Warmer, end to end A theme used to set one accent colour and nothing else — the ground under every screen was the same near-black whichever one you picked. Now a theme sets the whole surface: the ground, the type and the accent together. Astro-Cartography opens warm. Six themes Ecliptic is a clay accent on warm charcoal, and it's what a new install starts on. Almanac is new — the same warmth in amber. Moonlight is neutral, Ethereal green, Aurora pink, and Astronaut the cold blue it has always been. Whichever theme you had already chosen stays chosen. The map Apple's map sits back now — desaturated, with points of interest off — so your lines are the only colour on it. "All bodies" works: forty lines, every planet, at once. Each planet's labels keep to their own latitude, so they read as a ladder instead of piling up on the equator. The globe GLOBE was Apple's satellite imagery, and once the map sat back it was the brightest thing left in the app. It's drawn now, from the app's own coastlines — sphere, grid and land all in the theme's quiet tone, so your lines are the only colour on it, at the same weights and dashes the flat map draws. Drag to turn it, pinch to close in. Tapping a line still names it, and a long press still drops a pin. Appearance The screen shows what it sets instead of listing hex codes. Your own Sun, Moon and Rising sit at the top and repaint as you move down the list, each theme is drawn in itself, and every planet row draws its line at the weight the map is set to. Your chart Every placement now names its house — Sun 10° Capricorn, 10th house — from cusps the wheel has been drawing all along. Every line names its direction: 744 km, west. Sun, Moon, Rising and Midheaven carry their degrees. Settings Your birth moment leads now, with the birth time the screen never used to show, and your birthplace is drawn rather than listed — the country in your theme's own colour. The settings under it are grouped into what you see and how it works. Help opens the full guide inside the app, and still works with no signal. Faster The map used to throw away everything it had computed each time you left the tab, then recompute it on the main thread when you came back. It keeps its work now, and that work happens off the main thread. The same moment is never computed twice, whichever place you ask about. And scrubbing time no longer rounds the sky to the nearest hour.

A new look, end to end Astro-Cartography now speaks the same design language as our other apps: flat surfaces, hard edges, and one colour on screen that actually means something. The stacked boxes, borders and glows are gone. The map The controls are now a full-width band across the bottom that tells you how many lines you're seeing and opens wherever you tap it — no more hunting for a small chevron. Map, date and location sit flush against the right edge instead of floating over your chart. Each line now carries a single label naming the planet and the angle — Sun ASC, Moon MC — instead of two separate markers. You can also hide the status bar for a full-screen map, under Settings › Display. Your chart, reordered Your lines lead now. The line nearest your birthplace is the headline, with the rest ranked underneath — where before they were the last thing on the page, below the aspects table. Sun, Moon, Rising and Midheaven read across the top as a single strip, and the wheel, your placements and your aspects follow. Travel The line you're closest to is now the headline of "Where You Are Now", with the distance beside it. Themes Five accent colours now, including Aurora — a new pink. Ghost is Moonlight and Neon Grid is Ecliptic; your saved theme carries over. Each one sets a single accent colour, so every screen stays readable whichever you pick.

New: Your chart, as a chart Your Chart now opens on a real natal wheel — the zodiac ring, your house cusps, every planet drawn at its true position, and the aspects between them traced across the centre. Tap any glyph to read its exact degree. Where a planet sits in your sky Tap a planet on the map and you now see the path it travels across the sky at that place: its height above the horizon right now, and the times it rises, climbs highest and sets. The Moon, Venus and Mercury also show their true phase. Rebuilt map cards The planet, line and location cards now share one design, sized to your screen and coloured by the body you tapped. Also in this update: rise and set times, brightness, disc size and illumination are now read straight from the ephemeris, for readings you can trust.

New: Trip Maps Every trip now opens with a glowing map of the country itself — its real coastline drawn in light, your stops numbered in order, and your route tracing itself from city to city. Tap replay and watch the journey draw again. Your trip list gets a matching touch, with a small country silhouette beside each trip. Profile Your profile now carries a small sigil generated from your birth moment and place — a planet glyph and slow orbit, unique to you. Also in this update: refinements throughout for a calmer, more premium feel.

