Book 0 · Hand calculation school

Craft

Erect a complete paper natal chart through one permanent form, three constructed benches, immediate checking, and an honest receipt.

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Begin at civil time

Your first checked line will establish a course record on this device.

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Nine reductions, one form

Begin with civil time. Finish by accounting for every residual.

  1. 01The clockTurn the recorded wall clock into Universal Time, then open the midnight plate on the correct Greenwich date.
  2. 02The sky's clockCarry the midnight Greenwich sidereal time to the birth instant and then to the birthplace.
  3. 03The two anglesInterpolate first between four-minute sidereal rows, then between the two latitude rows that bracket the birth.
  4. 04The other cuspsRepeat the angle interpolation down four cusp columns, make the one southern correction, and fill exact opposites.
  5. 05Sun and planetsSubtract adjacent midnight rows for daily motion, scale by the UT fraction of a day, and preserve the sign of travel.
  6. 06Moon and stationsUse the same transparent interpolation while naming where fast lunar curvature and a turning planet limit that straight line.
  7. 07The figurePut the Ascendant at the left, run the houses counterclockwise, and place each body between its bounding cusps.
  8. 08AspectsMeasure the shortest arc, admit only a Ptolemaic angle inside the published orb, and use daily motion for applying or separating.
  9. 09The receiptRead G1's complete account, then reduce B3 alone and name the cause of every residual without silently correcting the paper.