Research note · Dataset schema v2

Birth Chart Accuracy Test Set

This build's natal engine at audited source times, time standards, and rounded source coordinates. The cited checks score published longitudes and signs. 10 captured JPL Horizons longitude comparisons are scored separately at the same assumed historical UT1 instants. Inspect inputs, targets, thresholds, deltas, and quarantines.

Current output is recalculated from this build. Unlisted positions carry no external-reference claim.

Reference coverageOne mark per sourced check; blanks are not failures.
  1. Albert Einstein6/6
  2. Martin Luther King Jr.2/2
  3. David Bowie3/3
  4. John F. Kennedy3/3
  5. Frida Kahlo3/3
  6. Carl Sagan2/2
  7. Marie Curie2/2
7public fixtures
21external checks
10independent JPL comparisons
21 / 21passing in this build

Public natal fixtures are not a Moon-sign catalog. The Moon sign catalog lists natal-Moon interiors by sign — not these VSOP87 longitudes versus linked targets. The zodiac sign encyclopedia is tropical personality traits, not this scored natal-fixture table.

A linked-target table is not a calculation write-up. How Charting Stars calculates birth charts is the IANA timezone and Lahiri/Vimshottari engine steps — not these VSOP87 longitudes versus linked targets. Einstein's birth chart in Hellenistic, Vedic, and BaZi is Ulm 1879 in three traditions, not this named-source delta table.

Linked-target natal fixtures are not a 2026 sky calendar. The 2026 Mercury retrograde calendar lists station and shadow windows — not these named-source longitude checks. The 2026 eclipse calendar is four dated solar and lunar maxima, not this public fixture suite.

01 · Independent longitude verification

This build vs captured JPL Horizons longitudes

10 / 10 independent comparisons pass. Pass and Δ use the captured JPL number with a 0.05° internal threshold. These apparent ecliptic-of-date calculations do not verify the birth record; frame and historical timescale assumptions remain explicit in the downloads.

Current engine longitudes against captured JPL Horizons targets at source-aligned historical UT1 instants
FixtureBodyCaptured JPL targetThis buildΔ / thresholdJPL HorizonsResult
Albert EinsteinSun longitude353.508°353.507°Δ 0.000° / 0.050°JPL Horizons captured independent calculation 1879-03-14T10:50:00Z · retrieved 2026-10-07Captured response ↓Pass
Albert EinsteinMoon longitude254.526°254.521°Δ 0.004° / 0.050°JPL Horizons captured independent calculation 1879-03-14T10:50:00Z · retrieved 2026-10-07Captured response ↓Pass
Albert EinsteinUranus longitude151.288°151.279°Δ 0.009° / 0.050°JPL Horizons captured independent calculation 1879-03-14T10:50:00Z · retrieved 2026-10-07Captured response ↓Pass
Albert EinsteinNeptune longitude37.872°37.871°Δ 0.000° / 0.050°JPL Horizons captured independent calculation 1879-03-14T10:50:00Z · retrieved 2026-10-07Captured response ↓Pass
Martin Luther King Jr.Sun longitude295.134°295.134°Δ 0.000° / 0.050°JPL Horizons captured independent calculation 1929-01-15T18:00:00Z · retrieved 2026-10-07Captured response ↓Pass
David BowieSun longitude287.246°287.245°Δ 0.000° / 0.050°JPL Horizons captured independent calculation 1947-01-08T09:00:00Z · retrieved 2026-10-07Captured response ↓Pass
John F. KennedySun longitude67.843°67.843°Δ 0.000° / 0.050°JPL Horizons captured independent calculation 1917-05-29T20:00:00Z · retrieved 2026-10-07Captured response ↓Pass
Frida KahloSun longitude103.376°103.375°Δ 0.000° / 0.050°JPL Horizons captured independent calculation 1907-07-06T15:06:40Z · retrieved 2026-10-07Captured response ↓Pass
Carl SaganSun longitude226.827°226.827°Δ 0.000° / 0.050°JPL Horizons captured independent calculation 1934-11-09T22:05:00Z · retrieved 2026-10-07Captured response ↓Pass
Marie CurieSun longitude224.576°224.575°Δ 0.000° / 0.050°JPL Horizons captured independent calculation 1867-11-07T10:36:00Z · retrieved 2026-10-07Captured response ↓Pass

Cite-ready questions

What this set can answer

Quote-ready claims. Live longitudes, targets, and deltas are in the tables on this page; downloads carry release birth-chart-accuracy-2026-10-07-v2.

