Adding gender to the config

.gitignore

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 /watch/build
 /watch/src/c/i18n_tables.auto.c
 /watch/resources/img
+/watch/resources/app_icon.png
 
 # Durable backup of the same real birth data, outside dist/ so a dist/
 # wipe doesn't lose it — see the Makefile's `scripts` target. Never

CLAUDE.md

@@ -200,6 +200,23 @@ more common (but less original) ordering; don't use it as a reference for
 the position enum order. Card and position text in `tarot_data.c` is
 condensed from Waite's own wording in Part III §3 (public domain).
 
+**Gender** (`Gender` in `tarot.h`: `GENDER_UNSPECIFIED`/`GENDER_MALE`/
+`GENDER_FEMALE`) is who the reading is for — it only affects the
+pronouns in the 9 Celtic Cross position names/descriptions that have one
+(Waite addresses the querent as "him" throughout; every other position
+text in this codebase — card meanings, narrative, guidance — is already
+pronoun-neutral or direct "you" address, so nothing else varies with
+it). `DailyReading.gender` is set by `reading_generate()` the same way
+`utc_moment` is, `deck-engine`'s `--gender male|female|unspecified`
+flag/`dist/user.properties`' `gender=` field/the watch config page's
+Gender field all feed it, and `reading_print_json`/`reading_load_json`
+carry it across the `deck-engine` → `interpreter-cli` JSON boundary
+(`tarot_gender_slug()`) the same way `date` does. `GENDER_UNSPECIFIED`
+is the default and renders pronoun-neutral phrasing (singular "they" in
+English; German rephrases around a noun like "die fragende Person"
+rather than a pronoun, since German has no equivalent singular-they
+construction in common use).
+
 ### Translations (`i18n.c`, `engine/i18n/*.lang`)
 
 All display text (planet/sign/moon-phase/aspect names, tarot card names
@@ -217,7 +234,12 @@ Keys are namespaced by the *slug* tables in `tarot_data.c`/`astro.c`
 `moonphase.<slug>`, `aspect.<slug>`), plus `ui.*` keys for `reading.c`'s
 own labels — deliberately keyed off separate slug strings rather than
 the C enum names, so renaming an enumerator can never silently break a
-`.lang` file. **To add a language**: copy `engine/i18n/en.lang` to
+`.lang` file. `position.<slug>.name/desc` additionally take an optional
+`.male`/`.female` suffix (e.g. `position.attitude.name.male`) for the
+`Gender`-varying wording (see "Tarot" above); the unsuffixed key is
+looked up first as the fallback for a missing gendered key, so a
+position whose wording doesn't vary by gender only needs the one
+unsuffixed key. **To add a language**: copy `engine/i18n/en.lang` to
 `<code>.lang` in the same directory (keys must match exactly) and
 translate the values — no source changes needed, `make` picks up any
 `*.lang` file there automatically.
@@ -444,10 +466,16 @@ built once and linked into *both* binaries.
   `VENDORED.md` for the pinned upstream commit.
 - Card/spread text in `tarot_data.c`/`engine/i18n/en.lang`: condensed
   from A. E. Waite's *The Pictorial Key to the Tarot* (1911), public
-  domain.
+  domain. The `GENDER_MALE` variant of the Celtic Cross position text
+  keeps Waite's own "him"/"his" wording verbatim; the
+  `GENDER_UNSPECIFIED`/`GENDER_FEMALE` variants are original paraphrases
+  written for this project, not Waite's own text (see "Tarot" above).
 - `engine/i18n/de.lang`'s card/spread text is an original translation of
   that same public-domain English text, made for this project — not
-  taken from any specific published German edition.
+  taken from any specific published German edition. Its `Gender`-varying
+  position text follows the same policy as the English original: `.male`
+  is a direct translation of Waite's own wording, `.female`/unsuffixed
+  are original paraphrases for this project.
 - Transit narrative text in `interpreter/src/narrative.c`: condensed from
   Sepharial's *Transits and Planetary Periods* (1920, public domain —
   `res/Transits_and_Planetary_Periods.pdf`), except the Moon and Pluto

docs/input-output-format.md

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ same `--lang`) for its own report, independently of `deck-engine`.
 deck-engine --seed <string> --birth-date YYYY-MM-DD --birth-time HH:MM
             --birth-utc-offset <hours> --birth-lat <deg> --birth-lon <deg>
             [--date YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM] [--format text|html|json]
+            [--gender male|female|unspecified]
 ```
 
 | Flag | Required | Format | Meaning |
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ deck-engine --seed <string> --birth-date YYYY-MM-DD --birth-time HH:MM
 | `--birth-lon` | yes | decimal degrees | Birth longitude, east positive. |
 | `--date` | no | `YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM[:SS]` | UTC moment used for today's transits and as the moment the tarot seed is drawn against. Defaults to the current system time. |
 | `--format` | no | `text` \| `html` \| `json` | Output format, defaults to `text`. `json` always uses language-independent identifiers, ignoring `--lang`. |
+| `--gender` | no | `male` \| `female` \| `unspecified` | Who the reading is for. Only affects the Celtic Cross position text's pronouns (e.g. "His House" vs. "Her House" vs. "Their House") - never the chart/draw itself. Defaults to `unspecified` (pronoun-neutral phrasing). |
 | `--lang` | no | language code, e.g. `en`, `de` | Reading language, defaults to `en`. Matches a file named `<code>.lang` in `--i18n-dir` (see "Translations" below). Unknown codes or missing files fall back to English with a warning on stderr. |
 | `--i18n-dir` | no | path | Directory to look for `<lang>.lang` in. Defaults to an `i18n/` directory next to the binary itself (resolved from `argv[0]`, so `dist/deck-engine` finds `dist/i18n/` regardless of the caller's working directory). |
 
@@ -52,6 +54,7 @@ use:
   birth_utc_offset=2
   birth_lat=52.5200
   birth_lon=13.4050
+  gender=unspecified
   lang=en
   ```
 
@@ -59,8 +62,8 @@ use:
   with placeholder values (`YOUR_BIRTH_DATE_HERE`, etc.). `run-engine.sh`
   checks every birth field for an empty value or a leftover `YOUR_`
   placeholder and refuses to run with a clear error until the file is
-  filled in; `lang` has no such check since it always has a usable
+  filled in; `gender` and `lang` have no such check since they always
-  default (`en`). Since `dist/` itself can be wiped (`make clean`, or
+  have a usable default (`unspecified`/`en`). Since `dist/` itself can be wiped (`make clean`, or
   deleting the directory), the build also keeps a durable backup at
   `engine/scripts/user.properties.local` (gitignored) once the file
   looks filled in, and restores from it if `dist/user.properties` is
@@ -81,6 +84,14 @@ catalog with the built-in English text as the fallback for any key the
 catalog doesn't have. See `CLAUDE.md`'s "Translations" section for the
 key-naming convention and how to add a new language.
 
+Celtic Cross position text additionally varies with `--gender`: the
+plain key (e.g. `position.present.desc`) is the pronoun-neutral wording
+used for `unspecified`, and `.male`/`.female`-suffixed keys (e.g.
+`position.present.desc.male`) hold the gendered wording where it
+differs. A position whose wording doesn't vary by gender (e.g. "The
+Outcome") simply has no `.male`/`.female` keys - the neutral key's
+translation is used for every `--gender` value in that case.
+
 `engine/i18n/en.lang` and `de.lang` are the shipped translation files;
 `make` copies `engine/i18n/*.lang` to `dist/i18n/` (refreshed on every
 build, like `dist/img/`). Adding a language is just dropping another
@@ -146,7 +157,7 @@ Transiting Sun Opposition natal Moon (orb 3.7°)
 
 ===== Celtic Cross =====
 The Present      The High Priestess (Reversed)
-  This covers him: the general influence affecting the matter.
+  This covers them: the general influence affecting the matter.
   Passion, moral or physical ardour, conceit, surface knowledge.
 ...
 ```
@@ -171,8 +182,8 @@ cards rendered as an image:
 
 ### `--format json`
 
-A single JSON object mirroring `DailyReading` exactly — `natal`,
+A single JSON object mirroring `DailyReading` exactly — `date`, `gender`,
-`transits`, `spread` — using the **slug** accessors
+`natal`, `transits`, `spread` — using the **slug** accessors
 (`astro_body_slug()`, `astro_sign_slug()`, `astro_moon_phase_slug()`,
 `astro_aspect_slug()`, `tarot_card_slug()`, `tarot_position_slug()`)
 rather than the display-name ones, so the output is identical regardless
@@ -182,6 +193,8 @@ read.
 
 ```json
 {
+  "date": "2026-07-16",
+  "gender": "unspecified",
   "natal": {
     "bodies": [
       {"body": "sun", "sign": "taurus", "degree_in_sign": 23.4926, "ecliptic_longitude": 53.4926, "house": 3},
@@ -210,6 +223,17 @@ read.
 }
 ```
 
+- `date` is the UTC calendar date of `--date` (or the current system time
+  if `--date` was omitted) — the day this reading is *for*, not
+  necessarily the day it was generated on. `reading_generate()` stores
+  the full moment in `DailyReading.utc_moment`; only the date part is
+  serialized here since that's the only thing the rest of this format
+  (and the interpreter's own reports, which read this field back — see
+  "The interpreter" below) ever display.
+- `gender` is `--gender`'s value (`male`/`female`/`unspecified`,
+  `tarot_gender_slug()`) — who the reading is for. Only affects the
+  Celtic Cross position text's pronouns, nothing else in this document.
+  The interpreter reads this field back the same way it reads `date`.
 - `bodies` is always `NUM_BODIES` (10) entries, Sun..Pluto in `Body` enum
   order; `spread.positions` is always `TAROT_SPREAD_SIZE` (10) entries in
   `CelticCrossPosition` enum order (Present, Challenge, Crown,
@@ -279,11 +303,16 @@ dist/run-interpreter.sh html de      # override format/language for this run
 ### `--format text`
 
 A plain-text report, printed in a fixed order —
-  1. the day's overall significance level (`Quiet`/`Notable`/
+  1. the day this reading is for (`Reading for: 2026-07-16`), from the
+     input JSON's top-level `date` field (see `--format json` above) —
+     not necessarily the day the report is actually being read on, if
+     `reading.json` was generated earlier and piped into
+     `interpreter-cli` later;
+  2. the day's overall significance level (`Quiet`/`Notable`/
      `Significant`/`Major`, plus its rank out of the 4 defined levels,
      e.g. `Notable (2/4)`), with a "worth a deeper Celtic Cross look"
      line on `Major` days only;
-  2. up to 5 of today's aspects ranked by score, each naming the sign
+  3. up to 5 of today's aspects ranked by score, each naming the sign
      and natal house the transiting planet currently occupies and the
      sign and house of the natal planet it's aspecting, followed by a
      short narrative sentence about what that transiting planet
@@ -291,10 +320,10 @@ A plain-text report, printed in a fixed order —
      governs* (see `CLAUDE.md`'s `narrative.c` bullet) — omitted only if
      the source material has nothing to say for that planet/aspect
      combination;
-  3. the full 10-position Celtic Cross spread, in Waite's own drawing
+  4. the full 10-position Celtic Cross spread, in Waite's own drawing
      order, each with its card (and orientation), the position's own
      description, and that card's actual meaning;
-  4. finally, a guidance paragraph tying the day's top transit to the
+  5. finally, a guidance paragraph tying the day's top transit to the
      spread's Attitude/Outcome cards, with its opening sentence tailored
      to `day_level` (stronger wording on `Major`, softer on
      `Quiet`/`Notable`, falling back to a transit-free reading of the
@@ -305,6 +334,8 @@ A plain-text report, printed in a fixed order —
      seen the full spread it references.
 
