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 Libra10° 04′
MC in Cancer11° 40′
North Node in Sagittarius6° 31′℞
Chiron in Pisces8° 58′
Aspects · by strength
Sun trine Moon
0° 50′
Sun sextile MC
0° 13′
Pluto square Ascendant
0° 37′
Moon sextile MC
1° 02′
Mercury sextile Venus
2° 28′
Uranus trine North Node
0° 04′
Mars quincunx Uranus
1° 07′
Mars opposition Neptune
2° 38′
Venus trine Saturn
4° 19′
Mercury opposition Saturn
6° 48′
Pluto sextile Chiron
0° 29′
Pluto opposition MC
2° 13′
Sun trine Pluto
2° 26′
Moon trine Pluto
3° 15′
Uranus opposition Ascendant
3° 29′
Moon conjunction Mars
7° 14′
Mars trine Pluto
3° 59′
Mars square North Node
1° 03′
Chiron quincunx Ascendant
1° 06′
Sun quincunx Ascendant
1° 49′
Moon opposition Chiron
3° 45′
Sun sextile Chiron
2° 55′
Mars opposition Chiron
3° 29′
Uranus square MC
5° 05′
Neptune conjunction Chiron
6° 07′
Chiron trine MC
2° 43′
Uranus square Pluto
2° 52′
North Node square Chiron
2° 26′
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
Cardinal
Ascendant · MC · Pluto · Uranus — four planets in four squares forming a cross; pressure on every side.
Planets in this pattern
Ascendant10° 04′ Libra
MC11° 40′ Cancer
Pluto9° 27′ Capricorn
Uranus6° 35′ Aries
02
T-Square
Mutable
Chiron · Mars · North Node — two squares converging on an opposition; the chart's engine room.
Planets in this pattern
Chiron8° 58′ Pisces
Mars5° 28′ Virgo
North Node6° 31′ Sagittarius
01
Castle
Earth & Water
Chiron · MC · Moon · Pluto · Sun — a Grand Trine with two sextile arches reaching to outside planets; a Grand Sextile with one corner missing.
Planets in this pattern
Chiron8° 58′ Pisces
MC11° 40′ Cancer
Moon12° 42′ Virgo
Pluto9° 27′ Capricorn
Sun11° 53′ Taurus
02
Wedge
Focus: Pluto
Chiron · Mars · Moon · Pluto — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Planets in this pattern
Chiron8° 58′ Pisces
Mars5° 28′ Virgo
Moon12° 42′ Virgo
Pluto9° 27′ Capricorn
03
Wedge
Focus: Venus
Mercury · Saturn · Venus — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Planets in this pattern
Mercury18° 11′ Aries
Saturn24° 58′ Libra
Venus20° 39′ Gemini
04
Yod
Apex: Ascendant
Ascendant · Chiron · Sun — two quincunxes converging on an apex; a pointed, fated adjustment.
Planets in this pattern
Ascendant10° 04′ Libra
Chiron8° 58′ Pisces
Sun11° 53′ Taurus
05
Multi-Planet Opposition
Earth ↔ Water
Chiron · Mars · Moon · Neptune — an opposition axis with a conjunct stack at one or both ends; doubled emphasis on a single polarity.
Planets in this pattern
Chiron8° 58′ Pisces
Mars5° 28′ Virgo
Moon12° 42′ Virgo
Neptune2° 50′ Pisces
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