Stellar Moves User Guide

Overview

Getting Started

Stellar Moves runs entirely in your browser — no installation required. The application is organized as a series of tabs across the top, each representing a different analytical module. The recommended workflow moves left to right: create a profile in the Profiles tab, then explore the analysis tabs in any order.

Before you begin, you will need a birth date, birth time, and place of birth. Birth time should be as accurate as possible — house cusps and Astrodyne scores depend on it. The app uses Swiss Ephemeris calculations via a connected API for maximum accuracy.

The Tab Bar

The application has eight main tabs: Profiles Astro Map Stellar Profile Comparison Best Locations Forecast Stellar Healing ✦ Book a Reading. An About button and Print / PDF button appear at the far right.

Tab 1

Profiles Tab

The Profiles tab is your chart library. All saved profiles appear in the panel on the left. Click any profile to select it — the right panel shows the chart's details. Profiles are stored in your browser's local storage and persist between sessions.

Three profile types exist: Natal Relocation Relationship. Each type has a distinct color badge in the library. At the bottom of the library, buttons let you create each type.

Creating a Natal Chart

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  Click + Natal at the bottom of the chart library.
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  Enter First Name, Last Name, Date of Birth (MM/DD/YYYY format), and Time of Birth.
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  Enter the birth city in the Location field and click Lookup to auto-fill latitude, longitude, and timezone.
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  Select a House System — Porphyry, Placidus, or Whole Sign.
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  Click Save Profile, then click Calculate to compute planetary positions and house cusps via the Swiss Ephemeris API.

Creating a Relocation Chart

A relocation chart keeps the natal planetary positions but recalculates house cusps for a new location. This is the core of locational astrology — the planets don't move, but which houses they occupy changes.

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  Select an existing natal chart in the library.
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  Click 📍 Relocate at the bottom of the library.
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  Enter the new city in the Location field and click Lookup.
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  Save and Calculate. The profile appears with a Relocation badge and the city name appended.

Creating a Relationship Chart (Davison)

The Davison Relationship Chart is calculated by finding the exact midpoint in time and place between two people's birth data. It produces a real chart for a real moment and location — unlike a composite chart — which means it can be progressed, transited, and relocated just like a natal chart.

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  Ensure both people have calculated natal charts in the library.
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  Click ⊕ Relationship at the bottom of the library.
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  Select Person A and Person B from the dropdowns. The chart name auto-fills as "Name & Name".
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  Click ⊕ Create. The Davison midpoint date, time, and location are calculated automatically and the chart is computed via the API.

Davison charts work across all tabs — Astro Map, Stellar Profile, Comparison, Best Locations, and Forecast. You can also relocate a Davison chart using the Relocate button, which is particularly powerful for couples exploring where to live together.

Tab 2

Astro Map

The Astro Map tab displays the Astro*Carto*Graphy (ACG) map for the selected profile. Planetary lines show where each natal planet crosses an angular house cusp (Ascendant, Descendant, Midheaven, or IC) as you move around the globe. Living near a planetary line brings that planet's energy strongly into the life.

Reading the Lines

Each planet is rendered in a distinct color. Four line types correspond to the four angles:

AS (Ascendant) — where the planet rises. Strong personal identity and visibility. DS (Descendant) — where the planet sets. Relationships and partnerships. MC (Midheaven) — where the planet culminates. Career, status, and public life. IC (Imum Coeli) — where the planet is at the nadir. Home, roots, and private life.

Parans

Parans are horizontal bands showing latitudes where two planets are simultaneously angular. They extend across full latitude lines and represent blended planetary influences at those parallels.

Planetary Data Panel

Above the map, the Planetary Data section shows the selected chart's planetary longitudes and declinations. Use the chart selector dropdown to switch between profiles without leaving the tab.

Tab 3

Stellar Profile

The Stellar Profile tab provides a complete Astrodyne (Cosmodynes) analysis of any chart. Developed by C.C. Zain of the Brotherhood of Light, the Astrodyne system assigns numerical scores to each planet based on its power and harmony/discord in the chart. These scores provide an objective, quantitative basis for interpretation.

Running the Profile

Select a chart from the profile selector at the top of the tab, then click Calculate Astrodynes. The analysis runs entirely in the browser using the stored planetary positions and house cusps — no API call is required.

Reading the Planet Table

Power measures how strongly a planet expresses itself in the chart, based on its house position, aspects, and sign dignities. Angular planets (H1, H4, H7, H10) score highest. Harmony and Discord measure the quality of that expression — harmonious aspects (sextile, trine) add to harmony; discordant aspects (square, opposition) add to discord. The Net H/D column shows harmony minus discord.