New: Your Chart Tap your avatar on the map for a readable summary of your birth sky — every planet's position at the moment you were born, and your natal lines ranked by distance from your birthplace. Tap a line to see it on the map. Travel The current-location card now ranks every nearby line, not just the nearest one. Map Tapping a line now shows its distance from the point you tapped, and line details stay consistent between taps. Also in this update: planetary data refreshed with the latest IAU moon counts, a new Moon IC case study set in Bangkok, release notes inside the app, and more accurate historical timezone handling for saved events.

New: Personal Profile Save your birth date, time, and place once. The map opens to your own chart, with a profile control on the map and a toggle in Settings. New: Travel Compare places for a trip. Enter your travel dates and the cities you're considering - or auto-fill a region - and each city is ranked by its nearest natal line and any favorable transit during your dates. The previous Influences tab now lives as the current-location card inside Travel.

- Timezone Precision: Upgraded to precise global IANA timezone lookup. Saved events now lock their local zone permanently and display local abbreviations (e.g., PDT) in your event list. - Historical Presets Calibrated: Fixed an issue where historical case studies read local times as UTC. Presets like the Berlin Wall and iPhone launch are now plotted with perfect historical accuracy. - Battery & Performance Engine: Re-engineered animation rendering for better battery life.

• Astrocartography case studies & practical guides • Encyclopedia updated & expanded: dwarf planets & deep space objects • Astrocartography theory section with formulas & animations • Visual refinements & performance improvements

- Refined map interactions with smoother, more responsive gesture handling - Instant planetary insights - tap any planet icon or line for detailed astronomical data and interpretations - Enhanced encyclopedia with improved readability and visual hierarchy - Expanded knowledge base with hundreds of new fascinating facts about planets and deep space objects - Redesigned onboarding experience with dynamic energy convergence animations - Completely reimagined info cards featuring live orbital animations and streamlined layouts - Visual polish and performance improvements throughout

• Refined onboarding with improved tutorials and gesture guides • Enhanced map controls with new Focus Modes and astronomical event presets • Quick globe/map toggle now accessible directly on screen • New Ethereal & Ghost visual themes with redesigned settings • Renamed "Here" tab to "Influences" for instant planetary analysis • Improved performance with caching and smoother animations • Accessibility improvements and bug fixes

• Fixed visual issues with bottom drawer overlapping content • Refined time scrubber UI and interaction stability • Removed light mode and standardized the app to a dark-only experience • General UI polish and visual consistency improvements

- Interpretations display different astrological perspectives, with each planetary influence showing insights - Refined Planet Selectors - Compact glassmorphic design - Fixed Line Thickness - Line thickness slider now correctly applies from ultra-thin (0.5pt) to bold (4.0pt) with visual scaling

- Refined onboarding for new users - Redesigned & expanded encyclopedia with guides, mission history, scale comparisons and facts - Modern UI refinement across Settings and HERE tabs with improved data visualization - Enhanced HERE tab with proximity-sorted influences, summary statistics, and filtering options - Refined tab headings and scrolling behaviour - Map performance improvements

- Fixed timeline scrubber with pre-computation for instant rendering - Silky smooth map rendering with zero lag - Optimized memory usage

• High-quality chart export as PNG or PDF • Improved visual polish and consistency • Fixed map loading flicker • Map style toggle restored to Settings

• Instant loading – Faster launches and better loading states • Ultra-gentle haptics – Subtle, polished feedback • Smooth time scrubbing – Smart preloading for instant ±2h and fluid 24h scrolling • Smarter errors – Clear messages with one-tap fixes • Improved location system – Clearer permissions, better recovery • Modern iOS 26 engine – Faster, lighter, smoother • More responsive map – Faster globe interaction and line rendering

• Streamlined "Here" tab - removed confusing event creation, simplified to event selection only • Optimized home map tab layout • More compact, minimal card design for better readability on larger screens

New: Here Tab Discover planetary influences at your saved locations. View the top 3 strongest influences with detailed interpretations, distance, and directional context. Improvements • Enhanced event management • Bug fixes• Bug fixes and stability improvements.

