Astrocartography map
Where on Earth each planet was rising, setting, culminating and at the nadir at the moment of your birth. The lines show where that planet sounds loudest.
Free, no sign-up. Birth data is not stored.
What astrocartography is
Astrocartography is a world map showing where each planet stood on one of the four angles of the horoscope at the moment of your birth: rising (Ascendant), setting (Descendant), culminating (MC) or at the nadir (IC). Jim Lewis introduced the method in the 1970s; today it is the basis of locational astrology. Along a line, that planet sounds loudest in your life.
How to read the lines
A line on the Ascendant speaks of how you show up and feel in that place; on the Descendant, of relationships and partners; on the MC, of career and recognition; on the IC, of home, family and roots. Martin Davis in «Astrolocality Astrology» describes all forty combinations; short retellings appear when you tap a line or a point on the map.
How far a line reaches
Authors differ, but Dan Furst calls about 500 km either side of a line the closest thing to a consensus; Clarisse Monahan says up to 400 km. The closer to the line, the stronger the effect. A city 100 km from a Venus–Descendant line feels it more than one 450 km away.
Supportive and challenging lines
Venus and Jupiter lines are usually described as supportive; Saturn, Mars and outer-planet lines as asking for effort. But a challenging line is not a ban: a Saturn–MC line suits building a long career, a Uranus line suits reinvention. The map shows tendencies of places; the decision is always yours.
Do I need an exact birth time?
Yes. The Earth turns one degree every four minutes, so a 4-minute error shifts every line by about 1° of longitude — up to 110 km. For a detailed reading of a particular city, open the relocation chart: it shows which planets change house in the new place.
Frequently asked questions
How do I make an astrocartography map online for free?
Enter your birth date, exact time and city — a world map with the lines of the Sun, Moon and eight planets on the four angles appears at once, with no sign-up. Tap any point on the map to see which lines pass nearby and what they mean, or pick a theme to get a list of matching cities.
Which lines are best for love, career and home?
For love and relationships people usually look at Venus and Jupiter on the Descendant and Venus on the Ascendant; for career, at Jupiter, the Sun and Venus on the MC, with Saturn on the MC for long, solid growth; for home and roots, at the Moon, Venus and Jupiter on the IC. The city ranking on this page groups these lines by theme.
What if I live on a challenging line?
A challenging line is neither a ban nor a verdict. It shows which theme sounds louder in that place and asks for more conscious effort: a Saturn line teaches discipline and patience, a Mars line brings energy that needs direction. Many people live and work well on such lines.
How is astrocartography different from a relocation chart?
Astrocartography shows the whole world at once, but only the planets on the four angles. A relocation chart is the full chart for one chosen city: all twelve houses, the Ascendant, the MC and which houses your planets fall into. It helps to find places on the map first and then check a particular city with a relocation chart.
Can astrocartography tell me when to move?
The map answers «where». For «when» there is a separate calculation — when to move: personal periods from your chart two years ahead and a calendar of favourable moving days.
Author and editor: Viktor Balakirev · updated 6 November 2026