Saved Charts

Why Saved Charts Matter

Saved charts connect the main Astro Clock workspace to the tools that need a stable chart.

They are not screenshots. A saved chart is a stored chart record that keeps:

• the chart's date and time, and its time zone
• the place and its coordinates
• the summary shown in the list
• the chart data the other Astro Clock tools read
• any special degrees that were active when you saved it

That is why a saved chart can be analysed again later, not just looked at.

Screen At A Glance

Legend

1. Saved charts (click the title to collapse the tile)
2. Refresh and Search
3. The chart's name, place, date and time
4. Planetary hour, Moon sign and sect
5. Row actions
6. Load and Delete…

How To Save A Chart

Click Save chart in the chart tile, above the wheel.

• Vox Stella saves the chart Astro Clock is showing, in Realtime or Manual mode.
• A notice confirms the save, and the new chart appears first in Saved charts.
• The list shows the chart by its place, date and time.

What The List Shows

Each row can show:

• the chart's name, when it has one, then its place, date and time
• its time zone
• the planetary hour ruler, the Moon's sign and the sect (Day or Night)
• a status such as Needs review or Possible duplicate when one applies, or a Birth-time check result

The summary comes from the saved chart itself.

Refresh, Load And Delete

Refresh

Refresh reloads the list. If saved charts haven't loaded yet in this session, the tile says so and asks you to click Refresh.

Load

Open the row's action menu and choose Load to put that chart in Astro Clock.

When you load a saved chart, Astro Clock:

• switches to Manual
• restores the chart's date, time, place and time zone
• restores the special degrees saved with it
• refreshes the workspace from that chart

This is what makes a saved chart usable everywhere else in Astro Clock.

Delete

Delete… asks you to confirm, then removes the saved chart from this computer.

Charts That Need Review

Older saved charts that lack a confirmed time zone or place show Needs review. Choose Correct context to confirm the details; Vox Stella keeps the original for history and saves a corrected copy, which you can open with Load corrected copy.

Search Mode

Click Search to switch the tile into search mode. All charts switches back, and Clear empties the search.

The search box reads "Search label, planet (e.g., Sun Leo H10), or aspect (e.g., Moon trine Venus)". Search looks through the full saved chart, including:

• names and places
• sect, sect light, planetary hour ruler and Moon sign
• each planet's sign and house, such as Sun Leo H10
• aspects from the chart's main aspect list, such as Moon trine Venus

Every word you type must match. An empty search lists the first saved charts.

Where Saved Charts Are Used

Required

• Synastry compares two saved charts.
• Astrocartography needs a saved birth chart.
• Two-person and founder Election methods use saved charts for each person.

Optional

• Transits can use a saved chart instead of typed birth data.
• Election can add natal context from a saved chart.
• Trait profile and Forensic read the chart in Astro Clock, or a saved chart you pick in their own chart list.

Storage

Saved charts are stored locally on this computer in the app's data folder. They are application data, not a cloud account feature.

Practical Workflow

1. Hold the chart you want in Astro Clock.
2. Click Save chart.
3. Use Refresh if you want to confirm the latest list.
4. Use Load to return Astro Clock to that chart.
5. Use Search to find an older chart by place, aspect or planet position.
6. Load the chart, or pick it in the tool, before opening Synastry, Astrocartography, Transits, Election, Trait profile or Forensic.

Notes

• Saved charts are chart records, not images.
• Loading a saved chart switches Astro Clock to Manual.
• Search matches chart content, not just names.
• The list belongs to this computer and this app installation.