Alastair Reynolds
Science fiction author; Revelation Space, Chasm City, 'Diamond Dogs'
Sun
Pisces
Moon
Sagittarius
Birth details
Alastair Reynolds by Robert Day, is licensed under cc-by-sa-2.0, resized from the original.
Planets
Sun in Pisces22° 27′
Moon in Sagittarius16° 31′
Mercury in Aries5° 36′℞
Venus in Aquarius8° 54′
Mars in Aries3° 04′
Jupiter in Gemini22° 22′
Saturn in Pisces20° 12′
Uranus in Virgo17° 23′℞
Neptune in Scorpio22° 05′℞
Pluto in Virgo17° 01′℞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 Taurus28° 52′℞
Chiron in Pisces22° 04′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.
Mercury conjunction Mars
2° 32′
Pluto sextile Ascendant
0° 02′
Sun square Jupiter
0° 05′
Moon square MC
0° 13′
Uranus sextile Ascendant
0° 24′
Sun trine Neptune
0° 23′
Moon quincunx Ascendant
0° 28′
Uranus conjunction Pluto
0° 21′
Sun conjunction Saturn
2° 16′
Mercury sextile Venus
3° 18′
Moon square Pluto
0° 31′
Moon square Uranus
0° 52′
Neptune trine Chiron
0° 01′
Pluto opposition MC
0° 44′
Jupiter quincunx Neptune
0° 17′
Sun conjunction Chiron
0° 24′
Uranus opposition MC
1° 05′
Saturn trine Ascendant
3° 13′
Sun trine Ascendant
5° 28′
Saturn conjunction Chiron
1° 52′
Moon square Saturn
3° 41′
Saturn conjunction MC
3° 54′
Sun square Moon
5° 57′
Sun conjunction MC
6° 10′
Jupiter square Chiron
0° 18′
Sun opposition Uranus
5° 05′
Neptune trine Ascendant
5° 06′
Sun opposition Pluto
5° 26′
Moon opposition Jupiter
5° 51′
Saturn trine Neptune
1° 53′
Neptune trine MC
5° 47′
Jupiter square Saturn
2° 10′
Chiron trine Ascendant
5° 05′
Saturn opposition Uranus
2° 49′
Saturn opposition Pluto
3° 10′
Moon square Chiron
5° 33′
Chiron conjunction MC
5° 46′
Uranus opposition Chiron
4° 41′
Jupiter square Uranus
4° 59′
Pluto opposition Chiron
5° 02′
Jupiter square Pluto
5° 20′
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.
Grand TrineWater
Ascendant · Chiron · MC · Neptune · Saturn · Sun — a closed triangle of ease; talents flow without friction.
Grand Trine
Water
Ascendant · Chiron · MC · Neptune · Saturn · Sun — a closed triangle of ease; talents flow without friction.
Planets in this pattern
Chiron22° 04′ Pisces Neptune22° 05′ ScorpioSaturn20° 12′ PiscesSun22° 27′ Pisces
Grand CrossMutable
Chiron · Jupiter · Moon · Pluto · Saturn · Sun · Uranus — four planets in four squares forming a cross; pressure on every side.
Grand Cross
Mutable
Chiron · Jupiter · Moon · Pluto · Saturn · Sun · Uranus — four planets in four squares forming a cross; pressure on every side.
Planets in this pattern
Chiron22° 04′ PiscesJupiter22° 22′ GeminiMoon16° 31′ SagittariusPluto17° 01′ VirgoSaturn20° 12′ PiscesSun22° 27′ PiscesUranus17° 23′ Virgo
T-SquareMutable
MC · Moon · Pluto · Uranus — two squares converging on an opposition; the chart's engine room.
T-Square
Mutable
MC · Moon · Pluto · Uranus — two squares converging on an opposition; the chart's engine room.
Planets in this pattern
Moon16° 31′ SagittariusPluto17° 01′ VirgoUranus17° 23′ Virgo
WedgeFocus: Ascendant
Ascendant · Chiron · MC · Pluto · Saturn · Sun · Uranus — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Wedge
Focus: Ascendant
Ascendant · Chiron · MC · Pluto · Saturn · Sun · Uranus — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Planets in this pattern
Chiron22° 04′ Pisces Pluto17° 01′ VirgoSaturn20° 12′ PiscesSun22° 27′ PiscesUranus17° 23′ Virgo
Multi-Planet OppositionEarth ↔ Water
Chiron · MC · Pluto · Saturn · Sun · Uranus — an opposition axis with a conjunct stack at one or both ends; doubled emphasis on a single polarity.
Multi-Planet Opposition
Earth ↔ Water
Chiron · MC · Pluto · Saturn · Sun · Uranus — an opposition axis with a conjunct stack at one or both ends; doubled emphasis on a single polarity.
Planets in this pattern
Chiron22° 04′ Pisces Pluto17° 01′ VirgoSaturn20° 12′ PiscesSun22° 27′ PiscesUranus17° 23′ VirgoChart 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 Bucket shape
Most planets gather to one side, with a single "handle" body opposite — that handle becomes the spout.
Lower-left quadrant is empty
The houses of self and immediate environment carry no planetary weight.
Fixed is a singleton modality
Venus is the only fixed placement — it carries the whole modality on its own, disproportionately weighted.
Mars is the sole dispositor
Sitting in Aries, Mars is the planet every other ruler-chain eventually traces back to — it anchors the whole chart.
