Gary Taubes
Journalist and author; Good Calories, Bad Calories, Why We Get Fat, The Case Against Sugar
Sun
Taurus
Moon
Capricorn
Birth details
Portrait
Planets
Sun in Taurus10° 16′
Moon in Capricorn13° 29′
Mercury in Gemini0° 51′
Venus in Gemini24° 31′
Mars in Aquarius9° 55′
Jupiter in Leo21° 45′
Saturn in Sagittarius0° 57′℞
Uranus in Cancer28° 30′
Neptune in Libra28° 45′℞
Pluto in Leo26° 07′℞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 Sagittarius9° 42′℞
Chiron in Aquarius11° 35′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 square Mars
0° 21′
Mercury opposition Saturn
0° 07′
Jupiter trine MC
0° 54′
Venus sextile Pluto
1° 35′
Sun trine Moon
3° 13′
Mars opposition Ascendant
3° 01′
Venus sextile MC
1° 52′
Mercury sextile Uranus
2° 21′
Mars sextile North Node
0° 13′
Uranus square Neptune
0° 15′
Sun quincunx North Node
0° 34′
Sun square Ascendant
3° 22′
Mars conjunction Chiron
1° 40′
Venus sextile Jupiter
2° 47′
Sun square Chiron
1° 19′
Pluto trine MC
3° 27′
Saturn trine Ascendant
5° 56′
Saturn trine Uranus
2° 27′
Venus trine Neptune
4° 13′
Neptune sextile Pluto
2° 38′
North Node trine Ascendant
2° 49′
Jupiter conjunction Pluto
4° 22′
Mercury square Pluto
4° 44′
Neptune opposition MC
6° 05′
Uranus square MC
5° 51′
Chiron opposition Ascendant
4° 41′
North Node sextile Chiron
1° 53′
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.
CradleFire & Air
MC · Neptune · Pluto · Venus — three sextiles and an opposition; a basket of harmonies cradling tension.
Cradle
Fire & Air
MC · Neptune · Pluto · Venus — three sextiles and an opposition; a basket of harmonies cradling tension.
Planets in this pattern
Neptune28° 45′ LibraPluto26° 07′ LeoVenus24° 31′ Gemini
T-SquareFixed
Ascendant · Chiron · Mars · Sun — two squares converging on an opposition; the chart's engine room.
T-Square
Fixed
Ascendant · Chiron · Mars · Sun — two squares converging on an opposition; the chart's engine room.
Planets in this pattern
Chiron11° 35′ AquariusMars9° 55′ AquariusSun10° 16′ Taurus
T-SquareCardinal
MC · Neptune · Uranus — two squares converging on an opposition; the chart's engine room.
T-Square
Cardinal
MC · Neptune · Uranus — two squares converging on an opposition; the chart's engine room.
Planets in this pattern
Neptune28° 45′ LibraUranus28° 30′ Cancer
WedgeFocus: North Node
Ascendant · Chiron · Mars · North Node — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Wedge
Focus: North Node
Ascendant · Chiron · Mars · North Node — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Planets in this pattern
Chiron11° 35′ AquariusMars9° 55′ AquariusNorth Node9° 42′ Sagittarius
WedgeFocus: Uranus
Mercury · Saturn · Uranus — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Wedge
Focus: Uranus
Mercury · Saturn · Uranus — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Planets in this pattern
Mercury0° 51′ GeminiSaturn0° 57′ SagittariusUranus28° 30′ Cancer
Minor TriangleFire & Air
Jupiter · MC · Pluto · Venus — a trine bridged by a third planet sextiling both ends; ease with a focal point.
Minor Triangle
Fire & Air
Jupiter · MC · Pluto · Venus — a trine bridged by a third planet sextiling both ends; ease with a focal point.
Planets in this pattern
Jupiter21° 45′ Leo Pluto26° 07′ LeoVenus24° 31′ GeminiChart 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 Splay shape
Planets cluster at three or more distinct points — an irregular, individualistic distribution.
Mercury is the sole dispositor
Sitting in Gemini, Mercury is the planet every other ruler-chain eventually traces back to — it anchors the whole chart.
