Checking an astroformula
Check the syntax and find out why the condition is fulfilled or not.
Screenshots show the Ukrainian app interface. The English guide describes the same controls.
What it is and why it matters
The astrologist turns the description of the condition into a “yes or no” check. Tracking shows how the program has checked its parts. This allows you to first understand the criteria on one chart, and then run a broad search.
When to use it
- To learn to record search terms.
- When the result of the formula does not meet your expectations.
Terms explained
- Astroformula
- A condition written in the app’s formula language. It can be checked on a chart or searched for in time, in a database or on a map.
- Radix
- The reference chart used for comparison. It is usually a natal chart, but a radix does not have to represent a birth.
Where to find it
Search for “Check the formula”.
How to use it
- Enter a formula, for example Sun.Ari — Sun in Aries. Symbol & combines terms «and», «n» — «or».
- Press “Check” to check the syntax. For errors correct the specified line and position.
- Click “Run on chart”. View “Yes/No” and unlock the tracking of individual conditions.
- To reuse, open "Formulas", save your own name or download a .crt file.
Settings and options
Select an option to learn how it works and when to use it. The label beside its name shows whether it affects calculations, chart appearance or data.
FormulaCalculation
The condition in the special language of Zorya Astro: for example Sun.Ari checks the Sun in Aries. & means “and”, Echo — “or”. This is not a field of ordinary question to AI.
- What changes
- In search only selects moments, chart or places where the condition is true. The syntax error has a line and position.
- When to use it
- Start with one simple condition; check it in "Check formula" and then combine several.
- Example
- Sun.Ari & Mar.0.Sat: Sun in Aries and Mars' conjunction with Saturn. The presence of conjunction is checked with orb of the relevant rules.
Check / Run on chart / TraceAction
“Check” checks if the condition is correctly written. “Execute on chart” calculates it on the open chart. Tracking breaks the answer down into parts.
- What changes
- A syntaxically correct formula can give a “No” — this is the absence of a condition in this chart, not an error. Without open chart performance is unavailable.
- When to use it
- For a complex criterion, read the value of each tracking part to a mass search.
Formulas / Save formula… / Open .crt file…Action
A reused condition library. Name helps recognize the formula, .crt file translates the text of the criterion.
- What changes
- Selecting a record inserts it into the field. Deleting deletes the library record; opening a file does not mean that the search will be automatically launched.
- When to use it
- Name by task and methodology. After downloading, compile the formula, context chart and forecast circuit.
The result
The program will show the result of the formula on an open chart and explanation of checks.
Worked example
This is a teaching example; results for your chart may differ.
- Situation
- Check if Sun is in Aries.
- What to do
- Run Sun.Ari on the open chart and read the tracking.
- How to read the result
- “No” means a condition on this chart is not met, and a syntax error is that the record has not yet been read.
For professional practice
Preserved criteria and tracking help to verify formal hypotheses and reuse them in base, time and geography.
What to check for a precise comparison
Distinguish between syntax correctness and the correctness of the design. Check also rings, set of points and composite conditions before a large-scale launch.
Keep in mind
First check the new formula on a familiar chart, then use it in a long search.
Sun.Ari is an example of syntax, not a statement about your chart. The full syntax for developers is available in docs/astroformula.md repository.