 ```
+Reading for: 2026-07-16
+
 Day significance: Major (4/4)
 (a major transit today - worth a deeper Celtic Cross look)
 
@@ -318,14 +349,14 @@ Top 5 significant transits:
 
 Celtic Cross:
   1. The Present: The Emperor (Reversed)
-     This covers him: the general influence affecting the matter.
+     This covers them: the general influence affecting the matter.
      Benevolence, compassion, credit; also confusion to enemies, obstruction, immaturity.
   2. The Challenge: The Devil
-     This crosses him: the nature of the obstacle in the matter.
+     This crosses them: the nature of the obstacle in the matter.
      Ravage, violence, vehemence, extraordinary efforts, force, fatality.
   ...
-  7. Himself: The Magician
+  7. Themself: The Magician
-     His position or attitude in the circumstances.
+     Their position or attitude in the circumstances.
      Skill, diplomacy, address, subtlety; self-confidence, will.
   ...
   10. The Outcome: Strength
@@ -354,6 +385,8 @@ The same report with `--lang de` (same input as the Major example
 above):
 
 ```
+Lesung für: 2026-07-16
+
 Bedeutung des Tages: Einschneidend (4/4)
 (ein einschneidender Transit heute - ein genauerer Blick auf das Keltische Kreuz lohnt sich)
 
@@ -364,7 +397,7 @@ Top 5 wichtige Transits:
 
 Keltisches Kreuz:
   1. Die Gegenwart: Der Herrscher (Umgekehrt)
-     Dies bedeckt ihn: der allgemeine Einfluss, der die Angelegenheit betrifft.
+     Dies bedeckt die fragende Person: der allgemeine Einfluss, der die Angelegenheit betrifft.
      Wohlwollen, Mitgefühl, Ansehen; auch Verwirrung der Feinde, Behinderung, Unreife.
   ...
 
@@ -390,7 +423,7 @@ HTML output:
   <div class="position">The Present</div>
   <img class="reversed" src="img/RWS_Tarot_04_Emperor.jpeg" alt="The Emperor">
   <div class="name">The Emperor (Reversed)</div>
-  <div class="desc">This covers him: the general influence affecting the matter.</div>
+  <div class="desc">This covers them: the general influence affecting the matter.</div>
   <div class="meaning">Benevolence, compassion, credit; also confusion to enemies, obstruction, immaturity.</div>
 </div>
 ```
@@ -415,6 +448,7 @@ has the slugs to work with directly.
 
 ```json
 {
+  "date": "2026-07-16",
   "day_significance": {
     "level": "major",
     "rank": 4,
@@ -448,6 +482,9 @@ has the slugs to work with directly.
 }
 ```
 
+- `date` is copied straight through from the input JSON's own top-level
+  `date` field (see `--format json` above) - always language-independent
+  regardless of `--lang`, same as every other slug in this document.
 - `significant_transits` has `interp.top_item_count` entries (0-5, same
   ranking as `--format text`); `celtic_cross` always has exactly 10, in
   `CelticCrossPosition` enum order (same order as `deck-engine`'s own

engine/i18n/de.lang

@@ -71,25 +71,53 @@ aspect.square=Quadrat
 aspect.trine=Trigon
 aspect.opposition=Opposition
 
-# --- Positionen des Keltischen Kreuzes (tarot_data.c) ---
+# --- Positionen des Keltischen Kreuzes (tarot_data.c). Waite spricht die
+# fragende Person durchgehend mit "ihn/ihm/sein" an; der unsuffigierte
+# Schlüssel ist eine geschlechtsneutrale Umschreibung (über "die fragende
+# Person"/"die eigene", ohne Pronomen), die bei nicht angegebenem
+# Geschlecht verwendet wird, ".male" ist Waites eigener Wortlaut
+# unverändert, ".female" eine für dieses Projekt geschriebene Umschreibung -
+# siehe tarot_data.c's Kommentar zu Gender. ---
 position.present.name=Die Gegenwart
-position.present.desc=Dies bedeckt ihn: der allgemeine Einfluss, der die Angelegenheit betrifft.
+position.present.desc=Dies bedeckt die fragende Person: der allgemeine Einfluss, der die Angelegenheit betrifft.
+position.present.desc.male=Dies bedeckt ihn: der allgemeine Einfluss, der die Angelegenheit betrifft.
+position.present.desc.female=Dies bedeckt sie: der allgemeine Einfluss, der die Angelegenheit betrifft.
 position.challenge.name=Die Herausforderung
-position.challenge.desc=Dies kreuzt ihn: die Art des Hindernisses in der Angelegenheit.
+position.challenge.desc=Dies kreuzt die fragende Person: die Art des Hindernisses in der Angelegenheit.
+position.challenge.desc.male=Dies kreuzt ihn: die Art des Hindernisses in der Angelegenheit.
+position.challenge.desc.female=Dies kreuzt sie: die Art des Hindernisses in der Angelegenheit.
 position.crown.name=Die Krone
-position.crown.desc=Dies krönt ihn: das Ziel oder Ideal, das Beste, was erreicht werden kann.
+position.crown.desc=Dies krönt die fragende Person: das Ziel oder Ideal, das Beste, was erreicht werden kann.
+position.crown.desc.male=Dies krönt ihn: das Ziel oder Ideal, das Beste, was erreicht werden kann.
+position.crown.desc.female=Dies krönt sie: das Ziel oder Ideal, das Beste, was erreicht werden kann.
 position.foundation.name=Das Fundament
-position.foundation.desc=Dies liegt unter ihm: die Grundlage der Angelegenheit, bereits Wirklichkeit.
+position.foundation.desc=Dies liegt unter der fragenden Person: die Grundlage der Angelegenheit, bereits Wirklichkeit.
+position.foundation.desc.male=Dies liegt unter ihm: die Grundlage der Angelegenheit, bereits Wirklichkeit.
+position.foundation.desc.female=Dies liegt unter ihr: die Grundlage der Angelegenheit, bereits Wirklichkeit.
 position.recent_past.name=Die jüngste Vergangenheit
-position.recent_past.desc=Dies liegt hinter ihm: der Einfluss, der gerade vergeht.
+position.recent_past.desc=Dies liegt hinter der fragenden Person: der Einfluss, der gerade vergeht.
+position.recent_past.desc.male=Dies liegt hinter ihm: der Einfluss, der gerade vergeht.
+position.recent_past.desc.female=Dies liegt hinter ihr: der Einfluss, der gerade vergeht.
 position.near_future.name=Die nahe Zukunft
-position.near_future.desc=Dies liegt vor ihm: der Einfluss, der jetzt wirksam wird.
+position.near_future.desc=Dies liegt vor der fragenden Person: der Einfluss, der jetzt wirksam wird.
-position.attitude.name=Er selbst
+position.near_future.desc.male=Dies liegt vor ihm: der Einfluss, der jetzt wirksam wird.
-position.attitude.desc=Seine Haltung oder Einstellung in den gegebenen Umständen.
+position.near_future.desc.female=Dies liegt vor ihr: der Einfluss, der jetzt wirksam wird.
-position.environment.name=Sein Haus
+position.attitude.name=Die fragende Person selbst
-position.environment.desc=Sein Umfeld und die darin wirkenden Tendenzen.
+position.attitude.name.male=Er selbst
+position.attitude.name.female=Sie selbst
+position.attitude.desc=Die eigene Haltung oder Einstellung in den gegebenen Umständen.
+position.attitude.desc.male=Seine Haltung oder Einstellung in den gegebenen Umständen.
+position.attitude.desc.female=Ihre Haltung oder Einstellung in den gegebenen Umständen.
+position.environment.name=Das eigene Haus
+position.environment.name.male=Sein Haus
+position.environment.name.female=Ihr Haus
+position.environment.desc=Das eigene Umfeld und die darin wirkenden Tendenzen.
+position.environment.desc.male=Sein Umfeld und die darin wirkenden Tendenzen.
+position.environment.desc.female=Ihr Umfeld und die darin wirkenden Tendenzen.
 position.hopes_and_fears.name=Hoffnungen und Ängste
-position.hopes_and_fears.desc=Seine Hoffnungen oder Ängste in der Angelegenheit.
+position.hopes_and_fears.desc=Die eigenen Hoffnungen oder Ängste in der Angelegenheit.
+position.hopes_and_fears.desc.male=Seine Hoffnungen oder Ängste in der Angelegenheit.
+position.hopes_and_fears.desc.female=Ihre Hoffnungen oder Ängste in der Angelegenheit.
 position.outcome.name=Das Ergebnis
 position.outcome.desc=Was kommen wird: das endgültige Ergebnis der Angelegenheit.
 
@@ -162,6 +190,7 @@ card.world.upright=Gesicherter Erfolg, Belohnung, Reise, Weg, Auswanderung, Fluc
 card.world.reversed=Trägheit, Erstarrung, Stillstand, Beständigkeit.
 
 # --- UI-Bezeichnungen des Interpreters (interpreter/src/main.c) ---
+interp.reading_date=Lesung für:
 interp.day_significance=Bedeutung des Tages:
 interp.day_level.quiet=Ruhig
 interp.day_level.notable=Bemerkenswert

engine/i18n/en.lang

@@ -79,25 +79,52 @@ aspect.trine=Trine
 aspect.opposition=Opposition
 
 # --- Celtic Cross position names/descriptions (tarot_data.c), Waite's
-# own wording from "An Ancient Celtic Method of Divination" ---
+# own wording from "An Ancient Celtic Method of Divination". Waite
+# addresses the querent as "him" throughout; the unsuffixed key is a
+# pronoun-neutral paraphrase (singular "they") used when no gender is
+# configured, the ".male" key is Waite's own wording verbatim, and the
+# ".female" key is an original paraphrase - see tarot_data.c's own
+# comment on Gender. ---
 position.present.name=The Present
-position.present.desc=This covers him: the general influence affecting the matter.
+position.present.desc=This covers them: the general influence affecting the matter.
+position.present.desc.male=This covers him: the general influence affecting the matter.
+position.present.desc.female=This covers her: the general influence affecting the matter.
 position.challenge.name=The Challenge
-position.challenge.desc=This crosses him: the nature of the obstacle in the matter.
+position.challenge.desc=This crosses them: the nature of the obstacle in the matter.
+position.challenge.desc.male=This crosses him: the nature of the obstacle in the matter.
+position.challenge.desc.female=This crosses her: the nature of the obstacle in the matter.
 position.crown.name=The Crown
-position.crown.desc=This crowns him: the aim or ideal, the best that can be achieved.
+position.crown.desc=This crowns them: the aim or ideal, the best that can be achieved.
+position.crown.desc.male=This crowns him: the aim or ideal, the best that can be achieved.
+position.crown.desc.female=This crowns her: the aim or ideal, the best that can be achieved.
 position.foundation.name=The Foundation
-position.foundation.desc=This is beneath him: the basis of the matter, already actual.
+position.foundation.desc=This is beneath them: the basis of the matter, already actual.
+position.foundation.desc.male=This is beneath him: the basis of the matter, already actual.
+position.foundation.desc.female=This is beneath her: the basis of the matter, already actual.
 position.recent_past.name=The Recent Past
-position.recent_past.desc=This is behind him: the influence that is just passing away.
+position.recent_past.desc=This is behind them: the influence that is just passing away.
+position.recent_past.desc.male=This is behind him: the influence that is just passing away.
+position.recent_past.desc.female=This is behind her: the influence that is just passing away.
 position.near_future.name=The Near Future
-position.near_future.desc=This is before him: the influence now coming into action.
+position.near_future.desc=This is before them: the influence now coming into action.
-position.attitude.name=Himself
+position.near_future.desc.male=This is before him: the influence now coming into action.
-position.attitude.desc=His position or attitude in the circumstances.
+position.near_future.desc.female=This is before her: the influence now coming into action.
-position.environment.name=His House
+position.attitude.name=Themself
-position.environment.desc=His environment and the tendencies at work therein.
+position.attitude.name.male=Himself
+position.attitude.name.female=Herself
+position.attitude.desc=Their position or attitude in the circumstances.
+position.attitude.desc.male=His position or attitude in the circumstances.
+position.attitude.desc.female=Her position or attitude in the circumstances.
+position.environment.name=Their House
+position.environment.name.male=His House
+position.environment.name.female=Her House
+position.environment.desc=Their environment and the tendencies at work therein.
+position.environment.desc.male=His environment and the tendencies at work therein.
+position.environment.desc.female=Her environment and the tendencies at work therein.
 position.hopes_and_fears.name=Hopes and Fears
-position.hopes_and_fears.desc=His hopes or fears in the matter.
+position.hopes_and_fears.desc=Their hopes or fears in the matter.
+position.hopes_and_fears.desc.male=His hopes or fears in the matter.
+position.hopes_and_fears.desc.female=Her hopes or fears in the matter.
 position.outcome.name=The Outcome
 position.outcome.desc=What will come: the final result of the matter.
 
