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<p class=FA><span style='background:lightgrey'>A</span> <span
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<span style='background:lightgrey'>S</span> <span style='background:lightgrey'>T</span>
<span style='background:lightgrey'>R</span> <span style='background:lightgrey'>R</span>
<span style='background:lightgrey'>O</span> <span style='background:lightgrey'>O</span>
<span style='background:lightgrey'>L</span> <span style='background:
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style='background:lightgrey'>G</span> <span style='background:lightgrey'>G</span></p>
<p class=FA><span style='background:lightgrey'>A</span> <span
style='background:lightgrey'>A</span> <span style='background:lightgrey'>S</span>
<span style='background:lightgrey'>T</span> <span style='background:lightgrey'>R</span>
<span style='background:lightgrey'>R</span> <span style='background:lightgrey'>O</span>
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<span style='background:lightgrey'>O</span> <span style='background:lightgrey'>O</span>
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style='background:lightgrey'>A</span> <span style='background:lightgrey'>S</span>
<span style='background:lightgrey'>S</span> <span style='background:lightgrey'>T</span>
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style='background:lightgrey'>G</span> <span style='background:lightgrey'>G</span></p>
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style='background:lightgrey'>A</span> <span style='background:lightgrey'>SSSSS</span>
<span style='background:lightgrey'>T</span> <span style='background:lightgrey'>R</span>
<span style='background:lightgrey'>R</span> <span style='background:lightgrey'>OOOOO</span>
<span style='background:lightgrey'>LLLLLLL</span> <span style='background:
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<p class=FA> </p>
<p class=FA> ** VERSION 8.00 **</p>
<p class=FA> </p>
<p class=A>Release notes for Astrolog version 8.00 (May 2026):</p>
<p class=A>Happy Full Moon everyone! :) This file describes the freeware
astrology software program Astrolog version 8.00 and the additions and fixes
made to it, over the previous version 7.80 which was released 11 months ago in June
2025. The main things in this update are SVG, PNG, and iCalendar format files,
improved antialiasing, and various sample macros.</p>
<p class=A> </p>
<div style='border:none;border-top:solid windowtext 4.5pt;padding:1.0pt 0in 0in 0in'>
<p class=Section><a name=feature>NEW FEATURES</a></p>
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<p class=A>Here are new additions to version 8.00 that weren't in previous
versions:</p>
<p class=A><span class=V>1. SVG export:</span> Astrolog can create Scalable
Vector Graphics (SVG) files for its chart displays. This is a modern vector
file format similar to the PostScript and Windows metafile formats already
supported. SVG files can be viewed in a Web browser, or embedded within HTML
files. Create a SVG file with the new -XV switch, or in the Windows version
with the new File / Export Vector Format / Export Chart SVG menu command (or
copy the file text to the clipboard with the new Edit / Copy Vector Format /
Copy Chart SVG command).</p>
<p class=A><span class=V>2. PNG export:</span> Astrolog can create Portable
Network Graphics (PNG) files for its chart displays. This is a bitmap format
similar to the Windows bitmap format already supported. Set it so that saved
bitmap files will be PNG files with the new -Xbp switch, or in the Windows
version with the new File / File Settings / Export Bitmaps as PNG Format
field. Note that the files generated arent compressed, but they are still
valid PNG files.</p>
<p class=A><span class=V>3. iCalendar export:</span> Astrolog can export the
list of charts in memory to iCalendar format (.ics extension). To do so, use
the new -oc command switch, or in the Windows version with the new File /
Other Formats / Save Chart iCalendar menu command. These files can be imported
into places such as Microsoft Outlook and Google Calendar, as a way to have
Astrolog produced chart times automatically be used as reminders and such. Note
that iCalendar files are primarily stored in UTC, so reloading such a file back
into Astrolog will change all times to the UTC time zone (although the planet
positions will remain the same).</p>
<p class=A><span class=V>4. Improved antialiasing:</span> The Windows version
of Astrolog can do more detailed antialiasing, which makes graphic lines look
much smoother. The level of detail to use when antialiasing, is set by the new antialias
line detail level field in the File Settings dialog (or the new -Wx switch). This
setting will affect how antialiasing is done when activated with the Antialias
Lines menu command (Alt+q hotkey). Antialiasing in Astrolog is implemented by
drawing a bitmap X times larger and with lines X times thicker (in which X is
the detail level) and then zooming the result down and blending pixels to get
the final result. An antialias detail level of 1 works by touching up the
normal image by filling in corners (which was the only antialiasing method available
in the previous version, and which is still the only method available when
generating bitmap files).</p>
<p class=B>If the save chart info files in old style format setting (-Yo
switch) is set, then the final zooming down to the window will be done
differently, in a way that tries to increase contrast between colors, but may
not be as graphically accurate as the default method. Users may prefer one
method over the other.</p>
<p class=A><span class=V>5. Copy window:</span> In the Windows version, its
possible to use the current contents of the window when saving a bitmap file or
copying a bitmap to the clipboard. Without this, saving or copying a bitmap
will use Astrologs separate bitmap generation feature, which wont show system
fonts. Use the new export bitmaps from window content flag in File Settings
(or the new -Wb switch) to create bitmap files in this manner. Note that
copying from the window will include any mouse scribble marks on the screen in
the bitmap generated, and will also include any borders around the chart (if
the window size is larger than the chart size).</p>
<p class=A><span class=V>6. Planet arc progression:</span> Astrolog can do
solar arc progressions that are based on the arc of any planet. The new -pO switch
specifies the planet to use, or in the Windows version with the new solar arc
based on this planet field in the Progressions dialog. This is a true solar
arc progression based on the slightly irregular motion of the Sun or other
planet. If the setting is -1 or None, then the arc or offset will be a
constant rate motion.</p>
<p class=B>For true solar arc progressions based on a planet, the degrees per
day setting (-pd switch) specifies a slowdown factor, in which the default
secondary progression offset of 365.24219 indicates standard arc speed. For
example, doubling this value will make solar arc progressions move twice as
slow. For convenience, the degrees per day setting (both in the -pd switch, and
the Windows dialog field) can be specified with an x prefix to apply that
factor, e.g. x0.5 will do a half speed solar arc progression.</p>
<p class=A><span class=V>7. Progressed recalculated cusps:</span> When
progressing solar arc house cusps, Astrolog can recalculate them based on the
progressed Midheaven. The new -pc switch setting does this, or in the Windows
version with the solar arc cusps recalculated with new MC checkbox in the
Progressions dialog. When set, once the progressed MC is determined, then the
rest of the cusps will be calculated around the new MC, which may cause the
other cusps to wobble over time relative to each other. Without this, all house
cusps will move together at the same constant rate.</p>
<p class=B>This setting also affects composite charts generated by the program.
