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Perspective Type

The PerspectiveType class is used to define the perspective of the chart.

Full list of PerspectiveType literals can be found here.

Heliocentric Birth Chart

python
from kerykeion import AstrologicalSubject, KerykeionChartSVG

heliocentric_subject = AstrologicalSubject("John Lennon - Heliocentric", 1940, 10, 9, 10, 30, "Liverpool", "GB", perspective_type="Heliocentric")
heliocentric_chart = KerykeionChartSVG(heliocentric_subject)
heliocentric_chart.makeSVG()

The output will be:

John Lennon Heliocentric

Helio AstrologicalSubject

python
from kerykeion import AstrologicalSubject

johnny = AstrologicalSubject("Johnny Depp", 1963, 6, 9, 0, 0, "Owensboro", "US", perspective_type="Heliocentric")

print(johnny.json(indent=2))

The output will be:

json
{
  "name": "Johnny Depp",
  "year": 1963,
  "month": 6,
  "day": 9,
  "hour": 0,
  "minute": 0,
  "city": "Owensboro",
  "nation": "US",
  "lng": -87.11333,
  "lat": 37.77422,
  "tz_str": "America/Chicago",
  "zodiac_type": "Tropic",
  "houses_system_identifier": "P",
  "houses_system_name": "Placidus",
  "perspective_type": "Heliocentric",
  "iso_formatted_local_datetime": "1963-06-09T00:00:00-05:00",
  "iso_formatted_utc_datetime": "1963-06-09T05:00:00+00:00",
  "julian_day": 2438189.7083333335,
  "sun": {
    "name": "Sun",
    "quality": "Cardinal",
    "element": "Fire",
    "sign": "Ari",
    "sign_num": 0,
    "position": 0.0,
    "abs_pos": 0.0,
    "emoji": "♈️",
    "point_type": "Planet",
    "house": "First_House",
    "retrograde": false
  },
  "moon": {
    "name": "Moon",
    "quality": "Mutable",
    "element": "Fire",
    "sign": "Sag",
    "sign_num": 8,
    "position": 17.71293280048576,
    "abs_pos": 257.71293280048576,
    "emoji": "♐️",
    "point_type": "Planet",
    "house": "Tenth_House",
    "retrograde": false
  },
  "mercury": {
    "name": "Mercury",
    "quality": "Cardinal",
    "element": "Earth",
    "sign": "Cap",
    "sign_num": 9,
    "position": 29.31965968245555,
    "abs_pos": 299.31965968245555,
    "emoji": "♑️",
    "point_type": "Planet",
    "house": "Twelfth_House",
    "retrograde": false
  },
  "venus": {
    "name": "Venus",
    "quality": "Cardinal",
    "element": "Fire",
    "sign": "Ari",
    "sign_num": 0,
    "position": 23.843575319691585,
    "abs_pos": 23.843575319691585,
    "emoji": "♈️",
    "point_type": "Planet",
    "house": "Second_House",
    "retrograde": false
  },
  "mars": {
    "name": "Mars",
    "quality": "Cardinal",
    "element": "Air",
    "sign": "Lib",
    "sign_num": 6,
    "position": 9.908686490882815,
    "abs_pos": 189.90868649088281,
    "emoji": "♎️",
    "point_type": "Planet",
    "house": "Eighth_House",
    "retrograde": false
  },
  "jupiter": {
    "name": "Jupiter",
    "quality": "Cardinal",
    "element": "Fire",
    "sign": "Ari",
    "sign_num": 0,
    "position": 3.3225824822577104,
    "abs_pos": 3.3225824822577104,
    "emoji": "♈️",
    "point_type": "Planet",
    "house": "First_House",
    "retrograde": false
  },
  "saturn": {
    "name": "Saturn",
    "quality": "Fixed",
    "element": "Air",
    "sign": "Aqu",
    "sign_num": 10,
    "position": 17.726400222248685,
    "abs_pos": 317.7264002222487,
    "emoji": "♒️",
    "point_type": "Planet",
    "house": "Twelfth_House",
    "retrograde": false
  },
  "uranus": {
    "name": "Uranus",
    "quality": "Mutable",
    "element": "Earth",
    "sign": "Vir",
    "sign_num": 5,
    "position": 4.621984499731468,
    "abs_pos": 154.62198449973147,
    "emoji": "♍️",
    "point_type": "Planet",
    "house": "Seventh_House",
    "retrograde": false
  },
  "neptune": {
    "name": "Neptune",
    "quality": "Fixed",
    "element": "Water",
    "sign": "Sco",
    "sign_num": 7,
    "position": 14.498716498461278,
    "abs_pos": 224.49871649846128,
    "emoji": "♏️",
    "point_type": "Planet",
    "house": "Ninth_House",
    "retrograde": false
  },
  "pluto": {
    "name": "Pluto",
    "quality": "Mutable",
    "element": "Earth",
    "sign": "Vir",
    "sign_num": 5,
    "position": 11.420394744365211,
    "abs_pos": 161.4203947443652,
