1. What is Configuration Hunter software?
Configuration Hunter is a freeware astrology software built on
Swiss Ephemeris from www.astrodienst.com.
The main purpose of this software is to assist you search and identify
various astral configurations.
For the moment only the following configurations are supported:
-Grand Trine
-T-MINOR
-T-SQUARE
-KITE
-Rectangle
-Grand Cross
Elements supported within the current version:
- Sun
- Moon
- Mercury
- Venus
- Mars
- Jupiter
- Saturn
- uranus
- Neptune
- Pluto
2. What types of analysis can I make?
There are 4 types of analysis that can be performed.
Single Chart analysis
Search for configurations within a single chart.
Interval analysis
Search for configurations within a time interval. You can select
the start date and end date of interval and also the time step (daily,
hourly and monthly).
In this case the time zone, latitude, longitude and daylight are
typed only once on start date. All other chart from the interval
are computed using this values.
Two static charts analysis
It search for configuration between static charts. It can be used
to find configuration between a natal chart and specific time chart
for example.
This analysis is not counting the configuration that might exist
in a single chart only.
In the result grid C1 planets are the planets from the first chart
and C2 planets from the second chart.
For this type of analysis the planets selection it will apply only
for second chart. For example if you are not selecting the moon
the results will contain all configuration that contain moon from
the first chart but not the moon from second chart.
Combined analysis
This type of analysis allows you to search configuration
that might appear between a fixed chart and a time interval chart.
It's very usefull for searching configuration made by planets in
your natal chart and planets in transit in a specific time interval.
In the result grid C1 planets are the planets from the first chart
and C2 planets from the second chart.
For this type of analysis the planets selection it will apply only
for second chart. For example if you are not selecting the moon
the results will contain all configuration that contain moon from
the first chart but not the moon from second chart.
3. What are the input values?
For searching configuration you have to type the chart details.
Based on type of the analysis you will have to enter 1, 2 or 3 chart
details.
Values to be entered are:
- Year, month and day
- Time : hour and minute and should have the following format hh:mm
and 24hours format (ex. 03:00pm should be typed 15:00)
- Time Zone: the time difference between your location and GMT.
For West zone shoud be +hh:mm and for East zone -hh:mm.
- Latitude
- Longitude
- Daylight: Yes for summer time and No for winter time
- Step : the time step that will be take in consideration for Interval
and Combined Analysis. For hourly an hour it will be always added
to the current date (first chart at the begining) until second chart
date it will be reached. Same for daily and monthly. The software
has some pre-built interval limitation that will reduce the risk
of blocking you computer. You can de-select this feature from Option
menu.
4. Tell me more about output value?
All the results are displayed in the main grid of the screen. This
grid contains the following information:
- Date
- Time (GMT hour)
- Config : configuration name
- Description: the configuration elements. For Two static charts
and Combined analysis C1 represents the planets from the first chart
and C2 from second chart.
You can select the output desired from View Option pane (top right
of the screen):
- Degree: the planets are displayed by their exact degree value
- Zodiacal Sign : the planets are displayed by their zodiacal sign
(ex. taurus)
- Fire/Earth/Air/Water: the planets are displayed by the element
of the sign
- Cardinal/Fix/Mutable: the planets are displayed by the cardinality
of the sign
- YANG/YIN
After selection the Search button must be
pressed again!
5. What advanced options are available?
From Advanced Option screen (Option file menu) you can set up some
options as it follows:
- orb setting for each aspect type
- configuration selection: select or de-select configurations to
be take in consideration
- planets selection : select or de-select planets to be computed.For
Two Static Charts and Combined analysi the planets selection it
will apply only for second chart. For example if you are not selecting
the moon the results will contain all configuration that contain
moon from the first chart but not the moon from second chart.
- remove computing limits : free time interval selection.
Pay attention that long time intervals it will may take a long time
for computing!
6. Load/Save default values questions
You can save and load as default the following values:
- Year, month, day,time, time zone, latitude and longitude for the
main chart.
On starting the application the default values are automaticaly
loaded.
7. What are View Options?
You can select the output desired from View Option pane (top right
of the screen):
- Degree: the planets are displayed by their exact degree value
- Zodiacal Sign : the planets are displayed by their zodiacal sign
(ex. taurus)
- Fire/Earth/Air/Water: the planets are displayed by the element
of the sign
- Cardinal/Fix/Mutable: the planets are displayed by the cardinality
of the sign
- YANG/YIN |