Normally Astrolog generates composite charts using the midpoint method, in
which all planets and house cusps are the midpoints of those in the original
charts. This setting does composite charts using the reference place method, in
which house cusps are determined by taking the midpoint of the locations, then
recalculating house cusps at that location (which will have the same MC as in
the midpoint method, but other cusps will be different since theyre not just
midpoints).</p>
<p class=A><span class=V>8. Sabian symbols:</span> Astrolog can display Sabian
symbols, which give insights for each of the 360 zodiac degrees. The new -I0 switch
(or the new interpretations show Sabian symbols checkbox in the Display
Settings dialog) sets to use Sabian symbols, and will cause Astrolog
interpretations to display the relevant Sabian symbols instead of their normal
interpretation. Astrologs Sabian symbol text is the original English language version
promoted by spiritual astrologer Dane Rudhyar.</p>
<p class=A><span class=V>9. Autoscale glyphs:</span> Graphics glyphs for signs
and such are usually controlled by the character scale setting (-Xs switch).
This new flag will make it so that glyph sizes are automatically determined by
the chart size. Turn it on with the new -XQ0 switch, or in the Windows version
with the new character autoscale to fit window checkbox in Graphics Settings.
Autoscaling glyphs will affect wheel charts (including planet degrees on the
wheel itself), the overall size of aspect grids, and the overall size of
astrocartography and world map charts. In some cases, it will allow glyphs
larger than the normally maximum 400% scale, such as a small aspect grid scaled
up to fill a large window. Note that in the Windows version, manually changing
the glyph size on the Character Scale submenu will automatically turn off this
setting, so that the manual choice made will be visible.</p>
<p class=A><span class=V>10. Wheel corner color:</span> The color of
decorations in the corners of wheel charts can be set with the new -Xkv switch
(or in the Windows version with the new Corners dropdown in the Customize
Colors dialog). Colors can be set to any specific color, as well as the default
of Auto which will be light or dark gray based on the background color. This
setting will also affect the default color of user text in the sidebar as set
with the -YXt switch.</p>
<p class=A><span class=V>11. Wheel corner characters:</span> In the Windows
version, a new option for decorating the corners of graphic wheel charts is to
display heart characters in each of the four corners. Use the new -YXv 6 switch
option to select this, or the new Hearts option for wheel corners in Graphics
Settings. The new ~Xv switch AstroExpression (documented below) can be used to change
the hearts to be other character(s) in other color(s).</p>
<p class=A><span class=V>12. Wheel fill extended:</span> The wheel fill setting
to fill in the sectors of a wheel chart with different colors (-Xv switch) has
been extended with four more options:</p>
<p class=B><span class=Z>Ruler Sign</span> (-Xv 4): Signs (and houses
corresponding to that sign) will be colored based on the colors of the
planet(s) ruling and co-ruling that sign. For example, if Scorpio is set to be ruled
by Pluto and Mars, and Pluto is blue and Mars red, then Scorpio will be colored
blue+red = purple. If multiple rulership sets are unrestricted (e.g. standard
and esoteric) then the colors of those rulership sets will be blended together
too.</p>
<p class=B><span class=Z>Ruler House</span> (-Xv 5): Signs will be colored as
above, however houses will be colored based on the colors of the planet(s)
ruling the sign of the house cusp. If decans are being drawn around the outside
of the wheel, then the colors of the planet(s) ruling the decan will be blended
with the result too (at a 1:3 ratio).</p>
<p class=B><span class=Z>7 Ray Sign</span> (-Xv 6): Signs (and houses
corresponding to that sign) will be colored based on the colors of the Ray(s)
associated with that sign. When a sign has more than one Ray, the different
Rays will be blended together.</p>
<p class=B><span class=Z>7 Ray House</span> (-Xv 7): Signs will be colored as
above, however houses will be colored based on the Ray(s) of the planet(s)
ruling the sign of the house cusp. If decans are being drawn around the outside
of the wheel, the Ray colors of the planet(s) ruling the decan will be blended
with the result too (at a 1:3 ratio).</p>
<p class=A><span class=V>13. Scribble color:</span> In the Windows version, the
pen color to use when scribbling on the window with the mouse can be set by the
new Scribble dropdown in the Customize Colors dialog. (The scribble color can
still also be set with the Scribble Color submenu, and with the -Xk switch.)</p>
<p class=A><span class=V>14. Line thickness adjustment:</span> Line thickness