@@ -171,6 +198,7 @@ card.world.upright=Assured success, recompense, voyage, route, emigration, fligh
 card.world.reversed=Inertia, fixity, stagnation, permanence.
 
 # --- Interpreter UI labels (interpreter/src/main.c) ---
+interp.reading_date=Reading for:
 interp.day_significance=Day significance:
 interp.day_level.quiet=Quiet
 interp.day_level.notable=Notable

engine/scripts/run-engine.sh

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ birth_time=""
 birth_utc_offset=""
 birth_lat=""
 birth_lon=""
+gender="unspecified"
 lang="en"
 
 while IFS='=' read -r key value || [ -n "$key" ]; do
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ while IFS='=' read -r key value || [ -n "$key" ]; do
     birth_utc_offset) birth_utc_offset="$value" ;;
     birth_lat) birth_lat="$value" ;;
     birth_lon) birth_lon="$value" ;;
+    gender) [ -n "$value" ] && gender="$value" ;;
     lang) [ -n "$value" ] && lang="$value" ;;
   esac
 done <"$PROPERTIES_FILE"
@@ -77,5 +79,6 @@ exec "$BINARY" \
   --birth-lon "$birth_lon" \
   --date "$transit_date" \
   --format "$format" \
+  --gender "$gender" \
   --lang "$lang" \
   --i18n-dir "$SCRIPT_DIR/i18n"

engine/scripts/run-interpreter.sh

@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ birth_time=""
 birth_utc_offset=""
 birth_lat=""
 birth_lon=""
+gender="unspecified"
 lang="en"
 
 while IFS='=' read -r key value || [ -n "$key" ]; do
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ while IFS='=' read -r key value || [ -n "$key" ]; do
     birth_utc_offset) birth_utc_offset="$value" ;;
     birth_lat) birth_lat="$value" ;;
     birth_lon) birth_lon="$value" ;;
+    gender) [ -n "$value" ] && gender="$value" ;;
     lang) [ -n "$value" ] && lang="$value" ;;
   esac
 done <"$PROPERTIES_FILE"
@@ -92,4 +94,5 @@ lang="${2:-$lang}"
   --birth-lon "$birth_lon" \
   --date "$transit_date" \
   --format json \
+  --gender "$gender" \
   | exec "$INTERPRETER_BINARY" --format "$format" --lang "$lang" --i18n-dir "$SCRIPT_DIR/i18n"

engine/scripts/user.properties.template

@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@
 #                    (e.g. 2 for Central European Summer Time)
 # birth_lat         Birth location latitude, decimal degrees, north positive
 # birth_lon         Birth location longitude, decimal degrees, east positive
+# gender            Who the reading is for - male, female, or unspecified.
+#                    Only affects the Celtic Cross position text's
+#                    pronouns (e.g. "His House" vs. "Her House" vs.
+#                    "Their House"), never the chart/draw itself.
+#                    Optional, defaults to "unspecified"; unrecognized
+#                    values fall back to "unspecified" too.
 # lang              Reading language code - matches a file named
 #                    <code>.lang in dist/i18n/ (see engine/i18n/ for the
 #                    source files, currently "en" and "de"). Optional,
@@ -22,4 +28,5 @@ birth_time=YOUR_BIRTH_TIME_HERE
 birth_utc_offset=YOUR_UTC_OFFSET_HERE
 birth_lat=YOUR_LATITUDE_HERE
 birth_lon=YOUR_LONGITUDE_HERE
+gender=unspecified
 lang=en

engine/src/main.c

@@ -15,12 +15,16 @@ static void print_usage(const char *prog) {
     "Usage: %s --seed <string> --birth-date YYYY-MM-DD --birth-time HH:MM\n"
     "          --birth-utc-offset <hours> --birth-lat <deg> --birth-lon <deg>\n"
     "          [--date YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM] [--format text|html|json]\n"
+    "          [--gender male|female|unspecified]\n"
     "          [--lang <code>] [--i18n-dir <path>]\n\n"
     "  --seed              Tarot seed string; same seed -> same Celtic Cross spread.\n"
     "  --birth-date/time   Birth date/time in local clock time.\n"
     "  --birth-utc-offset  Hours to subtract from local birth time to get UTC (e.g. 2 for CEST).\n"
     "  --birth-lat/lon     Birth location in decimal degrees (north/east positive).\n"
     "  --date              UTC moment for today's transits/tarot draw. Defaults to now.\n"
+    "  --gender            Who the reading is for - only affects the Celtic Cross\n"
+    "                      position text's pronouns, never the chart/draw itself.\n"
+    "                      Defaults to unspecified (pronoun-neutral phrasing).\n"
     "  --format            Output format, defaults to text. html links card art via\n"
     "                      img/<file>, i.e. it expects to be saved next to the img/\n"
     "                      directory that `make images` copies into dist/. json uses\n"
@@ -63,6 +67,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
   const char *birth_utc_offset = NULL, *birth_lat = NULL, *birth_lon = NULL;
   const char *date_str = NULL, *format_str = "text";
   const char *lang = "en", *i18n_dir_arg = NULL;
+  const char *gender_str = "unspecified";
 
   for (int i = 1; i < argc; i++) {
     const char *arg = argv[i];
@@ -75,6 +80,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
     else if (strcmp(arg, "--birth-lon") == 0) rc = require_arg(argc, argv, &i, arg, &birth_lon);
     else if (strcmp(arg, "--date") == 0) rc = require_arg(argc, argv, &i, arg, &date_str);
     else if (strcmp(arg, "--format") == 0) rc = require_arg(argc, argv, &i, arg, &format_str);
+    else if (strcmp(arg, "--gender") == 0) rc = require_arg(argc, argv, &i, arg, &gender_str);
     else if (strcmp(arg, "--lang") == 0) rc = require_arg(argc, argv, &i, arg, &lang);
     else if (strcmp(arg, "--i18n-dir") == 0) rc = require_arg(argc, argv, &i, arg, &i18n_dir_arg);
     else if (strcmp(arg, "--help") == 0 || strcmp(arg, "-h") == 0) {
@@ -136,6 +142,15 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
     return 1;
   }
 
+  Gender gender;
+  if (strcmp(gender_str, "unspecified") == 0) gender = GENDER_UNSPECIFIED;
+  else if (strcmp(gender_str, "male") == 0) gender = GENDER_MALE;
+  else if (strcmp(gender_str, "female") == 0) gender = GENDER_FEMALE;
+  else {
+    fprintf(stderr, "Invalid --gender, expected male, female, or unspecified\n");
+    return 1;
+  }
+
   char i18n_path[512];
   if (i18n_dir_arg) {
     snprintf(i18n_path, sizeof i18n_path, "%s/%s.lang", i18n_dir_arg, lang);
@@ -148,7 +163,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
   }
 
   DailyReading reading;
-  reading_generate(seed, &birth, utc_moment, &reading);
+  reading_generate(seed, &birth, gender, utc_moment, &reading);
 
   if (format == FORMAT_HTML) {
     reading_print_html(&reading, stdout);

engine/src/reading.c

@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@
 
 #include <math.h>
 
-void reading_generate(const char *tarot_seed, const BirthData *birth,
+void reading_generate(const char *tarot_seed, const BirthData *birth, Gender gender,
                        time_t utc_moment, DailyReading *out) {
+  out->utc_moment = utc_moment;
+  out->gender = gender;
   astro_compute_natal_chart(birth, &out->natal);
   astro_compute_daily_transits(utc_moment, &out->natal, &out->transits);
   tarot_draw_celtic_cross(tarot_seed, &out->spread);
@@ -65,10 +67,10 @@ void reading_print_text(const DailyReading *r, FILE *out) {
   fprintf(out, "===== %s =====\n", ui("ui.celtic_cross", "Celtic Cross"));
   for (int i = 0; i < TAROT_SPREAD_SIZE; i++) {
     const TarotDraw *draw = &r->spread.positions[i];
-    fprintf(out, "%-16s %s%s%s\n", tarot_position_name((CelticCrossPosition)i),
+    fprintf(out, "%-16s %s%s%s\n", tarot_position_name((CelticCrossPosition)i, r->gender),
             tarot_card_name(draw->card), draw->reversed ? " " : "",
             draw->reversed ? ui("ui.reversed", "(Reversed)") : "");
-    fprintf(out, "  %s\n", tarot_position_description((CelticCrossPosition)i));
+    fprintf(out, "  %s\n", tarot_position_description((CelticCrossPosition)i, r->gender));
     fprintf(out, "  %s\n", tarot_card_meaning(draw->card, draw->reversed));
   }
 }
@@ -137,12 +139,12 @@ void reading_print_html(const DailyReading *r, FILE *out) {
       "  <div class=\"desc\">%s</div>\n"
       "  <div class=\"meaning\">%s</div>\n"
       "</div>\n",
-      tarot_position_name((CelticCrossPosition)i),
+      tarot_position_name((CelticCrossPosition)i, r->gender),
       draw->reversed ? "reversed" : "",
       tarot_card_image_file(draw->card), tarot_card_name(draw->card),
       tarot_card_name(draw->card), draw->reversed ? " " : "",
       draw->reversed ? ui("ui.reversed", "(Reversed)") : "",
-      tarot_position_description((CelticCrossPosition)i),
+      tarot_position_description((CelticCrossPosition)i, r->gender),
       tarot_card_meaning(draw->card, draw->reversed));
   }
   fprintf(out, "</div>\n</body></html>\n");
@@ -160,6 +162,10 @@ static void print_body_position_json(FILE *out, const char *indent, Body body,
 void reading_print_json(const DailyReading *r, FILE *out) {
   fprintf(out, "{\n");
 
+  struct tm *utc = gmtime(&r->utc_moment);
+  fprintf(out, "  \"date\": \"%04d-%02d-%02d\",\n", utc->tm_year + 1900, utc->tm_mon + 1, utc->tm_mday);
+  fprintf(out, "  \"gender\": \"%s\",\n", tarot_gender_slug(r->gender));
+
   fprintf(out, "  \"natal\": {\n    \"bodies\": [\n");
   for (int b = 0; b < NUM_BODIES; b++) {
     print_body_position_json(out, "      ", (Body)b, &r->natal.bodies[b]);

engine/src/reading.h

@@ -15,6 +15,16 @@
 #include "tarot.h"
 
 typedef struct {
+  /* The moment passed to reading_generate() - the day this reading is
+   * for, not when it happened to be generated. Set by reading_generate()
+   * itself, so every caller (CLI, watch, reading_load_json() on the
+   * interpreter side) gets it for free without threading it through
+   * separately. */
+  time_t utc_moment;
+  /* Who the reading is for - only affects the pronouns in the Celtic
+   * Cross position text (see tarot.h's Gender), set by reading_generate()
+   * the same way utc_moment is, so every caller gets it for free. */
+  Gender gender;
   NatalChart natal;
   DailyTransits transits;
   CelticCrossSpread spread;
@@ -22,7 +32,7 @@ typedef struct {
 
 /* The real API: this is the only function the watchapp needs to call.
  * It walks the returned struct directly to lay out its own screens. */
-void reading_generate(const char *tarot_seed, const BirthData *birth,
+void reading_generate(const char *tarot_seed, const BirthData *birth, Gender gender,
                        time_t utc_moment, DailyReading *out);
 
 /* Desktop-only output formats for inspecting a reading before any watch

engine/src/tarot.h

@@ -52,6 +52,17 @@ typedef struct {
   bool reversed;
 } TarotDraw;
 
+/* Who the reading is for - affects only the pronouns in the Celtic
+ * Cross position text below (Waite's original wording addresses the
+ * querent as "him"), never anything about the tarot draw or astrology
+ * math itself. GENDER_UNSPECIFIED is the default and renders
+ * pronoun-neutral phrasing (singular "they" in English). */
+typedef enum {
+  GENDER_UNSPECIFIED = 0,
+  GENDER_MALE,
+  GENDER_FEMALE
+} Gender;
+
 typedef struct {
   /* Indexed by CelticCrossPosition. */
   TarotDraw positions[TAROT_SPREAD_SIZE];
@@ -67,8 +78,8 @@ const char *tarot_card_name(TarotCard card);
 const char *tarot_card_image_file(TarotCard card); /* matches res/img/ */
 const char *tarot_card_meaning(TarotCard card, bool reversed);
 
