The Successful Launch of Relationship Compatibility 2.0 in Milan
Last night in Milan, a crowded presentation marked the debut of Relationship Compatibility Score 2.0. Chiara Barbaro, owner and our gracious host, successfully shared her enthusiasm for this latest “jewel” with the many attendees—a tool that honors true Astrology in contrast to mere “horoscopy.”
Dear friends joined us from all over Italy—Campania, Puglia, Piedmont, Trentino, and beyond. The questions were many, and the audience participation was far from ordinary. The topic was incredibly intriguing; someone even predicted that by the time we present Compatibility Score 3.0 in a few years, even the ghosts of “Astrologies” improperly considered our “cousins” will be in attendance.
For us, the evening went exceptionally well; it was a joy to see and embrace so many dear friends once again. A special mention goes to the venue, Après Coup, a true Milanese treasure I hadn’t visited before, but one I intend to frequent, starting with the hospitality of the owner. The audience was highly qualified, consisting of people who have followed our work for decades and with whom we share a bond of mutual affection and esteem.
As of last night, the Relationship Compatibility Score 2.0 site is live and, as always, free to use at the usual address: https://www.myastral.org/pages/affinitycouple
Until next time…
Chronicle of the Event and the Algorithm’s Numbers
Yesterday afternoon, Chiara Barbaro, owner of MyAstral.org, announced the details of this important launch. Curated by myself and created exclusively for MyAstral.org, the 2.0 score is now operational following the official presentation held in Milan on January 8, 2026, at the Après Coup library-café.
Elective Affinity and Compatibility Score 2.0: A Bit of History
This is a much-debated topic that often sees astrologers from different schools on opposing sides. I must admit that I have had a serious methodological rethink on this subject in recent years, and I am not ashamed of it. In 1978, in Guida all’astrologia (Armenia ed.), I wrote that signs at 90 degrees should never unite; I was even more categorical then, stating that school children should be taught never to partner with someone born three months before or after them.
Later, extensive case studies forced me to face reality: couples with signs in quadrature (square) were actually the most numerous among those married or cohabiting for many years. I discussed this with esteemed colleagues, particularly my friend Lisa Morpurgo. She confirmed finding the same reality in her archives and encouraged me to conduct statistical research on a large sample to prove it.
Together with Luigi Miele, I conducted research published in Ricerca ‘90 (January 1991), analyzing 2,116 couples (4,232 subjects) from the Gauquelin archives. The results showed that couples with the Sun in square or opposition were by far the most frequent. Today, I am absolutely convinced that the square and opposition of natal Suns are the most important “certification” of a solid, long-term relationship. Another widely accepted factor is the conjunction of one partner’s Sun with the other’s Moon. Unions characterized by a trine (e.g., Libra with Gemini) proved much less significant.
The Scoring Rules (The 2.0 Evolution)
Together with Luigi Miele, we developed a system to assign a “grade” to each couple based on tradition, personal experience, and statistical data. The rules are:
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+8 points if Sun A is square or opposite Sun B (+11 points if within 2 degrees).
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+8 points if Sun A is conjunct Moon B (or vice versa); (+11 points if within 2 degrees).
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+4 points for any aspect linking the Sun, Ascendant, or Moon of A with the Sun, Ascendant, or Moon of B (+8 points if within 2 degrees).
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+5 points for “Signs of Destiny” (the same sign, the opposite, or those at 90 degrees). Note: If a specific square or opposition is already counted, these 5 points are not added to avoid double-counting.
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+4 points for an aspect between Venus A and Mars B (or vice versa), as the Venus-Mars draw remains crucial in synastry.
Reference Benchmarks:
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0–5: Non-existent relationship.
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5–10: Mediocre.
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10–15: Important.
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15–20: Very important.
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20+: Exceptional. (Note: While the new algorithm allows for much higher scores, 20 remains a threshold for excellence).
Why the Change?
Over the last two years, we decided to apply the “Rule 34” logic to natal charts: aspects with very tight orbs (under 2 degrees) carry immense weight. For example, my wife Daniela and I both have the Moon at the 10th degree (mine in Sagittarius, hers in Gemini). Under the old system, which didn’t sufficiently reward this tight Coniunctio Oppositorum (as Jung called it), we scored 25/44. With the new algorithm, we score 37/44, which finally does justice to 55 years of my observations.
Other Interesting Comparisons (Old vs. New):
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Sigmund Freud & Carl Jung: 32 → 24 (The new engine is more precise regarding orbs).
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Ciro Discepolo & Luigi Galli: 33 → 53. (Our Moons are just 2 arc-minutes apart! An exceptional bond until his death).
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John Lennon & Yoko Ono: 12 → 24.
