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 Cancer16° 00′
MC in Pisces26° 12′
North Node in Taurus13° 00′℞
Chiron in Pisces15° 54′
Aspects · by strength
Venus opposition Ascendant
0° 02′
Mars opposition Pluto
0° 32′
Mars quincunx Saturn
0° 24′
Uranus square MC
0° 50′
Sun quincunx Moon
1° 12′
Chiron trine Ascendant
0° 07′
Venus sextile Chiron
0° 04′
Pluto sextile Ascendant
2° 12′
Saturn square Ascendant
2° 19′
Mars trine Ascendant
2° 43′
Mercury opposition Uranus
5° 00′
Moon conjunction Ascendant
5° 59′
Venus trine Pluto
2° 14′
Venus sextile Mars
2° 46′
Jupiter sextile MC
4° 07′
Neptune square Ascendant
5° 33′
Moon opposition Venus
5° 57′
Venus square Saturn
2° 22′
Mercury square MC
5° 50′
Sun quincunx North Node
1° 48′
Venus square Neptune
5° 36′
Mars trine Chiron
2° 50′
Moon sextile North Node
2° 59′
Saturn opposition Neptune
3° 14′
Moon trine Chiron
5° 52′
Pluto sextile Chiron
2° 18′
Venus trine North Node
2° 58′
North Node sextile Ascendant
3° 00′
Sun square Chiron
4° 41′
North Node sextile Chiron
2° 53′
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
Earth & Water
Ascendant · Chiron · Moon · North Node · Venus — three sextiles and an opposition; a basket of harmonies cradling tension.
Planets in this pattern
Ascendant16° 00′ Cancer
Chiron15° 54′ Pisces
Moon10° 01′ Cancer
North Node13° 00′ Taurus
Venus15° 58′ Capricorn
02
Grand Cross
Cardinal
Ascendant · Neptune · Saturn · Venus — four planets in four squares forming a cross; pressure on every side.
Planets in this pattern
Ascendant16° 00′ Cancer
Neptune21° 34′ Libra
Saturn18° 20′ Aries
Venus15° 58′ Capricorn
03
T-Square
Dynamic
MC · Mercury · Uranus — two squares converging on an opposition; the chart's engine room.
Planets in this pattern
MC26° 12′ Pisces
Mercury2° 02′ Capricorn
Uranus27° 02′ Gemini
01
Castle
Earth & Water
Ascendant · Chiron · Mars · North Node · Venus — a Grand Trine with two sextile arches reaching to outside planets; a Grand Sextile with one corner missing.
Planets in this pattern
Ascendant16° 00′ Cancer
Chiron15° 54′ Pisces
Mars18° 44′ Scorpio
North Node13° 00′ Taurus
Venus15° 58′ Capricorn
02
Castle
Earth & Water
Ascendant · Chiron · Mars · Pluto · Venus — a Grand Trine with two sextile arches reaching to outside planets; a Grand Sextile with one corner missing.
Planets in this pattern
Ascendant16° 00′ Cancer
Chiron15° 54′ Pisces
Mars18° 44′ Scorpio
Pluto18° 12′ Taurus
Venus15° 58′ Capricorn
03
Yod
Apex: Sun
Moon · North Node · Sun — two quincunxes converging on an apex; a pointed, fated adjustment.
Planets in this pattern
Moon10° 01′ Cancer
North Node13° 00′ Taurus
Sun11° 13′ Sagittarius
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