The chart average is the key baseline. A planet scoring above the chart average is relatively more powerful than usual for this person. Interpreting scores relative to the individual's own baseline — not against universal standards — is the correct Cosmodynes methodology.

House Analysis

The house analysis section shows the Astrodyne scores for each of the twelve houses, revealing which life departments are most energized and whether that energy is harmonious or discordant.

AI Interpretation

The Generate Profile Reading button sends the complete Astrodyne data to the AI for interpretation. The reading uses both C.C. Zain's Cosmodynes framework and Dane Rudhyar's psychological house meanings to give each placement both a topical and experiential dimension.

Sign Analysis

Sign totals show the distribution of planetary energy across the zodiac signs and elements, revealing elemental balance and sign emphasis in the chart.

Tab 4

Comparison Tab

The Comparison tab places two charts side by side — typically a natal chart and a relocation chart — and computes the Astrodyne scores for both simultaneously. This is the primary tool for evaluating how a relocation shifts a person's planetary energies.

The Comparison tab also supports Davison relationship charts. You can compare a Davison chart against its relocation to evaluate how the relationship's energy shifts in different cities.

Configuring the Comparison

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  Select Chart 1 (the natal or base chart) from the left dropdown.
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  Select Chart 2 (typically a relocation) from the right dropdown.
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  Choose House System — the app automatically sets this from Chart 1's stored house system.
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  Choose Scoring Basis — Natal uses current planetary positions, Progressions in Force uses progressed positions for today's date.
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  Click Calculate Astrodynes.

Progressions in Force

When Progressions in Force is selected, the app automatically fetches secondary progressed positions for Chart 1 using today's date. No separate calculation step is needed. The scoring uses progressed planetary positions rather than natal positions, showing how the chart's energetic landscape has evolved over time. The Overall Reading updates automatically to reflect the progressed analysis.

Reading the Results

The comparison table shows three columns: Chart 1 scores, Chart 2 scores, and the Delta (difference). Positive delta values indicate improvements at the relocation; negative values indicate declines. The Overall Reading section synthesizes the most significant shifts into a three-paragraph AI interpretation.

The mode indicator next to the Overall Reading heading (· Natal or · Progressions in Force) always shows which basis was used to generate the current reading.

The Dual Chart Wheels

Below the data tables, both charts are rendered as interactive chart wheels. The bi-wheel display shows both charts overlaid, with the outer wheel representing the relocation chart.

Tab 5

Best Locations

Best Locations scores over 1,100 cities worldwide against the selected chart and ranks them by how well each location supports the chosen goals. It is the fastest way to identify promising relocation candidates across a wide geographic range.

Setting Up the Analysis

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  Select a natal or Davison chart from the Natal Chart selector.
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  Select one or more Goals — Overall Harmony, Career & Ambition, Relationships, Healing & Wellbeing, Creativity & Expression, or Wealth & Opportunity. Multiple goals are blended.
• 3
  Filter by Geography to narrow results to a region, or leave on All Regions for a worldwide search.
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  Choose House System and Scoring Basis (Natal or Progressions in Force).
• 5
  Click ✦ Find Best Locations.

Progressions in Force

When Progressions in Force is selected, the app automatically calculates today's progressed positions before running the location scoring. The results show which cities best support the chart's current evolved state rather than the natal baseline. The results header shows Basis: ✦ Progressions in Force to confirm which mode was used.

Reading the Results

Cities are ranked by composite score. Each card shows the city name, score, and Key Lines — the ACG planetary lines contributing most to the score. Three action buttons appear on each card:

⊙ Chart — opens the relocation chart for that city in the Astro Map tab. 🗺 ACG Map — jumps to the ACG map centered on that city. ✦ Interpret — generates an AI interpretation explaining why that city is astrologically significant for this person and their goals.

How the Scoring Works

Each city is scored using a weighted composite of four factors: relocated Astrodyne house scores (how the natal planets' power and harmony shifts at the new location), ACG line proximity (how close each planet's angular lines are to the city), Parans (latitudinal planetary interactions), and Local Space lines. The goal selection determines which planets and houses receive higher weights in the composite.

Tab 6

Forecast Tab

The Forecast tab integrates five complementary timing systems to create a multi-layered picture of any given period. Each system operates at a different scale of time and reveals a different dimension of what is unfolding. When multiple systems point to the same theme simultaneously, that convergence marks the most significant periods.

Select a natal or Davison chart, enter a Target Date, choose the Zodiacal Releasing Lot (Fortune or Spirit), and click ☿ Calculate Forecast.

Zodiacal Releasing (L1–L4)

Zodiacal Releasing is a Hellenistic time lord technique developed by Vettius Valens. It divides the life into nested periods ruled by signs of the zodiac, calculated from the Lot of Fortune (body, health, and material life) or Lot of Spirit (vocation, purpose, and calling).

