Windows 3.1: Due to use of Truetype fonts, v2 requires Windows 3.1 - it will no longer run on Windows 3.0.

Improved Accuracy: Planets are now accurate to within several seconds of arc in most cases, with the Sun accurate to one second of arc.

Use of Glyphs: Through the use of specially created fonts, all reports may now be viewed on the screen or printed with either word abbreviations or the graphical glyphs of signs, planets and aspects, according to your choice.

Status Bars: Status bars have been added to the top and bottom of the main menu screen. These shows the current date, time, location and a continually updated Ascendant, Midheaven and planetary positions. Retrograde planets are shown in red.

Additional Menu Help: Whilst the menu is being browsed the bottom status bar gives a fuller description of whichever menu item is being browsed.

Chart Edit: Any calculated natal chart may now be copied and edited (for example to alter the house system) by a simple menu selection.

Chart Delete: Any calculated chart may be deleted from the list of "Calculated Charts" by a simple menu selection.

Coordinate Systems: It is possible to create charts in heliocentric coordinates. Heliocentric charts may be used alongside geocentric charts in synastry grids and reports, biwheels, triwheels etc.

Zodiacs: It is possible to select either Tropical or any of 7 different Sidereal zodiacs, plus the ability to define your own sidereal ayanamsa.

House Systems: There are two new house systems - Whole Signs and Hindu Bhava.

Precession and Converse Charts: It is now possible to use precession or converse timing with any progressed or return charts.

Return Charts: Planetary and asteroid return charts have been included.

Improved Place Database: It is now possible to easily edit, copy or delete places on and between place database files (without having to "mark" records first). It is also possible to type in a place name (or part of a place name) on any screen requiring a place, and the details of that place will be retrieved automatically from the current place database file, if a match is found.

Dual Wheel Display: It is possible to view or print two separate wheels on a single page.

Rectify Assist: It is possible to alter the time, or Midheaven angle of a natal chart via a simple dialog screen, after which the chart is automatically redrawn.

Faster Chart Display: Due to use of special Truetype fonts, chart displays are faster than in version 1.2x.

LMT Support: Typing "LMT" in any timezone box will cause the LMT to be calculated automatically from the longitude.

Chart Compliments: Up to six lines of text may be entered to appear on printed charts as compliments text (i.e. your name and address).

Pop-Up Menu: Clicking the right hand mouse button in the Chart View screen causes a pop-up menu with all the display option to appear. It is therefore possible to alter colors, displayed points, aspects etc, all without leaving the chart viewing screen.

Charts without Aspects: It is possible to select options to prevent aspect lines being printed in the center of any single wheels, or to prevent aspect symbols being printed in the center of each aspect line.

Enhanced Copy Ability: It is possible to copy any report (including dynamic reports) to the clipboard, with an option of either clearing the clipboard first, or simply appending the report to the current contents of the clipboard. In this manner, almost any number of reports can be "stacked up" in the clipboard for later pasting into a word processor document, for example.

3-D Aspects: (Also known as True Body Aspects) It is possible to select an option so that all reported aspects will be 3-D aspects instead of aspects of longitude and latitude or declination. (This option does not apply in dynamic reports).

Applying/Separating Aspects: All reports and grids giving aspects have been modified to show applying/separating. The calculation of these is based on the actual rate of movement of each point involved in the aspect. A separate orb angle may now be specified for applying and separating aspects.

Editable Rulerships and Weightings: Modern, Old, Esoteric and Hierarchical rulerships are supplied with the program. It is possible to edit and alter these, or to add your own definitions of rulerships of signs and decanates, exaltations and falls. You may also alter the weightings applied to planets, asteroids and other chart points for reports containing assessments of the balance of modes, elements and rays.

Midpoint Reports: Four new reports have been added - 1) Chart point sort (any modulus), for one or two charts combined; 2) Midpoint listing in planetary order or by zodiacal position (any modulus), for one chart, or for one chart combined with the primary positions of a second chart. This may be used to examine transiting positions relative to the midpoints of a natal chart, for example; 3) Midpoint axes (any modulus or orb); 4) Midpoint trees (any modulus or orb). Also the existing Aspect Analysis report has been amended to include a list of aspect patterns found in the chart (Unaspected planets, stelliums, Grand Crosses, T-Squares, Kites, Grand Trines, Mystic Rectangles, Yods, Focussed Yods).

Dynamic Reports: It is possible to define a set of "radix points" to be used in any dynamic reports, instead of the use of the "displayed points". All dynamic options have been incorporated into a single comprehensive module with the following capabilities:-

Transits to Radix, Transits to Transits, Transits to Progressions, Transits to Solar Arc Directed, Progressions to Radix, Progressions to Progressions, Solar Arc to Radix, House Ingress, Sign Ingress, Parallels of Declination or Latitude, Stationary Points, Solar and Lunar Eclipses, Entering and Leaving Orb, Precessed, Converse

It is possible to view reports using either graphical glyphs or name abbreviations, both on the screen and printer. It is also possible to view or print reports using the user-defined colors for each glyph.

On-line Interpretations: A major new feature is the ability to browse through natal chart interpretations, plus basic definitions of a large variety of items in a charts. By simply clicking on a particular part of any natal chart which you have displayed in the chart viewing screen, you can instantly browse through an interpretation. For example, if you click on a planet, you will see an interpretation of that planet in its house and sign. If you click on a house cusp, you will see an interpretation what the sign on the cusp of that house means. If you click on the degree of a planet or house cusp, you will see information about that degree of the zodiac. If you click on a second planet (within 3 seconds of clicking on a first planet) you will see an interpretation of the aspect between those two planets. The following types of information are available in relation to a natal chart: Balance of modes, elements, quadrants, hemispheres, rays, lunar phase, chart point in house and sign, chart points rulerships and dispositor, list of aspects to a point, interpretation of an aspect between two chart points.

The following general types of information are available (without referring to a natal chart): Degrees, decanates, signs, modes, elements, houses, quadrants, hemispheres, rays, aspects, chart points, houses, signs on cusps, chart points in signs, chart points in houses, chart point aspecting another chart point.

The information supplied with the program contains interpretations of every planet in aspect to every other planet with a major aspect (conjunction, opposition, trine, square, sextile, quincunx), every planet and asteroid in each house and sign, and every sign on each house cusp, in addition to information relating to individual degrees, signs, houses, modes, elements etc.

Although the interpretations module has been designed specifically for use whilst viewing charts, it is also possible to save all text relating to a chart into a file, which may subsequently be edited or printed using a word-processing program, for example.

Interpretations Compiler: It is possible to edit/alter the interpretations supplied with the program, or to add your own entirely new text with the use of the supplied compiler. This reads through the source text files and compiles them all into a single indexed file which Solar Fire can then use to access any required paragraph of text almost instantly. It is possible to include any of a huge variety of information types, as described above.

ACS PC Atlas: It is possible to use the ACS PC Atlas instead of the Solar Fire place databases, if you have this installed on your computer.