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 Virgo9° 41′
MC in Gemini6° 13′
North Node in Taurus3° 11′℞
Chiron in Gemini9° 15′
Aspects · by strength
Moon opposition Neptune
0° 09′
Sun conjunction Jupiter
1° 11′
Venus square Saturn
0° 31′
Mars square Ascendant
0° 38′
Saturn square Ascendant
0° 37′
Moon trine Pluto
1° 57′
Venus opposition Ascendant
1° 08′
Venus trine Pluto
1° 14′
Chiron square Ascendant
0° 26′
Mars conjunction Saturn
1° 14′
Saturn opposition Chiron
0° 11′
Venus square Mars
1° 45′
Moon trine Venus
3° 11′
Mercury opposition Ascendant
5° 57′
Neptune quincunx MC
1° 00′
Pluto quincunx MC
1° 06′
Sun trine Moon
4° 21′
Moon trine Jupiter
5° 33′
Venus square Chiron
0° 42′
Mars opposition Chiron
1° 04′
Pluto sextile Ascendant
2° 22′
Mars opposition MC
4° 05′
Moon sextile Ascendant
4° 18′
Mercury square Mars
5° 20′
Mercury conjunction Venus
7° 05′
Venus square MC
2° 20′
Saturn opposition MC
2° 51′
Neptune trine Ascendant
4° 28′
Sun sextile North Node
2° 09′
Sun sextile Neptune
4° 12′
Sun square MC
5° 12′
Venus sextile Neptune
3° 20′
Chiron conjunction MC
3° 02′
Neptune trine North Node
2° 03′
Moon sextile North Node
2° 12′
Neptune sextile Pluto
2° 06′
Pluto quincunx Chiron
1° 56′
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 · Chiron · MC · Mars · Saturn · Venus — four planets in four squares forming a cross; pressure on every side.
Planets in this pattern
Ascendant9° 41′ Virgo
Chiron9° 15′ Gemini
MC6° 13′ Gemini
Mars10° 19′ Sagittarius
Saturn9° 04′ Sagittarius
Venus8° 34′ Pisces
02
T-Square
Mutable
Ascendant · Mars · Mercury — two squares converging on an opposition; the chart's engine room.
Planets in this pattern
Ascendant9° 41′ Virgo
Mars10° 19′ Sagittarius
Mercury15° 38′ Pisces
01
Castle
Earth & Water
Ascendant · Moon · Neptune · Pluto · Venus — a Grand Trine with two sextile arches reaching to outside planets; a Grand Sextile with one corner missing.
Planets in this pattern
Ascendant9° 41′ Virgo
Moon5° 23′ Cancer
Neptune5° 13′ Capricorn
Pluto7° 20′ Scorpio
Venus8° 34′ Pisces
02
Grand Sextile
Earth & Water
Ascendant · Moon · Neptune · North Node · Pluto · Sun — six planets evenly spaced; an extraordinarily rare hexagram of ease.
Planets in this pattern
Ascendant9° 41′ Virgo
Moon5° 23′ Cancer
Neptune5° 13′ Capricorn
North Node3° 11′ Taurus
Pluto7° 20′ Scorpio
Sun1° 01′ Pisces
03
Yod
Apex: MC
MC · Neptune · Pluto — two quincunxes converging on an apex; a pointed, fated adjustment.
Planets in this pattern
MC6° 13′ Gemini
Neptune5° 13′ Capricorn
Pluto7° 20′ Scorpio
04
Multi-Planet Opposition
Earth ↔ Water
Ascendant · Mercury · Venus — an opposition axis with a conjunct stack at one or both ends; doubled emphasis on a single polarity.
Planets in this pattern
Ascendant9° 41′ Virgo
Mercury15° 38′ Pisces
Venus8° 34′ Pisces
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