The input screen is where you register the data used as the basis for horoscope calculations. There are three types of data — “Birth Data,” “Current Data” (the reference date/time for transits, etc.), and “Place Input” (a reference location used for the timeline table) — and all three are entered and saved using a shared form and map. The data saved here is used across all other screens, including the Natal chart, Bi-Wheel, and Timeline Table.
Note: This screen is dedicated to registering data. After saving, you will automatically be taken to the top page (or the relevant screen). If you opened this screen via “Edit” from another screen, the existing data will already be loaded into the form.
Contents of this page
- 1. Screen Layout
- 2. The Three Tabs
- 3. Birth Data (1): Name and Category
- 4. Birth Data (2): Date/Time and Calendar System
- 5. Birth Data (3): Time Zone
- 6. Birth Data (4): Place, Latitude/Longitude, and Rodden Rating
- 7. Current Data Tab
- 8. Place Input Tab
- 9. Specifying a Location on the Map (Current Location, Place Name Search, Map Click)
- 10. Save, Cancel, and LIFE LOG
- 11. Useful Specifications to Know
1. Screen Layout
The screen is divided into two columns. The left side is the input form, and the right side is the map (OpenStreetMap). On narrower screens, these are stacked vertically instead.
Clicking on the map updates the latitude/longitude, place name, and time zone of the currently selected tab (Birth / Current / Place Input) to that location. Map pins are color-coded by tab.
| Tab | Pin Color |
|---|---|
| Birth Data | Red |
| Current Data | Green |
| Place Input | Purple |
2. The Three Tabs
Switch between tabs using the tabs at the top of the form.
| Tab | Description |
|---|---|
| Birth Data (default) | Birth chart data for one person. Save it under a name and recall it later on screens such as the Natal chart. |
| Current Data | The date/time and place used as the “current” reference point, such as for transits. The device’s local time at the moment the page is opened is filled in automatically. |
| Place Input | Registers only an arbitrary reference location for use in the Timeline Table (event chronology). |
While the “Place Input” tab is selected, the button row at the bottom switches to a single “Save to Timeline Table” button (the Save, Cancel, and LIFE LOG buttons from the other tabs are hidden).
3. Birth Data (1): Name and Category
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | Required. The chart’s name (shown in the list of saved data). |
| Memo | Optional. Title, comments, etc. |
| Category / Subcategory | Classification for the data. The subcategory options change depending on the category selected (see table below). |
Category and Subcategory Combinations
| Category | Subcategory Options |
|---|---|
| Individual (default) | Self (default) / Family & Friends / Client |
| Mundane | Founding Chart / City / Event |
| Cyclical Chart | Seasonal Chart / Lunar Phase / Ingress / Aspect |
| Celebrity | Entertainment / Sports / Arts / Politics / History |
4. Birth Data (2): Date/Time and Calendar System
Enter the year, month, day, hour, and minute individually. You can choose from a list of options (e.g., 1900-2100 for the year in the Common Era), or type the numbers directly.
Quick clear: Double-click the year, month, day, hour, or minute field to clear it.
Era (CE / BCE)
Selecting “BCE” treats the entered year as before the Common Era (supported range is up to 3000 BCE; the Common Era range extends to 2200 CE).
Calendar System
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Automatic (default) | Dates on or after 1582-10-15 are automatically treated as Gregorian calendar; dates before that as Julian calendar. |
| Enter as Julian calendar | Treats the entered date as a Julian calendar date. |
| Enter as Gregorian (proleptic) calendar | Treats the entered date as a Gregorian calendar date (a “proleptic Gregorian calendar” applies the Gregorian calendar even to dates before the actual calendar switch-over date). |
Below the calendar system dropdown, a sentence is automatically displayed explaining which calendar the entry will be saved as, based on what you entered. If a conversion between the Julian and Gregorian calendars is required, the converted date is also shown, so check here if you’re unsure.
If the birth time is unknown: Check “Birth time unknown.” The hour and minute will be automatically fixed, and the Rodden Rating (reliability) will also automatically become “X (birth time unknown).” Note that the houses and ASC will not be determined in this case.
5. Birth Data (3): Time Zone
When you search for and select a place, its time zone is selected automatically. You can also change it manually. The default is Japan time (Asia/Tokyo).
| Region | Example Options |
|---|---|
| Asia | Japan/Korea, China/Taiwan/Hong Kong/Singapore, Thailand/Vietnam/Western Indonesia, India/Sri Lanka, Pakistan, UAE/Oman, Iran, Israel |
| Europe | Western Russia, Turkey, Eastern Europe, Central Europe, UK/Ireland, Iceland |
| Africa | Egypt, South Africa, West Africa |
| The Americas | Eastern Brazil, Argentina, US Eastern/Central/Mountain/Pacific, Alaska, Hawaii |
| Oceania | Eastern/Western Australia, New Zealand |
| Other | UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) |
Regions with daylight saving time are automatically accounted for. This list is shared with the “Current Data” and “Place Input” tabs.
6. Birth Data (4): Place, Latitude/Longitude, and Rodden Rating
Ways to Specify a Place
You can specify a place using any of the following three methods (see 9. Specifying a Location on the Map for details).
