James Baldwin
Writer, Civil rights activist; No Name in the Street, Devil Finds Work
Sun
Leo
Moon
Virgo
Birth details
Planets
Sun in Leo10° 02′
Moon in Virgo1° 33′
Mercury in Virgo4° 20′
Venus in Cancer3° 03′
Mars in Pisces4° 45′℞
Jupiter in Sagittarius10° 05′℞
Saturn in Libra26° 35′
Uranus in Pisces20° 59′℞
Neptune in Leo19° 44′
Pluto in Cancer12° 37′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 Leo23° 39′℞
Chiron in Aries24° 40′℞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 trine Jupiter
0° 03′
Mercury opposition Mars
0° 25′
Moon sextile Venus
1° 30′
Uranus quincunx Ascendant
0° 22′
Mercury sextile Venus
1° 18′
Neptune sextile Ascendant
1° 37′
Venus trine Mars
1° 42′
Moon conjunction Mercury
2° 47′
Saturn square MC
1° 34′
Moon opposition Mars
3° 12′
Saturn conjunction Ascendant
5° 15′
Chiron square MC
0° 21′
Saturn opposition Chiron
1° 55′
Mars square Jupiter
5° 20′
Uranus quincunx Neptune
1° 16′
Moon sextile Saturn
4° 58′
Chiron opposition Ascendant
3° 19′
Uranus trine MC
4° 02′
Mercury square Jupiter
5° 45′
North Node sextile Ascendant
2° 18′
North Node trine Chiron
1° 01′
Neptune trine Chiron
4° 56′
Saturn sextile North Node
2° 56′
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.
T-SquareMutable
Jupiter · Mars · Mercury — two squares converging on an opposition; the chart's engine room.
T-Square
Mutable
Jupiter · Mars · Mercury — two squares converging on an opposition; the chart's engine room.
Planets in this pattern
Jupiter10° 05′ SagittariusMars4° 45′ PiscesMercury4° 20′ Virgo
T-SquareCardinal
Ascendant · Chiron · MC · Saturn — two squares converging on an opposition; the chart's engine room.
T-Square
Cardinal
Ascendant · Chiron · MC · Saturn — two squares converging on an opposition; the chart's engine room.
Planets in this pattern
Chiron24° 40′ Aries Saturn26° 35′ Libra
WedgeFocus: Venus
Mars · Mercury · Moon · Venus — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Wedge
Focus: Venus
Mars · Mercury · Moon · Venus — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Planets in this pattern
Mars4° 45′ PiscesMercury4° 20′ VirgoMoon1° 33′ VirgoVenus3° 03′ Cancer
WedgeFocus: North Node
Ascendant · Chiron · North Node · Saturn — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Wedge
Focus: North Node
Ascendant · Chiron · North Node · Saturn — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Planets in this pattern
Chiron24° 40′ AriesNorth Node23° 39′ LeoSaturn26° 35′ Libra
WedgeFocus: Neptune
Ascendant · Chiron · Neptune — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Wedge
Focus: Neptune
Ascendant · Chiron · Neptune — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Planets in this pattern
Chiron24° 40′ AriesNeptune19° 44′ Leo
YodApex: Uranus
Ascendant · Neptune · Uranus — two quincunxes converging on an apex; a pointed, fated adjustment.
Yod
Apex: Uranus
Ascendant · Neptune · Uranus — two quincunxes converging on an apex; a pointed, fated adjustment.
Planets in this pattern
Neptune19° 44′ LeoUranus20° 59′ PiscesChart 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.
Pluto is unaspected
Pluto stands alone — its themes operate without checks from other bodies.
Air is a singleton element
Ascendant is the only air placement — it carries the whole element on its own, disproportionately weighted.
Fixed is a singleton modality
Sun is the only fixed placement — it carries the whole modality on its own, disproportionately weighted.
