Solunars by Aldebaran Sidereal Academy

Ember Nyx

My demi-SLR sets up in 2 days, so it's time to review this one acting on its own.

I had some very deep depression near the beginning of the period, easily attributable to that close Saturn-Neptune aspect; after this lifted, I have generally felt very empowered, confident, and clear about myself. I ...

Ember Nyx

I prefer Buttigieg's phrasing that it is "the highest level of f*ckup imaginable."

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R. Uranus Ds -0°37’ 100%
R. Jupiter As -2°23’ 99%
R. Sun Ds +4°32’ 95%
T. Saturn MC -7°10’ 89%
R. Neptune Ds -7°38’ 88%
T. Venus Z -2°14’ 85%
T. Sun MC -9°18’ 83%

T. Venus sq r. Jupiter 0°12’
T. Saturn sq r. Neptune 0°29’ M
T. Venus sq r. Uranus 1°23’
R. Jupiter op r. Uranus 1°35’
T ...

Ember Nyx

I get an error when trying to open it. Could it be because my operating system is 64-bit?

Here's a download link for 0.6.0b7, which should fix the startup issue. Please let me know if it doesn't.

This version has temporarily removed the midpoint logic while I rework it; the startup issue is ...

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I think I know what this is about and I can hopefully make a fix this weekend.

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Let me add another post onto this. Since I extracted out the midpoint logic, I think it'll be much easier to test, which means we get value from having explicit test cases that encode what we think the expected behavior is.

Here are some comments I left for myself in the (to-be-rewritten) display ...

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I realized something else that I don't think we talked about: polywheel midpoints.

My code theoretically handles these inter-chart midpoints just fine. I feel like return chart midpoint logic should probably follow ingress midpoint logic, using the same rules, with the exception that we probably ...

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Thanks for giving these examples; I'll hopefully be able to fix this one relatively soon. I'm deep in midpoint logic land at the moment.

I think I've wrapped my head around what you wrote above, and I don't think I have any questions on that specifically. I do have a separate question, though: if ...

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You know what's funny? I think I ran into this a day or two ago, but it was only off by a little bit, so I thought I was crazy...

I made a Trello ticket for this and will check it out soon.

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(From a technical standpoint - I think I need to extract the code that handles midpoints, and just calculate all 45° aspects to all halfsums in longitude, PVL, and RA. Being purely numerical computation, this will be so fast as to not matter to any user. And then , in the main flow of the code ...

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In software development, anything involving a user interface typically gets wireframes developed before any code is written. Wireframes, or mockups, are designs for user interfaces that don't involve any code, just images of what the various screens (pages, menus, etc) in the user interface will ...

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I see why we need to prioritize this for a real 1.0 release. I'll make sure it's on my roadmap. I think you have calculations/logic in another thread, but I'll get to that once I get to that.

I'm still digesting your midpoint explanations. As an astrologer, they make sense and are intuitive. As a ...

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I mostly understand. I have some more questions:

Regarding Z/EP contacts in ingresses:

1. Let's say the longitude for Ascendant is 15° Aries. One planet is 15°15' Aries, another is 14°30' Aries (so the midpoint is 15' away, I think ). Is this a conjunction to whatever that uses uses the 0/180° orb ...

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I may have finally fixed midpoint weirdness. I'm fairly confident that I'm adding the midpoints using the correct logic (only count RA contacts if both points are in orb to EP-a/WP-a even if that's not their closest angularity, etc), and I am apparently calculating them correctly, but I'm not ...

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I now have 6 progressed planets in Sagittarius, and my Capricorn Venus is retrograde and 15' away from backing up into Sag also

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Demi-SLR Mar 2 -
Benefic 7
Malefic 0
(+7)
Well, there goes my ratio idea LOL (division by 7).

I think a ratio would really shine for heavily mixed months, like my current SLR. Even with something like the benefic 9, malefic 1.5 chart, you get a +6.0 ratio, which kind of becomes the same ...

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First of all, the colored bars are awesome. Way down the line, when Time Matters or a successor is a full web app, this is exactly the kind of data visualization I'd love to add. (I've slowly been mocking up proposed UX redesign stuff, and I was screwing around with a customization page for these ...

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I recently did some large-scale upcoming lunar return evaluation for myself and several friends (looking for charts where the Saturn-Neptune conjunction falls on angles), and I scored their benefics and malefics in your standard method. I have 4 blocks of 9+ months (several people's 2025s starting ...

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I have my eye on the Saturn-Neptune conjunction. There’s one horrific SLR this year with all 3 malefics very closely angular that I’m planning on dodging. I don’t normally relocate lunar returns, but I’m specifically trying to avoid charts that look at all like layoffs in this very uncertain ...

