Beyond the ten classical planets, a chart is anchored by a few other points worth reading.
Ascendant (ASC) — the sign rising on the eastern horizon. It shapes how the moment meets the world.
Midheaven (MC) — the highest point in the sky. The vocational signal, where the moment's energy aims.
Chiron — a small body that moves between Saturn and Uranus, read as a sign of where the long-way teaching lives.
North Node — not a body but a mathematical point of the Moon's orbit. It marks the direction of growth.
Ascendant in Virgo23° 49′
MC in Gemini22° 51′
North Node in Aquarius18° 02′℞
Chiron in Taurus29° 24′
Aspects · by strength
Mercury opposition Neptune
0° 56′
Mars opposition Ascendant
1° 58′
Venus quincunx Neptune
0° 33′
Saturn trine MC
0° 39′
Pluto sextile Ascendant
1° 08′
Moon sextile Jupiter
1° 17′
Moon sextile Saturn
1° 38′
Sun square Moon
2° 51′
Jupiter trine Saturn
0° 21′
Moon opposition MC
2° 17′
Sun conjunction Mercury
5° 56′
Jupiter square Pluto
0° 51′
Moon square Ascendant
3° 15′
Saturn quincunx Pluto
0° 30′
Jupiter trine MC
1° 00′
Mars square MC
2° 56′
Sun trine Pluto
4° 59′
Sun opposition Ascendant
6° 07′
Uranus sextile MC
2° 21′
Mars trine Pluto
3° 06′
Uranus quincunx Ascendant
1° 23′
Moon trine Uranus
4° 38′
Moon square Mars
5° 14′
Sun opposition Neptune
6° 52′
Sun square MC
5° 09′
Saturn quincunx Ascendant
1° 38′
Chiron trine Ascendant
5° 35′
Moon sextile North Node
2° 32′
Jupiter opposition Uranus
3° 22′
Uranus square Pluto
2° 31′
Mars sextile Chiron
3° 36′
Saturn sextile Uranus
3° 00′
A chart pattern is a meaningful geometric shape formed by three or more planets connected by aspects. These configurations are read as unified dynamics rather than individual aspects.
We split patterns into two views. Classic includes the shapes established in modern astrology — T-Squares, Grand Trines, and more. Extended adds geometric configurations that carry meaning beyond traditional astrology: closed shapes formed by any combination of aspects.
01
Grand Cross
Mutable
Ascendant · MC · Moon · Sun — four planets in four squares forming a cross; pressure on every side.
Planets in this pattern
Ascendant23° 49′ Virgo
MC22° 51′ Gemini
Moon20° 34′ Sagittarius
Sun17° 42′ Pisces
02
Grand Cross
Mutable
Ascendant · MC · Mars · Moon — four planets in four squares forming a cross; pressure on every side.
Planets in this pattern
Ascendant23° 49′ Virgo
MC22° 51′ Gemini
Mars25° 47′ Pisces
Moon20° 34′ Sagittarius
03
T-Square
Cardinal
Jupiter · Pluto · Uranus — two squares converging on an opposition; the chart's engine room.
Planets in this pattern
Jupiter21° 50′ Libra
Pluto22° 41′ Cancer
Uranus25° 12′ Aries
01
Castle
Fire & Air
Jupiter · MC · Moon · Saturn · Uranus — a Grand Trine with two sextile arches reaching to outside planets; a Grand Sextile with one corner missing.
Planets in this pattern
Jupiter21° 50′ Libra
MC22° 51′ Gemini
Moon20° 34′ Sagittarius
Saturn22° 12′ Aquarius
Uranus25° 12′ Aries
02
Wedge
Focus: Pluto
Ascendant · Pluto · Sun — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Planets in this pattern
Ascendant23° 49′ Virgo
Pluto22° 41′ Cancer
Sun17° 42′ Pisces
03
Wedge
Focus: Chiron
Ascendant · Chiron · Mars — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Planets in this pattern
Ascendant23° 49′ Virgo
Chiron29° 24′ Taurus
Mars25° 47′ Pisces
04
Wedge
Focus: Pluto
Ascendant · Mars · Pluto — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Planets in this pattern
Ascendant23° 49′ Virgo
Mars25° 47′ Pisces
Pluto22° 41′ Cancer
05
Yod
Apex: Saturn
Ascendant · Pluto · Saturn — two quincunxes converging on an apex; a pointed, fated adjustment.
Planets in this pattern
Ascendant23° 49′ Virgo
Pluto22° 41′ Cancer
Saturn22° 12′ Aquarius
06
Yod
Apex: Ascendant
Ascendant · Saturn · Uranus — two quincunxes converging on an apex; a pointed, fated adjustment.
Planets in this pattern
Ascendant23° 49′ Virgo
Saturn22° 12′ Aquarius
Uranus25° 12′ Aries
07
Multi-Planet Opposition
Earth ↔ Water
Mercury · Neptune · Sun — an opposition axis with a conjunct stack at one or both ends; doubled emphasis on a single polarity.
Planets in this pattern
Mercury11° 46′ Pisces
Neptune10° 50′ Virgo
Sun17° 42′ Pisces
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