FAQ
01

How does Charting Stars test birth-chart accuracy?

https://chartingstars.com/research/birth-chart-accuracy publishes 7 source-aligned natal fixtures (Einstein, King, Bowie, Kennedy, Kahlo, Sagan, Curie) with 21 linked external checks. This build recalculates each chart at the cited time standard and rounded source coordinates. Two incompatible Astro-Charts targets are quarantined and excluded from passing totals.

02

What is the JPL Horizons link on this page?

10 separate independent longitude checks use actual captured JPL Horizons values: Einstein's Sun, Moon, Uranus, and Neptune, plus the Sun for the other six fixtures. Their pass and delta use those captured numbers at the source-aligned historical UT1 instants with a 0.05 degree Charting Stars threshold. Downloads retain parameters, retrieval times, and raw-response hashes. JPL does not verify the birth record.

03

What does Pass or Fail mean here?

A cited-check pass matches a sourced sign or falls inside the Charting Stars internal circular threshold of a published longitude. A separate JPL pass compares the unrounded engine result to a captured apparent geocentric ecliptic-of-date longitude within 0.05 degree. The cited source does not own either threshold. Quarantined and regression-only values are excluded; unlisted positions carry no external claim.

04

Can I download the birth-chart fixtures?

Yes. JSON and CSV are free, no account required, at https://chartingstars.com/research/birth-chart-accuracy/data.json and https://chartingstars.com/research/birth-chart-accuracy/data.csv. Cite the reader, release birth-chart-accuracy-2026-10-07-v2, schema v2, and your access date. Keep each row's source, comparison class, and caveats with any specific check.

02 · Fixture register

Seven records, shown without substitution

The calculator uses the cited time standard and rounded coordinates. Legacy regression inputs remain available under each record.

