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Relocation Chart

Relocation Chart Astrology explains how a new location changes angles and houses, how it differs from astrocartography, and its limits.

Term
Relocation Chart

Editorially reviewed: · Reviewed by OpenFate · Editorial Methodology

Overview

Planetary longitudes stay tied to 12:00Z while the Ascendant, MC, and house cusps are recalculated. This is the worked result for Relocation Chart; it remains conditional and does not turn geometry or timing into a verdict. The comparison method is explicit: Convert the original civil birth record once to UTC, keep planetary calculation options fixed, replace only location, and issue a receipt for both natal and relocated cusps. A relocation chart keeps the original birth instant and planetary longitudes but recalculates the Ascendant, Midheaven, houses, and angularity for a different latitude and longitude. It differs from astrocartography, which maps planet-angle relationships across locations. Accurate birth details and one declared zodiac, house system, and time standard are required before comparing places.

At a glance

Topic
Relocation Chart
Content family
relocation and mapping
Case inputs
instant 1990-01-01T12:00Z; origin 40.7128°N 74.0060°W; destination 34.0522°N 118.2437°W
Measured finding
planetary longitudes stay tied to 12:00Z while the Ascendant, MC, and house cusps are recalculated
OpenFate support
birth chart
Use boundary
conditional · source-audited · non-fated

Definition and exact scope

A relocation chart preserves the same birth instant while recalculating local sidereal time, angles, and houses for a different location.

Calculation or decision rule

Convert the original civil birth record once to UTC, keep planetary calculation options fixed, replace only location, and issue a receipt for both natal and relocated cusps. The receipt retains the chosen input record, reference frame, tolerance, and version, then identifies the first step where an independent recalculation diverges.

Preserve the original UTC birth instant and planetary positions, replace only the geographic coordinates, and recalculate the local sidereal time, Ascendant, Midheaven, house cusps, and angular distances under the same zodiac and house system. Compare the natal and relocated charts factor by factor, then use astrocartography lines only as a separate map view. Test any interpretation against housing, work, legal, financial, safety, and community evidence before considering a move.

Worked case and illustrative near miss

instant 1990-01-01T12:00Z; origin 40.7128°N 74.0060°W; destination 34.0522°N 118.2437°W. planetary longitudes stay tied to 12:00Z while the Ascendant, MC, and house cusps are recalculated.

Illustrative near miss; does not qualify: Converting 12:00Z to 12:00 Los Angeles time changes the instant and is not a relocation chart.

School, model, and context variants

Changing the time zone to the destination’s current clock changes the birth instant and is not relocation; symbolic differences do not establish relocation outcomes.

Product, safety, and verification boundary

OpenFate provides the chart inputs used by Relocation Chart, but claims no dedicated automated interpretation. Relocation Chart preserves contrary observations and uncertainty. It cannot replace consent, professional help, location research, or a person’s account.

Sources and editorial basis

  1. Swiss Ephemeris Programming Interface
    Swiss Ephemeris Programming Interface 2.10, sections 3 “Planetary Positions”, 7 “Pheno”, 8 “Date and time conversion”, 14 “House cusp calculation”, and 16 “Sidereal time”The programming reference used to verify flags, return fields, house-system codes, coordinate conventions, errors, and polar fallbacks.
  2. IANA Time Zone Database
    tz database theory.html, sections “Scope of the tz database” and historical civil-time transitionsThe maintained source for current and historical civil-time offsets and daylight-saving transitions; it provides timekeeping facts, not astrological interpretation.
  3. Astrodienst AstroClick Travel Map and FAQ
    AstroClick Travel introduction and map explanation: Sun, Moon, planets, nodes, four cardinal-house cusps (AS, DS, MC, IC), and four lines/four axis points; Travel FAQ questions 1–3 on natal basis and decision limitsAstrodienst documentation for maps that plot where a natal body was on an angle, including planet–angle line labels, map crossings, and the instruction to read a line with the natal body. It documents a practitioner method, not verified life outcomes.
  4. Organization for Professional Astrology: Code of Ethics
    OPA Code of Ethics §1(c) Accurate Data, §1(j) Fatalistic Statements and client autonomy, and §2(f) Scope of Practice and referralAn independent practitioner code covering accurate data, confidentiality, client welfare, informed practice, competence, and referral boundaries.
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