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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 Gemini16° 15′
MC in Aquarius21° 35′
North Node in Capricorn15° 22′℞
Chiron in Libra16° 15′
Aspects · by strength
Pluto sextile Ascendant
0° 22′
Sun trine Moon
3° 08′
Mars sextile Uranus
0° 15′
Chiron trine Ascendant
0° 00′
Sun quincunx Saturn
0° 47′
Uranus conjunction Ascendant
3° 04′
Venus square Mars
2° 48′
Mercury sextile Venus
3° 11′
Moon conjunction MC
7° 40′
Pluto sextile Chiron
0° 21′
Mars sextile Ascendant
2° 49′
Mars conjunction Pluto
3° 11′
Neptune sextile Ascendant
1° 48′
Jupiter square MC
2° 41′
Jupiter quincunx Neptune
0° 52′
Sun trine MC
4° 32′
North Node quincunx Ascendant
0° 53′
Neptune trine Pluto
1° 26′
Mercury opposition North Node
1° 34′
Neptune sextile MC
3° 33′
Mars trine Neptune
4° 37′
Mercury trine Jupiter
5° 07′
Neptune opposition Chiron
1° 48′
Jupiter square Pluto
2° 18′
Mercury square Chiron
2° 27′
Mercury square Neptune
4° 14′
Pluto opposition MC
4° 59′
Mars square Jupiter
5° 30′
Venus square Pluto
5° 59′
North Node square Chiron
0° 53′
Mars sextile Chiron
2° 50′
Uranus trine Chiron
3° 04′
Mars quincunx North Node
1° 57′
Pluto quincunx North Node
1° 14′
Uranus sextile Pluto
3° 26′
Chiron trine MC
5° 20′
Neptune square North Node
2° 40′
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
Fire & Air
Ascendant · Chiron · Mars · Neptune · Pluto — three sextiles and an opposition; a basket of harmonies cradling tension.
Planets in this pattern
Ascendant16° 15′ Gemini
Chiron16° 15′ Libra
Mars13° 25′ Leo
Neptune18° 02′ Aries
Pluto16° 36′ Leo
02
Grand Cross
Cardinal
Chiron · Mercury · Neptune · North Node — four planets in four squares forming a cross; pressure on every side.
Planets in this pattern
Chiron16° 15′ Libra
Mercury13° 48′ Cancer
Neptune18° 02′ Aries
North Node15° 22′ Capricorn
03
T-Square
Fixed
Jupiter · MC · Pluto — two squares converging on an opposition; the chart's engine room.
Planets in this pattern
Jupiter18° 55′ Scorpio
MC21° 35′ Aquarius
Pluto16° 36′ Leo
01
Castle
Fire & Air
Ascendant · Chiron · MC · Mars · Neptune · Pluto — a Grand Trine with two sextile arches reaching to outside planets; a Grand Sextile with one corner missing.
Planets in this pattern
Ascendant16° 15′ Gemini
Chiron16° 15′ Libra
MC21° 35′ Aquarius
Mars13° 25′ Leo
Neptune18° 02′ Aries
Pluto16° 36′ Leo
02
Minor Triangle
Fire & Air
Ascendant · Chiron · Mars · Pluto · Uranus — a trine bridged by a third planet sextiling both ends; ease with a focal point.
Planets in this pattern
Ascendant16° 15′ Gemini
Chiron16° 15′ Libra
Mars13° 25′ Leo
Pluto16° 36′ Leo
Uranus13° 10′ Gemini
03
Yod
Apex: North Node
Ascendant · Mars · North Node · Pluto — two quincunxes converging on an apex; a pointed, fated adjustment.
Planets in this pattern
Ascendant16° 15′ Gemini
Mars13° 25′ Leo
North Node15° 22′ Capricorn
Pluto16° 36′ Leo
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