n times past, the complex calculations involved in drawing up a birthchart deterred many people from pursuing an interest in astrology. The arrival of calculators began to speed things up and now computer programs can create birthcharts in a few minutes.
However, the practicalities of manually calculating and constructing a birthchart are much simpler than actually putting all the information together to create an accurate interpretation. Anyone can learn basic mathematics but not everyone has the potential to interpret the entire birthchart.
The materials needed to manually calculate the birthchart are: an Ephemeris, Tables of Houses for Northern and Southern Latitudes, a means of obtaining longitudes and latitudes, and a birthchart form (click here to view/download your birthchart template in pdf format).