-const char *tarot_position_name(CelticCrossPosition position);
+const char *tarot_position_name(CelticCrossPosition position, Gender gender);
-const char *tarot_position_description(CelticCrossPosition position);
+const char *tarot_position_description(CelticCrossPosition position, Gender gender);
 
 /* Stable, language-independent identifiers (e.g. "high_priestess",
  * "wheel_of_fortune", "recent_past") - the same strings i18n.c's lookup
@@ -76,5 +87,6 @@ const char *tarot_position_description(CelticCrossPosition position);
  * (reading_print_json) that must stay identical regardless of --lang. */
 const char *tarot_card_slug(TarotCard card);
 const char *tarot_position_slug(CelticCrossPosition position);
+const char *tarot_gender_slug(Gender gender); /* "unspecified"/"male"/"female" */
 
 #endif

engine/src/tarot_data.c

@@ -130,52 +130,97 @@ static const TarotCardInfo k_cards[TAROT_DECK_SIZE] = {
 
 /* Position names and one-line descriptions follow Waite's own account
  * of "An Ancient Celtic Method of Divination" (Part III §7), in his
- * original drawing order. */
+ * original drawing order. Waite addresses the querent as "him"
+ * throughout; that wording is kept verbatim as the GENDER_MALE variant
+ * below, and GENDER_FEMALE/GENDER_UNSPECIFIED are original paraphrases
+ * written for this project (not Waite's own text) so the reading can
+ * address the person it's actually for. Each array is indexed by
+ * Gender (tarot.h): [GENDER_UNSPECIFIED], [GENDER_MALE], [GENDER_FEMALE]. */
 typedef struct {
-  const char *name;
+  const char *name[3];
-  const char *description;
+  const char *description[3];
 } PositionInfo;
 
 static const PositionInfo k_positions[TAROT_SPREAD_SIZE] = {
   [POSITION_PRESENT] = {
-    "The Present",
+    { "The Present", "The Present", "The Present" },
-    "This covers him: the general influence affecting the matter."
+    {
+      "This covers them: the general influence affecting the matter.",
+      "This covers him: the general influence affecting the matter.",
+      "This covers her: the general influence affecting the matter.",
+    }
   },
   [POSITION_CHALLENGE] = {
-    "The Challenge",
+    { "The Challenge", "The Challenge", "The Challenge" },
-    "This crosses him: the nature of the obstacle in the matter."
+    {
+      "This crosses them: the nature of the obstacle in the matter.",
+      "This crosses him: the nature of the obstacle in the matter.",
+      "This crosses her: the nature of the obstacle in the matter.",
+    }
   },
   [POSITION_CROWN] = {
-    "The Crown",
+    { "The Crown", "The Crown", "The Crown" },
-    "This crowns him: the aim or ideal, the best that can be achieved."
+    {
+      "This crowns them: the aim or ideal, the best that can be achieved.",
+      "This crowns him: the aim or ideal, the best that can be achieved.",
+      "This crowns her: the aim or ideal, the best that can be achieved.",
+    }
   },
   [POSITION_FOUNDATION] = {
-    "The Foundation",
+    { "The Foundation", "The Foundation", "The Foundation" },
-    "This is beneath him: the basis of the matter, already actual."
+    {
+      "This is beneath them: the basis of the matter, already actual.",
+      "This is beneath him: the basis of the matter, already actual.",
+      "This is beneath her: the basis of the matter, already actual.",
+    }
   },
   [POSITION_RECENT_PAST] = {
-    "The Recent Past",
+    { "The Recent Past", "The Recent Past", "The Recent Past" },
-    "This is behind him: the influence that is just passing away."
+    {
+      "This is behind them: the influence that is just passing away.",
+      "This is behind him: the influence that is just passing away.",
+      "This is behind her: the influence that is just passing away.",
+    }
   },
   [POSITION_NEAR_FUTURE] = {
-    "The Near Future",
+    { "The Near Future", "The Near Future", "The Near Future" },
-    "This is before him: the influence now coming into action."
+    {
+      "This is before them: the influence now coming into action.",
+      "This is before him: the influence now coming into action.",
+      "This is before her: the influence now coming into action.",
+    }
   },
   [POSITION_ATTITUDE] = {
-    "Himself",
+    { "Themself", "Himself", "Herself" },
-    "His position or attitude in the circumstances."
+    {
+      "Their position or attitude in the circumstances.",
+      "His position or attitude in the circumstances.",
+      "Her position or attitude in the circumstances.",
+    }
   },
   [POSITION_ENVIRONMENT] = {
-    "His House",
+    { "Their House", "His House", "Her House" },
-    "His environment and the tendencies at work therein."
+    {
+      "Their environment and the tendencies at work therein.",
+      "His environment and the tendencies at work therein.",
+      "Her environment and the tendencies at work therein.",
+    }
   },
   [POSITION_HOPES_AND_FEARS] = {
-    "Hopes and Fears",
+    { "Hopes and Fears", "Hopes and Fears", "Hopes and Fears" },
-    "His hopes or fears in the matter."
+    {
+      "Their hopes or fears in the matter.",
+      "His hopes or fears in the matter.",
+      "Her hopes or fears in the matter.",
+    }
   },
   [POSITION_OUTCOME] = {
-    "The Outcome",
+    { "The Outcome", "The Outcome", "The Outcome" },
-    "What will come: the final result of the matter."
+    {
+      "What will come: the final result of the matter.",
+      "What will come: the final result of the matter.",
+      "What will come: the final result of the matter.",
+    }
   },
 };
 
@@ -229,13 +274,44 @@ static const char *card_field(const char *slug, const char *field, const char *f
   return i18n_get(key, fallback);
 }
 
-static const char *position_field(const char *slug, const char *field, const char *fallback) {
+/* Suffix appended to the i18n key for the male/female variants - the
-  char key[64];
+ * unspecified/neutral variant uses the plain, unsuffixed key so it
-  strcpy(key, "position.");
+ * matches the field name callers already know (e.g. "position.
-  strcat(key, slug);
+ * attitude.name"), same convention as card_field()'s upright/reversed
-  strcat(key, ".");
+ * field names above. */
-  strcat(key, field);
+static const char *const k_gender_suffix[3] = {
-  return i18n_get(key, fallback);
+  [GENDER_UNSPECIFIED] = "",
+  [GENDER_MALE] = ".male",
+  [GENDER_FEMALE] = ".female",
+};
+
+static const char *const k_gender_slug[3] = {
+  [GENDER_UNSPECIFIED] = "unspecified",
+  [GENDER_MALE] = "male",
+  [GENDER_FEMALE] = "female",
+};
+
+static const char *position_field(const char *slug, const char *field, Gender gender,
+                                   const char *fallback) {
+  char neutral_key[80];
+  strcpy(neutral_key, "position.");
+  strcat(neutral_key, slug);
+  strcat(neutral_key, ".");
+  strcat(neutral_key, field);
+  if (gender == GENDER_UNSPECIFIED) return i18n_get(neutral_key, fallback);
+
+  /* Not every position's text actually varies by gender (e.g. "The
+   * Outcome" has no pronoun) - the .lang files only define a ".male"/
+   * ".female" key where the wording differs. So look up the neutral key
+   * first and use *that* (translated, if a catalog is loaded) as the
+   * fallback for the gendered key, rather than jumping straight past a
+   * loaded translation to the hardcoded English `fallback` whenever the
+   * gendered key happens to be absent. */
+  const char *neutral_text = i18n_get(neutral_key, fallback);
+  char key[88];
+  strcpy(key, neutral_key);
+  strcat(key, k_gender_suffix[gender]);
+  return i18n_get(key, neutral_text);
 }
 
 const char *tarot_card_name(TarotCard card) {
@@ -252,13 +328,15 @@ const char *tarot_card_meaning(TarotCard card, bool reversed) {
                      reversed ? k_cards[card].reversed : k_cards[card].upright);
 }
 
-const char *tarot_position_name(CelticCrossPosition position) {
+const char *tarot_position_name(CelticCrossPosition position, Gender gender) {
-  return position_field(k_position_slug[position], "name", k_positions[position].name);
+  return position_field(k_position_slug[position], "name", gender, k_positions[position].name[gender]);
 }
 
-const char *tarot_position_description(CelticCrossPosition position) {
+const char *tarot_position_description(CelticCrossPosition position, Gender gender) {
-  return position_field(k_position_slug[position], "desc", k_positions[position].description);
+  return position_field(k_position_slug[position], "desc", gender,
+                         k_positions[position].description[gender]);
 }
 
 const char *tarot_card_slug(TarotCard card) { return k_card_slug[card]; }
 const char *tarot_position_slug(CelticCrossPosition position) { return k_position_slug[position]; }
+const char *tarot_gender_slug(Gender gender) { return k_gender_slug[gender]; }

engine/tests/smoke_test.c

@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ static void test_reading_generate_smoke(void) {
   };
 
   DailyReading r1, r2;
-  reading_generate("smoke-test-seed", &birth, 1751500000, &r1);
+  reading_generate("smoke-test-seed", &birth, GENDER_UNSPECIFIED, 1751500000, &r1);
-  reading_generate("smoke-test-seed", &birth, 1751500000, &r2);
+  reading_generate("smoke-test-seed", &birth, GENDER_UNSPECIFIED, 1751500000, &r2);
 
   for (int i = 0; i < TAROT_SPREAD_SIZE; i++) {
     assert(r1.spread.positions[i].card == r2.spread.positions[i].card);
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ static void test_reading_print_json_shape(void) {
   };
 
   DailyReading r;
-  reading_generate("smoke-test-seed", &birth, 1751500000, &r);
+  reading_generate("smoke-test-seed", &birth, GENDER_FEMALE, 1751500000, &r);
 
   FILE *tmp = tmpfile();
   assert(tmp);
@@ -120,6 +120,8 @@ static void test_reading_print_json_shape(void) {
    * a stray astro_*_name()/tarot_*_name() call leaking translated text
    * into what must stay language-independent regardless of --lang). */
   assert(buf[0] == '{');
+  assert(strstr(buf, "\"date\": \"2025-07-02\"") != NULL); /* UTC date of the fixed 1751500000 seed */
+  assert(strstr(buf, "\"gender\": \"female\"") != NULL);
   assert(strstr(buf, "\"natal\"") != NULL);
   assert(strstr(buf, "\"transits\"") != NULL);
   assert(strstr(buf, "\"spread\"") != NULL);
@@ -154,7 +156,7 @@ static void test_i18n_fallback_and_translation(void) {
   assert(strcmp(astro_moon_phase_name(MOON_FULL), "Vollmond") == 0);
   assert(strcmp(astro_aspect_name(ASPECT_TRINE), "Trigon") == 0);
   assert(strcmp(tarot_card_name(CARD_WORLD), "Die Welt") == 0);
-  assert(strcmp(tarot_position_name(POSITION_OUTCOME), "Das Ergebnis") == 0);
+  assert(strcmp(tarot_position_name(POSITION_OUTCOME, GENDER_UNSPECIFIED), "Das Ergebnis") == 0);
 
   /* Loading a file that doesn't exist fails and leaves the previously
    * loaded catalog in place, rather than silently clearing it. */
@@ -169,12 +171,45 @@ static void test_i18n_fallback_and_translation(void) {
   printf("PASS test_i18n_fallback_and_translation\n");
 }
 