Summary of all seven birth-chart calculation fixtures
Fixture and sourceCalculation inputCurrent chartCited checksKnown caveat
Albert EinsteinAstro-Databank 1879-03-14 · 11:30LMT (UTC+00:40:00)Ulm, GermanySun PiscesMoon SagittariusRising CancerASC 101.644° · MC 342.839°6/6 pass3° · 3 signSource caveatThe source coordinates are rounded place coordinates, not a verified birth-building location. Decimal conversion does not add geographic precision. The cited local clock and explicit source offset determine the public test instant. All seven births predate UTC; the ISO Z timestamp serializes an assumed historical UT1 instant, without modeling uncertainty in the recorded clock or UT1 reconstruction. The source's 10e00 LMT gives exactly +00:40:00; the regression retains its more precise implementation longitude and resulting +00:39:57. The Astro-Charts outer-planet comparisons are quarantined for a different time assumption.
Martin Luther King Jr.Astro-Databank 1929-01-15 · 12:00CST (UTC-06:00)Atlanta, Georgia, USASun CapricornMoon PiscesRising TaurusASC 43.810° · MC 298.207°2/2 pass1° · 1 signSource caveatThe source coordinates are rounded place coordinates, not a verified birth-building location. Decimal conversion does not add geographic precision. The cited local clock and explicit source offset determine the public test instant. All seven births predate UTC; the ISO Z timestamp serializes an assumed historical UT1 instant, without modeling uncertainty in the recorded clock or UT1 reconstruction. The source describes an approximate noon birth. This test adopts that source clock and CST (-06:00), rather than the frozen regression's America/New_York EST (-05:00); no precise birth-angle claim is made.
David BowieAstro-Databank 1947-01-08 · 09:00GMT (UTC+00:00)Brixton, London, EnglandSun CapricornMoon LeoRising AquariusASC 303.405° · MC 243.969°3/3 pass1° · 2 signSource caveatThe source coordinates are rounded place coordinates, not a verified birth-building location. Decimal conversion does not add geographic precision. The cited local clock and explicit source offset determine the public test instant. All seven births predate UTC; the ISO Z timestamp serializes an assumed historical UT1 instant, without modeling uncertainty in the recorded clock or UT1 reconstruction. The linked record presents 09:00 and Rodden A, and documents competing birth times. This selected source record is tested; the regression's AA rating is retained only as legacy metadata.
John F. KennedyAstro-Databank 1917-05-29 · 15:00EST (UTC-05:00)Brookline, Massachusetts, USASun GeminiMoon VirgoRising LibraASC 199.998° · MC 113.777°3/3 pass1° · 2 signSource caveatThe source coordinates are rounded place coordinates, not a verified birth-building location. Decimal conversion does not add geographic precision. The cited local clock and explicit source offset determine the public test instant. All seven births predate UTC; the ISO Z timestamp serializes an assumed historical UT1 instant, without modeling uncertainty in the recorded clock or UT1 reconstruction. The linked birth record reports Rodden A; the frozen regression's AA rating is legacy metadata and is not source-substantiated.
Frida KahloAstro-Databank 1907-07-06 · 08:30LMT at 99w10 (UTC-06:36:40)Coyoacan, MexicoSun CancerMoon TaurusRising LeoASC 143.517° · MC 53.338°3/3 pass1° · 2 signSource caveatThe source coordinates are rounded place coordinates, not a verified birth-building location. Decimal conversion does not add geographic precision. The cited local clock and explicit source offset determine the public test instant. All seven births predate UTC; the ISO Z timestamp serializes an assumed historical UT1 instant, without modeling uncertainty in the recorded clock or UT1 reconstruction. The public LMT conversion uses the cited 99w10 and -06:36:40 exactly. The frozen regression's implementation coordinates and LMT second remain unchanged.
Carl SaganAstro-Databank 1934-11-09 · 17:05EST (UTC-05:00)New York, New York, USASun ScorpioMoon SagittariusRising TaurusASC 55.316° · MC 303.330°2/2 pass1° · 1 signSource caveatThe source coordinates are rounded place coordinates, not a verified birth-building location. Decimal conversion does not add geographic precision. The cited local clock and explicit source offset determine the public test instant. All seven births predate UTC; the ISO Z timestamp serializes an assumed historical UT1 instant, without modeling uncertainty in the recorded clock or UT1 reconstruction. The public comparison uses the cited 17:05 New York record, rather than the frozen regression's 05:05 Brooklyn inputs. Its current output is a separate audit cast and does not rebaseline the production engine.
Marie CurieAstro-Databank 1867-11-07 · 12:00LMT at 21e00 (UTC+01:24:00)Warsaw, PolandSun ScorpioMoon PiscesRising CapricornASC 282.028° · MC 228.622°2/2 pass1° · 1 signSource caveatThe source coordinates are rounded place coordinates, not a verified birth-building location. Decimal conversion does not add geographic precision. The cited local clock and explicit source offset determine the public test instant. All seven births predate UTC; the ISO Z timestamp serializes an assumed historical UT1 instant, without modeling uncertainty in the recorded clock or UT1 reconstruction. The source reports Rodden AA, while the frozen regression retains A. The public LMT conversion uses the cited 21e00 and +01:24:00; the old implementation's +01:24:03 is regression-only.

03 · Reference results

Targets, deltas, internal thresholds, and sources

Longitude checks use circular angular distance against a Charting Stars internal threshold. Sign checks compare the sourced sign only.

Public fixture

Albert Einstein

6/6 cited checks passSource-reported Rodden rating AA

Source-aligned calculation input

1879-03-14 at 11:30 · LMT (UTC+00:40:00)

Ulm, Germany

1879-03-14T10:50:00Z · historical UT1 assumption

48.4, 10

Linked source record

1879-03-14 at 11:30 · LMT (UTC+00:40:00)

Ulm, Germany

Open Astro-Databank
Regression-only metadata · excluded from public scoring

Frozen internal regression metadata, not source evidence. No regression baseline or production chart behavior is changed by the public audit cast.