in graphics charts can be adjusted beyond just the thin/thick distinction set
by the thicker lines flag (-Xx switch). The new line thickness adjustment
setting allows specifying an offset to apply to the standard thickness. Set
this value with the -YXx switch (or in the Windows version with the new line
thickness adjustment field in File Settings). This setting allows non-integer
line widths in vector environments. For example, with a Windows antialias detail
setting of 8, and a line thickness adjustment of 2, antialiased lines will
appear to be 1.25 pixels wide instead of 1 pixel wide (or 2.25 pixels wide if
the standard thicker lines flag is set too). Some environments arent affected
by this setting, namely saving as bitmap files.</p>
<p class=A><span class=V>15. Vertex lines:</span> Astrologs text mode rising
and setting chart (-Zd switch) can display when planets cross the prime
vertical line. These events will be labeled as vertex when crossing the prime
vertical in the West half of the sky, and antivertex when in the East half of
the sky. This is controlled by the new -YRp switch, which takes two parameters
indicating the restriction status of whether to display vertex or
antivertex events. The Windows version has new vertex and antivert
checkboxes in the Display Settings dialog to set them.</p>
<p class=B>Astrologs world map and globe charts can draw astrocartography
lines for vertex lines, which means where on the world a planet is on the prime
vertical (for default or in mundo astrocartography), or where on the world a
planet is Conjunct the vertex or antivertex (for zodiacal astrocartography
when planet latitudes are ignored). These vertex lines are also shown or
restricted by the -YRp switch setting. Vertex lines are colored cyan, while
Antivertex lines are dark cyan. Vertex lines (unlike Asc/Desc and MC/IC lines) arent
great circles but rather they draw out irregular shapes, however they do follow
the same path same as Asc/Desc lines but shifted 90 degrees of latitude.</p>
<p class=A><span class=V>16. Adjustable time precision:</span> The print
nearest second setting (-b0 switch) displays times, time zones, and locations
to the nearest second. The new -b2 switch (or in the Windows version the new
dont display seconds if theyre exactly :00 checkbox in Display Settings),
will make it so that times and locations whose seconds are zero wont show the
00 part. That allows precision, but without cluttering the display with extra
characters when a time or location is on an even minute boundary.</p>
<p class=A><span class=V>17. Arabic custom objects:</span> Astrolog can
customize object slots to be Arabic parts, allowing Arabic parts to be included
among other planets in wheels, aspect grids, and such. Use the new -YeA command
switch to set a custom object slot to be an Arabic part, in which Arabic parts
are numbered based on their default position in the Arabic parts chart (-P
switch). For example, -YeA Vul 3 will set Vulcans object slot to be part #3
or the Part of Victory. In the Windows version, in the Object Customization dialog,
set an object to have a definition starting with A to be an Arabic part (e.g.
A3 to be the Part of Victory). An Arabic part object will have a location in
space (based on the A-B+C formula applied to the distances of the objects
making up the part) if the 3D houses setting is on (-c3 switch).</p>
<p class=A><span class=V>18. Copy restriction set:</span> The new -R2 switch
will copy everything from the transit restriction set into the main restriction
set. The new -RT2 switch will do the reverse and copy everything from the main
restriction set to the transit restriction set. These are simple ways to keep
the two restrictions sets the same without having to manually set both restriction
sets the same way.</p>
<p class=A><span class=V>19. Adjust time zone:</span> The new -zZ switch will
set a chart to have a new time zone and Daylight Time setting, and also adjust
the charts time to refer to the same moment, so that planet and house
positions dont move. It takes two parameters indicating the new time zone and
Daylight offset to use. This also works for converting to or from Local Mean
Time (LMT) and Local Apparent Time (LAT). For example, for a chart at 12:00pm
in PDT (zone=8w and Daylight=Yes, or 7w total), doing -zZ UTC No will change
the chart time to be 7:00pm.</p>
<p class=A><span class=V>20. Turn off background:</span> Having a background
bitmap displayed behind charts (-XI switch) normally isnt able to be turned
off once set. Doing _XI0 (with no arguments) will disable and not display a
background bitmap. In the Windows version, theres a new dont show background
bitmap flag in the File Settings dialog to control this.</p>
<p class=A><span class=V>21. File Settings dialog:</span> The Windows version
has a new File Settings dialog with the same named command on the file menu.
