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 Aries10° 17′
MC in Capricorn5° 28′
North Node in Cancer12° 23′℞
Chiron in Pisces12° 28′℞
Aspects · by strength
Mercury trine Jupiter
0° 11′
Sun opposition Ascendant
1° 31′
Saturn square MC
0° 59′
Moon square Venus
1° 24′
Moon trine Jupiter
1° 50′
Venus sextile Pluto
0° 16′
Moon trine Mercury
2° 01′
Saturn conjunction Ascendant
3° 50′
Sun square Pluto
0° 45′
Sun trine Moon
2° 25′
Pluto opposition North Node
0° 11′
Venus sextile Neptune
0° 41′
Pluto sextile Chiron
0° 06′
Venus trine Chiron
0° 22′
Sun square North Node
0° 35′
Sun conjunction Mercury
4° 26′
Neptune opposition Chiron
0° 19′
Sun quincunx Chiron
0° 39′
Pluto square Ascendant
2° 17′
Moon sextile Ascendant
3° 56′
Mercury square Mars
4° 51′
Mercury opposition Ascendant
5° 58′
Neptune sextile North Node
0° 15′
Neptune trine Pluto
0° 25′
Venus trine North Node
0° 26′
Neptune quincunx Ascendant
1° 51′
Mercury square Pluto
3° 41′
Sun trine Jupiter
4° 15′
Sun opposition Saturn
5° 22′
North Node trine Chiron
0° 04′
Pluto conjunction MC
7° 06′
Moon quincunx North Node
1° 50′
Jupiter square Neptune
3° 56′
North Node square Ascendant
2° 06′
Jupiter square Chiron
3° 36′
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 Trine
Air
Jupiter · Mercury · Moon · Sun — a closed triangle of ease; talents flow without friction.
Planets in this pattern
Jupiter16° 04′ Gemini
Mercury16° 15′ Libra
Moon14° 14′ Aquarius
Sun11° 49′ Libra
02
Grand Cross
Cardinal
Ascendant · North Node · Pluto · Sun — four planets in four squares forming a cross; pressure on every side.
Planets in this pattern
Ascendant10° 17′ Aries
North Node12° 23′ Cancer
Pluto12° 34′ Capricorn
Sun11° 49′ Libra
03
T-Square
Mutable
Chiron · Jupiter · Neptune — two squares converging on an opposition; the chart's engine room.
Planets in this pattern
Chiron12° 28′ Pisces
Jupiter16° 04′ Gemini
Neptune12° 08′ Virgo
04
T-Square
Cardinal
Ascendant · Mercury · Pluto — two squares converging on an opposition; the chart's engine room.
Planets in this pattern
Ascendant10° 17′ Aries
Mercury16° 15′ Libra
Pluto12° 34′ Capricorn
01
Castle
Earth & Water
Chiron · Neptune · North Node · Pluto · Venus — a Grand Trine with two sextile arches reaching to outside planets; a Grand Sextile with one corner missing.
Planets in this pattern
Chiron12° 28′ Pisces
Neptune12° 08′ Virgo
North Node12° 23′ Cancer
Pluto12° 34′ Capricorn
Venus12° 49′ Scorpio
02
Wedge
Focus: Moon
Ascendant · Mercury · Moon · Sun — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Planets in this pattern
Ascendant10° 17′ Aries
Mercury16° 15′ Libra
Moon14° 14′ Aquarius
Sun11° 49′ Libra
03
Multi-Planet Opposition
Fire ↔ Air
Ascendant · Mercury · Saturn · Sun — an opposition axis with a conjunct stack at one or both ends; doubled emphasis on a single polarity.
Planets in this pattern
Ascendant10° 17′ Aries
Mercury16° 15′ Libra
Saturn6° 27′ Aries
Sun11° 49′ Libra
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