3D Planetarium and Sky Designer

See the sky of any chart in three dimensions, with the constellations of nine cultures, six zodiacs and your own 3D styles.

The 3D Planetarium shows the sky of your chart as a sphere you can turn, with the ecliptic, the zodiac, the constellation figures, the fixed stars, the house cusps and the aspects. You can see what a flat wheel cannot show: where a planet stood among the stars, how far a sign is from its constellation, and where the horizon and the meridian cross the sky. With the 3D Styles Designer you can change everything the planetarium shows, from the culture of the constellation figures to the colors of the night sky.

The Sky

You can turn the sky with the mouse, or use the search form to go to any longitude and latitude. Click a planet, an object or a house cusp in the planets and houses tables, and the sky turns to center on it. When the Sun is above the horizon, you see a daytime sky. The Vedic zodiac is shown with the ayanamsa correction, and the Chinese constellations are among the figure sets.

The planetarium with the nakshatras drawn along the ecliptic — The nakshatras in the planetarium

The planetarium with the Chinese constellation figures — The Chinese constellations

The 3D Styles Designer

With the designer you can set more than 40 properties of a 3D style:

the constellation figures and their colors, from nine traditions: Western, Indian, Egyptian, Arabic, Chinese, Aztec, Navajo, Lakota and Polynesian
constellation names and boundaries
the zodiac: tropical, sidereal, galactic, 13 Signs, tropical lunar mansions or nakshatras
the right ascension grid and its degrees, useful when you work with primary directions
the ecliptic line and its degrees
the fixed stars, filtered by magnitude
the aspects between planets and objects, and the width of the aspect lines
planet glyphs and names, and the day and night sky colors
the lines and colors of the zodiac and sign boundaries
the houses: the position and width of the house sectors, the colors of the house numbers, and the lines of the house boundaries and sector divisions

The 3D Styles Designer in the astronomy view, with the star field and the constellation boundaries — The designer's astronomy view

The planetarium with the 13 Signs zodiac along the ecliptic — The 13 Signs zodiac in the planetarium

The planetarium with the Arabic Lunar Mansions along the ecliptic — The Arabic Lunar Mansions in the planetarium

3D Animations

Two animated models are also included: the ecliptic at different latitudes, and the Sun's annual movement through the zodiac.

A three-dimensional model of the ecliptic tilted against the horizon — The ecliptic in three dimensions

Frequently Asked Questions

Which constellation figures can I show?

Nine sets: Western, Indian, Egyptian, Arabic, Chinese, Aztec, Navajo, Lakota and Polynesian, each with its own colors.

Which zodiacs can I use in the planetarium?

Tropical, sidereal with the ayanamsa from your settings, galactic, 13 Signs, the tropical lunar mansions and the nakshatras.

Can I center the sky on a planet?

Yes. Click any planet, object or house cusp in the tables, and the sky turns to put it in the center. You can do the same for any coordinates with the search form.

Can I make my own 3D style?

Yes. With the 3D Styles Designer you can set more than 40 properties, from the figures and the zodiac to the colors of the houses and the night sky.