Its used to set various settings related to files. They are:</p>
<p class=B>(1) A checkbox indicating whether to export text and print in an
intuitive manner [Same as -YO switch].<br>
(2) A checkbox indicating whether to export text files in HTML format [Same as
-kh switch].<br>
(3) A checkbox indicating whether to export bitmap files as screen captures of
the window content [Same as -Wb switch].<br>
(4) A checkbox indicating whether to export bitmap files in PNG format [Same as
-Xbp switch].<br>
(5) A checkbox indicating whether to export PostScript files in encapsulated
format [Same as -Xp0 switch].<br>
(6) A checkbox indicating whether to show popup messages for warnings or errors
[Same as -Wt switch].<br>
(7) A checkbox indicating whether to save chart info files in old style format
[Same as -Yo switch].<br>
(8) A checkbox indicating whether the screen as well as files should use system
as opposed to simulated fonts for glyphs and other characters [Same as -YXf
switch].<br>
(9) An edit control indicating the detail level for antialiased lines [Same as
-Wx switch].<br>
(10) An edit control indicating by how many units to adjust the thickness of
lines [Same as -YXx switch].<br>
(11) A checkbox indicating whether to draw any background bitmap behind charts [Same
as _XI0 switch].<br>
(12) An edit control specifying the transparency percentage of the background
image and wheel chart filling [same as first parameter to -XI0 switch].<br>
(13) An edit control indicating a filter string that must exist within
AstroDatabank format chart entries in order that chart to be loaded [Same as -Y5i
switch].<br>
(14) Two edit controls specifying the horizontal and vertical paper size in
inches to use in PostScript charts [same as -YXp0 switch]. Sizes may be
specified in inches or centimeters. If the parameter ends in cm then it will
be parsed as centimeters, and if it ends in in then it will be parsed as
inches. If theres no units, then it will be parsed based on the distance
display format in Display Settings.<br>
(15) A radio button group indicating how to orient the paper for PostScript
charts [same as -YXp switch].</p>
<p class=A><span class=V>22. New Dialog fields:</span> In the Windows version,
the Display Settings dialog has new fields for display Daylight and time zone
as single offset (-Yz1 switch), display positions to nearest second (-b0
switch), display nearest second to 1/1000th of a second (-b1 switch),
parallel aspects based on ecliptic not equator (-AP switch), and stationary
if less than this velocity (-Yw switch). Also, the Chart Settings dialog has a
new field for midpoint proportion (-rc0 switch). These settings already existed,
but were only accessible via the command line.</p>
<p class=A><span class=V>23. New macros:</span> In the Windows version, there
are 48 new menu commands to invoke macros #49 through #96. They are on four new
Run Macro submenus on the Edit menu, and have hotkeys involving two or three of
Shift/Ctrl/Alt + a function key F1-F12.</p>
<p class=A><span class=V>24. Submenu naming:</span> In the Windows version, the
new -WM0 switch will change the name of a macro submenu. Its two parameters
indicate which of the eight macro submenus to rename (0-7), and the string to
use for the submenu. This allows custom macros to be under a more specific
submenu than just Run Macro.</p>
<p class=A><span class=V>25. Sample macros:</span> Astrolog comes with several
pre-defined macros to do various operations. They automatically do things that
Astrolog already supports, but take a few steps to set up, so may not be
immediately apparent. They are placed in macro slots #37 through #48. In the
Windows version, they fill up all of the Run Macro (Alt Set) submenu, which
has been renamed to Sample Macros. The macros are:</p>
<p class=B><span class=Z>Clear Macro Settings</span> (-M 37): This command
resets various settings to their default values. Some of the other macros apply
unusual settings, and this is a quick way to undo most of them, so that the
program can continue to be used normally.</p>
<p class=B><span class=Z>Draconic Zodiac</span> (-M 38): Displays charts in the
Draconic zodiac, in which planet positions are rotated such that the North Node
is always at 0Aries.</p>
<p class=B><span class=Z>Southern Zodiac</span> (-M 39): Displays charts in the
Southern zodiac, in which all planet and house positions for charts located South
of the equator are offset by 180 degrees.</p>
<p class=B><span class=Z>Out of Bounds</span> (-M 40): Displays a list of when
planets are out of bounds or have equatorial declination above or below the
tilt of Earths axis (about 23.5 degrees). A planet will be listed as Parallel
to OOB when it crosses the out of bounds boundary above the equator, and
Contraparallel when it crosses the boundary below the equator. The LA+ and
LA- events will indicate when the declination reaches its maximum or minimum
(which is usually during an OOB period). The time period covered is set in the
same way as the transit to transit times search (-d switch, or in the
Transits dialog).</p>
<p class=B><span class=Z>Traditional Planets</span> (-M 41): Sets a traditional
astrology mode that only looks at the classical 7 planets (Sun, Moon, and
Mercury through Saturn). This automatically restricts all other planets, and
sets rulerships to only be classical (e.g. so only Mars rules Scorpio, and not
Pluto).</p>
<p class=B><span class=Z>Antiscia Aspects</span> (-M 42): Redefines aspects
such that the Conjunction slot will show antiscia connections, and the
Opposition slot will show contra-antiscia. The (contra)antiscia connections can
be seen in the middle of wheel charts (both standard and bi-wheel), and in aspect
grids and lists.</p>
<p class=B style='margin-left:1.0in'>Note that there's an alternative way to do
