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 Aries12° 22′
MC in Capricorn6° 34′
North Node in Virgo21° 56′℞
Chiron in Gemini5° 47′℞
Aspects · by strength
Mercury opposition Ascendant
0° 21′
Sun conjunction Venus
1° 19′
Mars opposition Jupiter
0° 11′
Mars square MC
0° 15′
Uranus square Ascendant
1° 48′
Jupiter square MC
0° 04′
Moon square Venus
3° 10′
Mars sextile Saturn
1° 36′
Mercury square Uranus
2° 09′
Moon opposition Saturn
2° 41′
Mercury trine Pluto
3° 15′
Sun square Moon
4° 29′
Mars trine Chiron
0° 32′
Sun opposition Neptune
6° 48′
Pluto sextile Ascendant
3° 36′
Moon trine Mars
4° 17′
Jupiter conjunction Ascendant
5° 52′
Mars opposition Ascendant
6° 03′
Mercury conjunction Mars
6° 24′
Jupiter sextile Chiron
0° 43′
Uranus opposition MC
4° 00′
Saturn sextile Chiron
1° 04′
Jupiter trine Saturn
1° 47′
Moon sextile Jupiter
4° 27′
Mercury opposition Jupiter
6° 13′
Neptune quincunx North Node
1° 10′
Moon trine Chiron
3° 44′
Mars square Uranus
4° 14′
Venus square Saturn
5° 51′
Saturn quincunx MC
1° 51′
Chiron quincunx MC
0° 47′
Jupiter square Uranus
4° 04′
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 · Jupiter · MC · Mars · Uranus — four planets in four squares forming a cross; pressure on every side.
Planets in this pattern
Ascendant12° 22′ Aries
Jupiter6° 30′ Aries
MC6° 34′ Capricorn
Mars6° 19′ Libra
Uranus10° 34′ Cancer
02
T-Square
Dynamic
Moon · Saturn · Venus — two squares converging on an opposition; the chart's engine room.
Planets in this pattern
Moon2° 03′ Aquarius
Saturn4° 43′ Leo
Venus28° 53′ Libra
03
T-Square
Cardinal
Ascendant · Jupiter · Mercury · Uranus — two squares converging on an opposition; the chart's engine room.
Planets in this pattern
Ascendant12° 22′ Aries
Jupiter6° 30′ Aries
Mercury12° 43′ Libra
Uranus10° 34′ Cancer
01
Castle
Fire & Air
Chiron · Jupiter · Mars · Moon · Saturn — a Grand Trine with two sextile arches reaching to outside planets; a Grand Sextile with one corner missing.
Planets in this pattern
Chiron5° 47′ Gemini
Jupiter6° 30′ Aries
Mars6° 19′ Libra
Moon2° 03′ Aquarius
Saturn4° 43′ Leo
02
Wedge
Focus: Pluto
Ascendant · Mercury · Pluto — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Planets in this pattern
Ascendant12° 22′ Aries
Mercury12° 43′ Libra
Pluto15° 58′ Aquarius
03
Yod
Apex: MC
Chiron · MC · Saturn — two quincunxes converging on an apex; a pointed, fated adjustment.
Planets in this pattern
Chiron5° 47′ Gemini
MC6° 34′ Capricorn
Saturn4° 43′ Leo
04
Multi-Planet Opposition
Fire ↔ Air
Ascendant · Jupiter · Mars · Mercury — an opposition axis with a conjunct stack at one or both ends; doubled emphasis on a single polarity.
Planets in this pattern
Ascendant12° 22′ Aries
Jupiter6° 30′ Aries
Mars6° 19′ Libra
Mercury12° 43′ Libra
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