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 Capricorn9° 08′
MC in Scorpio3° 43′
North Node in Virgo12° 51′℞
Chiron in Pisces23° 22′℞
Aspects · by strength
Sun square Jupiter
0° 12′
Pluto opposition Ascendant
1° 06′
Sun quincunx Saturn
0° 03′
Mercury sextile Venus
1° 26′
Sun square MC
0° 19′
Moon trine MC
1° 38′
Venus conjunction North Node
0° 38′
Jupiter trine Saturn
0° 09′
Saturn sextile MC
0° 22′
Uranus conjunction Neptune
1° 15′
Jupiter opposition MC
0° 31′
Moon sextile Ascendant
3° 47′
Neptune quincunx Pluto
0° 01′
Mars sextile Chiron
1° 26′
Sun quincunx Moon
1° 57′
Moon trine Pluto
2° 41′
Sun opposition Neptune
4° 38′
Moon sextile Saturn
2° 00′
Moon sextile Jupiter
2° 09′
Venus trine Ascendant
4° 21′
Mercury opposition Ascendant
5° 47′
Saturn conjunction Ascendant
5° 47′
Sun opposition Uranus
5° 53′
Jupiter trine Ascendant
5° 56′
Mercury conjunction Pluto
6° 53′
Mercury sextile North Node
2° 04′
Pluto trine MC
4° 19′
Uranus quincunx Pluto
1° 15′
Neptune square MC
4° 19′
Uranus square MC
5° 34′
Jupiter square Neptune
4° 49′
Jupiter sextile Pluto
4° 50′
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 · Jupiter · Moon · Pluto — three sextiles and an opposition; a basket of harmonies cradling tension.
Planets in this pattern
Ascendant9° 08′ Capricorn
Jupiter3° 12′ Taurus
Moon5° 21′ Pisces
Pluto8° 02′ Cancer
02
Grand Cross
Fixed
Jupiter · MC · Neptune · Sun — four planets in four squares forming a cross; pressure on every side.
Planets in this pattern
Jupiter3° 12′ Taurus
MC3° 43′ Scorpio
Neptune8° 01′ Aquarius
Sun3° 24′ Leo
03
T-Square
Fixed
MC · Sun · Uranus — two squares converging on an opposition; the chart's engine room.
Planets in this pattern
MC3° 43′ Scorpio
Sun3° 24′ Leo
Uranus9° 17′ Aquarius
01
Castle
Earth & Water
Jupiter · MC · Moon · Pluto · Saturn — a Grand Trine with two sextile arches reaching to outside planets; a Grand Sextile with one corner missing.
Planets in this pattern
Jupiter3° 12′ Taurus
MC3° 43′ Scorpio
Moon5° 21′ Pisces
Pluto8° 02′ Cancer
Saturn3° 21′ Capricorn
02
Wedge
Focus: Venus
Ascendant · Mercury · Venus — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Planets in this pattern
Ascendant9° 08′ Capricorn
Mercury14° 55′ Cancer
Venus13° 30′ Virgo
03
Minor Triangle
Earth & Water
Ascendant · Jupiter · Moon · Saturn — a trine bridged by a third planet sextiling both ends; ease with a focal point.
Planets in this pattern
Ascendant9° 08′ Capricorn
Jupiter3° 12′ Taurus
Moon5° 21′ Pisces
Saturn3° 21′ Capricorn
04
Yod
Apex: Sun
Moon · Saturn · Sun — two quincunxes converging on an apex; a pointed, fated adjustment.
Planets in this pattern
Moon5° 21′ Pisces
Saturn3° 21′ Capricorn
Sun3° 24′ Leo
05
Multi-Planet Opposition
Fire ↔ Air
Neptune · Sun · Uranus — an opposition axis with a conjunct stack at one or both ends; doubled emphasis on a single polarity.
Planets in this pattern
Neptune8° 01′ Aquarius
Sun3° 24′ Leo
Uranus9° 17′ Aquarius
06
Multi-Planet Opposition
Earth ↔ Water
Ascendant · Mercury · Pluto — an opposition axis with a conjunct stack at one or both ends; doubled emphasis on a single polarity.
Planets in this pattern
Ascendant9° 08′ Capricorn
Mercury14° 55′ Cancer
Pluto8° 02′ Cancer
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