NetNews Usenet Archive 1993 #3/NN_1993_3.iso/spool/alt/astrolog/2845

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From: [e-mail] ( Tom Chapin )
Subject: Re: question from beginner
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Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 15:12:46 GMT
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>he tells you to use a birth time of 6am if you do not know the exact
>time of birth.  he states that this will provide a solar natal chart
>which is still pretty accurate.  why 6am? and how accurate is this chart?

A solar chart is one with the sun on the ascendent, which is where
the sun will be at (roughly) 6am.  (And it will be at the midheaven
at noon and the immum coeli at midnight.)

"Pretty accurate" is a rather relative term.  True, some astrologers
do place various planets on the ascendent to look at planetary house
positions relative to that planet, and true that before the age of
induced births a higher percentage of children were born around
sunrise.  But the sun is on the ascendent only if you are on
standard time and the place of birth is exactly on the longitudinal
meridian for the time zone, otherwise the sun could be several
hours removed from the ascendent.

Another suggestion is to use a noon birth, put the sun on the
midheaven, forget about houses (or at most use equal house and
don't use it much) and realize the moon could be five or six degrees
either way and the inner planets a degree off.  Roughly, you are
getting a chart good(?) for anyone in the world born on that day.
--
         tom chapin                [e-mail]