James Hadley Chase
Thriller writer; No Orchids for Miss Blandish, Eve, The Dead Stay Dumb
Sun
Capricorn
Moon
Aries
Birth details
Portrait
Planets
Sun in Capricorn1° 47′
Moon in Aries23° 16′
Mercury in Sagittarius11° 05′
Venus in Scorpio29° 44′
Mars in Scorpio4° 17′
Jupiter in Cancer6° 34′℞
Saturn in Pisces9° 48′
Uranus in Capricorn8° 12′
Neptune in Cancer11° 31′℞
Pluto in Gemini22° 35′℞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 Leo4° 12′℞
Chiron in Aquarius9° 55′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.
Sun conjunction MC
0° 02′
Mars quincunx Ascendant
0° 27′
Moon sextile Pluto
0° 41′
Mercury quincunx Neptune
0° 25′
North Node trine Ascendant
0° 32′
Jupiter square Ascendant
1° 50′
Mercury square Saturn
1° 17′
Sun sextile Mars
2° 30′
Mars square North Node
0° 05′
Jupiter opposition Uranus
1° 39′
Sun square Ascendant
2° 57′
Venus trine Ascendant
5° 00′
Mercury sextile Chiron
1° 11′
Mars sextile MC
2° 28′
Mars trine Jupiter
2° 17′
Uranus square Ascendant
3° 28′
Sun conjunction Uranus
6° 25′
Saturn sextile Uranus
1° 35′
Sun opposition Jupiter
4° 47′
Mars trine Saturn
5° 31′
Uranus conjunction MC
6° 24′
Mars sextile Uranus
3° 55′
Jupiter opposition MC
4° 45′
Jupiter conjunction Neptune
4° 57′
Saturn trine Neptune
1° 43′
Jupiter trine Saturn
3° 14′
Neptune quincunx Chiron
1° 36′
Uranus opposition Neptune
3° 18′
Mars square Chiron
5° 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.
KiteEarth & Water
Jupiter · Mars · Saturn · Uranus — a Grand Trine with an outlet; the talent finds a direction.
Kite
Earth & Water
Jupiter · Mars · Saturn · Uranus — a Grand Trine with an outlet; the talent finds a direction.
Planets in this pattern
Jupiter6° 34′ CancerMars4° 17′ ScorpioSaturn9° 48′ PiscesUranus8° 12′ Capricorn
T-SquareCardinal
Jupiter · Sun · Uranus — two squares converging on an opposition; the chart's engine room.
T-Square
Cardinal
Jupiter · Sun · Uranus — two squares converging on an opposition; the chart's engine room.
Planets in this pattern
Jupiter6° 34′ CancerSun1° 47′ CapricornUranus8° 12′ Capricorn
WedgeFocus: Mars
Jupiter · Mars · Sun · Uranus — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Wedge
Focus: Mars
Jupiter · Mars · Sun · Uranus — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Planets in this pattern
Jupiter6° 34′ CancerMars4° 17′ ScorpioSun1° 47′ CapricornUranus8° 12′ Capricorn
WedgeFocus: Saturn
Jupiter · Neptune · Saturn · Uranus — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Wedge
Focus: Saturn
Jupiter · Neptune · Saturn · Uranus — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Planets in this pattern
Jupiter6° 34′ CancerNeptune11° 31′ CancerSaturn9° 48′ PiscesUranus8° 12′ Capricorn
YodApex: Neptune
Chiron · Mercury · Neptune — two quincunxes converging on an apex; a pointed, fated adjustment.
Yod
Apex: Neptune
Chiron · Mercury · Neptune — two quincunxes converging on an apex; a pointed, fated adjustment.
Planets in this pattern
Chiron9° 55′ AquariusMercury11° 05′ SagittariusNeptune11° 31′ Cancer
Multi-Planet OppositionEarth ↔ Water
Jupiter · Neptune · Sun · Uranus — an opposition axis with a conjunct stack at one or both ends; doubled emphasis on a single polarity.
Multi-Planet Opposition
Earth ↔ Water
Jupiter · Neptune · Sun · Uranus — an opposition axis with a conjunct stack at one or both ends; doubled emphasis on a single polarity.
Planets in this pattern
Jupiter6° 34′ CancerNeptune11° 31′ CancerSun1° 47′ CapricornUranus8° 12′ CapricornChart 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 Locomotive shape
Planets fill two-thirds of the wheel with one empty third — momentum drives the chart.
Upper-left quadrant is empty
The houses of vocation and community carry no planetary weight.
Mars sits at the centre of the aspect web
Eight aspects involve Mars — it ties the rest of the chart together.
