Date and Place
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The "Date and Place" status bar, underneath the Toolbar at the top of the Main Screen, contains the current system date and time, the current Ascendant and Midheaven positions, and the current place name and timezone details. If the details shown are incorrect then you can change them as follows.
>> To change the date
•Click on the Date box in this bar. This will display the Control Panel utility that allows you to adjust the date on your computer system.
>> To change the time
•Click on the Time box in this bar. This will display the Control Panel utility that allows you to adjust the date on your computer system.
>> To change the place
•Click on the Place box in this bar. This will display the "Preferences" dialog for editing and selecting your current location from an atlas. See Current Default Place for more details. Changing the place will usually result in the correct timezone being displayed as well.
>> To change the timezone
•Click on the Timezone box in this bar. This will display a "Time Zone Selection" dialog from which you can select the correct timezone.
Note: The Ascendant and Midheaven positions are calculated according to the date, time and place details as displayed in the other panels in this bar. However, other options that affect these positions are...
•The Geocentric Latitude Correction – See Apply Geocentric Correction to Latitude for further information.
•The Default Zodiac type – See Default Zodiac for further information.