John Illsley
Musician; Dire Straits, 'Sultans of Swing', 'Money for Nothing'
Sun
Cancer
Moon
Gemini
Birth details
John Illsley by Zoran Veselinovic, is licensed under cc-by-sa-2.0, resized from the original.
Planets
Sun in Cancer2° 35′
Moon in Gemini8° 48′
Mercury in Gemini11° 24′
Venus in Cancer20° 48′
Mars in Gemini10° 12′
Jupiter in Aquarius0° 20′℞
Saturn in Virgo1° 44′
Uranus in Cancer0° 51′
Neptune in Libra12° 24′
Pluto in Leo14° 54′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 Aries22° 12′℞
Chiron in Sagittarius4° 06′℞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.
Moon conjunction Mars
1° 24′
Venus sextile Ascendant
0° 26′
Mercury conjunction Mars
1° 12′
Sun sextile Saturn
0° 51′
Mercury trine Neptune
0° 59′
Moon conjunction Mercury
2° 36′
Sun conjunction Uranus
1° 44′
Saturn sextile Uranus
0° 53′
Mars trine Neptune
2° 11′
Pluto sextile MC
2° 21′
Jupiter quincunx Uranus
0° 31′
Moon trine Neptune
3° 36′
Venus square North Node
1° 24′
Mercury conjunction MC
5° 50′
Mars conjunction MC
7° 02′
Sun quincunx Chiron
1° 32′
North Node quincunx Ascendant
1° 50′
Mercury sextile Pluto
3° 29′
Mars sextile Pluto
4° 42′
Neptune trine MC
4° 51′
Saturn square Chiron
2° 23′
Neptune sextile Pluto
2° 30′
Moon opposition Chiron
4° 41′
Jupiter quincunx Saturn
1° 23′
Mars opposition Chiron
6° 06′
Jupiter sextile Chiron
3° 46′
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.
StelliumGemini
Mars · Mercury · Moon — four bodies clustered in one sign; a chord of the chart sounds.
Stellium
Gemini
Mars · Mercury · Moon — four bodies clustered in one sign; a chord of the chart sounds.
Planets in this pattern
Mars10° 12′ GeminiMercury11° 24′ GeminiMoon8° 48′ Gemini
Minor TriangleFire & Air
Mars · Mercury · Neptune · Pluto — a trine bridged by a third planet sextiling both ends; ease with a focal point.
Minor Triangle
Fire & Air
Mars · Mercury · Neptune · Pluto — a trine bridged by a third planet sextiling both ends; ease with a focal point.
Planets in this pattern
Mars10° 12′ GeminiMercury11° 24′ GeminiNeptune12° 24′ LibraPluto14° 54′ Leo
YodApex: Jupiter
Jupiter · Saturn · Uranus — two quincunxes converging on an apex; a pointed, fated adjustment.
Yod
Apex: Jupiter
Jupiter · Saturn · Uranus — two quincunxes converging on an apex; a pointed, fated adjustment.
Planets in this pattern
Jupiter0° 20′ AquariusSaturn1° 44′ VirgoUranus0° 51′ Cancer
Multi-Planet OppositionFire ↔ Air
Chiron · Mars · Moon — an opposition axis with a conjunct stack at one or both ends; doubled emphasis on a single polarity.
Multi-Planet Opposition
Fire ↔ Air
Chiron · Mars · Moon — an opposition axis with a conjunct stack at one or both ends; doubled emphasis on a single polarity.
Planets in this pattern
Chiron4° 06′ SagittariusMars10° 12′ GeminiMoon8° 48′ 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 Bucket shape
Most planets gather to one side, with a single "handle" body opposite — that handle becomes the spout.
Jupiter is unaspected
Jupiter stands alone — its themes operate without checks from other bodies.
Heavy concentration in Gemini
Moon, Mercury, 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.
Mercury rules its own sign
Virgo rises, and its ruler Mercury sits in Gemini — a self-anchored chart whose ruler doesn't depend on another body.
