>> To display a real time astrological clock for the current location

•Select the Real Time Clock item from the Dynamic menu

This will display a chart for the current default location, updated at regular intervals.

 

>> To display a real time astrological clock for any other location and timezone

[A]

1.Cast a new natal chart for the required location for any date and time

2.Select that chart as the current chart

3.Select the Animate Chart… item from the Dynamic menu

4.Click on the Clock option button at the top right of the screen

This will display a chart for the required location, showing the correct current local time for the timezone of the chart, updated at regular intervals. For example, if your default location is Sydney, Australia (AEST –10:00), and it is currently 3pm in Sydney, and you cast a chart for London, UK (GMT +0:00), then display that chart in the real time clock, then the clock time will be displayed as 5am GMT, which is the correct current time for London.

[B]

1.Select the Real Time Clock item from the Dynamic menu (this will display a chart for the current default location)

2.Click on the Location button on the right hand side of the window. In the resulting Change Location dialog box you can set a new place and timezone and apply that to the clock.

 

>> To display multiple real time clocks

When you select the Dynamic menu, Real Time Clock, the first window displayed will be the real time chart for the current location. However, if you move that window to another place on the monitor then select another chart that has been opened on the "Calculated Charts" list and then select Dynamic / Real Time Clock again, a new real time clock window will open that "inherits" some settings from the highlighted chart. Some of the settings that are passed into the new real time clock window are: Place, Country, Timezone, House System, Zodiac and Coordinates. As an example, you can create two charts, one for a place with geocentric coordinates and one for the same place but using heliocentric coordinates. When you create two real time clock windows from these two charts, you will now have two windows "ticking over" but using two different coordinate systems. Likewise, you can display two real time clocks using different house systems. You are not limited to just two clocks, you can open as many real time clocks as you like.

Thus you can create a real time clock windows for different locations, like Sydney, London and New York, all displaying the local time at those locations with all windows "ticking over" together. Depending on the chart that is highlighted on the "Calculated Charts" list, you can create real time clocks for both geocentric and heliocentric coordinates or use tropical and sidereal zodiacs or different house systems, for comparison purposes

Note: this multiple window feature only applies to the Real Time Clock feature and not to the Animate features.

 

>> To display a natal chart ready to step forward or backward in time

1.Select the required natal chart as the current chart

2.Select the Animate Chart… item from the Dynamic menu

This will initially display the chart exactly as it has been cast. If you use the time controls to alter or step the time, then the chart’s date and time are used as the starting point, and then adjusted according to the options you choose.

>> To display a progressed or directed chart ready to step forward or backward in time

1.Select the required progressed or directed chart as the current chart

2.Select the Animate Chart… item from the Dynamic menu

This will initially display the chart exactly as it has been cast. If you use the time controls to alter or step the time, then the chart’s date and time are used as the starting point, and then adjusted according to the options you choose.

 

>> To display a biwheel with a natal chart (or radix chart) on the inner ring, and current transits on the outer ring, ready to step forward or backward in time

1.Select the required natal chart as the current chart

2.Select the Animate BiWheel… item from the Dynamic menu

This will display the natal chart as a fixed chart on the inner ring, and the current transits on the outer ring. If you use the time controls to alter or step the time, then the current date and time are used as the starting point, and the transits chart is then adjusted according to the options you choose.

 

>> To display a triwheel with a natal chart (or radix chart), current secondary progressions and transits, ready to step forward or backward in time

1.Select the required natal chart as the current chart

2.Select the Animate TriWheel item from the Dynamic menu

This will display the natal chart as a fixed chart on the inner ring, and the current secondary progressions on the middle ring, and transits on the outer ring. If you use the time controls to alter or step the time, then the current date and time are used as the starting point, and the progressions and transits charts are then adjusted according to the options you choose.

 

>> To display a quadriwheel with a natal chart (or radix chart), current secondary progressions, solar arc directions and transits, ready to step forward or backward in time

1.Select the required natal chart as the current chart

2.Select the Animate QuadriWheel item from the Dynamic menu

This will display the natal chart as a fixed chart on the inner ring, and the current secondary progressions on the middle inner ring, solar arc directions on the middle outer ring and transits on the outermost ring. If you use the time controls to alter or step the time, then the current date and time are used as the starting point, and the progressions, directions and transits charts are then adjusted according to the options you choose.

 

>> To display other combinations of fixed and dynamic charts in uni, bi, tri and quadriwheels

If you are already displaying a dynamic wheel with the required number of charts, then click on the Charts button to display a dialog which allows you to select alternative charts.

Alternatively, you can select the Animate Page item from the Dynamic menu. You will be prompted to select the required page type from the list of available pages, and then the required chart types. (See below)

 

>> To display any astrological page ready to step forward and backward in time

•If you are already displaying a dynamic wheel or page with the required number of charts, then click on the Page button to display a dialog that allows you to select alternative pages.

Note that you will only be able to select another page which requires the same number of charts as the wheel or page you are currently viewing.

•Alternatively, you can select the Animate Page item from the Dynamic menu. You will be prompted to select the required page type from the list of available pages, and then the required chart types. (See below)

 

>> To change the Place and/or Timezone of charts in a multi chart animation

1.Click on the Location button on the right hand side of the window.

2.In the resulting "Change Location" dialog box you can set a new place and timezone and apply that to any of the charts simultaneously.

 

As an example, if you open a natal chart from a chart file, have it highlighted in the "Calculated Charts" list then click on Dynamic > Animate QuadriWheel, Solar Fire automatically calculates and displays the Natal, the Secondary Progression, the Solar Arc and the current Transit chart, all with the same natal location and timezone. In this situation you may wish to retain the natal location for the Natal and Secondary Progressed chart but use a different location for the Solar Arc and Transit chart, particularly if the person is now living at a different location than their place of birth.