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Relocation chart calculator
Your birth chart, recast for any city: a new rising sign, Midheaven and houses, the same planets. Enter your birth details and a city in "Relocate to".
What is a relocation chart?
A relocation chart, also called a relocated chart or an astro relocation chart, is your birth chart calculated for the exact moment you were born but for a different place on Earth. The moment stays fixed. Only the point you stand on changes.
Because the moment does not change, the planets do not change either. Every planet keeps its sign, its degree and its aspects to the other planets. If your Venus is at 12 degrees Libra in your birth chart, it is at 12 degrees Libra in every relocation chart you will ever make.
What changes is the frame around them: the Ascendant, the Midheaven, the house cusps, and so the house each planet falls in. Stand somewhere else at the same instant and a different degree of the zodiac is rising on your eastern horizon, and a different one is at the top of your sky. Relocation astrology reads those new angles and houses as the way your chart is lived in that place.
How to make your relocation chart here
- In the Birth tab, enter your date, time and place of birth. The time zone, including daylight saving and older rules, is found for you.
- In the "Relocate to" field, type the city you want to read: where you live now, a place you are thinking of moving to, or somewhere you visit often.
- Pick a house system for the relocated chart: Placidus, Whole Sign or Equal. You can change it later.
- Press "Draw my lines". Your astrocartography lines appear, and the map opens the relocated chart for your chosen city: the new Ascendant and Midheaven, the planets near the relocated angles, each planet's natal house next to its relocated house, and the chart wheel.
- To read another place, click any point on the map or search a city. Its panel shows the same relocated chart, under "Relocated chart here".
- To weigh several places, press "Add to compare" and repeat for up to three cities.
Above the chart, the panel lists the five nearest lines with their distance in kilometers and miles, their compass direction and their reading, plus any parans within 1 degree of the place's latitude. Everything is calculated in your browser, and your birth details are not sent anywhere.
Relocation astrology: what changes when you move
Relocation astrology is the practice of reading your birth chart for the place where you live, rather than only for the place you were born. It rests on one idea: the moment of your birth is fixed, but the horizon and the meridian you measure it from depend on where you stand.
What stays the same: every planet's sign and degree, the aspects between planets, and your Sun, Moon and planet signs. Your character, in the language of astrology, travels with you.
What changes: the rising sign and its degree, the sign on the Midheaven, the house cusps, and so the house each planet falls in. A planet that sat quietly in the middle of a house at home can land right on an angle somewhere else, which tradition reads as that planet becoming loud in that place.
Astrologers describe the result as a change of emphasis, not a new chart. The same planets are lit from a different angle. Like the rest of astrology, it is a symbolic tradition and one input among many: it knows nothing about jobs, rent, visas or family, and no relocated chart is a reason on its own to move.
How to interpret a relocation chart
Read a relocated chart in four steps, from the strongest change to the quietest. Keep your birth chart open next to it, because every step is a comparison.
- The rising sign. Compare the relocated Ascendant with the one you were born with. A new rising sign is read as a change in how you come across, what you notice first and the pace you move at. The table below gives the traditional reading of each sign.
- The Midheaven. A new sign on the Midheaven is read as a shift in your public direction: the kind of work and reputation the place brings forward. If the Midheaven sign is the same as at birth, your public side reads much as it does at home.
- Planets near the angles. Look for any planet within a few degrees of the relocated Ascendant, Descendant, Midheaven or IC. The panel lists those within 5 degrees. This is the chart-side version of living near a line, and it usually matters most.
- House changes. Check which house your key planets move into: the Sun, the Moon, the ruler of your rising sign and any planet you care about. The second table below lists what tradition ties each house to.
Then step back. Relocation is said to shift the emphasis of your chart, not to replace it, and no single change outweighs the practical facts of a place. For the bigger picture of where each planet's lines run, see how to read your astrocartography map.
Relocated rising sign: what astrologers associate with it
Tradition reads the rising sign as the manner you meet the world with. When a city gives you a new one, astrologers say that manner shifts while the rest of your chart stays the same. Each sign has a strength and a challenge.
| Relocated rising sign | Often described as | The other side |
|---|---|---|
| Aries | Direct, quick to act, keen to start things | Impatience, a short fuse |
| Taurus | Calm, steady, attentive to comfort and the senses | Slow to change, stubborn |
| Gemini | Curious, talkative, adaptable | Scattered attention, restlessness |
| Cancer | Caring, protective, tuned in to moods | Guarded, easily hurt |
| Leo | Warm, expressive, easy to notice | A need for recognition |
| Virgo | Practical, observant, helpful | Worry, self-criticism |
| Libra | Courteous, sociable, fair-minded | Avoiding conflict, indecision |
| Scorpio | Intense, private, perceptive | Suspicion, a wish for control |
| Sagittarius | Open, adventurous, frank | Restlessness, overpromising |
| Capricorn | Composed, serious, focused on goals | Reserve, a heavy sense of duty |
| Aquarius | Independent, original, friendly | Detachment, contrariness |
| Pisces | Gentle, imaginative, receptive | Blurred boundaries, drifting |
Your birth rising sign does not disappear. Many astrologers read the relocated one as a layer on top of it, felt more the longer you live in a place.