+static void test_gendered_position_text(void) {
+  /* English catalog (loaded by the previous test): "Attitude" is the one
+   * position whose name itself carries a pronoun. */
+  assert(strcmp(tarot_position_name(POSITION_ATTITUDE, GENDER_UNSPECIFIED), "Themself") == 0);
+  assert(strcmp(tarot_position_name(POSITION_ATTITUDE, GENDER_MALE), "Himself") == 0);
+  assert(strcmp(tarot_position_name(POSITION_ATTITUDE, GENDER_FEMALE), "Herself") == 0);
+  assert(strstr(tarot_position_description(POSITION_PRESENT, GENDER_UNSPECIFIED), "them") != NULL);
+  assert(strstr(tarot_position_description(POSITION_PRESENT, GENDER_MALE), "him") != NULL);
+  assert(strstr(tarot_position_description(POSITION_PRESENT, GENDER_FEMALE), "her") != NULL);
+
+  /* The Outcome position has no pronoun in Waite's own text - identical
+   * across all three genders. */
+  assert(strcmp(tarot_position_description(POSITION_OUTCOME, GENDER_MALE),
+                tarot_position_description(POSITION_OUTCOME, GENDER_FEMALE)) == 0);
+  assert(strcmp(tarot_position_description(POSITION_OUTCOME, GENDER_MALE),
+                tarot_position_description(POSITION_OUTCOME, GENDER_UNSPECIFIED)) == 0);
+
+  bool loaded = i18n_load("engine/i18n/de.lang");
+  assert(loaded);
+  assert(strcmp(tarot_position_name(POSITION_ATTITUDE, GENDER_MALE), "Er selbst") == 0);
+  assert(strcmp(tarot_position_name(POSITION_ATTITUDE, GENDER_FEMALE), "Sie selbst") == 0);
+  assert(strcmp(tarot_position_name(POSITION_ATTITUDE, GENDER_UNSPECIFIED),
+                "Die fragende Person selbst") == 0);
+  assert(strcmp(tarot_position_description(POSITION_ENVIRONMENT, GENDER_MALE),
+                "Sein Umfeld und die darin wirkenden Tendenzen.") == 0);
+
+  loaded = i18n_load("engine/i18n/en.lang"); /* leave the catalog in a known state */
+  assert(loaded);
+
+  printf("PASS test_gendered_position_text\n");
+}
+
 int main(void) {
   test_tarot_determinism();
   test_natal_sun_sign();
   test_reading_generate_smoke();
   test_reading_print_json_shape();
   test_i18n_fallback_and_translation();
+  test_gendered_position_text();
   printf("All smoke tests passed.\n");
   return 0;
 }

interpreter/src/main.c

@@ -126,6 +126,15 @@ static const char *sign_display_name(ZodiacSign sign) {
   return ui(key, fallback[sign]);
 }
 
+/* "YYYY-MM-DD" for reading->utc_moment - the day this reading is for
+ * (see reading_load_json()/parse_date() in reading_io.c), not today's
+ * real date if the two ever differ (e.g. reading.json was generated
+ * earlier and interpreted later). */
+static void format_date(time_t utc_moment, char *out, size_t out_size) {
+  struct tm *utc = gmtime(&utc_moment);
+  snprintf(out, out_size, "%04d-%02d-%02d", utc->tm_year + 1900, utc->tm_mon + 1, utc->tm_mday);
+}
+
 static const char *day_level_name(DaySignificance level) {
   switch (level) {
     case DAY_QUIET: return ui("interp.day_level.quiet", "Quiet");
@@ -179,48 +188,19 @@ static char *capture_guidance(const DailyInterpretation *interp, const CelticCro
   return buf;
 }
 
-static void print_top_transits_header(FILE *out, int count) {
+/* Prints one significant-transit item's full detail (title line with
-  if (count == 1) {
+ * sign/house/orb/score, plus its narrative sentence) - shared between
-    fprintf(out, "%s\n", ui("interp.top_transits.one", "Top significant transit:"));
+ * the "Significant Transits" list and the day's top item, which is
-  } else {
+ * repeated in full just above the guidance paragraph (see
-    char buf[64];
+ * interp_print_text) so the reader has that same detail in view right
-    snprintf(buf, sizeof buf, ui("interp.top_transits.many", "Top %d significant transits:"), count);
+ * next to the guidance text it informs. `index` is 1-based and prefixes
-    fprintf(out, "%s\n", buf);
+ * the line with "N. "; pass 0 to omit it, for the repeated top item,
-  }
+ * which isn't part of the numbered list. */
-}
+static void print_transit_item_text(FILE *out, const DailyReading *reading,
-
+                                     const SignificantItem *item, int index) {
-/* ===== --format text ===== */
-
-static void print_celtic_cross_text(FILE *out, const CelticCrossSpread *spread) {
-  fprintf(out, "%s:\n", ui("ui.celtic_cross", "Celtic Cross"));
-  for (int i = 0; i < TAROT_SPREAD_SIZE; i++) {
-    const TarotDraw *draw = &spread->positions[i];
-    fprintf(out, "  %d. %s: %s%s\n", i + 1, tarot_position_name((CelticCrossPosition)i),
-            tarot_card_name(draw->card), reversed_marker(draw->reversed));
-    fprintf(out, "     %s\n", tarot_position_description((CelticCrossPosition)i));
-    fprintf(out, "     %s\n", tarot_card_meaning(draw->card, draw->reversed));
-  }
-}
-
-static void interp_print_text(FILE *out, const DailyReading *reading, const DailyInterpretation *interp) {
-  fprintf(out, "%s %s (%d/%d)\n", ui("interp.day_significance", "Day significance:"),
-          day_level_name(interp->day_level), interp->day_level + 1, DAY_SIGNIFICANCE_COUNT);
-  if (interpretation_deserves_framing(interp)) {
-    fprintf(out, "%s\n", ui("interp.major_framing",
-                             "(a major transit today - worth a deeper Celtic Cross look)"));
-  }
-  fprintf(out, "\n");
-
-  if (interp->top_item_count == 0) {
-    fprintf(out, "%s\n", ui("interp.no_notable_transits", "No notable transits today."));
-  } else {
-    print_top_transits_header(out, interp->top_item_count);
-    for (int i = 0; i < interp->top_item_count; i++) {
-      const SignificantItem *item = &interp->top_items[i];
   const Aspect *a = &item->aspect;
-
+  if (index > 0) fprintf(out, "  %d. ", index);
-      fprintf(out, "  %d. %s %s", i + 1, ui("ui.transiting", "Transiting"),
+  fprintf(out, "%s %s", ui("ui.transiting", "Transiting"), body_display_name(a->transiting_planet));
-              body_display_name(a->transiting_planet));
   print_body_in_sign_text(out, &reading->transits.bodies[a->transiting_planet]);
   fprintf(out, " %s %s %s", aspect_display_name(a->type), ui("ui.natal", "natal"),
           body_display_name(a->natal_planet));
@@ -233,19 +213,106 @@ static void interp_print_text(FILE *out, const DailyReading *reading, const Dail
                    reading->transits.bodies[a->transiting_planet].house);
   fputs(narrative_buf, out);
 }
+
+static void print_top_transits_header(FILE *out, int count) {
+  if (count == 1) {
+    fprintf(out, "%s\n", ui("interp.top_transits.one", "Top significant transit:"));
+  } else {
+    char buf[64];
+    snprintf(buf, sizeof buf, ui("interp.top_transits.many", "Top %d significant transits:"), count);
+    fprintf(out, "%s\n", buf);
+  }
+}
+
+/* ===== --format text ===== */
+
+static void print_celtic_cross_text(FILE *out, const CelticCrossSpread *spread, Gender gender) {
+  fprintf(out, "%s:\n", ui("ui.celtic_cross", "Celtic Cross"));
+  for (int i = 0; i < TAROT_SPREAD_SIZE; i++) {
+    const TarotDraw *draw = &spread->positions[i];
+    fprintf(out, "  %d. %s: %s%s\n", i + 1, tarot_position_name((CelticCrossPosition)i, gender),
+            tarot_card_name(draw->card), reversed_marker(draw->reversed));
+    fprintf(out, "     %s\n", tarot_position_description((CelticCrossPosition)i, gender));
+    fprintf(out, "     %s\n", tarot_card_meaning(draw->card, draw->reversed));
+  }
+}
+
+static void interp_print_text(FILE *out, const DailyReading *reading, const DailyInterpretation *interp) {
+  char date_buf[32];
+  format_date(reading->utc_moment, date_buf, sizeof date_buf);
+  fprintf(out, "%s %s\n\n", ui("interp.reading_date", "Reading for:"), date_buf);
+
+  fprintf(out, "%s %s (%d/%d)\n", ui("interp.day_significance", "Day significance:"),
+          day_level_name(interp->day_level), interp->day_level + 1, DAY_SIGNIFICANCE_COUNT);
+  if (interpretation_deserves_framing(interp)) {
+    fprintf(out, "%s\n", ui("interp.major_framing",
+                             "(a major transit today - worth a deeper Celtic Cross look)"));
   }
   fprintf(out, "\n");
 
-  print_celtic_cross_text(out, &reading->spread);
+  fprintf(out, "%s\n", ui("interp.heading_guidance", "Guidance"));
-  fprintf(out, "\n");
+  if (interp->top_item_count > 0) {
-
+    print_transit_item_text(out, reading, &interp->top_items[0], 0);
+  }
   char guidance_buf[GUIDANCE_TEXT_MAX];
   guidance_write(guidance_buf, sizeof guidance_buf, "", interp, &reading->spread);
   fputs(guidance_buf, out);
+  fprintf(out, "\n");
+
+  if (interp->top_item_count == 0) {
+    fprintf(out, "%s\n", ui("interp.no_notable_transits", "No notable transits today."));
+  } else {
+    print_top_transits_header(out, interp->top_item_count);
+    for (int i = 0; i < interp->top_item_count; i++) {
+      print_transit_item_text(out, reading, &interp->top_items[i], i + 1);
+    }
+  }
+  fprintf(out, "\n");
+
+  print_celtic_cross_text(out, &reading->spread, reading->gender);
 }
 
 /* ===== --format html ===== */
 
+/* HTML counterpart of print_transit_item_text() - same shared-between-
+ * the-repeated-top-item-and-the-full-list purpose, one table row (title
+ * + orb/score) plus a narrative row if non-empty. `index` is 1-based;
+ * pass 0 to omit the "N." cell, for the repeated top item. */
+static void print_transit_item_html(FILE *out, const DailyReading *reading,
+                                     const SignificantItem *item, int index) {
+  const Aspect *a = &item->aspect;
+  char index_buf[16] = "";
+  if (index > 0) snprintf(index_buf, sizeof index_buf, "%d.", index);
+  char *text = capture_narrative(a, reading->transits.bodies[a->transiting_planet].house);
+
+  fprintf(out, "<tr><td>%s</td><td>%s %s %s %s %s</td>"
+               "<td>%s %.1f&deg;, %s %.2f</td></tr>\n",
+          index_buf, ui("ui.transiting", "Transiting"), body_display_name(a->transiting_planet),
+          aspect_display_name(a->type), ui("ui.natal", "natal"), body_display_name(a->natal_planet),
+          ui("ui.orb", "orb"), a->orb, ui("interp.score", "score"), item->score);
+  if (text[0] != '\0') fprintf(out, "<tr><td></td><td colspan=\"2\">%s</td></tr>\n", text);
+  free(text);
+}
+
+/* One Celtic Cross card as a ".card" div - shared between the
+ * Attitude/Outcome preview (right after guidance) and the full spread
+ * further down, so both render identically. */
+static void print_card_html(FILE *out, CelticCrossPosition position, const TarotDraw *draw,
+                             Gender gender) {
+  fprintf(out,
+    "<div class=\"card\">\n"
+    "  <div class=\"position\">%s</div>\n"
+    "  <img class=\"%s\" src=\"img/%s\" alt=\"%s\">\n"
+    "  <div class=\"name\">%s%s</div>\n"
+    "  <div class=\"desc\">%s</div>\n"
+    "  <div class=\"meaning\">%s</div>\n"
+    "</div>\n",
+    tarot_position_name(position, gender), draw->reversed ? "reversed" : "",
+    tarot_card_image_file(draw->card), tarot_card_name(draw->card), tarot_card_name(draw->card),
+    reversed_marker(draw->reversed), tarot_position_description(position, gender),
+    tarot_card_meaning(draw->card, draw->reversed));
+}
+
 static void interp_print_html(FILE *out, const DailyReading *reading, const DailyInterpretation *interp) {
   fprintf(out,
     "<!doctype html>\n<html><head><meta charset=\"utf-8\">\n"
@@ -267,6 +334,11 @@ static void interp_print_html(FILE *out, const DailyReading *reading, const Dail
 
   fprintf(out, "<h1>%s</h1>\n", ui("interp.heading", "Daily Interpretation"));
 
+  char date_buf[32];
+  format_date(reading->utc_moment, date_buf, sizeof date_buf);
+  fprintf(out, "<p class=\"reading-date\">%s %s</p>\n",
+          ui("interp.reading_date", "Reading for:"), date_buf);
+
   fprintf(out, "<h2>%s</h2>\n<p>%s %s (%d/%d)",
           ui("interp.heading_day_significance", "Day Significance"),
           ui("interp.day_significance", "Day significance:"), day_level_name(interp->day_level),
@@ -277,48 +349,20 @@ static void interp_print_html(FILE *out, const DailyReading *reading, const Dail
   }
   fprintf(out, "</p>\n");
 