this in Astrolog's dial chart (-m switch, or Midpoint List menu command, with
graphics on). Point the dial to 90 degrees or 0Can to see antiscia lines, and
point the dial to 0 degrees or 0Ari for contra-antiscia lines. However, this only
shows one or the other instead of both at once, and it's only in the dial chart
instead of the standard wheel and such.</p>
<p class=B><span class=Z>Antiscia Wheel</span> (-M 43): Sets a bi-wheel, with
the natal chart on the inside, and the charts antiscia positions on the
outside. Invoking this macro multiple times will toggle the outer wheel between
showing antiscia and contra-antiscia planet positions.</p>
<p class=B><span class=Z>Annual Profection</span> (-M 44): Displays a bi-wheel
showing annual profection in the sidebar to the right. This is the house thats
the focus of the current year, starting from the 1st house in the first year of
life, and restarting at the 1st house in the 13th year of life. The user should
load the natal chart into chart slot #1, and place the current moment or date
being considered in chart #2.</p>
<p class=B><span class=Z>Firdaria Periods</span> (-M 45): Displays a bi-wheel
showing Firdaria periods in the sidebar to the right. These are the planets
that have focus during the time in question, and include the Medium Fardar or
which of the nine main bodies is in effect during a 78 year period, and also
the Small Fardar which subdivides each planets medium period with the same
proportions. Day and night birth charts (determined by the whether the Suns
position is before or after the Ascendant) are taken into account and will
start counting with different bodies. The user should load the natal chart into
chart slot #1, and place the current moment or date being considered in chart
#2.</p>
<p class=B><span class=Z>Zodiacal Releasing</span> (-M 46): Displays a bi-wheel
showing zodiacal releasing in the sidebar to the right, specifically the Level
1 through Level 4 zodiac signs. L1 = year or 360 day base period, L2 = month or
30 day period, L3 = 1/12 of that or 2.5 days, and L4 = 1/12 of that. This
starts from the sign of the Part of Fortune, includes loosing of the bond or
jumping six signs when returning to the starting sign, and gives the same
results as astro.coms Hellenistic chart wheel. The user should load the natal
chart into chart slot #1, and place the current moment or date being considered
in chart #2.</p>
<p class=B><span class=Z>Esoteric Coloring</span> (-M 47): Sets an Esoteric
Astrology mode that colors signs and houses based on the colors of the Seven
Rays that are associated with them. Planets will also have the color of which
Ray is associated with them (or gray if no Ray is associated with them). Also
sets planet glyphs to be the variations most often used in Esoteric Astrology.</p>
<p class=B><span class=Z>Triple Sun</span> (-M 48): Displays a Triple Sun
tri-wheel used in Esoteric Astrology based around the current chart. The three
wheels show the natal chart positions rotated in different ways around the
zodiac. For more about Triple Sun charts, see: <a
href="https://www.astrolog.org/astrolog/asteso.htm#triple">https://www.astrolog.org/astrolog/asteso.htm#triple</a></p>
<p class=A>-</p>
<p class=A>Here's a list of the 20 new command switches in Astrolog 8.00 that
weren't in previous versions:</p>
<p class=N><span class=Z>-I0:</span> Interpretations show Sabian Symbols
instead.</p>
<p class=N><span class=Z>-zZ <zone> <daylight>:</span> Adjust time
to equivalent in new zone.</p>
<p class=N><span class=Z>-oc <file>:</span> Write current chart list to
iCalendar format file.</p>
<p class=N><span class=Z>-R[T]2:</span> Copy everything from other restriction
set.</p>
<p class=N><span class=Z>-b2:</span> Display ':00' part of time/location/zone
only if non-zero.</p>
<p class=N><span class=Z>-pO <obj>:</span> Set object to use when doing
solar arc progression.</p>
<p class=N><span class=Z>-pc:</span> Solar arc house cusps recomputed based on
progressed MC.</p>
<p class=N><span class=Z>-XV:</span> Create Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) file
instead of bitmap.</p>
<p class=N><span class=Z>-XQ0:</span> Autoscale glyphs in certain charts based
on bitmap size.</p>
<p class=N><span class=Z>-Xkv <col>:</span> Set wheel chart corners
decoration color.</p>
<p class=N><span class=Z>-WM0 <0-7> <text>:</span> Set Windows menu
text for macro submenu.</p>
<p class=N><span class=Z>-Wx <1-12>:</span> Set antialias graphics level
of detail.</p>
<p class=N><span class=Z>-Wb:</span> Bitmaps are saved and copied from the
Windows screen.</p>
<p class=N><span class=Z>-YeA <obj> <index>:</span> Change orbit of
Uranian to Arabic part.</p>
<p class=N><span class=Z>-YRp <vertex> <antivertex>:</span> Set
more restrictions for -Zd chart.</p>
<p class=N><span class=Z>-YXx <num>:</span> Adjust thickness of lines by
this many units.</p>
<p class=N><span class=Z>-~FT <string>:</span> Set adjustment for text
output.</p>
<p class=N><span class=Z>-~v30 <string>:</span> Set adjustment for decan
or term calculation.</p>
<p class=N><span class=Z>-~Xv <string>:</span> Set adjustment for wheel
corner characters.</p>
<p class=N><span class=Z>-~3 <var> <string>:</span> Set
AstroExpression custom variables.</p>
<p class=A>Here's a list of the 52 new menu commands in the Windows version of
Astrolog 8.00 that werent in previous versions:</p>
<p class=N>File / Other Formats / Save Chart iCalendar...</p>
<p class=N>File / Export Vector Format / Export Chart SVG...</p>
<p class=N>File / File Settings...</p>
<p class=N>Edit / Sample Macros / Clear Macro Settings</p>
<p class=N>Edit / Sample Macros / Draconic Zodiac</p>
<p class=N>Edit / Sample Macros / Southern Zodiac</p>
<p class=N>Edit / Sample Macros / Out of Bounds</p>
<p class=N>Edit / Sample Macros / Traditional Planets</p>