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I'm currently working on a design mockup for the various menus in Figma, and I'll share a link once I have that ironed out. I'm also doing some more research to see what is doable with Tkinter (the UI library that Time Matters relies on to render windows) and add-on packages. The research portion of ...

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That you've essentially finished the original plan for 1.0 doesn't mean we can't add more (and it certainly doesn't mean we shouldn't look ahead to anticipate infrastructure needs). I wanted to float the question, though, of whether it's a good idea to add these extra things at this stage. There ...

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Jeez, I hope you feel better soon! I've also had some stomach thing for a few days.

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Since KLRs require calculating secondary progressions, will these be available ahead of the return variants? Having secondaries by themselves first would make QA go better, since getting the rate exactly right needs some work compared to any software in the past. -- Unfortunately, introducing ...

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Funny story, I had had Orcus there the whole time... It was just hidden behind Sedna because I screwed up the Y coordinate for those entries. :lol:

And no changes to midpoints were needed because they're already by orb.

The midpoint bugfixing is the last part of this beta that still needs to ...

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Here's 0.6.0b6, which rearranges both the order that the extra planets appear in in the menu, and also the order they appear in in the aspect table. I didn't rearrange any other buttons yet - I think that's worth a larger discussion.

https://mega.nz/file/wDll3DiC#7HcBREEsl7K5bZKmG5kapKL ...

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Adding same-sized Haumea to my default and hoping it doesn't make things too crazy-crowded. :)

[...]

In a sample chart, I now have over four dozen Class 1 natal aspects <vbg>. I can't wait to red shat my 0°23' natal Saturn-Gonggong square means!

I added Haumea to my defaults as well. It adds ...

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sin Dec = sin OOE sin Long
Talking this out slowly and showing all my work, to reduce the chance of mistakes...

[...]

Yup! That's it.

TM gives local Asc declination 18N58 and I calculate (using the wrong longitude) 18.9641139 = 18N57'51" TM gives local Vx declination 23S03 and I calculate ...

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I want to take a moment to test scoring with and without the SSR...

r. Mars IC +4°04’
t. Jupiter MC -5°15’
t. Saturn Ds -7°04’
t. Venus Ds -8°28’

t. Venus co t. Saturn 0°57’
t. Jupiter sq t. Saturn 1°49’ M
t. Jupiter sq t. Venus 3°13’ M

t. Saturn sq r. Mercury 0°06’ p
t. Venus sq r ...

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Hi Jim, in another thread, you posted these thoughts on your scoring method:

I have a spreadsheet with formulae I've evolved over time. I tried using the angularity strength of every planet and discovered that it was a mistake to give any planet that wasn't at least distantly foreground. I've ...

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I also ended up rescuing a kitten (he showed up on my porch meowing at the door), took care of him for a few days, and passed him off to a more experienced rescuer who had another kitten to pair him up with; I don't really see that adventure here...
As I read this, I thought, "Oh he probably ...

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I'm not clear on if we should take the original location of the SSR (or its quartis, if we are using that experimental method) when calculating the angles of the SQ, or one's current location. It seems to me that we should use the current location, but that would be in stark contrast to the way in ...

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On the eve of my Demi-SLR, I can confirm that my interpretation was sound. I've been primarily riled up. Work has also interrupted my evenings and nights several times (I've been on call). I did get support and recognition from friends and coworkers though. I have a strange shoulder injury; I ...

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r. Mars IC +4°04’
t. Jupiter MC -5°15’
t. Saturn Ds -7°04’
t. Venus Ds -8°28’

t. Venus co t. Saturn 0°57’
t. Jupiter sq t. Saturn 1°49’ M
t. Jupiter sq t. Venus 3°13’ M

t. Saturn sq r. Mercury 0°06’ p
t. Venus sq r. Mercury 0°09’ p
t. Sun co r. Mercury 1°44’ p
t. Sun sq t. Saturn 1°55’ p
t ...

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With this SLR and Demi expiring tomorrow, it's time to review the PVP aspects.

But first, a quick review of the rest of the chart. I survived the awful-looking Mars-Pluto-Pluto-Venus aspects, and I was not directly injured in any way. The fires did take up the majority of my mental and emotional ...

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So far, the SoCal fires have dominated my attention. I am safe at the moment, but have basically been isolating except to go out and get supplies, under which circumstances I am masked. It reminds me of the beginning of the Covid period in some ways. Natal Pluto as the most angular planet is a great ...

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I'm okay so far, thank you.

