Drawing & Reading the Wheel

Draw a chart

1. Open a client card and click Charts ▾.
2. Choose Draw Birth Chart (or any other type — see Chart types).

The wheel is computed and drawn instantly, inside ChartVault. There's no third-party chart site and no internet call — the city you picked when you added the client already resolved to the exact coordinates and time zone the chart needs.

Reading the wheel

ChartVault draws its own SVG wheel, tuned for clarity:

• Zodiac ring with sign glyphs, the Ascendant at the 9-o'clock position.
• House cusps, with the angles (ASC / MC) emphasised.
• Planet glyphs placed at their exact degree, each labelled with its degree.
• Retrograde marks (℞) on every retrograde body.
• Aspect lines through the centre, colour-coded by aspect (see Orbs & aspects).

Stelliums never overlap

When several planets cluster within a few degrees, ChartVault automatically spaces the glyphs so none are hidden — while each glyph stays tied to its true degree by a leader line. A crowded stellium stays readable.

Make it full-screen

Every chart modal has an Enlarge ⤢ button in its header. Click it and the wheel fills the screen — ideal for reading a dense chart yourself or showing it to a client. Click Shrink (or the button again) to return to the normal size.

Accessibility

The wheel is drawn as an accessible SVG (role="img" with a title and description), and every chart includes a screen-reader-friendly data table of the same positions — so the chart is usable without relying on the visual wheel alone.

Next

• Isolate a single placement with Interactive Focus.
• Switch the house system.
• Explore every chart type and analysis panel.