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 Scorpio29° 39′
MC in Virgo14° 33′
North Node in Libra18° 02′℞
Chiron in Taurus28° 02′
Aspects · by strength
Venus trine Mars
1° 11′
Venus sextile Saturn
0° 37′
Moon square Neptune
1° 09′
Mercury quincunx Pluto
0° 15′
Mars opposition Saturn
1° 47′
Moon opposition Mercury
2° 13′
Moon square North Node
0° 32′
Chiron opposition Ascendant
1° 37′
Jupiter trine Saturn
1° 23′
Sun conjunction Uranus
7° 10′
Uranus quincunx Ascendant
1° 42′
Mercury sextile MC
1° 48′
Venus sextile Jupiter
1° 59′
Moon trine MC
4° 01′
Sun sextile Neptune
4° 27′
Pluto trine North Node
1° 26′
Mars sextile Jupiter
3° 10′
Mercury square Neptune
3° 22′
Mercury opposition Mars
6° 03′
Mercury conjunction Saturn
7° 50′
Mars trine MC
4° 15′
Venus trine MC
5° 26′
Mercury square North Node
1° 41′
Neptune opposition North Node
1° 41′
Jupiter trine Uranus
5° 47′
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 Trine
Earth
MC · Mars · Venus — a closed triangle of ease; talents flow without friction.
Planets in this pattern
MC14° 33′ Virgo
Mars10° 18′ Capricorn
Venus9° 07′ Taurus
02
Cradle
Earth & Water
Jupiter · Mars · Saturn · Venus — three sextiles and an opposition; a basket of harmonies cradling tension.
Planets in this pattern
Jupiter7° 08′ Pisces
Mars10° 18′ Capricorn
Saturn8° 31′ Cancer
Venus9° 07′ Taurus
03
Grand Cross
Cardinal
Mercury · Moon · Neptune · North Node — four planets in four squares forming a cross; pressure on every side.
Planets in this pattern
Mercury16° 21′ Cancer
Moon18° 34′ Capricorn
Neptune19° 43′ Aries
North Node18° 02′ Libra
01
Wedge
Focus: MC
MC · Mercury · Moon — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Planets in this pattern
MC14° 33′ Virgo
Mercury16° 21′ Cancer
Moon18° 34′ Capricorn
02
Wedge
Focus: MC
MC · Mars · Mercury — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Planets in this pattern
MC14° 33′ Virgo
Mars10° 18′ Capricorn
Mercury16° 21′ Cancer
03
Multi-Planet Opposition
Earth ↔ Water
Mars · Mercury · Saturn — an opposition axis with a conjunct stack at one or both ends; doubled emphasis on a single polarity.
Planets in this pattern
Mars10° 18′ Capricorn
Mercury16° 21′ Cancer
Saturn8° 31′ Cancer
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