Level 1 sets the overarching life chapter — periods lasting years to decades. Level 2 defines the season within that chapter. Level 3 governs month-scale themes. Level 4 provides week-scale texture. Each level is displayed as a collapsible table; click any row to drill into its sub-periods.

Peak Periods (★) are especially significant — they occur when the releasing sign stands in a powerful angular relationship (0°, 90°, 180°, or 270°) to the Lot sign. The 10th-from-Lot (★★★) is the most powerful. Loosing of the Bond (L) marks pivotal turning points when the sub-period cycles back to an opposite sign.

Click ✦ to interpret next to any period to generate an AI reading of that specific time lord period in context.

Annual Profections

Annual Profections is a Hellenistic annual timing technique in which each birthday advances the chart one house. The house activated for the year becomes the dominant theme, and its planetary ruler becomes the Year Lord — a planet whose natal Astrodyne scores color the entire year. The Year Lord's power and harmony/discord indicate whether the year flows easily or requires conscious effort. Secondary profections from the Sun, Moon, and MC add further nuance.

Outer Planet Transits

Transits show the current positions of Jupiter through Pluto forming aspects to natal planets within a 5° orb. Outer planets move slowly and create sustained conditions lasting months to years. The AI interpretation includes house context — which life departments are activated — drawing on both Valens topical house meanings and Rudhyar's experiential framework.

Secondary Progressions

Secondary Progressions use the day-for-a-year symbolic system in which each day after birth represents one year of life. Progressed planets forming aspects to natal planets reflect inner developmental shifts that frequently coincide with external events. Following C.C. Zain's method, only the inner planets (Sun through Mars) are progressed — outer planets move too slowly to be meaningful in this system. The Solar Arc value (how far the Sun has progressed) is displayed as a reference.

Solar Arc Directions

Solar Arc directions are the most event-precise of the five systems. Every planet and point in the natal chart is advanced by the same arc as the progressed Sun — roughly 1° per year. Unlike secondary progressions where outer planets barely move, Solar Arc gives Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto meaningful directional motion. A tight Solar Arc aspect (within 1°) frequently coincides with a concrete life development. The table shows directed planet, natal planet, aspect, quality, orb, and the house of the directed planet.

Integrated Forecast

The ✦ INTEGRATED FORECAST section at the top of the forecast output synthesizes all five timing systems into a single AI reading. After clicking Calculate Forecast, click ✦ Generate Integrated Forecast to produce a 4–5 paragraph reading that:

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  Identifies which houses, planets, and life themes appear across multiple systems simultaneously
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  Interprets those convergences using both Valens topical meanings and Rudhyar's experiential framework
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  Distinguishes areas of ease from areas requiring conscious engagement
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  Closes with practical guidance for navigating the period

Tab 7

Stellar Healing

The Stellar Healing tab generates a personalized healing report based on the natal chart's Astrodyne scores. Using C.C. Zain's Course XVI (Stellar Healing), the report identifies which planetary energies are most discordant — and therefore most in need of conscious attention — and suggests specific esoteric healing modalities aligned with each planet's nature.

Select a chart from the selector and click Generate Healing Report. The report can also be opened directly from the Forecast tab using the healing context of the current timing period, which focuses the report on the planets most activated at the target date.

Tab 8

Book a Reading

The Book a Reading tab connects you with Steven Blonder for a professional consultation. Stellar Moves gives you the patterns — a consultation gives you the meaning.

Astrological synthesis is genuinely difficult. Five timing systems running simultaneously produce dozens of indicators. Knowing which signals to prioritize, how they interact with your specific life story, and what they mean practically requires decades of experience and direct conversation. Steven has been practicing locational astrology for nearly fifty years, with certification in Hellenistic and traditional methods and a background in analytical pattern recognition from his career at IBM.

Four consultation types are available: Annual Forecast ($125), Natal Chart Reading ($175), Relocation Consultation ($175), and Relocation Couples ($250 — using the Davison relationship chart). Visit astroanalyst.net to book.

Utilities

Export & Print

Several export options are available throughout the application.

CSV Export

In the Comparison tab, click ↓ CSV to export the full Astrodyne comparison table as a comma-separated values file, suitable for import into Excel or Numbers.

Chart Wheel PNG

In the Astro Map tab, a ↓ PNG button in the chart wheel section downloads the current chart wheel as a high-resolution image.

PDF / Print

The Print / PDF button in the top navigation opens the browser's print dialog, which can save the current view as a PDF. The app includes print-specific CSS to optimize the layout for printed output — background colors are preserved and unnecessary interface elements are hidden.

Profile JSON

Individual profiles can be exported as JSON from the Profiles tab for backup or transfer between devices. Use the export/import controls in the profile form.