    "emoji": "♍️",
    "point_type": "Planet",
    "house": "Seventh_House",
    "retrograde": false
  },
  "chiron": {
    "name": "Chiron",
    "quality": "Mutable",
    "element": "Water",
    "sign": "Pis",
    "sign_num": 11,
    "position": 11.572185162993549,
    "abs_pos": 341.57218516299355,
    "emoji": "♓️",
    "point_type": "Planet",
    "house": "First_House",
    "retrograde": false
  },
  "first_house": {
    "name": "First_House",
    "quality": "Fixed",
    "element": "Air",
    "sign": "Aqu",
    "sign_num": 10,
    "position": 20.696672272096748,
    "abs_pos": 320.69667227209675,
    "emoji": "♒️",
    "point_type": "House"
  },
  "second_house": {
    "name": "Second_House",
    "quality": "Cardinal",
    "element": "Fire",
    "sign": "Ari",
    "sign_num": 0,
    "position": 6.643247095515116,
    "abs_pos": 6.643247095515116,
    "emoji": "♈️",
    "point_type": "House"
  },
  "third_house": {
    "name": "Third_House",
    "quality": "Fixed",
    "element": "Earth",
    "sign": "Tau",
    "sign_num": 1,
    "position": 11.215413957987053,
    "abs_pos": 41.21541395798705,
    "emoji": "♉️",
    "point_type": "House"
  },
  "fourth_house": {
    "name": "Fourth_House",
    "quality": "Mutable",
    "element": "Air",
    "sign": "Gem",
    "sign_num": 2,
    "position": 6.587748893878825,
    "abs_pos": 66.58774889387882,
    "emoji": "♊️",
    "point_type": "House"
  },
  "fifth_house": {
    "name": "Fifth_House",
    "quality": "Mutable",
    "element": "Air",
    "sign": "Gem",
    "sign_num": 2,
    "position": 28.34219396577589,
    "abs_pos": 88.34219396577589,
    "emoji": "♊️",
    "point_type": "House"
  },
  "sixth_house": {
    "name": "Sixth_House",
    "quality": "Cardinal",
    "element": "Water",
    "sign": "Can",
    "sign_num": 3,
    "position": 20.99073151066341,
    "abs_pos": 110.99073151066341,
    "emoji": "♋️",
    "point_type": "House"
  },
  "seventh_house": {
    "name": "Seventh_House",
    "quality": "Fixed",
    "element": "Fire",
    "sign": "Leo",
    "sign_num": 4,
    "position": 20.696672272096748,
    "abs_pos": 140.69667227209675,
    "emoji": "♌️",
    "point_type": "House"
  },
  "eighth_house": {
    "name": "Eighth_House",
    "quality": "Cardinal",
    "element": "Air",
    "sign": "Lib",
    "sign_num": 6,
    "position": 6.6432470955151075,
    "abs_pos": 186.6432470955151,
    "emoji": "♎️",
    "point_type": "House"
  },
  "ninth_house": {
    "name": "Ninth_House",
    "quality": "Fixed",
    "element": "Water",
    "sign": "Sco",
    "sign_num": 7,
    "position": 11.215413957987039,
    "abs_pos": 221.21541395798704,
    "emoji": "♏️",
    "point_type": "House"
  },
  "tenth_house": {
    "name": "Tenth_House",
    "quality": "Mutable",
    "element": "Fire",
    "sign": "Sag",
    "sign_num": 8,
    "position": 6.587748893878825,
    "abs_pos": 246.58774889387882,
    "emoji": "♐️",
    "point_type": "House"
  },
  "eleventh_house": {
    "name": "Eleventh_House",
    "quality": "Mutable",
    "element": "Fire",
    "sign": "Sag",
    "sign_num": 8,
    "position": 28.34219396577589,
    "abs_pos": 268.3421939657759,
    "emoji": "♐️",
    "point_type": "House"
  },
  "twelfth_house": {
    "name": "Twelfth_House",
    "quality": "Cardinal",
    "element": "Earth",
    "sign": "Cap",
    "sign_num": 9,
    "position": 20.99073151066341,
    "abs_pos": 290.9907315106634,
    "emoji": "♑️",
    "point_type": "House"
  },
  "mean_node": {
    "name": "Mean_Node",
    "quality": "Cardinal",
    "element": "Fire",
    "sign": "Ari",
    "sign_num": 0,
    "position": 0.0,
    "abs_pos": 0.0,
    "emoji": "♈️",
    "point_type": "Planet",
    "house": "First_House",
    "retrograde": false
  },
  "true_node": {
    "name": "True_Node",
    "quality": "Cardinal",
    "element": "Fire",
    "sign": "Ari",
    "sign_num": 0,
    "position": 0.0,
    "abs_pos": 0.0,
    "emoji": "♈️",
    "point_type": "Planet",
    "house": "First_House",
    "retrograde": false
  },
  "lunar_phase": {
    "degrees_between_s_m": 257.71293280048576,
    "moon_phase": 21,
    "sun_phase": 20,
    "moon_emoji": "🌗",
    "moon_phase_name": "Last Quarter"
  }
}