Astro-Cartography
Astrology Map & Birth Chart
$12.99 · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Map planetary lines with precision.
Explore astrocartography across the Earth.
See the astronomy behind every line.
Map your birth chart across the Earth with precision astro-cartography.
Astro-Cartography projects planetary lines across interactive 3D globe and world maps using Swiss Ephemeris calculations. Explore how locations align with career, relationships, creativity, and spirituality.
FEATURES
• Interactive 3D globe and 2D astrocartography maps
• Personal profile — save your birth data once; the map opens to your chart
• Travel — compare destinations by nearest planetary line and transit timing for your dates
• Planetary encyclopedia with animated visuals
• Real-time timeline scrubbing and planetary movement
• Save and export charts in high quality
• MC, IC, ASC, and DSC planetary line visualization
• Focus modes: love, career, spirituality, relocation
PRECISION & PERFORMANCE
• Swiss Ephemeris powered calculations
• Custom rendering engine with optimized animations
• Smooth gestures and timeline controls
• Designed for clarity, speed, and visual depth
PRIVATE BY DESIGN
• No accounts required
• Your data stays on your device
Built for astrologers, astrocartography enthusiasts, and anyone exploring how place influences energy and experience.
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more New: Your chart, as a chart
Your Chart now opens on a real natal wheel — the zodiac ring, your house cusps, every planet drawn at its true position, and the aspects between them traced across the center. Tap any glyph to read its exact degree.
Where a planet sits in your sky
Tap a planet on the map and you now see the path it travels across the sky at that place: its height above the horizon right now, and the times it rises, climbs highest and sets. The Moon, Venus and Mercury also show their true phase.
Rebuilt map cards
The planet, line and location cards now share one design, sized to your screen and colored by the body you tapped.
Also in this update: rise and set times, brightness, disc size and illumination are now read straight from the ephemeris, for readings you can trust.
4.0.6 Aug 4
New: Trip Maps
Every trip now opens with a glowing map of the country itself - its real coastline drawn in light, your stops numbered in order, and your route tracing itself from city to city. Tap replay and watch the journey draw again. Your trip list gets a matching touch, with a small country silhouette beside each trip.
Profile
Your profile now carries a small sigil generated from your birth moment and place - a planet glyph and slow orbit, unique to you.
Also in this update: refinements throughout for a calmer, more premium feel.
4.0.5 Jul 15
New: Your Chart
Tap your avatar on the map for a readable summary of your birth sky — every planet's position at the moment you were born, and your natal lines ranked by distance from your birthplace. Tap a line to see it on the map.
Travel
The current-location card now ranks every nearby line, not just the nearest one.
Map
Tapping a line now shows its distance from the point you tapped, and line details stay consistent between taps.
Also in this update: planetary data refreshed with the latest IAU moon counts, a new Moon IC case study set in Bangkok, release notes inside the app, and more accurate historical timezone handling for saved events.
4.0.4 Jul 4
New: Personal Profile
Save your birth date, time, and place once. The map opens to your own chart, with a profile control on the map and a toggle in Settings.
New: Travel
Compare places for a trip. Enter your travel dates and the cities you're considering - or auto-fill a region - and each city is ranked by its nearest natal line and any favorable transit during your dates.
The previous Influences tab now lives as the current-location card inside Travel.
4.0.3 Jun 24
- Timezone Precision: Upgraded to precise global IANA timezone lookup. Saved events now lock their local zone permanently and display local abbreviations (e.g., PDT) in your event list.
- Historical Presets Calibrated: Fixed an issue where historical case studies read local times as UTC. Presets like the Berlin Wall and iPhone launch are now plotted with perfect historical accuracy.
- Battery & Performance Engine: Re-engineered animation rendering for better battery life.
