Writing
What this is for, and the sky it runs on
6 pieces, in two halves. The first three are about what OrbHeaven does and what it refuses to claim. The other three are the astronomy underneath, stated plainly, including the parts most astrology sites would rather not mention.
What this is for
What the product does, who it helps, and what it refuses to claim.
Why does every horoscope feel like it was written for someone else?
Because it was. A daily horoscope is written for a twelfth of the world at once. Here is what changes when a reading is calculated from your own birth details instead, and what honestly does not.
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Can an app tell you when something is going to happen?
It can tell you exactly when a planet reaches an angle to your chart, to the day, years ahead. It cannot tell you what will happen. The gap between those two sentences is the whole honest case for using one.
5 min read
What changes if you write down what actually happened?
Almost every astrology app tells you something and never asks how it went. Keeping the answer turns a stream of readings into a record with outcomes attached — and a record is the only version of this that can tell you anything you did not already believe.
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The actual sky
The astronomy underneath, stated plainly, including the parts that are inconvenient.
Does Mercury actually move backwards?
No. Nothing reverses. Mercury only appears to loop backwards against the stars because we are watching it from a planet that is itself moving — and knowing why makes the whole thing less mysterious and more interesting.
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Why is your star sign not where the stars actually are?
If you are a Leo, the Sun was probably in front of Cancer when you were born. The zodiac has drifted about a sign away from the constellations it was named after, and most astrology uses the drifted version on purpose.
6 min read
What is a solar return, and why is it not always your birthday?
It is the moment each year when the Sun comes back to the exact degree it held when you were born. That moment lands about six hours later each year, which is why it can fall a day either side of the date on your certificate.
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Try it on your own chart
Everything above is general. OrbHeaven does the same arithmetic against your own birth details and gives you the dates: when a stretch starts building, the day it is exact, when it eases.
About a minute. Birth time optional, and no account until after you have seen it.
Written by Kevin Blaxton. Not a professional astrologer, and says so — forty years of it as a hobby, twenty building software, and one strong opinion about apps that tell you your day is doomed. About