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 Virgo11° 02′
MC in Gemini7° 50′
North Node in Taurus26° 40′℞
Chiron in Aries10° 17′
Aspects · by strength
Sun square Moon
0° 17′
Venus conjunction Mars
0° 36′
Uranus trine Ascendant
0° 21′
Moon opposition MC
2° 15′
Mars sextile Neptune
0° 07′
Venus sextile Neptune
0° 30′
Jupiter opposition Ascendant
1° 37′
Mars conjunction Pluto
5° 19′
Mercury sextile Chiron
0° 18′
Pluto trine North Node
0° 58′
Mercury quincunx Ascendant
1° 04′
Mercury trine MC
2° 08′
Sun square MC
2° 32′
Jupiter sextile Uranus
1° 16′
Mercury square Uranus
1° 25′
Sun opposition Ascendant
5° 44′
Chiron quincunx Ascendant
0° 45′
Moon square Ascendant
5° 27′
Sun conjunction Jupiter
7° 21′
Moon sextile Mercury
4° 23′
Venus conjunction Pluto
5° 55′
Jupiter square MC
4° 49′
Moon trine Chiron
4° 41′
Chiron sextile MC
2° 27′
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
Chiron · MC · Mercury · Moon — three sextiles and an opposition; a basket of harmonies cradling tension.
Planets in this pattern
Chiron10° 17′ Aries
MC7° 50′ Gemini
Mercury9° 58′ Aquarius
Moon5° 35′ Sagittarius
02
Grand Cross
Mutable
Ascendant · MC · Moon · Sun — four planets in four squares forming a cross; pressure on every side.
Planets in this pattern
Ascendant11° 02′ Virgo
MC7° 50′ Gemini
Moon5° 35′ Sagittarius
Sun5° 18′ Pisces
03
T-Square
Mutable
Ascendant · Jupiter · MC — two squares converging on an opposition; the chart's engine room.
Planets in this pattern
Ascendant11° 02′ Virgo
Jupiter12° 39′ Pisces
MC7° 50′ Gemini
01
Wedge
Focus: Uranus
Ascendant · Jupiter · Uranus — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Planets in this pattern
Ascendant11° 02′ Virgo
Jupiter12° 39′ Pisces
Uranus11° 23′ Taurus
02
Yod
Apex: Ascendant
Ascendant · Chiron · Mercury — two quincunxes converging on an apex; a pointed, fated adjustment.
Planets in this pattern
Ascendant11° 02′ Virgo
Chiron10° 17′ Aries
Mercury9° 58′ Aquarius
03
Multi-Planet Opposition
Earth ↔ Water
Ascendant · Jupiter · Sun — an opposition axis with a conjunct stack at one or both ends; doubled emphasis on a single polarity.
Planets in this pattern
Ascendant11° 02′ Virgo
Jupiter12° 39′ Pisces
Sun5° 18′ Pisces
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