When a planet moves into a new house
When a planet changes house in the relocated chart, tradition reads its themes as showing up in a different area of life. Venus moving from your 6th house into your 7th, for example, is read as warmth shifting from daily work toward partners. Find the planet's relocated house and read the area below.
| House | Area of life tradition ties to it |
|---|---|
| 1st house | Self, body, how you come across |
| 2nd house | Resources, possessions, what you value |
| 3rd house | Everyday talk, siblings, neighbors, short trips, learning |
| 4th house | Home, family, roots, private life |
| 5th house | Creativity, play, romance, children |
| 6th house | Daily work, routines, habits, service |
| 7th house | Partners, one-to-one relationships, open rivals |
| 8th house | Shared resources, intimacy, deep change |
| 9th house | Travel, higher study, beliefs, wider horizons |
| 10th house | Career, reputation, public direction |
| 11th house | Friends, groups, hopes, causes |
| 12th house | Solitude, rest, the inner and hidden life |
A house change is read as quieter than a planet on an angle, but real. In Placidus and Equal houses it can happen within a short distance; in Whole Sign houses, all planets change house together, only when the rising sign changes.
How the relocation chart relates to the lines
The lines on the map and the relocation chart are two views of the same geometry. A planet's MC line runs through every place where that planet sits exactly on the Midheaven of your relocated chart. Its AC line runs where it sits exactly on the relocated Ascendant, and the same goes for the DC and IC lines.
Move away from a line and the planet drifts away from that angle in the relocated chart. That is why the panel lists the planets within 5 degrees of the relocated angles: it is the chart-side version of being near a line. Around the equator, where 1 degree of longitude is about 111 km, a planet 5 degrees from the relocated Midheaven is several hundred kilometers from its MC line. The figure is only rough, because chart degrees are measured along the zodiac, not along the ground.
The relocation chart also shows something the lines do not: house changes. A planet that is nowhere near an angle still moves from one house to another as you travel. Head east and your planets shift toward lower house numbers, from the 4th into the 3rd and on toward the 1st, which is where they rise. That is why a planet in your 4th house at birth has its AC line somewhere east of your birth place. Tradition reads a house change as a quieter shift than an angle line, but a real one.
Placidus, Whole Sign or Equal
The Ascendant and the Midheaven are the same in all three systems. What differs is how the space between them is divided into twelve houses.
- Placidus is a quadrant system and the default here. It divides the sky by time, so houses come in unequal sizes, and the Midheaven is always the cusp of the 10th house. Far from the equator the houses become very uneven, and close to the poles Placidus cannot be calculated at all. When that happens, the map uses Whole Sign houses and tells you so.
- Whole Sign is an old system that has come back into wide use. The sign rising is the whole 1st house, the next sign the whole 2nd, and so on. The Midheaven floats and usually falls in the 9th, 10th or 11th house. In a relocation chart, Whole Sign houses only change when the rising sign changes, so nearby cities often share the same houses.
- Equal houses are all the same size, starting from the exact degree of the Ascendant. Like Whole Sign, the Midheaven floats, but the cusps shift with every degree the Ascendant moves.
Which one should you use? The one you already use for your birth chart, so that you compare like with like. Switching systems changes the houses, not the lines on the map.
Why a planet on its line is not exactly on the relocated angle
You stand on your Pluto AC line, open the relocated chart, and Pluto is a few degrees from the Ascendant. Nothing is broken. By default the map draws lines from each planet's true position in the sky, including its small distance north or south of the zodiac. Astrologers call this in mundo. The chart wheel, like every chart wheel, uses zodiac degrees only.
For most planets the difference is small. For Pluto, whose path strays farthest from the zodiac, it can reach several degrees. If you want the two to agree exactly, open the Lines tab and switch the line method to "On the ecliptic". Both methods are in common use, and our method page explains how we compute them.
What is a relocation chart in astrology?
It is your birth chart cast for the moment of your birth but for another place. The planets keep their signs and degrees, while the Ascendant, the Midheaven and the houses are recalculated for the new location. Astrologers use it to read how your chart is lived in a city where you live or spend a lot of time.
How do I read a relocation chart?
Compare it with your birth chart in four steps. First the rising sign, read as how you come across. Then the Midheaven sign, read as your public direction. Then any planet within a few degrees of an angle, which usually matters most. Last, the houses your key planets move into, read as the areas of life they color.
Does a relocation chart change my sign?
Your Sun sign, Moon sign and every planet's sign stay the same, because the moment of birth does not change. Your rising sign can change, and so can the sign on the Midheaven and the house each planet falls in. That is why relocation astrology talks about a change of emphasis rather than a new chart.
Is a relocation chart the same as astrocartography?
They describe the same geometry in two ways. Astrocartography draws, on a world map, every place where a planet sits exactly on an angle of your relocated chart. A relocation chart shows the full chart for one chosen place, including the houses, which the map does not show. This page gives you both at once.
Which house system should I use for a relocated chart?
Use the same one as for your birth chart, so you compare like with like. This calculator offers Placidus, Whole Sign and Equal houses. The Ascendant and Midheaven are the same in all three. Near the poles Placidus cannot be calculated, so the map switches to Whole Sign there and tells you so.
Do I need an exact birth time for a relocation chart?
Yes. The angles turn through the whole zodiac in a day, about 1 degree every 4 minutes, so an uncertain time gives uncertain angles and houses. If you are unsure, choose how sure you are to see how far your lines could move. With no birth time at all, no relocated chart can be drawn; the map shows paran latitudes instead.
Does a relocation chart work for a short trip?
Astrologers differ. Many read a relocated chart as strongest where you live and work, and as a lighter, passing tone on a short trip. Some use it for trips anyway, to choose where to spend a holiday or a work stay. Either way, it costs nothing to look: type the city in "Relocate to" and read its angles.
Does moving east or west change my chart more than moving north or south?
Usually, yes. Moving east or west turns the angles much as a different birth time would: each degree of longitude equals 4 minutes of time, so the Midheaven and Ascendant shift steadily. Moving due north or south keeps the same Midheaven, because you stay on the same meridian, but changes the Ascendant, especially at high latitudes.