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 Libra0° 29′
MC in Cancer0° 33′
North Node in Aquarius23° 38′℞
Chiron in Aries26° 27′℞
Aspects · by strength
Sun square Moon
0° 14′
Neptune opposition Ascendant
1° 09′
Sun trine Jupiter
1° 44′
Neptune square MC
1° 04′
Venus sextile Mars
2° 38′
Mars quincunx Saturn
0° 53′
Sun trine Chiron
1° 11′
Jupiter trine Chiron
0° 32′
Uranus trine Pluto
1° 08′
Uranus trine Ascendant
2° 20′
Pluto trine Ascendant
3° 28′
Moon opposition Ascendant
5° 27′
Venus quincunx Saturn
1° 44′
Sun square Ascendant
5° 13′
Moon conjunction Neptune
6° 35′
Uranus sextile Neptune
1° 12′
Moon quincunx Jupiter
1° 58′
Sun opposition MC
5° 17′
Sun sextile North Node
1° 38′
Moon square MC
5° 31′
Mars square Uranus
4° 16′
Venus square Pluto
5° 46′
Jupiter sextile MC
3° 33′
Neptune sextile Pluto
2° 19′
Jupiter square Uranus
5° 49′
Chiron sextile MC
4° 06′
North Node sextile Chiron
2° 50′
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
Kite
Fire & Air
Ascendant · Neptune · Pluto · Uranus — a Grand Trine with an outlet; the talent finds a direction.
Planets in this pattern
Ascendant0° 29′ Libra
Neptune1° 37′ Aries
Pluto3° 56′ Aquarius
Uranus2° 49′ Gemini
02
Grand Cross
Dynamic
Ascendant · MC · Moon · Sun — four planets in four squares forming a cross; pressure on every side.
Planets in this pattern
Ascendant0° 29′ Libra
MC0° 33′ Cancer
Moon25° 02′ Pisces
Sun25° 16′ Sagittarius
03
T-Square
Cardinal
Ascendant · MC · Neptune — two squares converging on an opposition; the chart's engine room.
Planets in this pattern
Ascendant0° 29′ Libra
MC0° 33′ Cancer
Neptune1° 37′ Aries
01
Castle
Fire
Chiron · Jupiter · MC · North Node · Sun — a Grand Trine with two sextile arches reaching to outside planets; a Grand Sextile with one corner missing.
Planets in this pattern
Chiron26° 27′ Aries
Jupiter27° 00′ Leo
MC0° 33′ Cancer
North Node23° 38′ Aquarius
Sun25° 16′ Sagittarius
02
Yod
Apex: Saturn
Mars · Saturn · Venus — two quincunxes converging on an apex; a pointed, fated adjustment.
Planets in this pattern
Mars7° 05′ Virgo
Saturn7° 58′ Aries
Venus9° 42′ Scorpio
03
Multi-Planet Opposition
Dynamic
Ascendant · Moon · Neptune — an opposition axis with a conjunct stack at one or both ends; doubled emphasis on a single polarity.
Planets in this pattern
Ascendant0° 29′ Libra
Moon25° 02′ Pisces
Neptune1° 37′ Aries
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