
Apple Mac OS X 10.3 or higher Astrology Calculation Software in German and in English (both in one file)
Astronomical Calculations: SwissEphemeris by Astrodienst Zuerich
Atlas: ACS Astro Communication Service in Sandiego, CA - Mini Atlas with over 9.000 locations (default) - Full Atlas with over 250.000 locations (an additional 5MB download) - full support of daylight saving times worldwide!
File Format: AAF database files: a document can hold any number of charts Graphic output: rendered via apples Quartz system in pdf
Compiled: gnu compiler, written in Cocoa and C
kinds of charts: (all combinable) topocentric, geocentric, heliocentric, tropical, sidereal (supporting 21 different Anayamsas), 19 supported aspects, 60 defaulted Objects, 11 user definable asteroids: (by list of over 11400 objects) 11 user definable arabic points: (by list of over 300)
14 popular house systems: Solar, Null, Koch, Placidus...
glyphs: free choice of any font and any color
preferences: are set independent of chart data
output of data: .pdf, .eps, .tif, .aaf, .txt, .rtf
partner features: synastry, composite, combine, overlaying and rotating of transparent chart windows
transits: graphic and text with stepper and search function
harmonics: a stepper will step through 78 harmonics, in addition any number can be entered
progressions: by birthday and by indexday
directions: primary, secondary
return charts: solar return (inside and outside), lunar return (inside and outside)
planetars: any planetar is supported
eclipses: solar (local and global), lunar (global)
occultations: all planets and asteroids that are shaded by the moon are calculated
texteditor: built in, can deal with rtf and plain text
aspectarium: shows the orbis and if applying or separating, the graphic lines show the strength of an aspect by means of thickness
support: via apple help, via tutorial (under construction) and via forum
languages: at present German, English and Japanese are available

Kairon 3.03 was released by Kilian Sternad on Monday 13 September 2004. Its known requirements are : Mac OS X Panther (Version 10.3++).