
• Best places for you. Cities are ranked by how close they sit to your supportive lines, for living, love, career, home and more.
• A reading for any spot. Click anywhere on Earth to see the country, the nearest town, and every line that influences it.
• Private by design. There are no accounts, and your birth details stay in your own browser.

Common questions

How accurate does my birth time need to be?

As accurate as you can get it. The Earth turns one degree every four minutes, so a birth time that is four minutes out shifts every line by about one degree of longitude, up to roughly 110 km at the equator.

How close to a line do I need to be?

Astraloci counts influence within 800 km of a line and treats anything under about 150 km as very strong. Astrologers differ on the exact distance.

Is astrocartography scientifically proven?

No. The planetary positions are real astronomy, but the meanings attached to them come from astrological tradition. Astraloci is offered for reflection and enjoyment, not as advice for major decisions.

Do you store my birth details?

No. Everything is calculated in your browser, and saved profiles stay on your own device. See the terms and privacy page.

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