Late in the lunation cycle — a closer, an editor, a finisher.
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 Aries14° 47′
MC in Capricorn7° 53′
North Node in Gemini22° 38′℞
Chiron in Pisces16° 42′℞
Aspects · by strength
Sun opposition Saturn
0° 20′
Sun square Jupiter
0° 05′
Pluto square Ascendant
0° 10′
Neptune quincunx Ascendant
0° 16′
Moon opposition Uranus
4° 18′
Moon square MC
2° 07′
Mercury conjunction Venus
5° 00′
Mars trine Chiron
0° 02′
Neptune trine Pluto
0° 06′
Mercury sextile MC
1° 58′
Sun opposition Ascendant
4° 39′
Jupiter square Saturn
0° 24′
Saturn conjunction Ascendant
4° 59′
Venus sextile MC
3° 02′
Mars quincunx Ascendant
1° 58′
Mars trine Jupiter
2° 37′
Mercury conjunction Mars
6° 54′
Mars sextile Pluto
2° 08′
Mars sextile Neptune
2° 14′
Mercury sextile Neptune
4° 40′
Jupiter square Ascendant
4° 34′
Sun square Pluto
4° 49′
Pluto conjunction MC
6° 43′
Neptune opposition Chiron
2° 11′
Mercury sextile Pluto
4° 46′
Pluto sextile Chiron
2° 06′
Jupiter trine Chiron
2° 39′
Saturn sextile North Node
2° 53′
Jupiter opposition Pluto
4° 45′
Jupiter sextile Neptune
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
Jupiter · Mars · Mercury · Neptune · Pluto — three sextiles and an opposition; a basket of harmonies cradling tension.
Planets in this pattern
Jupiter19° 21′ Cancer
Mars16° 44′ Scorpio
Mercury9° 51′ Scorpio
Neptune14° 31′ Virgo
Pluto14° 36′ Capricorn
02
Cradle
Earth & Water
Chiron · Mars · Mercury · Neptune · Pluto — three sextiles and an opposition; a basket of harmonies cradling tension.
Planets in this pattern
Chiron16° 42′ Pisces
Mars16° 44′ Scorpio
Mercury9° 51′ Scorpio
Neptune14° 31′ Virgo
Pluto14° 36′ Capricorn
03
Grand Cross
Cardinal
Ascendant · Jupiter · Pluto · Sun — four planets in four squares forming a cross; pressure on every side.
Planets in this pattern
Ascendant14° 47′ Aries
Jupiter19° 21′ Cancer
Pluto14° 36′ Capricorn
Sun19° 26′ Libra
04
T-Square
Cardinal
Jupiter · Saturn · Sun — two squares converging on an opposition; the chart's engine room.
Planets in this pattern
Jupiter19° 21′ Cancer
Saturn19° 45′ Aries
Sun19° 26′ Libra
01
Castle
Earth & Water
Chiron · Jupiter · 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
Chiron16° 42′ Pisces
Jupiter19° 21′ Cancer
Mars16° 44′ Scorpio
Neptune14° 31′ Virgo
Pluto14° 36′ Capricorn
02
Yod
Apex: Ascendant
Ascendant · Mars · Neptune — two quincunxes converging on an apex; a pointed, fated adjustment.
Planets in this pattern
Ascendant14° 47′ Aries
Mars16° 44′ Scorpio
Neptune14° 31′ Virgo
03
Multi-Planet Opposition
Fire ↔ Air
Ascendant · Saturn · Sun — an opposition axis with a conjunct stack at one or both ends; doubled emphasis on a single polarity.
Planets in this pattern
Ascendant14° 47′ Aries
Saturn19° 45′ Aries
Sun19° 26′ Libra
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