Hoshidou
Feature Guide

Chart Annotations

How to add, search, edit, and delete notes on your charts.

Chart annotations are a notes panel attached to your charts. They let you record observations, interpretations, and session findings right next to the chart they belong to - turning your charts into a working astrology journal.

Adding a Note

Open the notes panel from any chart's tables or panel view, then write your note.

  1. Open a chart and switch to the tables / panel view
  2. Open the notes panel
  3. Choose a scope for the note using the scope picker (see below)
  4. Type your note and save it

Notes are tied to the birth data the chart is based on, so they stay visible alongside that data's charts and snapshots.

Including dates or keywords in your notes makes them much easier to find later, since notes are fully searchable.

Choosing a Scope

Every note is attached to something specific. The scope picker lets you choose one of three levels:

  • Whole chart - a general note about the chart as a whole
  • A specific planet - a note tied to a single planet (e.g., notes about your natal Mars)
  • A specific aspect - a note tied to one aspect between two points

Scoping a note keeps related observations grouped where they belong, so a note about a Saturn-Moon square stays with that aspect rather than floating loose.

Searching Notes

All notes are searchable. Use the search in the notes panel to find a note by its text - handy when you have built up a large journal across many charts and want to revisit an earlier observation.

Editing and Deleting Notes

You can edit any note at any time - open it, change the text, and save. To remove a note, use the delete action. A confirmation dialog appears before a note is deleted, so you will not lose a note by accident.

Please note that deleted notes cannot be recovered.

Using Notes as a Journal

Annotations work well as an ongoing astrology journal.

  • Interpretation notes - record how you read a particular placement or aspect so you can build a consistent personal interpretation over time
  • Client sessions - jot down findings during a session and pull them up before the next one
  • Study reference - capture observations about interesting configurations so you can return to them later