<p class=N>Edit / Sample Macros / Antiscia Aspects</p>
<p class=N>Edit / Sample Macros / Antiscia Wheel</p>
<p class=N>Edit / Sample Macros / Annual Profection</p>
<p class=N>Edit / Sample Macros / Firdaria Periods</p>
<p class=N>Edit / Sample Macros / Zodiacal Releasing</p>
<p class=N>Edit / Sample Macros / Esoteric Coloring</p>
<p class=N>Edit / Sample Macros / Triple Sun</p>
<p class=N>Edit / Run Macro / Macro 49
Macro 96</p>
<p class=N>Edit / Copy Vector Format / Copy Chart SVG</p>
<p class=A><a name=extend> </a></p>
<div style='border:none;border-top:solid windowtext 4.5pt;padding:1.0pt 0in 0in 0in'>
<p class=Section>EXTENDED AND IMPROVED FEATURES</p>
</div>
<p class=A>A list of improvements to existing features in Astrolog 8.00, such
as new things you can now do with old features that you couldnt do before, or
ways that existing features work better than before:</p>
<p class=A><span class=W>1. StarFont support:</span> Astrolog now supports the StarFont
astrological font. This is actually two different fonts: Star Font (Sans Serif)
which is normal, and StarFont (Serif) which has serifs or accents on the
glyphs. These fonts can be selected for signs, planets, and aspects with the
-YXf command switch, or in the Graphics Settings dialog.</p>
<p class=A><span class=W>2. More text fonts:</span> Astrolog now supports two
new fixed width text fonts. The new fonts are Lucida Console and Cascadia Mono
Regular (to go along with Courier New and Consolas that are already supported).
The Lucidia and Cascadia fonts can be selected with the -YXf switch, or in the
Graphics Settings dialog.</p>
<p class=A><span class=W>3. More font characters:</span> When using the Hamburg
font, Astrolog will now display alternate Uranus and Pluto glyphs from that
font, when the user selects to use these alternate glyphs. Also, houses now
have the option of displaying in the Wingdings font, which will cause the 12
houses to be shown using clock faces for the 12 hours.</p>
<p class=A><span class=W>4. Fonts autoloaded:</span> All downloads of Astrolog
now include all astrological fonts supported in a fonts subdirectory. They no
longer need to be downloaded separately and installed manually. Also, the
Windows version will now automatically see and use these fonts when selected.
They no longer need to be manually installed on the system in order for
Astrolog to use them (although one can certainly install the fonts so other
programs can make use of them too, if they want).</p>
<p class=A><span class=W>5. iCalendar import:</span> Astrolog can now import
iCalendar files (.ics extension) into the program. Each appointment in the
calendar file will be added as a chart to Astrologs chart list. This is a
quick way to take a list of appointments from Microsoft Outlook or such, and
check the astrology for those times.</p>
<p class=A><span class=W>6. Equatorial velocity:</span> The equatorial
longitude and equatorial latitude settings (-sr switch) will now not only
change zodiac position to be relative to equatorial declination, but will
change the velocity vectors too. Vertical velocity will no longer always be
calculated as equatorial declination velocity when the parallel aspects setting
(-gp switch) is active. Parallel aspects will now use the actual declination
velocity (regardless of the -sr setting) to correctly determine
applying/separating of parallel aspects.</p>
<p class=A><span class=W>7. Fractional midpoints:</span> The -rc0 switch which
allows doing a weighted composite or time space midpoint relationship chart,
now also applies this setting to midpoint charts in general. The midpoint list,
relationship midpoint list (-m switch), and the midpoints in the aspect grid
and relationship midpoint grid (-g switch) all respect this setting, allowing
one to for example display points that are 25% of the way between one chart and
another.</p>
<p class=A><span class=W>8. Decimal midpoints:</span> The ability to do
weighted composite or time space midpoint relationship charts, now allows
specifying decimal values instead of fractions. The -rc0 and -rm0 switches now
allow the first parameter to be -1, which means the second parameter will be
the decimal number to use. For example, for points 1/4 the way between the
first chart and the second, instead of having to do -rc0 1 3 (for a 1:3 ratio),
one can instead do -rc0 -1 0.25. Also, in the Windows version the decimal value
to use for midpoints is a new field in the Chart Settings dialog (which is of
course 0.5 by default).</p>
<p class=A><span class=W>9. 3D composite charts:</span> The 3D houses setting
(-c3 switch) will now affect composite charts. When set, the midpoint positions
between the two charts used for planet positions and location, will be based on
the 3D midpoints between each pair of planets and the 3D midpoint on Earth
between the two birth locations.</p>
<p class=A><span class=W>10. Midpoint thousands:</span> Displaying positions to
the nearest millisecond (-b1 switch) now also applies to the orbs of aspects to
midpoints (-ma switch).</p>
<p class=A><span class=W>11. Eclipses anywhere extended:</span> The setting to
detect if an eclipse exists anywhere on Earth and not just the charts specific
location on Earth (-Yu0 switch), is now applied to any two bodies overlapping
(as opposed to just the Sun and Moon overlapping as before).</p>
<p class=A><span class=W>12. Total Penumbral Eclipse progress:</span> In the
graphic telescope chart (-XZ switch), when a Lunar Eclipse has the Moon in a total
penumbral phase, the percentage of progress through the total penumbral phase
will now be shown (instead of it just always being listed as a penumbral
eclipse at 100%). This will range from 0% (for when the Moon is on the outer
edge between standard penumbral and the start of total penumbral) to 100% (for