-  fprintf(out, "<h2>%s</h2>\n", ui("interp.heading_transits", "Significant Transits"));
+  char *guidance = capture_guidance(interp, &reading->spread);
-  if (interp->top_item_count == 0) {
+  fprintf(out, "<h2>%s</h2>\n", ui("interp.heading_guidance", "Guidance"));
-    fprintf(out, "<p>%s</p>\n", ui("interp.no_notable_transits", "No notable transits today."));
-  } else {
-    fprintf(out, "<table>\n");
-    for (int i = 0; i < interp->top_item_count; i++) {
-      const SignificantItem *item = &interp->top_items[i];
-      const Aspect *a = &item->aspect;
-      char *text = capture_narrative(a, reading->transits.bodies[a->transiting_planet].house);
 
-      fprintf(out, "<tr><td>%d.</td><td>%s %s %s %s %s</td>"
+  fprintf(out, "<div class=\"spread attitude-outcome\">\n");
-                   "<td>%s %.1f&deg;, %s %.2f</td></tr>\n",
+  print_card_html(out, POSITION_ATTITUDE, &reading->spread.positions[POSITION_ATTITUDE], reading->gender);
-              i + 1, ui("ui.transiting", "Transiting"), body_display_name(a->transiting_planet),
+  print_card_html(out, POSITION_OUTCOME, &reading->spread.positions[POSITION_OUTCOME], reading->gender);
-              aspect_display_name(a->type), ui("ui.natal", "natal"),
-              body_display_name(a->natal_planet), ui("ui.orb", "orb"), a->orb,
-              ui("interp.score", "score"), item->score);
-      if (text[0] != '\0') fprintf(out, "<tr><td></td><td colspan=\"2\">%s</td></tr>\n", text);
-      free(text);
-    }
-    fprintf(out, "</table>\n");
-  }
-
-  fprintf(out, "<h2>%s</h2>\n<div class=\"spread\">\n", ui("ui.celtic_cross", "Celtic Cross"));
-  for (int i = 0; i < TAROT_SPREAD_SIZE; i++) {
-    const TarotDraw *draw = &reading->spread.positions[i];
-    fprintf(out,
-      "<div class=\"card\">\n"
-      "  <div class=\"position\">%s</div>\n"
-      "  <img class=\"%s\" src=\"img/%s\" alt=\"%s\">\n"
-      "  <div class=\"name\">%s%s</div>\n"
-      "  <div class=\"desc\">%s</div>\n"
-      "  <div class=\"meaning\">%s</div>\n"
-      "</div>\n",
-      tarot_position_name((CelticCrossPosition)i), draw->reversed ? "reversed" : "",
-      tarot_card_image_file(draw->card), tarot_card_name(draw->card), tarot_card_name(draw->card),
-      reversed_marker(draw->reversed), tarot_position_description((CelticCrossPosition)i),
-      tarot_card_meaning(draw->card, draw->reversed));
-  }
   fprintf(out, "</div>\n");
 
-  char *guidance = capture_guidance(interp, &reading->spread);
+  fprintf(out, "<div class=\"guidance\">\n");
-  fprintf(out, "<h2>%s</h2>\n<div class=\"guidance\">\n", ui("interp.heading_guidance", "Guidance"));
+  if (interp->top_item_count > 0) {
+    fprintf(out, "<table>\n");
+    print_transit_item_html(out, reading, &interp->top_items[0], 0);
+    fprintf(out, "</table>\n");
+  }
   const char *start = guidance;
   for (const char *p = guidance; ; p++) {
     if (*p == '\n' || *p == '\0') {
@@ -330,6 +374,23 @@ static void interp_print_html(FILE *out, const DailyReading *reading, const Dail
   free(guidance);
   fprintf(out, "</div>\n");
 
+  fprintf(out, "<h2>%s</h2>\n", ui("interp.heading_transits", "Significant Transits"));
+  if (interp->top_item_count == 0) {
+    fprintf(out, "<p>%s</p>\n", ui("interp.no_notable_transits", "No notable transits today."));
+  } else {
+    fprintf(out, "<table>\n");
+    for (int i = 0; i < interp->top_item_count; i++) {
+      print_transit_item_html(out, reading, &interp->top_items[i], i + 1);
+    }
+    fprintf(out, "</table>\n");
+  }
+
+  fprintf(out, "<h2>%s</h2>\n<div class=\"spread\">\n", ui("ui.celtic_cross", "Celtic Cross"));
+  for (int i = 0; i < TAROT_SPREAD_SIZE; i++) {
+    print_card_html(out, (CelticCrossPosition)i, &reading->spread.positions[i], reading->gender);
+  }
+  fprintf(out, "</div>\n");
+
   fprintf(out, "</body></html>\n");
 }
 
@@ -356,6 +417,10 @@ static void json_string(FILE *out, const char *s) {
 static void interp_print_json(FILE *out, const DailyReading *reading, const DailyInterpretation *interp) {
   fprintf(out, "{\n");
 
+  char date_buf[32];
+  format_date(reading->utc_moment, date_buf, sizeof date_buf);
+  fprintf(out, "  \"date\": \"%s\",\n", date_buf);
+
   fprintf(out, "  \"day_significance\": {\n");
   fprintf(out, "    \"level\": \"%s\",\n", k_day_level_slug[interp->day_level]);
   fprintf(out, "    \"rank\": %d,\n", interp->day_level + 1);

interpreter/src/reading_io.c

@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
+#define _DEFAULT_SOURCE /* for timegm, parsing "date" back into utc_moment */
+
 #include "reading_io.h"
 #include "json.h"
 
+#include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
 /* Mirrors astro.c's own k_body_slug/k_aspect_slug (its i18n lookup-key
@@ -36,6 +39,12 @@ static const char *const k_position_slug[TAROT_SPREAD_SIZE] = {
   "near_future", "attitude", "environment", "hopes_and_fears", "outcome",
 };
 
+/* Mirrors tarot_data.c's own k_gender_slug, same duplication policy as
+ * k_card_slug/k_position_slug above (no reverse lookup exposed there). */
+static const char *const k_gender_slug[3] = {
+  "unspecified", "male", "female",
+};
+
 static bool body_from_slug(const char *slug, Body *out) {
   for (int i = 0; i < NUM_BODIES; i++) {
     if (strcmp(slug, k_body_slug[i]) == 0) {
@@ -101,6 +110,16 @@ static bool card_from_slug(const char *slug, TarotCard *out) {
   return false;
 }
 
+static bool gender_from_slug(const char *slug, Gender *out) {
+  for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+    if (strcmp(slug, k_gender_slug[i]) == 0) {
+      *out = (Gender)i;
+      return true;
+    }
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
 static bool position_from_slug(const char *slug, CelticCrossPosition *out) {
   for (int i = 0; i < TAROT_SPREAD_SIZE; i++) {
     if (strcmp(slug, k_position_slug[i]) == 0) {
@@ -133,6 +152,37 @@ static void parse_spread(const JsonValue *positions, CelticCrossSpread *out) {
   }
 }
 
+/* Parses the top-level "date" field ("YYYY-MM-DD", see reading_print_json
+ * in engine/src/reading.c) back into out->utc_moment, as midnight UTC of
+ * that date - reading_print_json only ever wrote the calendar date, not a
+ * time of day, so that's the only value that round-trips through
+ * gmtime() to the same date. Lenient like parse_bodies()/parse_spread():
+ * a missing or malformed "date" just leaves out->utc_moment at 0 (from
+ * reading_load_json's own memset), not a load failure - nothing here
+ * depends on it for scoring, only for display. */
+static void parse_date(const JsonValue *date, DailyReading *out) {
+  const char *date_str = date ? json_as_string(date) : NULL;
+  if (!date_str) return;
+
+  struct tm tm_date = {0};
+  if (sscanf(date_str, "%d-%d-%d", &tm_date.tm_year, &tm_date.tm_mon, &tm_date.tm_mday) != 3) return;
+  tm_date.tm_year -= 1900;
+  tm_date.tm_mon -= 1;
+  out->utc_moment = timegm(&tm_date);
+}
+
+/* Parses the top-level "gender" field (see reading_print_json in
+ * engine/src/reading.c) into out->gender. Lenient like parse_date(): a
+ * missing or unrecognized value just leaves out->gender at
+ * GENDER_UNSPECIFIED (0, from reading_load_json's own memset), not a
+ * load failure - it only affects Celtic Cross position text pronouns,
+ * nothing scoring depends on it. */
+static void parse_gender(const JsonValue *gender, DailyReading *out) {
+  const char *gender_str = gender ? json_as_string(gender) : NULL;
+  if (!gender_str) return;
+  gender_from_slug(gender_str, &out->gender);
+}
+
 bool reading_load_json(const char *text, size_t length, DailyReading *out) {
   memset(out, 0, sizeof(*out));
 
@@ -174,6 +224,9 @@ bool reading_load_json(const char *text, size_t length, DailyReading *out) {
   }
   out->transits.aspect_count = filled;
 
+  parse_date(json_object_get(root, "date"), out);
+  parse_gender(json_object_get(root, "gender"), out);
+
   const JsonValue *natal = json_object_get(root, "natal");
   parse_bodies(natal ? json_object_get(natal, "bodies") : NULL, out->natal.bodies);
   parse_bodies(json_object_get(transits, "bodies"), out->transits.bodies);

interpreter/src/reading_io.h

@@ -14,10 +14,15 @@
  * around each significant event, and for guidance_print()'s tarot
  * framing: out->transits.aspects[]/aspect_count (used for scoring - see
  * significance.c), out->natal.bodies[]/out->transits.bodies[] (sign +
- * house per body, used only for display), and out->spread.positions[]
+ * house per body, used only for display), out->spread.positions[]
  * (card + reversed per Celtic Cross position, used only by
- * guidance.c). out->natal.ascendant_longitude/houses[] are left zeroed -
+ * guidance.c), out->utc_moment (the top-level "date" field, parsed
- * nothing reads them yet.
+ * back to midnight UTC of that date - used only for display, e.g. main.c
+ * printing which day a reading is for), and out->gender (the top-level
+ * "gender" field - used only for the Celtic Cross position text's
+ * pronouns, e.g. tarot_position_name()/tarot_position_description()).
+ * out->natal.ascendant_longitude/houses[] are left zeroed - nothing
+ * reads them yet.
  *
  * Returns false on malformed JSON, or if "transits"."aspects" isn't
  * present as an array (an empty array is fine - that's a real "no

interpreter/tests/json_test.c

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <time.h>
 
 #include "../src/json.h"
 #include "../src/reading_io.h"
@@ -48,6 +49,8 @@ static void test_json_parse_rejects_malformed(void) {
  * absent entirely, to prove partial spread data doesn't fail the load. */
 static const char *k_fixture =
   "{"
+  "  \"date\": \"2026-07-16\","
+  "  \"gender\": \"female\","
   "  \"natal\": {\"bodies\": [{\"body\": \"sun\", \"sign\": \"taurus\", \"house\": 3}], \"houses\": []},"
   "  \"transits\": {"
   "    \"bodies\": [{\"body\": \"sun\", \"sign\": \"cancer\", \"house\": 5}],"
@@ -80,6 +83,62 @@ static void test_reading_load_json_extracts_aspects(void) {
   printf("PASS test_reading_load_json_extracts_aspects\n");
 }
 
