AstroDraw
Latitude Chart
Does this project support drawing a latitude chart? SolarFire calls it declination, but it really shows the point's latitude. Latitudes are the foundation of astrology, a forgotten art now since few ever take an actual angle. It shows the points of resonnance and counter-resonnance. I find astrology done without latitude very unreliable.
Thank you :pray:
Hi @LiGoldragon I do not think that it supports a latitude chart. Can you provide more information about this drawing? What are the differences? If you can attach some examples would also be good
I think the common name for this is declination, which is celestial latitude with respect to the ecliptic (rather than the Earth's equator). Many astrology programs will provide this as a table, but it can also be plotted nicely on a sine wave, e.g. https://kannonmcafee.wordpress.com/declinations/ Parallels and contra-parallels, similar in energetic to conjunctions and oppositions. This is used a lot in the Magi Astrology system.
Yes, they're called declinations for historical reasons, but latitudes is more correct. Astrology is almost useless without them.
hmm thanks for the context, will be nice to have some pictures about the chart. Can you provide some?
Here are my birth sky declinations. As you can see, I have Sol parallel Pluto, which is very prominent in me, and would be missed on a longitudinal chart. Also, black moon parallel Mercury - as you may have noticed from my previous comments (sorry for being so direct). The strongest aspect will be those which have longitude and latitude contacts, such as a true (lat & long) conjunction, or planetary eclipse in Magi terminology. I look at the declinations first, then the longitudinal chart second. Thanks 🙏
I worked out the math and I think parallels in declination are just antiscia in Right Ascension (equatorial longitude). And anti-parallels are contra-antiscia in RA.
https://ambientastrology.com/antiscia
Declination is ecliptic longitude. With regards to “planetary eclipses“ I don’t see the logic in mixing ecliptic longitude with equatorial latitude. It’s apples and oranges! IMO latitude and longitude should have the same reference plane.