Ben Howard
Singer-songwriter; Every Kingdom, 'Keep Your Head Up', I Forget Where We Were
Sun
Taurus
Moon
Pisces
Birth details
Ben Howard by Abigail Hoekstra, is licensed under cc-by-sa-3.0, resized from the original.
Planets
Sun in Taurus3° 44′
Moon in Pisces19° 27′
Mercury in Aries19° 54′
Venus in Aries2° 09′
Mars in Gemini12° 30′
Jupiter in Aries12° 38′
Saturn in Sagittarius20° 41′℞
Uranus in Sagittarius26° 30′℞
Neptune in Capricorn7° 57′℞
Pluto in Scorpio8° 44′℞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 Aries10° 29′℞
Chiron in Gemini18° 06′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.
Pluto square Ascendant
0° 02′
Mercury trine Saturn
0° 47′
Mercury conjunction MC
1° 38′
Mars sextile Jupiter
0° 08′
Moon square Saturn
1° 14′
Neptune quincunx Ascendant
0° 44′
Neptune sextile Pluto
0° 47′
Moon square Chiron
1° 21′
Sun square Ascendant
4° 57′
Chiron sextile MC
0° 10′
Jupiter trine Ascendant
3° 57′
Sun trine Neptune
4° 12′
Venus square Uranus
5° 39′
North Node trine Ascendant
1° 48′
Saturn trine MC
2° 25′
Mars sextile Ascendant
3° 49′
Sun opposition Pluto
4° 59′
Venus square Neptune
5° 48′
Mercury conjunction Jupiter
7° 16′
Jupiter conjunction MC
5° 39′
Jupiter conjunction North Node
2° 08′
Mercury sextile Chiron
1° 48′
Mars sextile North Node
2° 01′
Saturn opposition Chiron
2° 35′
Mars conjunction Chiron
5° 36′
Pluto quincunx North Node
1° 46′
Jupiter square Neptune
4° 41′
Neptune square North Node
2° 32′
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.
StelliumAries
Jupiter · Mercury · North Node — four bodies clustered in one sign; a chord of the chart sounds.
Stellium
Aries
Jupiter · Mercury · North Node — four bodies clustered in one sign; a chord of the chart sounds.
Planets in this pattern
Jupiter12° 38′ AriesMercury19° 54′ AriesNorth Node10° 29′ Aries
T-SquareMutable
Chiron · Moon · Saturn — two squares converging on an opposition; the chart's engine room.
T-Square
Mutable
Chiron · Moon · Saturn — two squares converging on an opposition; the chart's engine room.
Planets in this pattern
Chiron18° 06′ GeminiMoon19° 27′ PiscesSaturn20° 41′ Sagittarius
WedgeFocus: Neptune
Neptune · Pluto · Sun — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Wedge
Focus: Neptune
Neptune · Pluto · Sun — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Planets in this pattern
Neptune7° 57′ CapricornPluto8° 44′ ScorpioSun3° 44′ Taurus
WedgeFocus: Mercury
Chiron · Mercury · Saturn — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Wedge
Focus: Mercury
Chiron · Mercury · Saturn — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Planets in this pattern
Chiron18° 06′ GeminiMercury19° 54′ AriesSaturn20° 41′ Sagittarius
Minor TriangleFire & Air
Jupiter · Mars · North Node — a trine bridged by a third planet sextiling both ends; ease with a focal point.
Minor Triangle
Fire & Air
Jupiter · Mars · North Node — a trine bridged by a third planet sextiling both ends; ease with a focal point.
Planets in this pattern
Jupiter12° 38′ AriesMars12° 30′ GeminiNorth Node10° 29′ AriesChart 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 Locomotive shape
Planets fill two-thirds of the wheel with one empty third — momentum drives the chart.
Six 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 Aries
Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, and MC share one sign — a chord of the chart sounds.
Air is a singleton element
Mars is the only air placement — it carries the whole element on its own, disproportionately weighted.