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Identical Twins (born same minute): 63 → 91 (The theoretical maximum).
This software is not meant to be the “word of God,” but a concrete, objective reference point for analyzing the quality of a bond.
Note: Event photos were kindly taken by the Valet.
The new version of the Relationship Compatibility Score 2.0 is wonderful, I encourage everyone to try it out!Thank you, Maestro and Chiara Barbaro!
Dear Ciro, out of curiosity, I was looking for a location for my next aimed SR. I saw Kuwait City with Jupiter conjunct Midheaven or Manama with Venus conjunct Ascendant. Is there a place halfway between where I could have the two angular planets? Thanks for your valuable advice. Angelo 3/1/1959 in Turin hour 12.45
Angelo, have you tried using MyAstral directly within Google Maps? I tried it for just three minutes, and it gave me Lindi, in Tanzania. Maybe if you study this way for half an hour, you can get Jupiter in the MC and Venus in the AS even closer.
Thanks very much Dear Ciro
Dear Dr Discepolo
I hope you are well and that you had a good start of the new year.
For my ALR of February, I identified Florø, Norway as a possible location.
It appears to be in line with the 34 rules, and even places Jupiter in conjunction with the AS — but Uranus is in the cusp of the 11th/12th house.
Would you accept this configuration for a ALR, in the context of a positive ASR, with no major ongoing negative transits, and a protective Jupiter placement?
And should Pluto in the 8th house of ALR be a matter of concern when it comes to financial aspects, considering that it is reinforced by the same placement in my current ASR?
My DOB is May 11th 1980 at 13:31PM in Livorno (IT).
Thank you in advance for your insights,
Kind Regards,
Valentina
Valentina,
in this case, we can accept such an ALR, and I wouldn’t worry too much about Pluto in the eighth House either.
Thank you for your reply, much appreciated 🙂
Dear Mr. Discepolo, frequently I have read about the good position of Juppiter conjunt to the midheaven, a SR.
But is it the same in order to have Venus conjunct to the midheaven in a ASL or ALR ? Thank you very much
Yes, it’s the same thing, but Jupiter is much more powerful than Venus in that position.
Dear master
My compliments for the update of the couple affinity which is indeed extremely useful and an important occasion to study more.
As to study more, I am studying my new lunar returns. I am calculating them with the following datas: 17.12.64 Rimini 16.37. My solar return 2025 was in Stolby ( about 80 km above Yakutsk).
For the lunar return of 24th February I was considering Dubai. The doubt I have is that in Dubai I will have 3 planets in 8th house. Would you accept that for a lunar return or it is too risky?
Dear Vipsania,
for an ALR, it’s acceptable.
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Dear Master, i have a doubt ^ I no longer remeber if in one of your 37 rules ,one of them prohibts or advises against put one planet in 12 house and two planets in 1 house , or vice versa… can u refersh my dilemma?this is example: lady born in Potenza 12 luglio 1970 hour 11.30 am SR 2026 for Belfast , EIRE, ascendent in 5th house, Jupiter in 6th house, Venus in 7th house, stellium in 3th house, but PLuto in 12 and Saturn and Neptun in 1th house. can or not? thanks for your precious advise
Dear Angelo,
It’s not possible, as rule number 32 of the 34 states. Even if, to be provocative, it were Jupiter in the twelfth House and then Jupiter twice in the first House, it’s not possible to accept them.
I remind you that for less than a month now, I’ve been posting YouTube videos with the 34 rules, commented on via the third Italian edition of my book “Transits and Solar Returns.”
Thanks very much for your advice !
Dear Ciro,
I am writing to ask what influence a planet may have in the context of a ASR when it is knocking on the following cusp, within the same astrological sign, being conjunct to it in application. Up to how many degrees is it considered to have an influence also on the following house?
Moreover, in case the cusp in in another sign, does this sign shift create a barrier?
Best
Chiara
Dear Chiara,
From the type of question you’re asking, I think you’re asking it in an “esoteric” way, and if so, my answer is no. The so-called inviolable barriers between one sign and another don’t exist and are a legacy of esoteric astrology practiced a couple of centuries ago. If you then provide the precise birth data and rewrite the question with a specific example, I can confirm what I just wrote.
Dear Ciro,
I am looking for my best ASR 2026 and am lost. That’s it.
01/09/1983
4.45 pm Florence Italy
Going to Vila do Porto implies Venus in 6th house but I’m not sure it will be beneficial also for the 5th.
Otherwise, I am open also to different places. My goal is to have the best ASR allowed by my configuration if 2026 which is not the best
Thanks
Chiara
Hi, I’m starting a relationship with a Scorpio guy, I like and get along very well with. At my next solar return, can I leave Pluto in the fifth house or is it detrimental to the relationship? Considering he’s a Scorpio.