1879-03-14 at 11:30 · Europe/Berlin · Ulm, Germany · stored rating AA

External targets and signs, with longitude targets evaluated against Charting Stars internal acceptance thresholds, for Albert Einstein
CheckExternal targetCurrent buildEvaluationReference sourceResult
Sun longitude353.500°353.507°Δ 0.008° / internal threshold 1.500°Astro-Databank Published as 23 degrees 30 minutes Pisces.Pass
Moon longitude254.533°254.521°Δ 0.011° / internal threshold 3.000°Astro-Databank Published as 14 degrees 32 minutes Sagittarius.Pass
Ascendant longitude101.650°101.644°Δ 0.005° / internal threshold 4.000°Astro-Databank Published as 11 degrees 39 minutes Cancer.Pass
Sun signPiscesPiscesExact sourced signAstro-Databank Pass
Moon signSagittariusSagittariusExact sourced signAstro-Databank Pass
Rising signCancerCancerExact sourced signAstro-Databank Pass
Inspect all externally referenced positions3 positions
Ascendant 101.644°
Current calculated values for externally referenced positions for Albert Einstein
Body or pointEcliptic longitudeSignMotion
Sun353.507°PiscesDirect
Moon254.521°SagittariusDirect

Public fixture

Martin Luther King Jr.

2/2 cited checks passSource-reported Rodden rating A

Source-aligned calculation input

1929-01-15 at 12:00 · CST (UTC-06:00)

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

1929-01-15T18:00:00Z · historical UT1 assumption

33.75, -84.38333333333334

Linked source record

1929-01-15 at 12:00 (about noon) · CST (UTC-06:00)

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Open Astro-Databank
Regression-only metadata · excluded from public scoring

Frozen internal regression metadata, not source evidence. No regression baseline or production chart behavior is changed by the public audit cast.

1929-01-15 at 12:00 · America/New_York · Atlanta, GA, USA · stored rating A

External targets and signs, with longitude targets evaluated against Charting Stars internal acceptance thresholds, for Martin Luther King Jr.
CheckExternal targetCurrent buildEvaluationReference sourceResult
Sun longitude295.133°295.134°Δ 0.001° / internal threshold 1.500°Astro-Databank Published as 25 degrees 08 minutes Capricorn.Pass
Sun signCapricornCapricornExact sourced signAstro-Databank Pass
Inspect all externally referenced positions1 positions
Current calculated values for externally referenced positions for Martin Luther King Jr.
Body or pointEcliptic longitudeSignMotion
Sun295.134°CapricornDirect

Public fixture

David Bowie

3/3 cited checks passSource-reported Rodden rating A

Source-aligned calculation input

1947-01-08 at 09:00 · GMT (UTC+00:00)

Brixton, London, England

1947-01-08T09:00:00Z · historical UT1 assumption

51.483333333333334, -0.1

Linked source record

1947-01-08 at 09:00 · GMT (UTC+00:00)

Brixton, London, England

Open Astro-Databank
Regression-only metadata · excluded from public scoring

Frozen internal regression metadata, not source evidence. No regression baseline or production chart behavior is changed by the public audit cast.

1947-01-08 at 09:00 · Europe/London · Brixton, London, UK · stored rating AA

External targets and signs, with longitude targets evaluated against Charting Stars internal acceptance thresholds, for David Bowie
CheckExternal targetCurrent buildEvaluationReference sourceResult
Sun longitude287.250°287.245°Δ 0.005° / internal threshold 1.500°Astro-Databank Published as 17 degrees 15 minutes Capricorn.Pass
Sun signCapricornCapricornExact sourced signAstro-Databank Pass
Rising signAquariusAquariusExact sourced signAstro-Databank Pass
Inspect all externally referenced positions2 positions
Ascendant 303.405°
Current calculated values for externally referenced positions for David Bowie
Body or pointEcliptic longitudeSignMotion
Sun287.245°CapricornDirect

Public fixture

John F. Kennedy

3/3 cited checks passSource-reported Rodden rating A

Source-aligned calculation input

1917-05-29 at 15:00 · EST (UTC-05:00)

Brookline, Massachusetts, USA

1917-05-29T20:00:00Z · historical UT1 assumption

42.333333333333336, -71.11666666666666

Linked source record

1917-05-29 at 15:00 · EST (UTC-05:00)

Brookline, Massachusetts, USA

Open Astro-Databank
Regression-only metadata · excluded from public scoring

Frozen internal regression metadata, not source evidence. No regression baseline or production chart behavior is changed by the public audit cast.