4.0.2 Jun 10
• Astrocartography case studies & practical guides
• Encyclopedia updated & expanded: dwarf planets & deep space objects
• Astrocartography theory section with formulas & animations
• Visual refinements & performance improvements
4.0.1 Jun 3
- Refined map interactions with smoother, more responsive gesture handling
- Instant planetary insights - tap any planet icon or line for detailed astronomical data and interpretations
- Enhanced encyclopedia with improved readability and visual hierarchy
- Expanded knowledge base with hundreds of new fascinating facts about planets and deep space objects
- Redesigned onboarding experience with dynamic energy convergence animations
- Completely reimagined info cards featuring live orbital animations and streamlined layouts
- Visual polish and performance improvements throughout
3.1 May 27
• Refined onboarding with improved tutorials and gesture guides
• Enhanced map controls with new Focus Modes and astronomical event presets
• Quick globe/map toggle now accessible directly on screen
• New Ethereal & Ghost visual themes with redesigned settings
• Renamed "Here" tab to "Influences" for instant planetary analysis
• Improved performance with caching and smoother animations
• Accessibility improvements and bug fixes
2.1.1 Apr 30
• Fixed visual issues with bottom drawer overlapping content
• Refined time scrubber UI and interaction stability
• Removed light mode and standardized the app to a dark-only experience
• General UI polish and visual consistency improvements
1.4.3 Apr 17
- Interpretations display different astrological perspectives, with each planetary influence showing insights
- Refined Planet Selectors - Compact glassmorphic design
- Fixed Line Thickness - Line thickness slider now correctly applies from ultra-thin (0.5pt) to bold (4.0pt) with visual scaling
1.4.2 Apr 4
- Refined onboarding for new users
- Redesigned & expanded encyclopedia with guides, mission history, scale comparisons and facts
- Modern UI refinement across Settings and HERE tabs with improved data visualization
- Enhanced HERE tab with proximity-sorted influences, summary statistics, and filtering options
- Refined tab headings and scrolling behaviour
- Map performance improvements
1.4.1 Mar 29
- Fixed timeline scrubber with pre-computation for instant rendering
- Silky smooth map rendering with zero lag
- Optimized memory usage
1.3.9 Feb 14
• High-quality chart export as PNG or PDF
• Improved visual polish and consistency
• Fixed map loading flicker
• Map style toggle restored to Settings
1.3.8 Jan 15
• Instant loading – Faster launches and better loading states
• Ultra-gentle haptics – Subtle, polished feedback
• Smooth time scrubbing – Smart preloading for instant ±2h and fluid 24h scrolling
• Smarter errors – Clear messages with one-tap fixes
• Improved location system – Clearer permissions, better recovery
• Modern iOS 26 engine – Faster, lighter, smoother
• More responsive map – Faster globe interaction and line rendering
1.3.7 Jan 8
• Streamlined "Here" tab - removed confusing event creation, simplified to event selection only
• Optimized home map tab layout
• More compact, minimal card design for better readability on larger screens
1.3.6 12/27/2025
New: Here Tab
Discover planetary influences at your saved locations. View the top 3 strongest influences with detailed interpretations, distance, and directional context.
Improvements
• Enhanced event management
• Bug fixes• Bug fixes and stability improvements.
1.3.5 12/26/2025
New App Icon & Visual Refresh
Fresh design for a modern look
Time Scrubber
Drag through time with silky-smooth 120Hz animation. Quick-jump buttons for ±1 hour/day. Instant "NOW" reset.
Location Intelligence
Long-press any map location to see timezone, sunrise/sunset, sidereal time, and next planetary events (rise/set times)
Enhanced Interactions
Press & hold planet icons to emphasize their lines while others fade. Animated pulse effects at endpoints.
