Distillation — keeping what served, releasing what didn’t.
Beyond the planets
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 Libra9° 35′
MC in Cancer11° 06′
North Node in Sagittarius26° 55′℞
Chiron in Taurus9° 19′℞
Aspects · by strength
Moon opposition Mercury
0° 00′
Venus conjunction Mars
0° 07′
Neptune opposition Ascendant
1° 03′
Moon quincunx Jupiter
0° 09′
Moon conjunction Uranus
4° 21′
Moon quincunx Mars
1° 00′
Mars sextile Jupiter
1° 08′
Pluto trine Ascendant
1° 18′
Jupiter trine MC
1° 36′
Moon trine Ascendant
3° 16′
Neptune sextile Pluto
0° 15′
Chiron quincunx Ascendant
0° 16′
Moon quincunx Venus
1° 07′
Mercury opposition Uranus
4° 21′
Venus sextile Jupiter
1° 15′
Mercury sextile Ascendant
3° 16′
Pluto square Chiron
1° 01′
Mars opposition MC
2° 44′
Venus opposition MC
2° 51′
Mars square Ascendant
4° 16′
Venus square Ascendant
4° 23′
Moon trine Pluto
4° 33′
Mercury quincunx MC
1° 44′
Neptune square MC
2° 34′
Mercury trine Neptune
4° 18′
Moon sextile Neptune
4° 19′
Mercury sextile Pluto
4° 33′
Mars square Neptune
5° 18′
Venus square Neptune
5° 25′
Jupiter opposition Chiron
3° 24′
Chiron sextile MC
1° 48′
Mars trine Chiron
4° 32′
Venus trine Chiron
4° 39′
Jupiter square Pluto
4° 25′
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
Mystic Rectangle
Earth & Water
Chiron · Jupiter · MC · Mars · Venus — two oppositions stitched by sextiles and trines; a quiet structural balance.
Planets in this pattern
Chiron9° 19′ Taurus
Jupiter12° 42′ Scorpio
MC11° 06′ Cancer
Mars13° 51′ Capricorn
Venus13° 57′ Capricorn
02
Grand Cross
Cardinal
Ascendant · MC · Mars · Neptune · Venus — four planets in four squares forming a cross; pressure on every side.
Planets in this pattern
Ascendant9° 35′ Libra
MC11° 06′ Cancer
Mars13° 51′ Capricorn
Neptune8° 32′ Aries
Venus13° 57′ Capricorn
03
T-Square
Fixed
Chiron · Jupiter · Pluto — two squares converging on an opposition; the chart's engine room.
Planets in this pattern
Chiron9° 19′ Taurus
Jupiter12° 42′ Scorpio
Pluto8° 17′ Aquarius
01
Castle
Fire & Air
Ascendant · Mercury · Moon · Neptune · Pluto — a Grand Trine with two sextile arches reaching to outside planets; a Grand Sextile with one corner missing.
Planets in this pattern
Ascendant9° 35′ Libra
Mercury12° 51′ Sagittarius
Moon12° 51′ Gemini
Neptune8° 32′ Aries
Pluto8° 17′ Aquarius
02
Yod
Apex: Moon
Jupiter · Mars · Moon · Venus — two quincunxes converging on an apex; a pointed, fated adjustment.
Planets in this pattern
Jupiter12° 42′ Scorpio
Mars13° 51′ Capricorn
Moon12° 51′ Gemini
Venus13° 57′ Capricorn
03
Multi-Planet Opposition
Fire ↔ Air
Mercury · Moon · Uranus — an opposition axis with a conjunct stack at one or both ends; doubled emphasis on a single polarity.
Planets in this pattern
Mercury12° 51′ Sagittarius
Moon12° 51′ Gemini
Uranus17° 11′ Gemini
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