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Heliocentric Aspect Ephemeris

A Heliocentric Aspect Ephemeris study generates planetary positions and angular relationships between body pairs from a Sun-centered perspective. This reveals true orbital angular separations without the distortion introduced by Earth's own orbital motion.

Creating a Heliocentric Aspect Ephemeris Study​

You can create a new Heliocentric Aspect Ephemeris study in either of these ways:

  • Click the Heliocentric Aspect Ephemeris button on the toolbar
  • Select Ephemerides > Heliocentric Aspect Ephemeris from the menu

A new study appears in the studies list with the same tabbed configuration interface as other aspect ephemeris studies.

Configuration​

The Heliocentric Aspect Ephemeris uses the same configuration parameters and tabbed layout as other aspect ephemeris studies:

  • Study configuration fields -- Study Name, Location, Zodiac, Ref. Plane, Date Range, Interval
  • Inner & Outer Bodies tab -- Select inner (faster-moving) and outer (slower-moving) bodies
  • Body & Aspect Metrics tab -- Select positional and aspect metrics

The coordinate origin is fixed to Heliocentric. The body list adjusts for this perspective, excluding bodies that are not applicable to a Sun-centered viewpoint.

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In the heliocentric perspective, angular relationships reflect the actual orbital separations between planets, unaffected by Earth's position in its orbit.