Frequently asked questions
Travel > Other Maps
- My
country / city is not on the map - are there no
influences?
Because of the wide orb of 150 miles (240 km) east/west of each line, it is not possible to use the maps for answering questions on a smaller scale. It would be pointless to provide more detailed maps. If a birth time is uncertain by 15 minutes, the spatial resolution of the lines is reduced to about 400 km (250 miles) east/west. The location of the lines is so sensitive to birth time that within 5 minutes a line shifts by around 60 miles (caused by the rotation of the Earth).
- Can
I see transits on my Astromap?
Not in the AstroClick Travel section. But you can choose the "Dynamic Astromap World" in the Extended Chart Selection -> section Astrodienst special. It shows your natal Astromap including transits and progressions. There are no explanations though.
- Can
I do an Astromap for a couple?
No, you can only get Astromaps for one set of birth data, not for a "virtual" chart which is generated from two sets of data (like a composite chart, for example). But you can do both your own and your partners individual Astromap and see whether you find a place which both suits you. Don't forget to consult your own feelings about a place, though.
- Is
it possible to gauge the relocation chart with the lines in the
Astromaps?
To gauge relocation charts with Astrocartography maps is tricky, because the maps consider planetary latitude, while the charts don't. This is why the lines for planets with considerable latitude run off from where you might expect them.
- I have Pluto and Venus
at the Ascendant. I expect that their AC lines on the map go through my birthplace.
Why do they not?
Below is a segment of your birth chart, with Mercury, Pluto and Venus very close to the Ascendant at 4° Virgo (Venus glyph is shown shifted not to overlap).
Below is a segment of the Astroclick Travel map. The AC lines for Pluto and Venus are far away from Helsinki. The Mercury line is closer but does not touch the city.
A normal chart shows the planetary longitude on the ecliptic. It does not show the planetary latitude, the distance of the ecliptic. In this chart, for 7 Sept 1959, 4:30 am, Pluto has latitude 11°47'N, Venus has 8°32'S, Mercury has 1°42N. They are all off the ecliptic.
In Astrocartography, the real positions of the planets on the sky are used, not just their ecliptic points like in a normal chart. This is why their lines do not coincide with each other and do not go through the birthplace.
Below is a real map of the sky (chart style Skymap, East). The latitude is made visible, and what appears a close conjunction is only in longitude on the eclitpic, but not in real space. The three planets are far apart.