1917-05-29 at 15:00 · America/New_York · Brookline, MA, USA · stored rating AA

External targets and signs, with longitude targets evaluated against Charting Stars internal acceptance thresholds, for John F. Kennedy
CheckExternal targetCurrent buildEvaluationReference sourceResult
Sun longitude67.850°67.843°Δ 0.007° / internal threshold 1.500°Astro-Databank Published as 7 degrees 51 minutes Gemini.Pass
Sun signGeminiGeminiExact sourced signAstro-Databank Pass
Rising signLibraLibraExact sourced signAstro-Databank Pass
Inspect all externally referenced positions2 positions
Ascendant 199.998°
Current calculated values for externally referenced positions for John F. Kennedy
Body or pointEcliptic longitudeSignMotion
Sun67.843°GeminiDirect

Public fixture

Frida Kahlo

3/3 cited checks passSource-reported Rodden rating AA

Source-aligned calculation input

1907-07-06 at 08:30 · LMT at 99w10 (UTC-06:36:40)

Coyoacan, Mexico

1907-07-06T15:06:40Z · historical UT1 assumption

19.333333333333332, -99.16666666666667

Linked source record

1907-07-06 at 08:30 · LMT at 99w10 (UTC-06:36:40)

Coyoacan, Mexico

Open Astro-Databank
Regression-only metadata · excluded from public scoring

Frozen internal regression metadata, not source evidence. No regression baseline or production chart behavior is changed by the public audit cast.

1907-07-06 at 08:30 · America/Mexico_City · Coyoacán, Mexico City, Mexico · stored rating AA

External targets and signs, with longitude targets evaluated against Charting Stars internal acceptance thresholds, for Frida Kahlo
CheckExternal targetCurrent buildEvaluationReference sourceResult
Sun longitude103.383°103.375°Δ 0.008° / internal threshold 1.500°Astro-Databank Published as 13 degrees 23 minutes Cancer.Pass
Sun signCancerCancerExact sourced signAstro-Databank Pass
Rising signLeoLeoExact sourced signAstro-Databank Pass
Inspect all externally referenced positions2 positions
Ascendant 143.517°
Current calculated values for externally referenced positions for Frida Kahlo
Body or pointEcliptic longitudeSignMotion
Sun103.375°CancerDirect

Public fixture

Carl Sagan

2/2 cited checks passSource-reported Rodden rating AA

Source-aligned calculation input

1934-11-09 at 17:05 · EST (UTC-05:00)

New York, New York, USA

1934-11-09T22:05:00Z · historical UT1 assumption

40.71666666666667, -74

Linked source record

1934-11-09 at 17:05 · EST (UTC-05:00)

New York, New York, USA

Open Astro-Databank
Regression-only metadata · excluded from public scoring

Frozen internal regression metadata, not source evidence. No regression baseline or production chart behavior is changed by the public audit cast.

1934-11-09 at 05:05 · America/New_York · Brooklyn, NY, USA · stored rating AA

External targets and signs, with longitude targets evaluated against Charting Stars internal acceptance thresholds, for Carl Sagan
CheckExternal targetCurrent buildEvaluationReference sourceResult
Sun longitude226.833°226.827°Δ 0.006° / internal threshold 1.500°Astro-Databank Published as 16 degrees 50 minutes Scorpio.Pass
Sun signScorpioScorpioExact sourced signAstro-Databank Pass
Inspect all externally referenced positions1 positions
Current calculated values for externally referenced positions for Carl Sagan
Body or pointEcliptic longitudeSignMotion
Sun226.827°ScorpioDirect

Public fixture

Marie Curie

2/2 cited checks passSource-reported Rodden rating AA

Source-aligned calculation input

1867-11-07 at 12:00 · LMT at 21e00 (UTC+01:24:00)

Warsaw, Poland

1867-11-07T10:36:00Z · historical UT1 assumption

52.25, 21

Linked source record

1867-11-07 at 12:00 · LMT at 21e00 (UTC+01:24:00)

Warsaw, Poland

Open Astro-Databank
Regression-only metadata · excluded from public scoring

Frozen internal regression metadata, not source evidence. No regression baseline or production chart behavior is changed by the public audit cast.

