Lunar Return Chart - Monthly emotional forecast with Moon cycle chart
post_astrology_lunar_returnGenerate a lunar return chart for monthly astrological forecasting. Get planetary positions, house cusps, aspects, and emotional themes for the coming month.
Instructions
Generate a lunar return chart for any month, cast for the exact moment the transiting Moon returns to its natal ecliptic longitude. The Moon completes one sidereal orbit every ~27.3 days, making this the primary technique for monthly astrological forecasting. Returns full tropical zodiac chart with planetary positions, house cusps, aspects, Ascendant, and Midheaven. Reveals emotional patterns, domestic focus, and intuitive themes for the coming month. Lunar return chart API, monthly horoscope forecast, Moon cycle chart, emotional astrology prediction.
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| lang | No | Response language (BCP 47). Supported: en, tr, de, es, hi, pt, fr, ru, zh-Hans, zh-Hant. Defaults to en. Coverage varies by domain, and a field with no translation in the requested language returns English. | en |
| compact | No | Set true for the same data in a compact shape: arrays of same-shaped objects arrive columnar as {"__cols":[names],"__rows":[[values]]}. Lossless, typically 40 to 52 percent fewer tokens. | |
| latitude | Yes | Latitude of the lunar return location in decimal degrees (-90 to 90). Affects the Ascendant and house cusps of the return chart. | |
| timezone | Yes | Decimal hours from UTC OR IANA name (e.g. "America/New_York"). IANA resolved to the DST-correct offset for the birthDate. Output datetime is adjusted to this timezone. | |
| birthDate | Yes | Original birth date in YYYY-MM-DD format. Used to determine natal Moon longitude for the lunar return calculation. | |
| birthTime | Yes | Original birth time in 24-hour HH:MM:SS format. Determines exact natal Moon position for monthly return timing. | |
| longitude | Yes | Longitude of the lunar return location in decimal degrees (-180 to 180). Determines local sidereal time for house calculations. | |
| returnDate | Yes | Approximate date near the desired lunar return (YYYY-MM-DD). The Moon returns to its natal position every ~27.3 days, so provide a date within a few days of the expected return. | |
| houseSystem | No | House system for the lunar return chart. Placidus (default), Whole Sign, Equal, or Koch. | placidus |
Output Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| chart | Yes | ||
| location | Yes | ||
| birthDate | Yes | ||
| interpretation | Yes | ||
| lunarReturnDate | Yes | ||
| natalMoonPosition | Yes |