Why Align Daily asks for your city and time
Your selected city provides a time zone and approximate coordinates for the calculation. It is a city reference point, not your exact location. The tool does not request GPS or a street address. A reading uses the instant you click, represented in UTC, and converts the display to your selected city’s local time.
Clock time and calculation time
Time zones can include daylight-saving changes. Using an IANA time zone allows the engine to apply the rule for the actual instant rather than assuming a fixed offset all year. The traditional calculation also uses longitude and an approximate solar-time adjustment. These are calculation conventions, not evidence of a measurable personal energy field.
What happens near a boundary
A small change in time can cross a traditional two-hour interval or a seasonal boundary. When the current calculation is close to a configured boundary, the tool can show a nearby comparison. This makes the difference visible instead of pretending the interpretation is exact for every nearby instant.
What your sign changes
The sign selector supplies an editorial reflection question. It does not change the Qimen chart and does not calculate planetary positions or a birth chart. People choosing the same place and instant can receive the same underlying pattern. Similar patterns can also produce similar wording.
Read the date on saved results
A saved reading retains its original calculation time. It does not become a new reading when you open it tomorrow. Use Read now for a fresh check-in. The displayed creation time is not a recommended lucky hour; comparing the whole day for action windows is not part of this release.
An editorial reflection guide. Adapt these questions to your circumstances; they are not predictions or professional advice.