posted February 02, 2018 12:07 PM            

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Originally posted by EmGem:
Those of you who have Solar Fire, I’ve read some people saying that there’s a difference in the degree of planets like when looking at your progressed moon for example.

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No, not a difference of degrees. Only a minute or so of arc for outer planets like Pluto. All measurements of planet and luminary positions are made at their center and geocentrically from the Earth's center unless another option (topocentric) is used. The only way there will be a difference of a degree or so for the Moon is if someone chose the 'topocentric positions' option in say astro.com but not in their other program. That is because of parallax effect that topocentric positions compensates for, which can affect the Moon noticeably, but not really any other planet.

The real differences show up in the MC and house calculations (not Asc). Again we're talking minutes of arc, not degrees.

So how far off is astro.com?
It depends on what options you choose and what you consider accurate. As it comes to anything besides the Moon and the topocentric positions, like house positions, not off enough to matter to anyone but technical astrologers.

posted February 03, 2018 11:42 PM            

I have this situation and I still cant figure out which is the correct one. The difference is in the progressed ASC only, everything else is the same.
astro.com has my progressed ASC at 19' Taurus, while SolarFire and astrowin has it at 23' Taurus. They use a different method for calculating the progressed ASC. SolarFire and astowin use the solar arc/MC method for calculating the progressed ASC.

posted February 04, 2018 05:20 PM            

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Originally posted by ScorpieScorp:
What can Mac users use instead of astro.com?

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posted February 04, 2018 05:22 PM            

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Originally posted by Orange:
hey, EmGem

I have this situation and I still cant figure out which is the correct one. The difference is in the progressed ASC only, everything else is the same.
astro.com has my progressed ASC at 19' Taurus, while SolarFire and astrowin has it at 23' Taurus. They use a different method for calculating the progressed ASC. SolarFire and astowin use the solar arc/MC method for calculating the progressed ASC.

astro.com still can give you that other method but you have to select it yourself from the option menu. If I click the box that says " solar arc/MC method" , then the progressed ASC matches that one from Solar Fire. If I don't click it, than the progressed ASC on astro.com is 4-5 degrees different. I am still wondering which one to take of the two, as life events support both ASCs.

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Oh how annoying! I’m going to check mine.

posted February 04, 2018 09:30 PM            

Solar/MC method Prog Descendant is at 10.41 LEO, and puts my P'Jupiter 10.16 back touching the Descendant!

I know that my P'Asc Aquarius 16+ has some added 'trines' to be added to my Solar/MC-MC Sag "in the future" with the Solar/MC method.

I have the following ALL in LEO now--
Mercury 2+, Sun 7+, Jupiter 10+, Mars 12.59 (almost 13+), Vesta 15+, Pluto 25+.
6 in LEO, and Descendant somewhere between 10+ and 16+ LEO.
P'Venus is now 29+ Cancer... She'll join the LEO party, in a while.

My P'MC is Sag 5.58 ..
Moves BACKwards via P'SolarMC-MC to 2.22 Sag!!

~* I displayed that, to show you this.

If you can make it "work" for you,
in a "psychological" way ...,
then USE it.
(As someone said... you see evidence for both. ..)

If it is more 'hopeful', then chose whichever-one gives you the feeling of having more confidence?

The inner-way energetically you approach your life (and chart delineations) will count for MUCH.

I'm doin' it using the Zen-Progressed way--
meaning, "I'm gonna use BOTH!!!"

posted February 05, 2018 04:08 AM            

Orange I’d say you’re done with Saturn on your pASC. I’d go the solar arc method