- Enter a place name in the place search field and choose from the suggestions
- Choose from a preset list (prefecture names, major overseas cities)
- Click directly on the map
Whichever method you use, the latitude, longitude, time zone, and map pin are all updated together. The latitude/longitude fields can also be edited directly by hand. To undo a preset selection, use the “← Reset” button to clear it (the latitude/longitude values will not be cleared).
Rodden Rating (Data Reliability)
This rating indicates the reliability of the source of the birth time information. Press the “Data Reliability” button to see an explanation.
| Rating | Meaning |
|---|---|
| AA | From a birth certificate or official record |
| A | From the person themselves, family, or another reliable source |
| B | Quoted from a biography or autobiography (unverified) |
| C | Caution — source unknown or unverified |
| DD | Conflicting data — multiple sources disagree |
| X | Birth time unknown |
Checking “Birth time unknown” automatically fixes the Rodden Rating to “X.”
7. Current Data Tab
This tab is for entering the “current reference date/time and place,” such as for transits. Its layout is nearly identical to the Birth Data tab, but there are no fields for name, category, era, calendar system, or Rodden Rating.
The moment you open this tab, the device’s local time is automatically set into the year, month, day, hour, and minute fields (rewrite as needed). There is a “Time unknown” checkbox, but unlike the Birth Data tab, checking it does not automatically fix the time or a Rodden Rating.
Remembering a home location: If you check “Remember this place as this person’s home location” and save, the specified place (latitude/longitude, place name, time zone) is saved and linked to the selected birth data. You must select (or save) the birth data beforehand.
8. Place Input Tab
This tab registers only an arbitrary reference location for use in the Timeline Table (event chronology). There are no name or date/time fields — you only set the place (via search, preset, map click, or directly entering latitude/longitude) and the time zone.
Pressing the “Save to Timeline Table” button saves the data and automatically takes you to the Timeline Table screen. An error occurs if the latitude/longitude has not been entered.
9. Specifying a Location on the Map (Current Location, Place Name Search, Map Click)
📍 Use Current Location
This button is at the top of the map. Pressing it uses your browser’s location feature to obtain your current location and applies it to the latitude/longitude of the currently selected tab. While the location is being retrieved, the button label changes to “Retrieving…”. Based on the retrieved coordinates, the nearest place name and time zone are also filled in automatically. A message is displayed if location services are unavailable in your environment or if retrieval fails.
Place Name Search
When you type a place name into the place field, suggestions appear in a dropdown below. Searching starts from the first character you type, so even short place names (such as “Tsu” or “Sakai”) can be entered. Each suggestion shows the place name along with its prefecture (or country name, for places outside Japan). Clicking a suggestion updates the latitude/longitude, time zone, and map pin all together. If there are no matches, the suggestion list closes without showing anything.
Preset
You can select a prefecture name or a major overseas city directly from the dropdown (when the display language is Japanese, the list shows the 47 prefectures; when it is English, it shows the list of overseas cities).
Map Click
Clicking any point on the map places that exact coordinate directly into the latitude/longitude fields, and automatically fills in the nearest place name and time zone (the precise coordinates you clicked are used, rather than jumping to a city’s center point).
10. Save, Cancel, and LIFE LOG
| Button | Action |
|---|---|
| Save | Saves the entered data. On the Birth Data tab, the name, date of birth, and place are required (an error message is shown if any required field is missing). After saving, you are automatically returned to the original screen. |
| Cancel | After a confirmation dialog, clears only the input contents of the currently selected tab. |
| LIFE LOG | Birth Data tab only. Saves the data, then opens that person’s LIFE LOG record (a record of life events) in a new tab. If a record with the same date of birth already exists, you will be asked to confirm. |
Common Error Messages
| Situation | Message |
|---|---|
| Name is blank (Birth Data) | Please enter a name |
| Date of birth not entered | Please enter a date of birth |
| Place (latitude/longitude) not entered | Please select a place |
| Time not entered and “Time unknown” not checked | Please enter a time, or check “Time unknown” |
| BCE year exceeds 3000 | The supported range is up to 3000 BCE |
| CE year exceeds 2200 | The supported range is up to 2200 CE |
11. Useful Specifications to Know
- Handling of the calendar system: When “Automatic” is selected, the Gregorian and Julian calendars switch automatically at the boundary of October 15, 1582. When entering data from before that date, you can confirm which calendar it will be saved under by checking the explanatory text below the calendar system field.
- BCE year numbering: “1 BCE” is internally processed as astronomical year “0” (so 2 BCE becomes -1, and so on, shifted by one). You don’t need to worry about this in the displayed values.
- Linkage with “birth time unknown”: On the Birth Data tab, checking “Birth time unknown” fixes the time to 12:00 and automatically sets the Rodden Rating to “X.” The “Time unknown” checkbox on the Current Data tab has no such automatic linkage.
- Time zone being overwritten: Whenever you specify a place via search, preset, or map click, the time zone is automatically overwritten each time. If you want to change only the time zone for a specific place, select the place first, then choose the time zone field again afterward.
- Double-clicking the year/month/day/hour/minute fields: Double-clicking clears the field instantly. If a value has disappeared unexpectedly, this may be the cause.