ZET - Astrology and Astrological Software ZET Astrology Software
User Guide
March, 2005

Introduction

Astrological feature list

1) For beginners:

  • Tooltip help for every chart feature
  • Interactive astrological interpretation of any object displayed on the chart (planet, house, Zodiac sign)
  • Extended computer-generated interpretations of natal (birth), synastry (compatibility of two people), and transit (astrological forecast) charts. Horoscope readings in HTML Web format (not ZET Lite)
  • HTML-based help system
  • Open library of interpretation texts, with a convenient system for cataloging texts, and the ability to select from texts for a particular type of chart
  • Sabian symbols
  • Recall previously created charts instantly from the history list
  • Forecast up to 10 years ahead using a transit comparison with the natal chart, presented in graphical form
  • Facilities for an interactive space photo-album and mythological art gallery
  • I-Ching Oracle

2) For the professional astrologer:

  • Radix charts; single and dual charts (transits, synastry); doubly connected charts (various kinds of directions and progressions: solar, lunar, lunar phase, phase progression, progression of lunar...); any scale of progression and direction (including reverse); Davison relationship charts; harmonic charts; Hamburg's 90 degree dial chart
  • Option of topocentric, geocentric, heliocentric, horizontal and other systems of coordinates; several kinds of sidereal ajanamsa
  • Interactive adjustment of chart properties (colors, dimensions, objects displayed, etc); control of various operating parameters
  • Astrological tables: Lunar days (and Moon Rises and Sets, New moons, Full moons), Sunrises and Sunsets, Planetary Hours, Ingresses of the Moon and planets, perigee and apogee of the Moon
  • Parallels, contra-parallels, antiscia, and contrantiscia
  • Interactive dynamics of time. Examine, for example, change of birth time resulting from the synchronous change of a progression chart
  • "Pick and turn" technology for interactive chart adjustment using the displayed Sun, Moon, and ASC glyphs, with immediate recalculation of planet positions and aspects
  • Parameters of planetary orbits and elements of rotation displayable on the chart
  • Utilize asteroids, stars, nebulae, eclipses
  • Support for hypothetical planets: Proserpine, the White Moon, the planets of the Hamburg school; it's even possible to define your own planets
  • Arabic parts (Parses), with interactive adjustment
  • 24 systems of houses
  • Interactive dynamics of geographical position. Examine, for example, places for relocation
  • Graphic diagrams of planet movements and aspects: select radix, transit, progression, or directions for any period of time from 1 month to 36 years, using any subset of planets and houses, in harmonics of 360, 90, 60, 45, 30 degrees
  • Database facilities
  • High-quality output to laser and inkjet printers

Astronomical functions

  • Complete calculation of the orbits of planets; full astronomical data on all the planets
  • Accuracy of calculation of 1 arc-second
  • Calculates the exact positions for major asteroids between 1500 to 2150. Includes data for 8000 other known and designated asteroids, with exact calculation between 1998-2002, and the option of exact calculation for any date using additional ephemeris files obtainable over the Internet
  • Includes 9100 stars (Yale Bright Star Catalog)
  • 3D Space tableau showing the solar system, planets' satellites, asteroids, orbits, and background stars; zoomable, with animation and the option of an astronomical photo-gallery
  • 3D Celestial Sphere planetarium, showing stars, planets, astrological relationships, and horizontal, equatorial, ecliptical systems of coordinates; zoomable, with animation, and interactive information

Astrocartography

  • Zoomable interactive World map, with city names, boundaries, and location marking; option of using a detailed topographic map (ZET Geo)
  • Atlases of 14000 cities (World Atlas) and 200000 cities (World Atlas II) supplied: coordinates can be edited, and new places added. Additional special Big Atlases available e.g. Atlas for Russia contains approx. 200000 names
  • Planets at zenith point projected on the map
  • Various projections of the grid of the current astrological houses on the geographical map
  • Projection of aspects between planets and angular cusps, showing lines on the Earth where these are salient
  • Geodetic projection of a celestial object (star, planet, asteroid) onto the geographical map (with some projective systems)
  • Lines of ecliptical and equatorial longitude from the symbolic projection of a celestial object on the Earth
  • Local Space projection - lines of geographical azimuthal direction to planets
  • Symbolic projection of cities to the zodiac
  • Select any subset of planets for projection
  • Use Astro-cartography not just on single charts (natal, radix, etc), but with any double chart.

Versions of ZET 7

ZET 7 is available in three versions with different functionality, and naturally, cost:

 
  • Lite - personal 'freeware' version for casting individual horoscopes, compatibility horoscopes and creating a monthly astrological forecast; all astronomical features are available. There are following restrictions of Lite version in comparison with Pro and Geo:
    1. Impossibility of construction of other types of dual charts (and corresponding diagrams and tables), except transit and synastry
    2. Impossibility of printing or copying the interpretation text
    3. Absence of functions of astrocartography, except for Sun
    4. Absence of additional Atlases of geographical coordinates of cities and geographical maps
    5. Some other restrictions.
     
  • Pro - for professional astrologers, it has additional features:
    1. Support for 20 predefined types of dual charts (progressions, directions, solars, lunars) and any types of user's defined dual charts
    2. Printing out and copying the interpretation
    3. Interpretation in HTML Web-page format with integrated graphics
    4. Graphical Aspects Diagrams (progression, direction, mundane) and associated data tables
    5. World Atlas II with 200,000 cities with time changes tables
    6. Automatic saving of interpretation documents as files with unique names
    7. Geograpfical Atlas Editor.
  • Geo - ZET 7 Pro, with astrocartographical functions, it has additional features:
    1. Astrocartography
    2. Geographical map with exact coastlines (one arc-second or 30 meters/pixel accuracy), rivers, and administrative boundaries
    3. Topographical relief map (1 kilometer/pixel resolution)
    4. Big Atlases of the coordinates of settlements and geographical features for individual countries.

    Terms of purchase of ZET 7 Pro and Geo can be found on the Registration page.

    System minimum requirements

    • Pentium-75, 16Mb RAM
    • Screen resolution 800x600, High Color (16-bit)
    • 5Mb of free disk space (ZET Lite)
    • Windows 95 or above