when the Moon is on the inner edge of total penumbral and the start of partial).</p>
<p class=A><span class=W>13. Eclipse glyphs:</span> The special Conjunct and
Opposite aspect glyphs that indicate an eclipse (solar, lunar, or otherwise)
with the circle(s) filled in, will now appear in additional charts. These
include the graphic local horizon (-Z), solar system orbit (-S), and chart
sphere (-XX) charts.</p>
<p class=A><span class=W>14. Info bar resize:</span> The graphic aspect grid
(-g), astrocartography (-L), and world map (-XW) charts will now display the
line of chart info at the bottom, below the chart instead of over the bottom
part of the chart. This avoids overlapping the bottom of the chart with the
text, and will make those charts slightly taller.</p>
<p class=A><span class=W>15. Make square improved:</span> In the Windows
version, the Square Screen menu command has been improved to not just always
make the chart window square, but make the window the best shape to wrap
non-square charts. For example, it will make astrocartography and world map
charts rectangular (instead of forcing a square window and cutting off half the
map). Similarly, when the graphic aspect grid chart is slightly taller with the
chart information at the bottom, the command will make the window slightly
taller too.</p>
<p class=A><span class=W>16. Indian chart degrees:</span> The South Indian graphic
wheel chart (-XJ switch) will now show planet degree positions next to planets in
the boxes, when the show cities setting (-XL switch) is on. This now behaves
like the standard wheel chart, and in the Windows version the option can be
toggled on with the right mouse context menu.</p>
<p class=A><span class=W>17. Monday calendars:</span> The text and graphics
mode calendar charts (-K switch) will now make each week start on Monday
instead of Sunday, when the Indian wheel setting (-J switch) is set.</p>
<p class=A><span class=W>18. Astrocartography cities:</span> The graphics
astrocartography chart (-L switch) will now display dots for each city in the
atlas, when the show cities setting (-XL switch) is on. This makes the
astrocartography chart similar to the world map and globe displays, which
already show cities.</p>
<p class=A><span class=W>19. Arabic parts detail:</span> The Arabic Parts chart
(-P switch) will now indicate whether each part is moving retrograde or not.
This chart will also display interpretations for each part placement, when the
show interpretations setting is on (-I switch).</p>
<p class=A><span class=W>20. Transit to natal header:</span> The transit to
natal times chart (-t switch) will now include a header showing the span of
time covered for the chart, and also the time zone and Daylight setting for the
transit times displayed. The transit time zone may differ from the natal time
zone, and this avoids confusion about what the times displayed are aligned
with.</p>
<p class=A><span class=W>21. Transit graph filter:</span> The graphics mode
transit graph chart (-B/-V switches) now has the option to only show aspects
which become exact at some point during the time period. This is controlled by
the Indian wheel order setting (-J switch) and in the Windows version can be
toggled on the right mouse context menu.</p>
<p class=A><span class=W>22. Progression time zone:</span> In the Windows
version, the Progressions dialog now has time zone and Daylight time fields, to
control the time zone the progressed chart is cast for (which may be different
from the natal chart). This makes it like the Transits dialog, which already has
time zone and Daylight time fields.</p>
<p class=A><span class=W>23. Moons orbiting extended:</span> The setting to
show wheel charts with planetary moons orbiting their planets glyph (-X8
switch) has been extended to apply to additional charts. The graphic dial (-m),
local horizon (-Z), solar system orbit (-S), Gauquelin sector (-l), chart
sphere (-XX), telescope (-XZ), and world map charts will now also show
planetary moons around planet glyphs.</p>
<p class=A><span class=W>24. Moons orbiting eclipses:</span> The setting to
show wheel charts with planetary moons orbiting their planets glyph (-X8
switch) has been extended to show moons that are eclipsing or being eclipsed by
their planet to be colored in white or black (if the show eclipse information
setting is turned on).</p>
<p class=A><span class=W>25. Default file extended:</span> Astrologs default
settings file astrolog.as will now save macro definitions, when the file is
generated with the -od switch or the Save Program Settings menu command. In the
Windows version, this file will also save Windows specific settings, such as customized
menu text for the menu commands that run macros.</p>
<p class=A><span class=W>26. User text extended:</span> The user defined text
to be displayed in the wheel chart sidebar (-YXt switch) will now display in
bi-wheels and beyond (below the last charts info) instead of only affecting
single wheels.</p>
<p class=A><span class=W>27. User text in color:</span> The user defined text
to be displayed in the wheel chart sidebar (-YXt switch) has been extended to
allow this text to be displayed in different colors. This text will by default
be drawn in the wheel corners color setting (-Xkv switch). Also, in the text
itself, an escape sequence like \1 (in which 1 can be any number) will
reference the corresponding AstroExpression custom variable and use the color
index within it, to set the color to be used for the current line of text. (The
user text may span multiple lines by having newline escapes within it, so this
allows user text in multiple different colors.)</p>
<p class=A><span class=W>28. New colors:</span> Astrolog now has 10 additional
named colors that can be specified on the command line or in Windows dialogs.