Planetary Encyclopedia
Complete guide to all 10 celestial bodies with scientific data, mythology, and fascinating facts
New "Astronaut" Theme
Deep space aesthetic with enhanced blues and cosmic vibes
Redesigned Settings
Beautiful tile layout with improved organization. Customize line thickness (1-5pt)
Siri Shortcuts
Voice commands: "Show my Mars MC line" or "Add astro event from clipboard"
1.3.4 12/20/2025
• Improved empty map guidance to help you get started faster
• New Reset to Now button for quick date & time resets
• Refined planet selector with clearer selection feedback
• Updated Settings with more options and light-mode refinements
• Saved events now display in your local timezone
1.3.3 12/14/2025
- Major visual refactor with a new layout and a dedicated tab bar. The app is no longer a single page — the home screen now centres around a clean, cinematic full-screen map.
- Controls have been reorganised for clarity, with a more modern flow and an expanded Settings menu. Astro-cartography info has moved into Settings for easier access.
- Added refined haptics throughout for smoother, more tactile interactions.
- Added editing for events via the new orange pencil button, plus clearer loading feedback and a green confirmation tick.
- The controls now remember your last selected event.
1.3.2 12/11/2025
- AR Sky View accuracy upgrade
- Fixed left/right mirroring in AR mapping so celestial objects match their true sky positions.
- Added precise heading alignment to correct small device compass biases for tighter azimuth accuracy.
- Better visuals
- Consistent apparent size for planets so the scene reads naturally (no “Jupiter looks closer” illusion).
- Sun and Moon rendered larger for instant recognition.
- Battery + stability
- AR pauses when the app goes inactive or backgrounded; periodic updates stop automatically.
- Proper session cleanup when closing AR to reduce heat and resource use.
1.3.1 12/06/2025
AR Sky View - See Planets in Real Space
Point your phone at the sky and watch planets appear at their actual positions in augmented reality.
• Real-time planetary positions using Swiss Ephemeris calculations
• Tap any planet to view detailed astronomical data
• Works best outdoors with a clear view of the sky
• Automatically pauses when backgrounded to save battery
Performance Improvements
• Enhanced map rendering stability
• Improved theme consistency across all views
• Better memory management for longer sessions
1.3 12/05/2025
- Significantly Faster Calculations: We rebuilt the core engine so planetary lines load instantly
- Refreshed Home Screen: Cleaner layout with new planet groupings for Love, Career, Home & Growth
- Smoother Navigation: Date changes and location updates now feel buttery-smooth with improved memory handling
- Enhanced Map Stability: Fixed a potential crash cause by rapidly toggling line visibility
- Better Battery Life: Optimized CPU usage during map rendering for longer, uninterrupted sessions
1.2 11/29/2025
UI
• Complete theme overhaul with a modern, celestial aesthetic & new neon grid theme
• Cleaner layouts and smoother interactions across the app
FEATURES
• Tap-to-Identify Lines: Tap any line to instantly see the planet + angle, with a soft highlight and a beautiful info card
• Enhanced Line Highlighting: Long-press a planet icon to isolate its lines; other planets fade for clarity, with a new “Clear All” option
• Flicker-Free Rendering: No more flashing when selecting planets - transitions are now instant and silky smooth
TECHNICAL
• Metal-accelerated rendering for dramatic performance gains
• Improved memory usage and better battery performance
• Theme persistence fixed - dark mode and custom themes now stay exactly as set
BUG FIXES
• Fixed an issue where selected themes didn’t persist across relaunches
• Fixed “Show All Planets” logic so hidden planets now behave correctly
1.1 11/16/2025
New: Your chart, as a chart
Your Chart now opens on a real natal wheel — the zodiac ring, your house cusps, every planet drawn at its true position, and the aspects between them traced across the center. Tap any glyph to read its exact degree.
Where a planet sits in your sky
Tap a planet on the map and you now see the path it travels across the sky at that place: its height above the horizon right now, and the times it rises, climbs highest and sets. The Moon, Venus and Mercury also show their true phase.
Rebuilt map cards
The planet, line and location cards now share one design, sized to your screen and colored by the body you tapped.
Also in this update: rise and set times, brightness, disc size and illumination are now read straight from the ephemeris, for readings you can trust.
more Version 4.0.6 Aug 4
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