Astrology guide
Here you will find clear explanations of all calculations AstroTarget performs: from the basic natal chart to solar returns, transits, firdars and the Tree of Sephirot. Every article explains a term in plain language and shows where to find it in your chart.
Basics
What is a natal chart?
A simple explanation of the natal chart: planets, signs, houses and aspects.
How to read a natal chart
A step-by-step guide for beginners: Sun, Moon, Ascendant and houses.
Astrological houses
What the 12 houses mean and how to interpret planets in them.
FAQ about astrology
Answers to the most common questions about natal charts.
How to find your ascendant
What the ascendant is, why it depends on exact birth time and how to determine it.
Planets & points
North Node in the natal chart
The lunar nodes axis: your North Node sign, house and life direction.
Lilith in the natal chart
Black Moon Lilith: mean and true Lilith, meaning in signs, houses and aspects.
Sun and Moon aspects
Conjunction, sextile, square, trine and opposition between Sun and Moon.
Mars in the zodiac signs
How Mars expresses energy, drive and conflict in each of the 12 signs.
Venus in the houses
Venus through all 12 houses: love, money, taste and where you find joy.
Retrograde planets in the natal chart
What a natal retrograde planet means and how each retrograde planet works.
Strong and weak planets
Domicile, exaltation, detriment, fall and peregrine: assessing planetary strength.
Signs & elements
Compatibility
Forecasting
Retrograde Mercury
What retrograde Mercury means and how to use it constructively.
Moon calendar
Lunar days, moon signs, aspects and how to use the calendar in daily life.
Transits in astrology
How transiting planets activate points of your natal chart.
Solar return
Annual solar return chart: what the year will bring in each life sphere.
Antisolar return
The opposite of the solar return: a tool for balance and inner work.
Void-of-course Moon
How the void-of-course Moon is calculated and what not to start during it.