The Market Analyst 3D Natal Chart is broken up into the 12 houses of the zodiac. The Market Analyst 3D Natal Chart also takes into account declination, displaying the planetary bodies in their true position according to Longitude and Declination.

Opening the Natal Chart

To access the Natal Chart, select the New button from the Market Analyst Menu buttons.

From the list of options available select Astro and then Natal Chart.

The Natal Chart at a Glance

The Natal Chart

The Market Analyst 3D Natal Chart shows the 360 degree circle with the selected planets / bodies in view, according to where they would be positioned in the sky from the set Latitude, Longitude & Altitude.

The Houses

The Natal Chart is broken up into the twelve houses of the zodiac. The houses will vary in size depending on the Topocentric location.

The Planets

The selected planets will be displayed inside the Natal Chart. A line joining the Natal Chart and the planet will be displayed to indicate whether the planet has a North or South declination to the Earth. The length of the line will also give an indication as to where a planet’s declination is in relation to other planetary bodies.

Each planetary body displayed in the Natal Chart will be labelled with the name of that body next to it.

Retrograde

Where a planetary body has an (R) next to it, this is an indication that the planetary body is in retrograde.

Natal Chart Text

Located at the top left of the Natal Chart is the Natal Chart Text. The Natal Chart Text will display

• Topocentric (Natal Charts must always display Topocentric).
• Date & Time.
• Selected Planetary bodies with their Longitude and Declination.

To hide the text on the Natal Chart, tick the Hide Text box in the Natal Chart Properties.

Nav Consol

Located near the top right of the Natal Chart is the Nav Consol button.

By placing your mouse pointer over the top of the Nav Consol button, the Nav Consol panel will appear. The Nav Consol allows:

Time Unit

The Time Unit allows you to adjust what time interval is used when moving forwards or backwards in time. By Default, this is set to Day. Options available are:

• Minute
• Hour
• Day
• Week
• Month
• Year

Time Slider

The Time Slider allows you to scroll the Natal Chart forward or backward in time in large increments. For information on selecting a specific date in the Natal Chart, see the section on Natal Chart Functionality.

Plus & Minus Buttons

The Plus & Minus buttons in the Natal Chart Nav Consol will move the Natal Chart backward or forward one time unit (depending on the Time Unit selected) each time the button is pressed.

Zoom

The Zoom slider will zoom into the Natal Chart when moved up, and will zoom out of the Natal Chart when moved down.

Natal Chart functionality

Moving the Natal Chart

The Market Analyst 3D Natal Chart angle can be moved to view the chart at various angles. Move the mouse pointer up and down to change the angle at which the Natal Chart is viewed.

Zooming in and out of the Natal Chart

To Zoom in and out of the Natal Chart, hold the right mouse button down. While the right mouse button is held down, move the mouse away from you to zoom in, and towards you to zoom out.

Printing the Natal Chart

To Print the Natal Chart, select the Print Chart button in the Natal Chart Properties. A pdf file will be created automatically, displaying the Natal Chart set up. The chart can now be printed directly from the pdf.

Selecting Planets

To select planets that are displayed on the Natal Chart, select the Planets (List) box in the Natal Chart Properties. The Planets window will now appear.

The Planets window will be divided into five different sections.

• Major Planets
• Luna Nodes
• Major Asteroids
• Uranian Planets
• Fictitious Bodies

Select the + symbol to the left of each section you wish to select bodies from. The selected section will expand, allowing you to select/unselect any planets/bodies that you wish displayed in your Natal Chart.