1867-11-07 at 12:00 · Europe/Warsaw · Warsaw, Poland · stored rating A

External targets and signs, with longitude targets evaluated against Charting Stars internal acceptance thresholds, for Marie Curie
CheckExternal targetCurrent buildEvaluationReference sourceResult
Sun longitude224.583°224.575°Δ 0.008° / internal threshold 1.500°Astro-Databank Published as 14 degrees 35 minutes Scorpio.Pass
Sun signScorpioScorpioExact sourced signAstro-Databank Pass
Inspect all externally referenced positions1 positions
Current calculated values for externally referenced positions for Marie Curie
Body or pointEcliptic longitudeSignMotion
Sun224.575°ScorpioDirect

04 · Method and limits

What this set can and cannot say

Schema v2 · birth-chart-accuracy-2026-10-07-v2 · recalculated at build time

External references

These are linked birth records, published longitudes, and sourced sign labels. References provide targets and signs; Charting Stars defines the internal acceptance thresholds retained from the engine accuracy gate. Separate independent comparisons use captured JPL values, retained response bytes and SHA-256 hashes at the same source-aligned UT1 assumptions. JPL does not verify the birth record.

Private regression snapshots

Separate high-precision snapshots detect unexplained engine drift in CI. They are not independent evidence, are not counted as external checks, and are omitted from this page and both downloads.

Pass and Fail

Pass means the raw current result falls within the Charting Stars internal circular acceptance threshold retained from the engine accuracy gate, or matches its sourced sign. The cited source does not provide or own that threshold. Fail means that one comparison falls outside the rule. Displayed values are rounded or quantized; evaluation uses unrounded values.

Downloads

JSON preserves the nested public projection. CSV labels cited, independent, and quarantined comparisons separately, together with source inputs and regression-only metadata. Both formats are deterministic UTF-8 schema v2 representations of the same build output. Each saved file carries release ID birth-chart-accuracy-2026-10-07-v2.

Dataset-wide caveats

  1. External references supply degree-minute longitude targets or sign labels. Longitude pass/fail uses a Charting Stars internal acceptance threshold retained from the engine accuracy gate; it is defined by Charting Stars, not provided by the cited source.
  2. Precise frozen regression snapshots protect the internal engine from unexplained drift. Their stored numbers are not independent evidence and are omitted from every public record.
  3. Current longitudes are quantized downward to three decimal places for display so they stay in their raw sign interval; deltas are rounded for display. Pass or fail uses the unrounded normalized engine longitude and raw circular delta; unlisted positions carry no external claim.
  4. Independent JPL Horizons comparisons use captured numerical quantity-31 apparent geocentric ecliptic-of-date longitudes at each audited historical UT1 instant. They are scored separately at a Charting Stars internal 0.05-degree threshold; a link alone is not scored evidence and JPL does not verify birth data.
  5. All seven births predate UTC. utcInstant and utInstant use ISO Z notation for Date-compatible serialization of an assumed historical UT1 instant, not a claim of UTC timekeeping or a reconstructed clock uncertainty. The production engine's existing time-scale treatment is unchanged.
  6. regressionOnlyMetadata and the deprecated fixtureRoddenRating retain frozen implementation inputs and legacy ratings, not externally supported facts; sourceReportedRoddenRating is the audited linked-source rating.
  7. Public audit casts use explicit cited offsets and rounded source-place coordinates; no IANA timezone or more precise implementation coordinates are substituted. Quarantined comparisons have no pass/fail and do not contribute to the sourced total.

Citation policy

Cite the reader, then retain the row-level source.

Cite Birth Chart Accuracy Test Set, Charting Stars, release birth-chart-accuracy-2026-10-07-v2, schema v2, the canonical URL, and your access date. When discussing a specific check, keep its external source and caveat with the result. Do not describe an uncited current position or a private regression snapshot as externally checked.

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