+static void test_reading_load_json_extracts_date(void) {
+  DailyReading reading;
+  bool ok = reading_load_json(k_fixture, strlen(k_fixture), &reading);
+
+  assert(ok);
+  struct tm *utc = gmtime(&reading.utc_moment);
+  assert(utc->tm_year + 1900 == 2026);
+  assert(utc->tm_mon + 1 == 7);
+  assert(utc->tm_mday == 16);
+
+  printf("PASS test_reading_load_json_extracts_date\n");
+}
+
+static void test_reading_load_json_missing_date_defaults_to_zero(void) {
+  const char *text = "{\"transits\": {\"aspects\": []}}";
+  DailyReading reading;
+  bool ok = reading_load_json(text, strlen(text), &reading);
+
+  assert(ok);
+  assert(reading.utc_moment == 0);
+
+  printf("PASS test_reading_load_json_missing_date_defaults_to_zero\n");
+}
+
+static void test_reading_load_json_extracts_gender(void) {
+  DailyReading reading;
+  bool ok = reading_load_json(k_fixture, strlen(k_fixture), &reading);
+
+  assert(ok);
+  assert(reading.gender == GENDER_FEMALE);
+
+  printf("PASS test_reading_load_json_extracts_gender\n");
+}
+
+static void test_reading_load_json_missing_gender_defaults_to_unspecified(void) {
+  const char *text = "{\"transits\": {\"aspects\": []}}";
+  DailyReading reading;
+  bool ok = reading_load_json(text, strlen(text), &reading);
+
+  assert(ok);
+  assert(reading.gender == GENDER_UNSPECIFIED);
+
+  printf("PASS test_reading_load_json_missing_gender_defaults_to_unspecified\n");
+}
+
+static void test_reading_load_json_unrecognized_gender_defaults_to_unspecified(void) {
+  const char *text = "{\"gender\": \"xenu\", \"transits\": {\"aspects\": []}}";
+  DailyReading reading;
+  bool ok = reading_load_json(text, strlen(text), &reading);
+
+  assert(ok);
+  assert(reading.gender == GENDER_UNSPECIFIED);
+
+  printf("PASS test_reading_load_json_unrecognized_gender_defaults_to_unspecified\n");
+}
+
 static void test_reading_load_json_extracts_body_sign_and_house(void) {
   DailyReading reading;
   bool ok = reading_load_json(k_fixture, strlen(k_fixture), &reading);
@@ -178,6 +237,11 @@ int main(void) {
   test_json_parse_basic_shapes();
   test_json_parse_rejects_malformed();
   test_reading_load_json_extracts_aspects();
+  test_reading_load_json_extracts_date();
+  test_reading_load_json_missing_date_defaults_to_zero();
+  test_reading_load_json_extracts_gender();
+  test_reading_load_json_missing_gender_defaults_to_unspecified();
+  test_reading_load_json_unrecognized_gender_defaults_to_unspecified();
   test_reading_load_json_extracts_body_sign_and_house();
   test_reading_load_json_extracts_spread_positions();
   test_reading_load_json_missing_spread_is_not_fatal();

watch/package.json

@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
       "BIRTH_UTC_OFFSET_MINUTES",
       "BIRTH_LAT_MICRODEG",
       "BIRTH_LON_MICRODEG",
+      "GENDER",
       "LANG",
       "NOTIFY_ENABLED",
       "NOTIFY_HOUR",
@@ -42,6 +43,12 @@
     ],
     "resources": {
       "media": [
+        {
+          "type": "bitmap",
+          "name": "IMAGE_APP_ICON",
+          "file": "app_icon.png",
+          "menuIcon": true
+        },
         {
           "type": "bitmap",
           "name": "IMG_CARD_FOOL",

watch/scripts/gen_app_icon.py

@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Downsizes res/app_icon_50x50_64_color.png into watch/resources/app_icon.png.
+
+Pebble's own build tooling (process_sdk_resources.py) hard-fails any
+"menuIcon": true resource larger than 25x25px - the fixed size Pebble OS
+renders app icons at in the watch's own app launcher list (and, synced
+from the watch, in the mobile app's installed-apps list too). The source
+art in res/ is 50x50 (square, so it downsamples to exactly 25x25 with no
+letterboxing) - the color variant is used, per the same "prefer color"
+choice as the rest of this app's card art, over the companion
+*_gray.png fallback also present in res/.
+
+Generated output, like i18n_tables.auto.c and resources/img/*.png - not
+committed (see .gitignore), regenerate by running this script directly
+or via `pebble build` (wired into wscript alongside gen_card_images.py).
+Requires Pillow (`pip install Pillow`), not part of this repo's own
+desktop build/test toolchain.
+"""
+import os
+import sys
+
+from PIL import Image
+
+SCRIPT_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
+SRC_PATH = os.path.normpath(
+    os.path.join(SCRIPT_DIR, "..", "..", "res", "app_icon_50x50_64_color.png")
+)
+OUT_PATH = os.path.normpath(os.path.join(SCRIPT_DIR, "..", "resources", "app_icon.png"))
+
+MAX_ICON_SIZE = 25  # Pebble's own hard cap for "menuIcon": true resources.
+
+
+def main():
+    if os.path.exists(OUT_PATH) and os.path.getmtime(OUT_PATH) >= os.path.getmtime(SRC_PATH):
+        print(f"{OUT_PATH} already up to date", file=sys.stderr)
+        return
+
+    os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(OUT_PATH), exist_ok=True)
+    with Image.open(SRC_PATH) as img:
+        ratio = MAX_ICON_SIZE / max(img.width, img.height)
+        size = (round(img.width * ratio), round(img.height * ratio))
+        resized = img.convert("RGBA").resize(size, Image.LANCZOS)
+        resized.save(OUT_PATH, "PNG", optimize=True)
+
+    print(f"wrote {OUT_PATH} ({size[0]}x{size[1]})", file=sys.stderr)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()

watch/src/c/app_message.c

@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ static void inbox_received_handler(DictionaryIterator *iter, void *context) {
     cfg.birth.longitude = v / 1000000.0;
     got_birth = true;
   }
+  if (read_int(iter, MESSAGE_KEY_GENDER, &v)) cfg.gender = (Gender)v;
 
   Tuple *lang_tuple = dict_find(iter, MESSAGE_KEY_LANG);
   if (lang_tuple) {

watch/src/c/config.c

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ enum {
   PKEY_BIRTH_UTC_OFFSET_MINUTES,
   PKEY_BIRTH_LAT_MICRODEG,
   PKEY_BIRTH_LON_MICRODEG,
+  PKEY_GENDER,
   PKEY_LANG,
   PKEY_NOTIFY_ENABLED,
   PKEY_NOTIFY_HOUR,
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ void config_load(WatchConfig *out) {
   out->birth.utc_offset_hours = (double)(int32_t)persist_read_int(PKEY_BIRTH_UTC_OFFSET_MINUTES) / 60.0;
   out->birth.latitude = (double)(int32_t)persist_read_int(PKEY_BIRTH_LAT_MICRODEG) / 1000000.0;
   out->birth.longitude = (double)(int32_t)persist_read_int(PKEY_BIRTH_LON_MICRODEG) / 1000000.0;
+  out->gender = (Gender)persist_read_int(PKEY_GENDER); /* defaults to 0 = GENDER_UNSPECIFIED */
 
   if (persist_read_string(PKEY_LANG, out->lang, sizeof out->lang) <= 0) {
     strcpy(out->lang, "en");
@@ -61,6 +63,7 @@ void config_save(const WatchConfig *cfg) {
   persist_write_int(PKEY_BIRTH_UTC_OFFSET_MINUTES, (int32_t)(cfg->birth.utc_offset_hours * 60.0));
   persist_write_int(PKEY_BIRTH_LAT_MICRODEG, (int32_t)(cfg->birth.latitude * 1000000.0));
   persist_write_int(PKEY_BIRTH_LON_MICRODEG, (int32_t)(cfg->birth.longitude * 1000000.0));
+  persist_write_int(PKEY_GENDER, (int32_t)cfg->gender);
 
   persist_write_string(PKEY_LANG, cfg->lang);
 
@@ -79,8 +82,9 @@ void config_log(const WatchConfig *cfg) {
   APP_LOG(APP_LOG_LEVEL_INFO, "config: birth %04d-%02d-%02d %02d:%02d UTC offset %dmin",
           cfg->birth.year, cfg->birth.month, cfg->birth.day, cfg->birth.hour, cfg->birth.minute,
           (int)(cfg->birth.utc_offset_hours * 60));
-  APP_LOG(APP_LOG_LEVEL_INFO, "config: lat=%ld/1e6 lon=%ld/1e6 lang=%s",
+  APP_LOG(APP_LOG_LEVEL_INFO, "config: lat=%ld/1e6 lon=%ld/1e6 gender=%d lang=%s",
-          (long)(cfg->birth.latitude * 1000000), (long)(cfg->birth.longitude * 1000000), cfg->lang);
+          (long)(cfg->birth.latitude * 1000000), (long)(cfg->birth.longitude * 1000000),
+          (int)cfg->gender, cfg->lang);
   APP_LOG(APP_LOG_LEVEL_INFO, "config: notify_enabled=%d at %02d:%02d",
           cfg->notify_enabled, cfg->notify_hour, cfg->notify_minute);
 }

watch/src/c/config.h

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <pebble.h>
 
 #include "../../../engine/src/astro.h"
+#include "../../../engine/src/tarot.h" /* Gender */
 
 /* Everything the watch needs that isn't computed fresh each day: birth
  * data (the same fields as dist/user.properties), display language, and
@@ -13,6 +14,9 @@
 typedef struct {
   bool configured; /* false until the config page has been submitted once */
   BirthData birth;
+  Gender gender; /* who the reading is for - only affects Celtic Cross
+                  * position text pronouns, see engine/src/tarot.h.
+                  * Defaults to GENDER_UNSPECIFIED (0). */
   char lang[8]; /* e.g. "en", "de" - matches engine/i18n/<lang>.lang's own code */
   bool notify_enabled;
   int notify_hour;   /* 0-23, the watch's own local wall-clock time (i.e.

watch/src/c/main.c

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ static void on_config_updated(const WatchConfig *cfg) {
   if (!s_config.configured) return;
 
   config_log(&s_config); /* the values this newly-recomputed reading is based on */
-  reading_state_recompute(&s_config.birth);
+  reading_state_recompute(&s_config.birth, s_config.gender);
   if (was_configured) {
     report_window_reload();
   } else {
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ int main(void) {
   config_log(&s_config); /* the values this session's reading (if any) is based on */
 
   if (s_config.configured) {
-    reading_state_recompute(&s_config.birth);
+    reading_state_recompute(&s_config.birth, s_config.gender);
     report_window_push();
   } else {
     show_setup_required();

watch/src/c/reading_state.c

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 static DailyReading s_reading;
 static DailyInterpretation s_interp;
 
-void reading_state_recompute(const BirthData *birth) {
+void reading_state_recompute(const BirthData *birth, Gender gender) {
   time_t now = time(NULL);
   /* Plain gmtime() (not the POSIX-only gmtime_r()), used immediately -
    * same justification as astro.c's own time_from_unix(). */
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ void reading_state_recompute(const BirthData *birth) {
   char seed[16];
   snprintf(seed, sizeof seed, "%04d-%02d-%02d", utc->tm_year + 1900, utc->tm_mon + 1, utc->tm_mday);
 
-  reading_generate(seed, birth, now, &s_reading);
+  reading_generate(seed, birth, gender, now, &s_reading);
   interpret_daily_reading(&s_reading, &s_interp);
 }
 

watch/src/c/reading_state.h

@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@
 #include "../../../interpreter/src/significance.h"
 
 /* Recomputes today's reading (astro + tarot + interpretation) from
- * `birth`, using the watch's current clock: today's UTC date as the
+ * `birth`/`gender`, using the watch's current clock: today's UTC date as
- * tarot seed (same convention as dist/run-engine.sh - see CLAUDE.md's
+ * the tarot seed (same convention as dist/run-engine.sh - see CLAUDE.md's
  * "Build & run") and the current moment for the transit snapshot. Safe
  * to call again later (e.g. the day rolled over while the app stayed
  * open) - overwrites the previous result in place. */
-void reading_state_recompute(const BirthData *birth);
+void reading_state_recompute(const BirthData *birth, Gender gender);
 
 /* Valid only after at least one reading_state_recompute() call. */
 const DailyReading *reading_state_get_reading(void);

watch/src/c/ui_report_window.c

@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ static GFont s_font_body;
  * Static rather than malloc'd - fixed, known-in-advance sizes, and it
  * keeps report_window_reload() from having to reason about freeing the
  * previous run's buffers before reusing them. */
+static char s_reading_date[48];
 static char s_day_title[64];
 static char s_transit_titles[MAX_SIGNIFICANT_ITEMS][96];
 static char s_narratives[MAX_SIGNIFICANT_ITEMS][NARRATIVE_TEXT_MAX];
@@ -53,6 +54,14 @@ typedef struct {
 
 static ImageSlot s_slots[TAROT_SPREAD_SIZE];
 