New App Icon & Visual Refresh Fresh design for a modern look Time Scrubber Drag through time with silky-smooth 120Hz animation. Quick-jump buttons for ±1 hour/day. Instant "NOW" reset. Location Intelligence Long-press any map location to see timezone, sunrise/sunset, sidereal time, and next planetary events (rise/set times) Enhanced Interactions Press & hold planet icons to emphasize their lines while others fade. Animated pulse effects at endpoints. Planetary Encyclopedia Complete guide to all 10 celestial bodies with scientific data, mythology, and fascinating facts New "Astronaut" Theme Deep space aesthetic with enhanced blues and cosmic vibes Redesigned Settings Beautiful tile layout with improved organization. Customize line thickness (1-5pt) Siri Shortcuts Voice commands: "Show my Mars MC line" or "Add astro event from clipboard"

• Improved empty map guidance to help you get started faster • New Reset to Now button for quick date & time resets • Refined planet selector with clearer selection feedback • Updated Settings with more options and light-mode refinements • Saved events now display in your local timezone

- Major visual refactor with a new layout and a dedicated tab bar. The app is no longer a single page — the home screen now centres around a clean, cinematic full-screen map. - Controls have been reorganised for clarity, with a more modern flow and an expanded Settings menu. Astro-cartography info has moved into Settings for easier access. - Added refined haptics throughout for smoother, more tactile interactions. - Added editing for events via the new orange pencil button, plus clearer loading feedback and a green confirmation tick. - The controls now remember your last selected event.

- AR Sky View accuracy upgrade - Fixed left/right mirroring in AR mapping so celestial objects match their true sky positions. - Added precise heading alignment to correct small device compass biases for tighter azimuth accuracy. - Better visuals - Consistent apparent size for planets so the scene reads naturally (no “Jupiter looks closer” illusion). - Sun and Moon rendered larger for instant recognition. - Battery + stability - AR pauses when the app goes inactive or backgrounded; periodic updates stop automatically. - Proper session cleanup when closing AR to reduce heat and resource use.

AR Sky View - See Planets in Real Space Point your phone at the sky and watch planets appear at their actual positions in augmented reality. • Real-time planetary positions using Swiss Ephemeris calculations • Tap any planet to view detailed astronomical data • Works best outdoors with a clear view of the sky • Automatically pauses when backgrounded to save battery Performance Improvements • Enhanced map rendering stability • Improved theme consistency across all views • Better memory management for longer sessions

- Significantly Faster Calculations: We rebuilt the core engine so planetary lines load instantly - Refreshed Home Screen: Cleaner layout with new planet groupings for Love, Career, Home & Growth - Smoother Navigation: Date changes and location updates now feel buttery-smooth with improved memory handling - Enhanced Map Stability: Fixed a potential crash cause by rapidly toggling line visibility - Better Battery Life: Optimized CPU usage during map rendering for longer, uninterrupted sessions

UI • Complete theme overhaul with a modern, celestial aesthetic & new neon grid theme • Cleaner layouts and smoother interactions across the app FEATURES • Tap-to-Identify Lines: Tap any line to instantly see the planet + angle, with a soft highlight and a beautiful info card • Enhanced Line Highlighting: Long-press a planet icon to isolate its lines; other planets fade for clarity, with a new “Clear All” option • Flicker-Free Rendering: No more flashing when selecting planets - transitions are now instant and silky smooth TECHNICAL • Metal-accelerated rendering for dramatic performance gains • Improved memory usage and better battery performance • Theme persistence fixed - dark mode and custom themes now stay exactly as set BUG FIXES • Fixed an issue where selected themes didn’t persist across relaunches • Fixed “Show All Planets” logic so hidden planets now behave correctly