Christopher Hitchens
Author and journalist; god is not Great, Hitch-22, The Portable Atheist
Sun
Aries
Moon
Libra
Birth details
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Planets
Sun in Aries23° 11′
Moon in Libra27° 12′
Mercury in Aries23° 20′
Venus in Aries22° 17′
Mars in Aries17° 23′
Jupiter in Aquarius0° 04′
Saturn in Leo29° 36′℞
Uranus in Gemini27° 11′
Neptune in Libra13° 33′℞
Pluto in Leo14° 11′℞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 Aries26° 01′℞
Chiron in Sagittarius8° 39′℞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 Mercury
0° 09′
Sun conjunction Venus
0° 54′
Moon trine Uranus
0° 02′
Jupiter opposition Ascendant
0° 14′
Mercury conjunction Venus
1° 03′
Moon square Ascendant
2° 38′
Mars trine Pluto
3° 12′
Mars opposition Neptune
3° 50′
Sun opposition Moon
4° 01′
Neptune sextile Pluto
0° 38′
Moon sextile Saturn
2° 23′
Moon opposition Mercury
3° 52′
Venus conjunction Mars
4° 53′
Jupiter quincunx Saturn
0° 29′
Moon opposition North Node
1° 12′
Sun conjunction Mars
5° 48′
Moon square Jupiter
2° 52′
Moon opposition Venus
4° 56′
Mercury conjunction Mars
5° 57′
Chiron trine MC
2° 58′
Uranus sextile North Node
1° 10′
Sun sextile Uranus
4° 00′
Mercury sextile Uranus
3° 51′
Venus sextile Uranus
4° 54′
Sun conjunction North Node
2° 50′
Saturn sextile Uranus
2° 25′
Mercury conjunction North Node
2° 41′
Neptune sextile Chiron
4° 54′
Pluto trine Chiron
5° 33′
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
Mars · Mercury · North Node · Sun · Venus — four bodies clustered in one sign; a chord of the chart sounds.
Stellium
Aries
Mars · Mercury · North Node · Sun · Venus — four bodies clustered in one sign; a chord of the chart sounds.
Planets in this pattern
Mars17° 23′ AriesMercury23° 20′ AriesNorth Node26° 01′ AriesSun23° 11′ AriesVenus22° 17′ Aries
CradleFire & Air
Mercury · Moon · North Node · Saturn · Sun · Uranus · Venus — three sextiles and an opposition; a basket of harmonies cradling tension.
Cradle
Fire & Air
Mercury · Moon · North Node · Saturn · Sun · Uranus · Venus — three sextiles and an opposition; a basket of harmonies cradling tension.
Planets in this pattern
Mercury23° 20′ AriesMoon27° 12′ LibraNorth Node26° 01′ AriesSaturn29° 36′ LeoSun23° 11′ AriesUranus27° 11′ GeminiVenus22° 17′ Aries
WedgeFocus: Uranus
Mercury · Moon · North Node · Sun · Uranus · Venus — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Wedge
Focus: Uranus
Mercury · Moon · North Node · Sun · Uranus · Venus — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Planets in this pattern
Mercury23° 20′ AriesMoon27° 12′ LibraNorth Node26° 01′ AriesSun23° 11′ AriesUranus27° 11′ GeminiVenus22° 17′ Aries
WedgeFocus: Pluto
Mars · Neptune · Pluto — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Wedge
Focus: Pluto
Mars · Neptune · Pluto — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Planets in this pattern
Mars17° 23′ AriesNeptune13° 33′ LibraPluto14° 11′ Leo
Minor TriangleFire & Air
Chiron · Neptune · Pluto — a trine bridged by a third planet sextiling both ends; ease with a focal point.
Minor Triangle
Fire & Air
Chiron · Neptune · Pluto — a trine bridged by a third planet sextiling both ends; ease with a focal point.
Planets in this pattern
Chiron8° 39′ SagittariusNeptune13° 33′ LibraPluto14° 11′ Leo
Multi-Planet OppositionFire ↔ Air
Mercury · Moon · North Node · Sun · Venus — an opposition axis with a conjunct stack at one or both ends; doubled emphasis on a single polarity.
Multi-Planet Opposition
Fire ↔ Air
Mercury · Moon · North Node · Sun · Venus — an opposition axis with a conjunct stack at one or both ends; doubled emphasis on a single polarity.
Planets in this pattern
Mercury23° 20′ AriesMoon27° 12′ LibraNorth Node26° 01′ AriesSun23° 11′ AriesVenus22° 17′ 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 Bucket shape
Most planets gather to one side, with a single "handle" body opposite — that handle becomes the spout.
MC is unaspected
MC stands alone — its themes operate without checks from other bodies.
Heavy concentration in Aries
Sun, Mercury, Venus, Mars, and MC share one sign — a chord of the chart sounds.
Lower-left quadrant is empty
The houses of self and immediate environment carry no planetary weight.
Moon sits at the centre of the aspect web
Eight aspects involve Moon — it ties the rest of the chart together.
