ASC · Rising
Symbolic focus: self-expression, first impressions and how you begin.
Your birth sky, around the world
Astrocartography calculator
Explore where your planets meet the horizon and meridian. Create a personal world map, then look closer at the places that interest you.
Explore an example map
Example only: July 4, 1990 at 12:00 PM in New York City (16:00 UTC). Enter your birth details above for your own map.
Map instant: · 10 planets · 4 angles · 40 lines
Solid: ASC · Dotted: DSC · Dashed: MC · Dash-dot: IC. Coastlines: Natural Earth (public domain).
Show or hide lines 10 planets · 4 angles
Closest lines to New York City (example)
Shortest surface distance to each line on a spherical Earth. Astrologers read these as symbolic themes, not as a measured influence or a prediction about a place.
- Uranus IC~814 km
A Uranus IC line unsettles home: frequent moves, unusual living arrangements or a break from family patterns.
- Sun MC~1,266 km
The Sun MC line is the classic line for career and recognition, associated with ambition, visibility and a public role.
- Neptune IC~1,330 km
A Neptune IC line makes home a sanctuary or a retreat, sometimes with confusion around family or property.
- Mercury MC~1,492 km
A Mercury MC line suits careers in communication, teaching, media, trade or technology.
- Venus MC~1,528 km
A Venus MC line links career with art, beauty, diplomacy or design, and with a likeable public image.
- Jupiter MC~1,948 km
A Jupiter MC line is associated with career growth, recognition and helpful mentors.
Read the map
Each color represents a planet. Line styles distinguish the four angles. Select a line for its theme, or click the map to compare the closest visible lines. City search uses the same city and historical time-zone database as our birth chart calculator.
DSC · Setting
Symbolic focus: partnerships, encounters and relating to others.
MC · Culminating
Symbolic focus: public life, vocation and visibility.
IC · Lower culmination
Symbolic focus: home, roots and private life.
How this map is calculated
We convert your local birth time to UTC using the birthplace’s IANA time zone, including historical daylight saving rules. Astronomy Engine supplies geocentric vectors, which we rotate from J2000 to the true equator of date. Apparent sidereal time places each planet relative to Earth.
MC longitude equals right ascension minus Greenwich apparent sidereal time; IC is 180° opposite. Rising and setting lines follow the geometric horizon, with the actual declination of each planet. This is a geocentric angularity map: no refraction or topocentric parallax is included. Distances use great-circle geometry on a sphere of radius 6,371.0088 km. Coastlines are simplified and the equirectangular projection exaggerates polar areas.
Frequently asked questions
What is astrocartography?
Astrocartography maps where planets were rising, setting, at upper culmination or at lower culmination at one birth instant. The same sky is projected across Earth; it does not calculate a new birth time for each destination.
Why does an accurate birth time matter?
Earth turns about one degree in four minutes. A four-minute error can shift a meridian line by roughly 111 km at the equator, less at higher latitudes. An unknown birth time cannot produce a reliable personal map.
What do ASC, DSC, MC and IC mean?
ASC is rising on the eastern geometric horizon; DSC is setting on the western horizon. MC marks upper meridian culmination and IC lower culmination. A planet at culmination can still be below the horizon at some latitudes.
Why might this differ from another astrocartography map?
This tool uses apparent geocentric planet centres, true equatorial coordinates of the birth date and apparent sidereal time. It retains planetary latitude. It excludes atmospheric refraction, topocentric parallax, parans, local-space lines and relocation-house interpretations. Other products can use different conventions, especially for the Moon.
Can this tell me where I should move?
No. Astrology is a symbolic tradition and is not scientifically established as a way to predict how a place will affect you. Nearby-line distances have no validated effect radius. Use the themes for reflection alongside practical decisions.
Astrology is a symbolic and cultural tradition. The planetary positions on this site are calculated with astronomical accuracy; the interpretations describe what astrologers associate with them and are not scientifically validated predictions about personality, relationships or the future.