Relocating Charts
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A relocated chart is one that has been calculated for a different location than the birth place. It is cast for the same moment of birth (taking into account any differences in time zone between the locations), but uses the latitude and longitude of the new location being considered. A relocated chart therefore has identical planetary positions to the original natal chart, but the chart’s angles (Ascendant, Descendant, MC and IC) will change, and therefore the house which each planet occupies may also change.
The method of casting and interpreting relocated charts is called Relocational Astrology. Relocational Astrology, is normally used when a person has moved from their birth place or is considering a move. The idea is that a relocated chart will hold some relevance in a person's life once they have moved, even though the birth chart is still the most significant method of interpretation. For instance, the birth chart may show that a young individual struggles within their chosen profession, because Saturn is in the 10th house. However, if that person moves to a different location where Saturn moves out of the 10th house, and Jupiter moves into the 10th house, then the planetary energies would shift, helping that person to have more of a sense of ease and abundance in their chosen profession.
In Solar Maps, it is possible to relocate any chart either by selecting a city from the on-line atlas, or just by clicking the mouse on the required location on the map (once the relocate button on the button bar has been selected)
An Example
Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi was born in India, and at the age of 19 defied convention by going abroad to study towards his career (Uranus in the 9th house of his natal chart, and conjunct the MC). He studied law at University in London, and also philosophy in his own time, discovering the principles of non-violence and civil disobedience (Jupiter and Pluto opposite Mars on the MC/IC axis of the relocated chart), which later played a key part of his successful campaign to end British rule in India.
