Alan Dean Foster
Writer, Author
Sun
Scorpio
Moon
Virgo
Birth details
Planets
Sun in Scorpio25° 45′
Moon in Virgo29° 21′
Mercury in Sagittarius2° 45′℞
Venus in Scorpio24° 17′℞
Mars in Sagittarius8° 39′
Jupiter in Scorpio11° 41′
Saturn in Leo8° 53′
Uranus in Gemini20° 44′℞
Neptune in Libra9° 59′
Pluto in Leo13° 22′℞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 at birth. It shapes outward manner. On the wheel, the horizontal axis is the Ascendant / Descendant axis. If birth time is unknown, this won't appear.
Midheaven (MC) — the highest point in the sky at birth. It points to vocation and public self. On the wheel, the vertical axis is the MC / IC axis. If birth time is unknown, this won't appear.
Chiron — a small body that moves between Saturn and Uranus, read as a sign of where lessons live.
North Node — not a body but a mathematical point of the Moon's orbit. It marks the direction of growth.
North Node in Gemini12° 26′℞
Chiron in Scorpio1° 10′Your chart next
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Aspects · by strength
Aspects are the angles between two planets — the geometric relationships that shape how those planets talk to each other in a chart. A conjunction fuses them; an opposition sets them at odds; a trine lets them flow.
We sort them here by strength. Tight orbs come first — the closer the angle, the louder the aspect sings.
Sun conjunction Venus
1° 29′
Neptune trine Ascendant
0° 24′
Saturn opposition Ascendant
0° 42′
Mars trine Saturn
0° 14′
Moon sextile MC
0° 56′
Mercury conjunction MC
2° 27′
Mars sextile Ascendant
0° 57′
Moon sextile Mercury
3° 23′
Sun sextile Moon
3° 36′
Sun conjunction MC
4° 32′
Pluto sextile North Node
0° 56′
Mars sextile Neptune
1° 20′
Jupiter square Pluto
1° 41′
Pluto opposition Ascendant
3° 47′
Venus conjunction MC
6° 01′
Jupiter square Ascendant
2° 05′
Mercury conjunction Mars
5° 54′
Saturn sextile Neptune
1° 06′
Jupiter quincunx North Node
0° 46′
Mars trine Pluto
4° 43′
Jupiter square Saturn
2° 48′
North Node trine Ascendant
2° 51′
Neptune trine North Node
2° 27′
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.
Classic includes the shapes established in modern astrology — T-Squares, Grand Trines, and more. Extended adds geometric configurations that carry meaning beyond traditional astrology.
StelliumScorpio → Sagittarius
MC · Mars · Mercury · Sun · Venus — four bodies clustered in one sign; a chord of the chart sounds.
Stellium
Scorpio → Sagittarius
MC · Mars · Mercury · Sun · Venus — four bodies clustered in one sign; a chord of the chart sounds.
Planets in this pattern
Mars8° 39′ SagittariusMercury2° 45′ SagittariusSun25° 45′ ScorpioVenus24° 17′ Scorpio
Grand TrineAir
Ascendant · Neptune · North Node — a closed triangle of ease; talents flow without friction.
Grand Trine
Air
Ascendant · Neptune · North Node — a closed triangle of ease; talents flow without friction.
Planets in this pattern
Neptune9° 59′ LibraNorth Node12° 26′ Gemini
CradleFire & Air
Ascendant · Mars · Neptune · Saturn — three sextiles and an opposition; a basket of harmonies cradling tension.
Cradle
Fire & Air
Ascendant · Mars · Neptune · Saturn — three sextiles and an opposition; a basket of harmonies cradling tension.
Planets in this pattern
Mars8° 39′ SagittariusNeptune9° 59′ LibraSaturn8° 53′ Leo
T-SquareFixed
Ascendant · Jupiter · Saturn — two squares converging on an opposition; the chart's engine room.
T-Square
Fixed
Ascendant · Jupiter · Saturn — two squares converging on an opposition; the chart's engine room.
Planets in this pattern
Jupiter11° 41′ ScorpioSaturn8° 53′ Leo
T-SquareFixed
Ascendant · Jupiter · Pluto — two squares converging on an opposition; the chart's engine room.
T-Square
Fixed
Ascendant · Jupiter · Pluto — two squares converging on an opposition; the chart's engine room.
Planets in this pattern
Jupiter11° 41′ ScorpioPluto13° 22′ Leo
WedgeFocus: Mars
Ascendant · Mars · Pluto — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Wedge
Focus: Mars
Ascendant · Mars · Pluto — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Planets in this pattern
Mars8° 39′ SagittariusPluto13° 22′ Leo
WedgeFocus: North Node
Ascendant · North Node · Pluto — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Wedge
Focus: North Node
Ascendant · North Node · Pluto — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Planets in this pattern
North Node12° 26′ GeminiPluto13° 22′ LeoChart signature
The chart signature is the set of high-level patterns that shape the chart's overall character — elemental and modal balance, overall shape on the wheel, and a handful of structural observations.
By element
By modality
The chart forms a Bowl shape
Every planet sits in one half of the wheel — a contained, focused chart.
Uranus is unaspected
Uranus stands alone — its themes operate without checks from other bodies.
Eight planets above the horizon
Most of the chart sits in the public, relational houses above the horizon.
No personal planets below the horizon
The private, formative houses below the horizon are empty.
Heavy concentration in Scorpio
Sun, Venus, and Jupiter share one sign — a chord of the chart sounds.
