View, manage, read, and modify accurate data for a broad range of astrological objects. Combine two versions of astrology: the Western and the Vedic one. Study planets, Dasas, Yogas, predictions from classic scriptures, solar charts, sensitive points, events, eclipses, ephemeris, etc.
Maitreya is a free astrology program, extremely useful for Vedic and western astrologers. This open source platform for astrology is primarily based on the scriptures of Kalyana Varma, who is an illustrious author of classic Vedic astrology including titles like Saravali. These scriptures are around a thousand years old and concern the Hora part of Vedic astrology also known as Jyotish.
Not being exclusively developed for Vedic astrology, this software also includes many useful features for western astrologers' every day work.
As you will see, this amazing piece of freeware includes a huge amount of high precision calculation possibilities. This facts allows researchers to use this application as a solid basis intended for research purposes.
It brings an extremely simple and user-friendly interface
Regading the name of the program: Maitreya was an enthusiastic disciple of Maharishi Parasara, who was the writer of many incredible Vedic astrology texts, which became a standard for this discipline like the Hora Shastra.
In conclusion, this is an awesome free application for advanced astrologers as well as those who are curious to know what is Vedic astrology about.
v6.0 [Jul 5, 2010]
--Sarvatobhadra: wrong display of planets (Abhijit/Sravana only)
--EclipseView: list grows on each update (obsolet items)
--Improved transit view with double western/Vedic chart and Sarvatobhadra in all modes (transit, Solar, direction etc). Animation of transits on the time axis supported.
--Extended partner view with double western/Vedic chart, Sarvatobhadra and mixed Varga charts.
--Yoga editor for custom Yoga definitions.
--Arabic Parts (Fortune etc.). Parts can be displayed in graphical charts, Vargas etc.
--Uranian astrology refactored and available in western and Vedic view. Astrological objects can be configured now.
--Configuration of colors for planets, signs, aspects.
--Improved aspect configuration, colors, aspect symbols and styles. Many new aspects can be configured (Quintile, Septile, Novile, declination).
--Styles now supported for Sarvatobhadra chart (like in western/Vedic chart). All objects can be shown in Sbc.
--New coordiantes in charts: equatorial, barycentric and heliocentric.
--New object: Sphuta Navamsa Lagna.
--New styles for western chart with big symbols, new symbol set for signs.
--New simplified shortcuts.
--New Yogas: Non luminous planets (Parasara ch. 25), Planets in houses including Nodes from Phala Deepika ch. 8.
--New license: GPL (the software stays free and Open Source)
--XML based configs for charts, printout, colors and Yogas.
--Directory structure after 'make install' according GNU conventions.
--New Debian package for Linux/Ubuntu users.
--File based storage of configuration under Windows (UNIX-like) instead of Windows Registry.
