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 Aries15° 30′
MC in Capricorn8° 16′
North Node in Aquarius3° 29′℞
Chiron in Cancer26° 43′
Aspects · by strength
Moon square Ascendant
1° 00′
Sun opposition Ascendant
1° 51′
Venus square Neptune
0° 07′
Mercury sextile Jupiter
0° 41′
Mercury square MC
0° 50′
Sun square Saturn
1° 37′
Mars sextile Ascendant
1° 38′
Moon trine Pluto
2° 01′
Uranus conjunction MC
2° 22′
Mercury conjunction Venus
2° 39′
Pluto quincunx Ascendant
1° 01′
Sun square Moon
2° 51′
Sun trine Mars
3° 29′
Venus opposition Ascendant
3° 45′
Venus sextile Jupiter
1° 58′
Venus trine Mars
2° 07′
Moon opposition Neptune
2° 38′
Moon square Venus
2° 45′
Mercury square Uranus
3° 13′
Moon opposition Saturn
4° 28′
Sun conjunction Venus
5° 35′
Mars quincunx Neptune
1° 59′
Saturn square Ascendant
3° 28′
Neptune conjunction MC
3° 37′
Neptune square Ascendant
3° 37′
Mercury opposition Ascendant
6° 24′
Jupiter quincunx MC
1° 32′
Mercury square Neptune
2° 46′
Venus square MC
3° 29′
Mercury trine Mars
4° 46′
Moon square Mercury
5° 24′
Jupiter trine Ascendant
5° 42′
Moon opposition MC
6° 14′
Sun square Neptune
5° 28′
Saturn sextile Pluto
2° 27′
Mars sextile Jupiter
4° 04′
Venus square Uranus
5° 52′
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
Cradle
Fire & Air
Ascendant · Jupiter · Mars · Mercury · Venus — three sextiles and an opposition; a basket of harmonies cradling tension.
Planets in this pattern
Ascendant15° 30′ Aries
Jupiter9° 48′ Leo
Mars13° 52′ Gemini
Mercury9° 06′ Libra
Venus11° 45′ Libra
02
Grand Cross
Cardinal
Ascendant · Moon · Saturn · Sun — four planets in four squares forming a cross; pressure on every side.
Planets in this pattern
Ascendant15° 30′ Aries
Moon14° 30′ Cancer
Saturn18° 58′ Capricorn
Sun17° 21′ Libra
03
Grand Cross
Cardinal
Ascendant · Mercury · Moon · Neptune · Sun · Venus — four planets in four squares forming a cross; pressure on every side.
Planets in this pattern
Ascendant15° 30′ Aries
Mercury9° 06′ Libra
Moon14° 30′ Cancer
Neptune11° 53′ Capricorn
Sun17° 21′ Libra
Venus11° 45′ Libra
04
T-Square
Cardinal
MC · Mercury · Moon · Venus — two squares converging on an opposition; the chart's engine room.
Planets in this pattern
MC8° 16′ Capricorn
Mercury9° 06′ Libra
Moon14° 30′ Cancer
Venus11° 45′ Libra
01
Wedge
Focus: Mars
Ascendant · Mars · Mercury · Sun · Venus — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Planets in this pattern
Ascendant15° 30′ Aries
Mars13° 52′ Gemini
Mercury9° 06′ Libra
Sun17° 21′ Libra
Venus11° 45′ Libra
02
Wedge
Focus: Pluto
Moon · Pluto · Saturn — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Planets in this pattern
Moon14° 30′ Cancer
Pluto16° 31′ Scorpio
Saturn18° 58′ Capricorn
03
Multi-Planet Opposition
Earth ↔ Water
MC · Moon · Neptune — an opposition axis with a conjunct stack at one or both ends; doubled emphasis on a single polarity.
Planets in this pattern
MC8° 16′ Capricorn
Moon14° 30′ Cancer
Neptune11° 53′ Capricorn
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