Dorothy Allison
Writer; Bastard Out of Carolina, 'Two or Three Things I Know for Sure', author of Skin
Sun
Aries
Moon
Libra
Birth details
Planets
Sun in Aries21° 28′
Moon in Libra0° 45′
Mercury in Aries19° 42′
Venus in Aries20° 07′
Mars in Aries16° 03′
Jupiter in Capricorn29° 53′
Saturn in Leo29° 39′℞
Uranus in Gemini27° 07′
Neptune in Libra13° 36′℞
Pluto in Leo14° 12′℞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° 06′℞
Chiron in Sagittarius8° 42′℞Your chart next
The sky at your birth.
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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 Venus
0° 25′
Sun conjunction Venus
1° 21′
Sun conjunction Mercury
1° 47′
Moon trine Jupiter
0° 53′
Neptune opposition MC
0° 21′
Pluto trine MC
0° 57′
Mars trine Pluto
1° 51′
North Node square Ascendant
0° 24′
Jupiter opposition Ascendant
4° 10′
Neptune sextile Pluto
0° 36′
Mars opposition Neptune
2° 27′
Moon square Uranus
3° 38′
Mercury conjunction Mars
3° 39′
Venus conjunction Mars
4° 04′
Jupiter quincunx Saturn
0° 14′
Mars conjunction MC
2° 49′
Sun conjunction Mars
5° 25′
Sun square Ascendant
4° 14′
Saturn sextile Uranus
2° 32′
Venus square Ascendant
5° 36′
Mercury conjunction MC
6° 27′
Venus conjunction MC
6° 52′
Uranus sextile North Node
1° 01′
Mercury trine Pluto
5° 30′
Venus trine Pluto
5° 55′
Mercury opposition Neptune
6° 06′
Venus opposition Neptune
6° 31′
Chiron trine MC
4° 32′
Neptune sextile Chiron
4° 53′
Pluto trine Chiron
5° 30′
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
MC · Mars · Mercury · Sun · Venus — four bodies clustered in one sign; a chord of the chart sounds.
Stellium
Aries
MC · Mars · Mercury · Sun · Venus — four bodies clustered in one sign; a chord of the chart sounds.
Planets in this pattern
Mars16° 03′ AriesMercury19° 42′ AriesSun21° 28′ AriesVenus20° 07′ Aries
KiteFire & Air
Chiron · MC · Neptune · Pluto — a Grand Trine with an outlet; the talent finds a direction.
Kite
Fire & Air
Chiron · MC · Neptune · Pluto — a Grand Trine with an outlet; the talent finds a direction.
Planets in this pattern
Chiron8° 42′ Sagittarius Neptune13° 36′ LibraPluto14° 12′ Leo
WedgeFocus: Pluto
MC · Mars · Mercury · Neptune · Pluto · Venus — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Wedge
Focus: Pluto
MC · Mars · Mercury · Neptune · Pluto · Venus — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Planets in this pattern
Mars16° 03′ AriesMercury19° 42′ AriesNeptune13° 36′ LibraPluto14° 12′ LeoVenus20° 07′ Aries
Multi-Planet OppositionFire ↔ Air
MC · Mars · Mercury · Neptune · Venus — an opposition axis with a conjunct stack at one or both ends; doubled emphasis on a single polarity.
Multi-Planet Opposition
Fire ↔ Air
MC · Mars · Mercury · Neptune · Venus — an opposition axis with a conjunct stack at one or both ends; doubled emphasis on a single polarity.
Planets in this pattern
Mars16° 03′ AriesMercury19° 42′ AriesNeptune13° 36′ LibraVenus20° 07′ 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.
Heavy concentration in Aries
Sun, Mercury, Venus, Mars, and MC share one sign — a chord of the chart sounds.
Lower-right quadrant is empty
The houses of resources, work, and daily life carry no planetary weight.
Earth is a singleton element
Jupiter is the only earth placement — it carries the whole element on its own, disproportionately weighted.
Air is a singleton element
Moon is the only air placement — it carries the whole element on its own, disproportionately weighted.
