Changelog
Last updated: May 12, 20262 min readBy the NatalCalculator.com Editorial Team · Reviewed for Astrological Accuracy
This changelog records all substantive changes to NatalCalculator.com — calculator updates, content additions, accuracy corrections, and design improvements. Minor copy edits are not recorded. Bug fixes and accuracy corrections are always listed regardless of how small.
v1.1.0 — 13 May 2026
- Expanded Moon ephemeris from 13 to 30 ELP-2000 periodic terms. Accuracy improves from ~0.5° to ~0.1° vs Swiss Ephemeris. Affects Moon sign determination near sign cusps.
- Added cookie notice banner (GDPR compliance).
- Added five static blog routes for pre-rendering: What Is a Birth Chart, The Big Three, Birth Chart vs Horoscope, How to Find Your Rising Sign, Saturn Return.
- Added WebApplication schema to all six calculator pages.
- Fixed OG image reference to serve JPEG instead of SVG for social media compatibility.
- Improved font loading: moved from JS injection to preload + stylesheet link tags. Reduces FOUT on first paint.
- Added "Last updated" and reading-time badges to all content pages via makeContentRoute helper.
- Design: added visual component library (StatRow, PlanetGrid, Callout, TOC, PullQuote, Steps, Compare, Divider) and applied across major content pages.
- Homepage: replaced ten-paragraph planet block with interactive PlanetGrid component. Replaced twelve-paragraph house block with icon-grid layout.
- All twelve zodiac sign pages: added mythology section, shadow/growth section, Aries-through-houses section, Compare (strengths/shadow) component, prev/next navigation.
- All twelve house pages: added StatRow with natural sign and ruler, planet symbol styling, prev/next navigation.
- Fixed aria-current="page" on active navigation links.
v1.0.0 — 12 May 2026
Initial public launch. Features included at launch:
- Western tropical and Vedic sidereal birth chart calculation, fully client-side.
- VSOP87 ephemeris for Sun and planets; ELP-2000 for the Moon; analytical theory for Pluto; Chiron and lunar nodes.
- Five house systems: Placidus, Koch, Porphyry, Equal, Whole Sign.
- Lahiri ayanamsa for sidereal mode.
- 27 nakshatras and Vimshottari mahadasha calculation in Vedic mode.
- Synastry calculator with 0-100 compatibility score.
- Dedicated rising sign and moon sign calculators.
- Full per-placement written interpretations.
- Shareable chart links and PNG download of the wheel.
- 22 content pages including reading guide, planets-in-houses, planets-in-signs, zodiac signs hub, and A-Z glossary.
- Five launch blog posts.
To report an error or suggest a correction, use the contact page. Acknowledged corrections are published here within a week of the fix shipping.