Thanks master
Pluto in the fifth House of SR, in itself, is not harmful to relationships.
Dear Ciro,
I am going to buy an apartment and will go to the notary on Feb 12th at 9 am. I am not going to live there, the purchase is as a business to rent it out. What is the moment that I should consider as the birth of the event? You say in your book elective astrology that the moment of signing before the notary is not important. Should I go there for an inauguration even though I am not going to live there? Would the birth be considered with the fist visit to show the apartment to prospective tenants?
Thank you
No, Carolina: be careful. If you’re buying a house to live in, then the first moment you enter the house and drink a coffee, eat a snack, use the bathroom, and make a phone call is crucial. If, however, it’s a real estate-financial transaction, it’s crucial to choose a beautiful sky for the moment you sign the deed in front of the notary.
Thank you Ciro. I will change the notary appointment.
Dear Mr. Discepolo, in your recest intervention, here on the blog, frequently you said that is important, in SR or LR, have Saturn at 12 gr to the MC of Return.
In your important book “Transiti e Rivoluzioni Solari “, to have Mars in X , meaning a “stress for emancipation”.
Dear Master have you some advise, or indication, about the distance of Mars by the MC? Or we can use the common rules for the cuspid planets, ie 2,5 gr to distance by the cuspids (if you don t want intentionally use booth houses of Revolution).?
Thank you very much
Dear Luca,
Don’t worry: it wasn’t an oversight on my part.
You won’t find in my books how many degrees away it is necessary to place Mars in the ASR from the Midheaven because, as I’ve explained in many of my books, I don’t consider this position dangerous or harmful.
Of course, every time we have it in the ASR chart, we’ll have to fight tooth and nail, but unlike Saturn, which can push us back, even significantly, on the social/professional ladder, this position almost always allows us to move forward, “with a dagger in our mouth,” and in fact, I often choose it as the basis for an ASR.
Dear Master
I have to select an ASR for my daughter which is born 17.3.2010 at 8.45 in Rome. She is serene and her only struggling is the school as the last two years she had debts for the summer. This year she is doing well and she wish to continue so. I have found two different solutions through myastral: 1 is Cayenne ( French Guyana) which however has saturn and neptune in the 3rd house ( but also venus). 2 is Chinmen in Taiwan where however saturn and neptune are in gaugeline position. What do you think it is more appropriate for a young girl? What is the right way of reasoning? Shall i work to find a solution to ameliorate Taiwan or Cayenne is good? How do you work when you start to building a solar return for adolescente? Thank you so much
Dear Vipsania, in Taiwan, Saturn is very close to the Midheaven, which isn’t good. Cayenne is excellent, and Saturn and Neptune are good in the third House, as she will have to make sacrifices to repay past debts.
Best wishes.
Good morning Prof Discepolo,
I am writing to you because last week, while discussing ASRs with an unbelieving friend, he pointed out to me that his teacher, Andre Barbault, considered Solar Revolutions to be of secondary importance compared to transits. Why is that?
Thanks
Because André Barbault, despite being one of the greatest astrologers in history, didn’t study Solar Returns.
P.S. For a comprehensive explanation on this topic, I recommend reading the book I and others wrote, “Astrologi Contemporanei a confronto.”
Good morning prof. Discepolo,
I am writing to you because I would like to know whether, for a neurodegenerative disease, it is better to place Jupiter in the sixth house or in the first (obviously in the solar revolution).
I would also like to ask you whether it is possible that Uranus in the sixth house of revolution, in the context of a solar revolution without violating its 34 rules, could represent a twist, namely the discovery of a disease, which in this case is neurodegenerative.
Thank you very much
Yes, Uranus in the sixth House can, unfortunately, also lead to a similar discovery. Both Jupiter in the sixth House and in the first ASR can greatly help you get good medical care, but, in my experience, when we bring Jupiter very close to the Ascendant, perhaps at zero degrees, this is more effective than any other position.
Dear master
I am calculating the solar return for a friend. He did not travelled last year and had a very bad year. He needs to solve his love situation as he would like to find the strengh to leave his long lasting wife for his new lover. He is born on 4.05.1973 at 19.00 in Civitavecchia. I would suggest Resende in Brasil. How would you judge my choice?
Thanks
Vipsania
Dear Vipsania,
It seems like an excellent choice, and perhaps you can improve it further if you’re certain of her birth time: right there, and keeping Jupiter very close to the AS, try to place Uranus on the cusp (useful for such a radical change) and remove the AS from the eighth cusp.
Best wishes.