Charles Stross
Writer; Internet
Sun
Libra
Moon
Pisces
Birth details
Planets
Sun in Libra25° 06′
Moon in Pisces19° 49′
Mercury in Libra26° 57′
Venus in Virgo14° 41′
Mars in Leo19° 45′
Jupiter in Taurus24° 18′℞
Saturn in Aquarius28° 31′℞
Uranus in Virgo13° 07′
Neptune in Scorpio16° 44′
Pluto in Virgo15° 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 Gemini25° 55′℞
Chiron in Pisces14° 48′℞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.
Venus conjunction Pluto
0° 41′
Uranus square Ascendant
0° 00′
Moon quincunx Mars
0° 04′
Mercury trine Saturn
1° 34′
Venus conjunction Uranus
1° 34′
Sun conjunction Mercury
1° 51′
Sun quincunx Jupiter
0° 48′
Sun trine North Node
0° 50′
Venus opposition Chiron
0° 07′
Venus square Ascendant
1° 34′
Moon trine Neptune
3° 05′
Pluto opposition Chiron
0° 34′
Mars square Neptune
3° 01′
Sun trine Saturn
3° 25′
Moon opposition Pluto
4° 27′
Mercury trine North Node
1° 01′
Pluto square Ascendant
2° 15′
Moon opposition Venus
5° 08′
Neptune trine Chiron
1° 56′
Venus sextile Neptune
2° 03′
Moon opposition Uranus
6° 42′
Chiron square Ascendant
1° 40′
Moon sextile Jupiter
4° 29′
Moon conjunction Chiron
5° 01′
Neptune sextile Pluto
1° 22′
Uranus opposition Chiron
1° 41′
Uranus conjunction Pluto
2° 15′
Mars square Jupiter
4° 33′
Chiron quincunx MC
1° 09′
Saturn trine North Node
2° 36′
Jupiter square Saturn
4° 13′
Uranus sextile Neptune
3° 37′
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 TrineAir
Mercury · North Node · Saturn · Sun — a closed triangle of ease; talents flow without friction.
Grand Trine
Air
Mercury · North Node · Saturn · Sun — a closed triangle of ease; talents flow without friction.
Planets in this pattern
Mercury26° 57′ LibraNorth Node25° 55′ GeminiSaturn28° 31′ AquariusSun25° 06′ Libra
T-SquareMutable
Ascendant · Chiron · Pluto · Uranus · Venus — two squares converging on an opposition; the chart's engine room.
T-Square
Mutable
Ascendant · Chiron · Pluto · Uranus · Venus — two squares converging on an opposition; the chart's engine room.
Planets in this pattern
Chiron14° 48′ PiscesPluto15° 22′ VirgoUranus13° 07′ VirgoVenus14° 41′ Virgo
WedgeFocus: Neptune
Chiron · Moon · Neptune · Pluto · Uranus · Venus — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Wedge
Focus: Neptune
Chiron · Moon · Neptune · Pluto · Uranus · Venus — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Planets in this pattern
Chiron14° 48′ PiscesMoon19° 49′ PiscesNeptune16° 44′ ScorpioPluto15° 22′ VirgoUranus13° 07′ VirgoVenus14° 41′ Virgo
Multi-Planet OppositionEarth ↔ Water
Chiron · Moon · Pluto · Uranus · Venus — an opposition axis with a conjunct stack at one or both ends; doubled emphasis on a single polarity.
Multi-Planet Opposition
Earth ↔ Water
Chiron · Moon · Pluto · Uranus · Venus — an opposition axis with a conjunct stack at one or both ends; doubled emphasis on a single polarity.
Planets in this pattern
Chiron14° 48′ PiscesMoon19° 49′ PiscesPluto15° 22′ VirgoUranus13° 07′ VirgoVenus14° 41′ 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 Seesaw shape
Planets gather in two opposite groups — you live in the push and pull between them.
MC is unaspected
MC stands alone — its themes operate without checks from other bodies.
Heavy concentration in Libra
Sun, Mercury, and MC share one sign — a chord of the chart sounds.
Water is a singleton element
Moon is the only water placement — it carries the whole element on its own, disproportionately weighted.
Mercury and Venus in mutual reception
Mercury sits in Libra, Venus sits in Virgo — each planet in the sign the other rules, a quiet exchange of strength.
