Skyscript Astrology Forum

True Astrology has very nice Western wheels. Bi and tri-wheels also. And the planets all go into the right houses depending on whether you use the cusp as the start or center of a house. I don't have any other program that does this. I can't figure out the colors though. There's no option to set colors.

AJ wrote:

FYI Therese: I went ahead and did the manual calculation for the tropical ascendant of a verified test chart against SJS just make sure. It was spot on to the second. I am quite satisfied that SJS data is just about as good as it gets.

I'm sure you are right, AJ. Recent western programs are tops for calculation. I've done some comparisons, but can't post until later tonight. I had asked you before, but I think my question got lost. You posted a circular chart on another topic. Was that from SJS?

Therese Hamilton wrote:True Astrology has very nice Western wheels. Double and triple wheels also. And the planets all go into the right houses depending on whether you use the cusp as the start or center of a house. I don't have any other program that does this.

The wheels are clean looking.

That's one downside with SJS, it will only do single and a bi-wheel and not a particularly elegant one at that. They're very serviceable but not a gold star on the graphics scale. I've asked the developer many times to do a tri-wheel feature but he round-a-bout'ly told he wasn't going to add one. All things being equal, still the best Indian astro software in my experience.

Are True Astrology pages customizable?
Do you know if it is Windows 10 compatible?

AJ wrote:

Are True Astrology pages customizable?
Do you know if it is Windows 10 compatible?

No, you can't customize anything in True Astrology, but there are quite a few pages, I think anything you would want for Khullar's system. There are many other features that are described on-line, but I use other programs for those features such as solar return charts and Dasas.

The latest version 5.7.1 is programmed for Windows 10. But there is a mystery here. There are offers for free downloads on the Internet, but these downloads are for earlier versions, and I'm not sure why there is nothing about the latest version. A short time ago I wrote to...I think it was Khullar's son, asking if there was a TA upgrade. I had purchased version 5.0 in 2012 for USD $130. Very reasonable. The contact link I used is here: http://khullarastrologyinstitute.com/about/

Anyway I was referred to the programmer himself, and he gave me a link (no cost) to download the latest version 5.7.1, not telling me it was for Windows 10. Well I have my old XP computer, and the program of course wouldn't run correctly, and some fonts were messed up.

So Mukesh Gupta, who is listed as the author on the software, connected his computer to mine, and got everything running well. There are a few features of the program that don't work (such as keeping windows of several people tiled), but the program seems to be working well. My program uses a hardware lock from version 5.0. I don't think that is used for the latest version.

Features of TA are listed here, but the version number and machine information hasn't been updated. I wouldn't purchase anything without personal contact at the link listed above.
http://khullarastrologyinstitute.com/bu ... -software/

More later on calculation comparisons. The TA ascendant doesn't match the other programs.

And there we have it, kids!! Total agreement among all programs. The most mysterious figure is True Astrology’s Ascendant. I have no idea what to make of the differences as all programs say they are using Krishnamurti’s ayanamsa and the Swiss ephemeris. It looks like we can forsake seconds of degrees for the most part. Most programs will round up minutes if seconds are high.

True Astrology's cusp setting tool.

Thanks, Therese for answering my questions and doing the comparisons. I know that takes quite a bit of time to put those together. Very good to know.

For Harry we have two choices for his SSL (micro) lord, Sun and Rahu. What is interesting about this choice is that these two planets are in different subs or "Kalamsas", one ruled by Mars and the other by Rahu.

According to KP and Khullar theory, the life expression of these two sub planets will be very different as they qualify or determine the expression of Venus, the star or nakshatra lord. Their expression relates to house location and house rulership rather than the nature of the planets themselves. That's the theory behind Khullar's Cuspal Interlinks.

I'm only a student of Khullar theory, so am reading and researching this concept before posting a Khullar type analysis for Mars and Rahu in Harry's birth chart.

Sorry, I haven't had much Skyscript time lately, and at this time in my life I'm not sure of my astrological direction (or lack of it!). Blame it on Uranus opposing natal Sun and Moon....haven't come to conclusions about the Khullar system as yet.

This system takes a lot of research, but its main value seems to be in predicting events and time periods from Dasas and transits. These must agree at moments in time for events to happen. This goes along with K. S. Krishnamurti's discovery that events happen according to nakshatra (star) dispositors of planets and star sub-period planets, more so than events related to the Dasa planet (and sub-period planets) themselves.

So the key Khullar word may be "Timing." Timing down to precise clock minutes actually, which would help to pin down a correct ayanamsa since the small sectors are set in place along the ecliptic and can't be changed. This is a productive study for the mathematically inclined astrologer.