The colors DkGray (dark gray), Maize (dark yellow), Pink, and Brown now
exist. Also the colors Indigo (a darker dark blue), Forest (a slightly
lighter dark green), Amber (a lighter orange), Rose (a lighter magenta), Sky
(a lighter blue), and Violet (a lighter purple) exist, these latter of which
are default colors for some of the Seven Rays. These are additional palette
entries which extend the standard 16 color palette, their RGB color values can
be customized (with the -YXK switch), and they can be used in display
environments based on palette colors (like X11).</p>
<p class=A><span class=W>29. 24 bit colors:</span> Astrolog now supports full 24
bit RGB colors (16.7 million combinations) for all colors in the program,
instead of colors just being indexes into Astrologs 16 color palette. Color
specification works as before, however one can also specify a color (on the
command line, or in Windows dialogs) as an RGB value specified in #rrggbb
hexadecimal form. Internally, such colors are represented as negative numbers,
if one queries or sets them in AstroExpressions. For example, red (RGB 255,0,0)
would be specified as #ff0000, and when queried would be -255.</p>
<p class=A><span class=W>30. Ephemeris updated:</span> Astrolog comes with
updated ephemeris files for planets, the moon, and asteroids, which are based
on the newer JPL DE441 ephemeris. It also comes with updated ephemeris files for
dwarf planets Eris, Gonggong, Quaoar, Sedna, and Orcus. These new files provide
slight improvements in accuracy.</p>
<p class=A><span class=W>31. Atlas updated:</span> Astrologs default atlas has
been updated to use the latest information from GeoNames, expanding to 33702
cities (from 24337 cities available before).</p>
<p class=A><span class=W>32. TZ database updated:</span> Astrologs time zone
change information has been updated to use TZ database version 2026b (instead
of 2025b which was used before). This new version has a few subtle
corrections and improvements to various areas in the world.</p>
<p class=A><span class=W>33. Exoplanet list updated:</span> Astrologs default
list of exoplanets has been updated, expanding to 4671 exoplanets (from 4401 available
before). Data last updated May 14, 2026.</p>
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<p class=Section><a name=change>PROGRAM CHANGES</a></p>
</div>
<p class=A>A few changes that aren't new feature additions or bug fixes have
been made to Astrolog 7.80, which means certain old assumptions are no longer
valid. Most can be considered improvements, but they still change existing
behavior. A list of these follows (which aren't useful to be aware of unless
you have used previous versions of the program):</p>
<p class=A><span class=X>1. Menu commands moved:</span> In the Windows version,
the Export Chart Metafile, Export Chart PostScript, and Export Chart Wireframe
menu commands have been moved onto the new Export Vector Format submenu.
Also, the Copy Chart Metafile, Copy Chart PostScript, and Copy Chart Wireframe
menu commands have been moved onto the new Copy Vector Format submenu.</p>
<p class=A><span class=X>2. Dialog fields moved:</span> In the Windows version,
the following fields have been moved from the Display Settings dialog to the
new File Settings dialog: Export Text and Print in Intuitive Manner, Export
Text Files in HTML Format, Output Chart Data Files in Old Style Format, Use Real
System Fonts in Graphic Charts, PostScript Paper Size, and PostScript Paper
Orientation. Also, the Background Transparency Percentage field has been moved
from the Graphics Settings dialog to the new File Settings dialog.</p>
<p class=A><span class=X>3. No chart auto-changing:</span> In the Windows
version, the Rotate and Tilt commands on the Map Orientation submenu will no
longer automatically switch to the globe chart, if not already in one of the
map display modes. Similarly, the Zoom commands will no longer automatically
switch to the orbit chart if not in the solar system orbit or telescope charts,
and the Show Indian Wheels command will no longer switch to an Indian wheel if
not already showing a wheel chart. These commands will still update the
setting, but have no visible effect on the current chart if the current chart
isnt affected by the setting changed. Automatically switching can be annoying,
such as by unexpectedly changing charts if one accidentally hits a wrong key.</p>
<p class=A><span class=X>4. Wheel degree sizes:</span> On wheel charts, when
planet degree values are drawn on the wheel itself, the degree numbers will now
be automatically scaled larger on larger wheels, when the new character
autoscale to fit window setting is on (-XQ0 switch). If the character
autoscaling setting is off, then the degree text will use the text scale
setting (-XS switch).</p>
<p class=A><span class=X>5. Orbit trail lines:</span> The graphic solar system
orbit chart (-S switch), when drawing orbit trails behind animated planets
(-YXj switch), will now use the label cities setting (-XL switch) instead of
the label aspect lines setting to indicate whether the orbit trails are drawn
with lines connecting the position dots.</p>
<p class=A><span class=X>6. Influence chart setting:</span> In the text mode
influence chart (-j switch), to only show sign influences, and not also show
house influences, is now based on the Indian chart setting (-J switch), as
opposed to the Gauquelin sector setting (-l0 switch). In the Windows version,
combining sign and house influences can be toggled on the right mouse context
menu.</p>
<p class=A><span class=X>7. Astro-Graph renamed:</span> Astrologs Astro-Graph
chart is now called Astrocartography, both on the Windows menu and in all
documentation. Astrocartography is the standard name for such a chart.</p>
<p class=A><span class=X>8. Local space astrocartography:</span> The graphic local
space chart (-Nl switch) now has the use ecliptic axis setting (-YXe switch) determine