Yeah, it just occurred to me yesterday evening that this lunar return could absolutely refer to that. I tend to register California natural disasters later than California natives do, so this wasn't on my radar until then.

I sure hope not, but the chart is pretty ...

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I have some fixes pending that I’ll hopefully be able to post in the next few days. Along with that, if you’re not opposed, Jim, I’d like to enable extra optional planets (TNOs and asteroids) via their own sub-page off of the chart options menu. I feel moved to pay attention to some of them ...

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r. Pluto MC -2°35'
t. Mars Ds -3°02'
t. Pluto As -3°16'
r. Venus As -4°00'
t. Uranus IC -6°35'
r. Mercury As +7°03'

t. Mars op t. Pluto 0°14' M
t. Mars sq r. Pluto 0°27' M
t. Pluto sq r. Pluto 0°41' M
t. Pluto co r. Venus 0°44' M
t. Mars op r. Venus 0°59' M
r. Venus sq r. Pluto 1°25' M ...

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When you say "recent version" link, do you mean 0.5.x or the 0.6.x series?

That error message makes me think it's 0.5.x; try installing the 0.6.0 beta from the very first post in this thread: viewtopic.php?t=8953

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Happy New Year!

I am unfortunately still sick, but here's some more bugfixes.

https://mega.nz/file/MPdyxDiL#FWH3Cb3wQynimq02EZ8OHjNusM9dYQerD62I1KwLiPY

Fixed:

Moon aspects now shown in dormant ingresses
Semi-sextiles are now included when inconjuncts are enabled
Charts set for 12:00pm now ...

Ember Nyx

Mars-Pluto related illnesses, besides elements associated with anger, are especially centered on "stress and strain" matters, whether repetitive injury or accumulated stress taking itself out on the body. (In this case it was Mars-Pluto to Pluto, so two different Mars-Pluto aspects.) While we ...

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Is there a Pluto-Mars and Pluto-Venus indication in the SSR for this person?
I wonder if this lunar return is more about how the person is feeling. R. Pluto is her own need to separate and transform while t. Mars-t. Pluto can be about an argument and aggression as well as inner anger and the t.Ven ...

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I wasn’t planning to do this, but let’s take a quick look through the minor charts just to see how close they can get to the SLR in terms of relevance here.

Spoiler alert: they basically match my past findings on these minor solunars.

Planetary Periods
Mars-Venus-Saturn-(mostly Saturn; just ...

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I have a close friend who is just over a week into this SLR:

r. Pluto MC +0°34'
t. Mars Ds +0°47'
t. Pluto As +3°18'
t. Venus As -3°45'
r. Mars Ds -4°04'
r. Uranus As +6°15'

t. Pluto co r. Uranus 0°05'
t. Mars sq r. Pluto 0°13' M
t. Venus op r. Mars 0°19' M
t. Mars op t. Pluto 2°32'
t ...

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Pet insurance doesn’t work like human insurance, in that there’s no enrollment period and you don’t typically get it through your employer. You can just sign up directly via some insurance company. You can sign up whenever you want, and you can typically cancel it whenever you want. Payment is ...

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I'm sorry to hear that Kali is ill and needs vet care. I hope she gets well soon! (I am also sick, but I do not need vet - or human doctor - care.)

Have you looked into pet insurance at all? It can be relatively cheap, like $20-$50 a month, depending on what kind of coverage you want, and it would ...

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I ended up picking Memphis for last year.

Here's the recap.

t Venus Ds +0°26'
t Jupiter on EP -0°29'
r Venus on MC -0°49'
t Uranus on As +2°27'
r Mars on Ds -6°18'
r. Eris As +7°08'
r. Pluto Ds -8°02'
t. Eris As +8°40'

t. Jupiter sq r. Venus 0°08'
t. Venus op t. Uranus 0°41'
t ...

Ember Nyx

I was still in the car when my Solar Return set up; judging by a GPS app, my coordinates were close to the following:
42N57'0"
88W8'50"

Which gives me these angularities and this variant on the chart (going by TM):

t. Uranus N -0°02'
t. Venus WP -0°02'
r. Pluto IC -7°28'

t. Uranus op r ...

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Let's see...

Cases where they just gave up

J.S.
Mercury 90 Eris
Mars 120 Eris
Saturn 0 Neptune 90 Eris
Sun 90 Eris (almost 7°)

G.N.
Saturn 0 Neptune 90 Eris

Cases where they struggled mightily and often failed, and spiraled about it
Some have gotten a handle on things; some have not ...

Ember Nyx

Thank you! I leave tomorrow.

No particular plans, I might hit up a bar or two while I'm there

It's supposed to snow Thursday and Friday.

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