+/* Attitude (0) and Outcome (1) preview slots, drawn at half screen
+ * width each so the two sit side by side - the BitmapLayer's own bounds
+ * (narrower than IMAGE_WIDTH on 144px-wide platforms) clip the centered
+ * image automatically, same as GAlignCenter already does for the
+ * full-width slots above, no separate scaling logic needed. */
+#define REPEAT_SLOT_COUNT 2
+static ImageSlot s_repeat_slots[REPEAT_SLOT_COUNT];
+
 #define MAX_TEXT_LAYERS 50
 static TextLayer *s_text_layers[MAX_TEXT_LAYERS];
 static int s_text_layer_count;
@@ -75,8 +84,8 @@ static const char *reversed_marker(bool reversed) {
   return reversed ? i18n_get("ui.reversed", "(Reversed)") : "";
 }
 
-static int16_t add_text(int16_t width, int16_t y, const char *text, GFont font) {
+static int16_t add_text_at(int16_t x, int16_t width, int16_t y, const char *text, GFont font) {
-  TextLayer *tl = text_layer_create(GRect(0, y, width, 4000));
+  TextLayer *tl = text_layer_create(GRect(x, y, width, 4000));
   text_layer_set_font(tl, font);
   text_layer_set_text(tl, text);
   text_layer_set_overflow_mode(tl, GTextOverflowModeWordWrap);
@@ -91,6 +100,10 @@ static int16_t add_text(int16_t width, int16_t y, const char *text, GFont font)
   return y + size.h + MARGIN;
 }
 
+static int16_t add_text(int16_t width, int16_t y, const char *text, GFont font) {
+  return add_text_at(0, width, y, text, font);
+}
+
 static void teardown_content(void) {
   for (int i = 0; i < s_text_layer_count; i++) {
     text_layer_destroy(s_text_layers[i]);
@@ -107,15 +120,20 @@ static void teardown_content(void) {
       s_slots[i].bitmap_layer = NULL;
     }
   }
+
+  for (int i = 0; i < REPEAT_SLOT_COUNT; i++) {
+    if (s_repeat_slots[i].bitmap) {
+      gbitmap_destroy(s_repeat_slots[i].bitmap);
+      s_repeat_slots[i].bitmap = NULL;
+    }
+    if (s_repeat_slots[i].bitmap_layer) {
+      bitmap_layer_destroy(s_repeat_slots[i].bitmap_layer);
+      s_repeat_slots[i].bitmap_layer = NULL;
+    }
+  }
 }
 
-static void update_visible_images(void) {
+static void update_slot_visibility(ImageSlot *slot, int16_t visible_top, int16_t visible_bottom) {
-  GPoint offset = scroll_layer_get_content_offset(s_scroll_layer);
-  int16_t visible_top = -offset.y;
-  int16_t visible_bottom = visible_top + s_screen_height;
-
-  for (int i = 0; i < TAROT_SPREAD_SIZE; i++) {
-    ImageSlot *slot = &s_slots[i];
   bool visible = slot->y < visible_bottom && slot->y + slot->height > visible_top;
 
   if (visible && !slot->bitmap) {
@@ -127,6 +145,18 @@ static void update_visible_images(void) {
     slot->bitmap = NULL;
   }
 }
+
+static void update_visible_images(void) {
+  GPoint offset = scroll_layer_get_content_offset(s_scroll_layer);
+  int16_t visible_top = -offset.y;
+  int16_t visible_bottom = visible_top + s_screen_height;
+
+  for (int i = 0; i < TAROT_SPREAD_SIZE; i++) {
+    update_slot_visibility(&s_slots[i], visible_top, visible_bottom);
+  }
+  for (int i = 0; i < REPEAT_SLOT_COUNT; i++) {
+    update_slot_visibility(&s_repeat_slots[i], visible_top, visible_bottom);
+  }
 }
 
 static void scroll_offset_changed(ScrollLayer *scroll_layer, void *context) {
@@ -139,25 +169,87 @@ static void build_content(int16_t width) {
 
   int16_t y = MARGIN;
 
+  /* The day this reading is for (reading->utc_moment, set by
+   * reading_generate() - see reading_state_recompute()), not necessarily
+   * "today" if the report is viewed right at a UTC-midnight boundary
+   * before the next recompute. Plain gmtime(), same justification as
+   * reading_state.c's own use of it. */
+  struct tm *utc = gmtime(&reading->utc_moment);
+  snprintf(s_reading_date, sizeof s_reading_date, "%s %04d-%02d-%02d",
+           i18n_get("interp.reading_date", "Reading for:"), utc->tm_year + 1900,
+           utc->tm_mon + 1, utc->tm_mday);
+  y = add_text(width, y, s_reading_date, s_font_body);
+
   y = add_text(width, y, i18n_get("interp.heading_day_significance", "Day Significance"), s_font_section);
   snprintf(s_day_title, sizeof s_day_title, "%s (%d/%d)", day_level_name(interp->day_level),
            interp->day_level + 1, DAY_SIGNIFICANCE_COUNT);
   y = add_text(width, y, s_day_title, s_font_body);
 
-  y = add_text(width, y, i18n_get("interp.heading_transits", "Significant Transits"), s_font_section);
+  /* Build every transit's title + narrative up front (used both for the
-  if (interp->top_item_count == 0) {
+   * repeated top-item line below and the full list further down), so
-    y = add_text(width, y, i18n_get("interp.no_notable_transits", "No notable transits today."), s_font_body);
+   * neither buffer is computed twice for item 0. */
-  } else {
+  if (interp->top_item_count > 0) {
     for (int i = 0; i < interp->top_item_count; i++) {
       const Aspect *a = &interp->top_items[i].aspect;
       snprintf(s_transit_titles[i], sizeof s_transit_titles[i], "%s %s %s %s %s",
                i18n_get("ui.transiting", "Transiting"), astro_body_name(a->transiting_planet),
                astro_aspect_name(a->type), i18n_get("ui.natal", "natal"),
                astro_body_name(a->natal_planet));
-      y = add_text(width, y, s_transit_titles[i], s_font_subhead);
-
       narrative_write(s_narratives[i], sizeof s_narratives[i], "", a,
                        reading->transits.bodies[a->transiting_planet].house);
+    }
+  }
+
+  y = add_text(width, y, i18n_get("interp.heading_guidance", "Guidance"), s_font_section);
+
+  /* Attitude/Outcome preview, side by side, image only - no per-card
+   * caption text. A "Position: Card Name (Reversed)" label doesn't fit
+   * a half-width column without wrapping into 3+ short lines, and with
+   * both columns wrapping independently the reader ends up reading
+   * fragments across columns rather than down one column at a time
+   * (confirmed on-device: it reads as one garbled interleaved sentence,
+   * not two). Captions are unnecessary anyway - the guidance text
+   * printed immediately below already names and quotes both cards in
+   * full ("Deine Haltungskarte ist ..." / "Das wahrscheinliche Ergebnis
+   * ... ist ..."), and both reappear with their full position/name/
+   * meaning again in the Celtic Cross walkthrough further down. */
+  {
+    int16_t half_w = width / 2;
+    const TarotDraw *attitude = &reading->spread.positions[POSITION_ATTITUDE];
+    const TarotDraw *outcome = &reading->spread.positions[POSITION_OUTCOME];
+    int16_t img_height = card_image_height_for_width(IMAGE_WIDTH);
+
+    s_repeat_slots[0].card = attitude->card;
+    s_repeat_slots[0].y = y;
+    s_repeat_slots[0].height = img_height;
+    s_repeat_slots[0].bitmap_layer = bitmap_layer_create(GRect(0, y, half_w, img_height));
+    bitmap_layer_set_alignment(s_repeat_slots[0].bitmap_layer, GAlignCenter);
+    scroll_layer_add_child(s_scroll_layer, bitmap_layer_get_layer(s_repeat_slots[0].bitmap_layer));
+
+    s_repeat_slots[1].card = outcome->card;
+    s_repeat_slots[1].y = y;
+    s_repeat_slots[1].height = img_height;
+    s_repeat_slots[1].bitmap_layer =
+        bitmap_layer_create(GRect(half_w, y, width - half_w, img_height));
+    bitmap_layer_set_alignment(s_repeat_slots[1].bitmap_layer, GAlignCenter);
+    scroll_layer_add_child(s_scroll_layer, bitmap_layer_get_layer(s_repeat_slots[1].bitmap_layer));
+
+    y += img_height + MARGIN;
+  }
+
+  if (interp->top_item_count > 0) {
+    y = add_text(width, y, s_transit_titles[0], s_font_subhead);
+    y = add_text(width, y, s_narratives[0], s_font_body);
+  }
+  guidance_write(s_guidance, sizeof s_guidance, "", interp, &reading->spread);
+  y = add_text(width, y, s_guidance, s_font_body);
+
+  y = add_text(width, y, i18n_get("interp.heading_transits", "Significant Transits"), s_font_section);
+  if (interp->top_item_count == 0) {
+    y = add_text(width, y, i18n_get("interp.no_notable_transits", "No notable transits today."), s_font_body);
+  } else {
+    for (int i = 0; i < interp->top_item_count; i++) {
+      y = add_text(width, y, s_transit_titles[i], s_font_subhead);
       y = add_text(width, y, s_narratives[i], s_font_body);
     }
   }
@@ -167,7 +259,7 @@ static void build_content(int16_t width) {
     const TarotDraw *draw = &reading->spread.positions[i];
 
     snprintf(s_position_titles[i], sizeof s_position_titles[i], "%s: %s %s",
-             tarot_position_name((CelticCrossPosition)i), tarot_card_name(draw->card),
+             tarot_position_name((CelticCrossPosition)i, reading->gender), tarot_card_name(draw->card),
              reversed_marker(draw->reversed));
     y = add_text(width, y, s_position_titles[i], s_font_subhead);
 
@@ -180,14 +272,10 @@ static void build_content(int16_t width) {
     scroll_layer_add_child(s_scroll_layer, bitmap_layer_get_layer(s_slots[i].bitmap_layer));
     y += s_slots[i].height + MARGIN;
 
-    y = add_text(width, y, tarot_position_description((CelticCrossPosition)i), s_font_body);
+    y = add_text(width, y, tarot_position_description((CelticCrossPosition)i, reading->gender), s_font_body);
     y = add_text(width, y, tarot_card_meaning(draw->card, draw->reversed), s_font_body);
   }
 
-  y = add_text(width, y, i18n_get("interp.heading_guidance", "Guidance"), s_font_section);
-  guidance_write(s_guidance, sizeof s_guidance, "", interp, &reading->spread);
-  y = add_text(width, y, s_guidance, s_font_body);
-
   scroll_layer_set_content_size(s_scroll_layer, GSize(width, y));
 }
 

watch/wscript

@@ -63,15 +63,18 @@ def configure(ctx):
 def build(ctx):
     ctx.load('pebble_sdk')
 
-    # Regenerate src/c/i18n_tables.auto.c from engine/i18n/*.lang, and
+    # Regenerate src/c/i18n_tables.auto.c from engine/i18n/*.lang,
-    # resources/img/*.png from res/img/*.jpeg, before compiling/bundling
+    # resources/img/*.png from res/img/*.jpeg, and resources/app_icon.png
-    # anything - see each script's own doc comment. Both run eagerly (not
+    # from res/app_icon_50x50_64_color.png, before compiling/bundling
-    # as waf Tasks) since the bundle step below depends on their output
+    # anything - see each script's own doc comment. All three run eagerly
-    # existing; gen_card_images.py skips any card whose PNG is already
+    # (not as waf Tasks) since the bundle step below depends on their
-    # up to date, so this stays cheap on repeat builds. Requires Pillow
+    # output existing; gen_card_images.py/gen_app_icon.py both skip
-    # (`pip install Pillow`) - see watch/README.md.
+    # regenerating anything already up to date, so this stays cheap on
+    # repeat builds. Requires Pillow (`pip install Pillow`) - see
+    # watch/README.md.
     subprocess.check_call([sys.executable, 'scripts/gen_i18n_tables.py'])
     subprocess.check_call([sys.executable, 'scripts/gen_card_images.py'])
+    subprocess.check_call([sys.executable, 'scripts/gen_app_icon.py'])
 
     engine_dir = ctx.path.parent.find_dir('engine/src')
     engine_nodes = [engine_dir.find_node(name) for name in ENGINE_SRCS]