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 Cancer19° 13′
MC in Aries0° 26′
North Node in Taurus16° 30′℞
Chiron in Pisces17° 22′℞
Aspects · by strength
Sun conjunction Mars
0° 28′
Neptune square Ascendant
0° 05′
Pluto sextile Ascendant
0° 07′
Mercury sextile Ascendant
0° 32′
Venus opposition Saturn
2° 15′
Mercury trine Pluto
0° 39′
Mars opposition MC
4° 36′
Venus square Jupiter
2° 39′
Jupiter square Saturn
0° 25′
Uranus square MC
2° 01′
Venus trine Uranus
3° 30′
Neptune quincunx Pluto
0° 02′
Jupiter opposition Ascendant
3° 03′
Sun opposition MC
5° 05′
Mercury opposition Chiron
1° 19′
Saturn square Ascendant
3° 28′
Mercury trine Jupiter
3° 36′
Chiron trine Ascendant
1° 51′
Venus conjunction Neptune
5° 38′
Venus square Ascendant
5° 43′
North Node sextile Chiron
0° 52′
Mercury trine North Node
2° 11′
Jupiter trine Pluto
2° 56′
Jupiter square Neptune
2° 58′
Pluto sextile Chiron
1° 58′
North Node sextile Ascendant
2° 43′
Pluto conjunction North Node
2° 50′
Saturn opposition Neptune
3° 23′
Jupiter sextile Chiron
4° 54′
Neptune quincunx Chiron
1° 56′
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 · Mercury · North Node · Pluto — three sextiles and an opposition; a basket of harmonies cradling tension.
Planets in this pattern
Ascendant19° 13′ Cancer
Chiron17° 22′ Pisces
Mercury18° 41′ Virgo
North Node16° 30′ Taurus
Pluto19° 20′ Taurus
02
Cradle
Earth & Water
Ascendant · Chiron · Jupiter · North Node · Pluto — three sextiles and an opposition; a basket of harmonies cradling tension.
Planets in this pattern
Ascendant19° 13′ Cancer
Chiron17° 22′ Pisces
Jupiter22° 16′ Capricorn
North Node16° 30′ Taurus
Pluto19° 20′ Taurus
03
Grand Cross
Cardinal
Ascendant · Jupiter · Neptune · Saturn · Venus — four planets in four squares forming a cross; pressure on every side.
Planets in this pattern
Ascendant19° 13′ Cancer
Jupiter22° 16′ Capricorn
Neptune19° 18′ Libra
Saturn22° 41′ Aries
Venus24° 56′ Libra
01
Castle
Earth & Water
Ascendant · Chiron · Jupiter · Mercury · Pluto — a Grand Trine with two sextile arches reaching to outside planets; a Grand Sextile with one corner missing.
Planets in this pattern
Ascendant19° 13′ Cancer
Chiron17° 22′ Pisces
Jupiter22° 16′ Capricorn
Mercury18° 41′ Virgo
Pluto19° 20′ Taurus
02
Yod
Apex: Neptune
Chiron · Neptune · Pluto — two quincunxes converging on an apex; a pointed, fated adjustment.
Planets in this pattern
Chiron17° 22′ Pisces
Neptune19° 18′ Libra
Pluto19° 20′ Taurus
03
Multi-Planet Opposition
Fire ↔ Air
MC · Mars · Sun — an opposition axis with a conjunct stack at one or both ends; doubled emphasis on a single polarity.
Planets in this pattern
MC0° 26′ Aries
Mars5° 03′ Libra
Sun5° 31′ Libra
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