John Wells
Producer and director; ER, The West Wing, Shameless
Sun
Gemini
Moon
Capricorn
Birth details
Portrait
Planets
Sun in Gemini6° 33′
Moon in Capricorn12° 48′
Mercury in Gemini3° 39′℞
Venus in Cancer8° 44′
Mars in Aquarius26° 22′
Jupiter in Leo23° 51′
Saturn in Scorpio28° 59′℞
Uranus in Cancer29° 24′
Neptune in Libra28° 06′℞
Pluto in Leo26° 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 Sagittarius8° 16′℞
Chiron in Aquarius11° 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 opposition MC
0° 37′
Mars opposition Pluto
0° 10′
Jupiter opposition Ascendant
1° 01′
Pluto opposition Ascendant
1° 20′
Mars conjunction Ascendant
1° 30′
Sun conjunction Mercury
2° 54′
Mars trine Neptune
1° 44′
Moon opposition Venus
4° 04′
Saturn trine Uranus
0° 25′
Mercury opposition MC
3° 31′
Venus quincunx North Node
0° 28′
Uranus square Neptune
1° 18′
Jupiter conjunction Pluto
2° 20′
Mars square Saturn
2° 37′
Neptune trine Ascendant
3° 14′
North Node conjunction MC
1° 06′
Mars opposition Jupiter
2° 31′
Sun opposition North Node
1° 43′
Venus quincunx MC
1° 35′
Saturn square Ascendant
4° 07′
Mercury opposition Saturn
4° 40′
Mercury sextile Uranus
4° 15′
Sun trine Chiron
5° 07′
Neptune sextile Pluto
1° 54′
Chiron sextile MC
4° 30′
Saturn square Pluto
2° 47′
Jupiter sextile Neptune
4° 14′
Jupiter square Saturn
5° 07′
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-SquareFixed
Ascendant · Jupiter · Mars · Pluto · Saturn — two squares converging on an opposition; the chart's engine room.
T-Square
Fixed
Ascendant · Jupiter · Mars · Pluto · Saturn — two squares converging on an opposition; the chart's engine room.
Planets in this pattern
Jupiter23° 51′ LeoMars26° 22′ AquariusPluto26° 12′ LeoSaturn28° 59′ Scorpio
WedgeFocus: Chiron
Chiron · MC · Sun — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Wedge
Focus: Chiron
Chiron · MC · Sun — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Planets in this pattern
Chiron11° 40′ Aquarius Sun6° 33′ Gemini
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
Mercury3° 39′ GeminiSaturn28° 59′ ScorpioUranus29° 24′ Cancer
WedgeFocus: Neptune
Ascendant · Jupiter · Mars · Neptune · Pluto — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Wedge
Focus: Neptune
Ascendant · Jupiter · Mars · Neptune · Pluto — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Planets in this pattern
Jupiter23° 51′ LeoMars26° 22′ AquariusNeptune28° 06′ LibraPluto26° 12′ Leo
Multi-Planet OppositionFire ↔ Air
MC · Mercury · North Node · Sun — an opposition axis with a conjunct stack at one or both ends; doubled emphasis on a single polarity.
Multi-Planet Opposition
Fire ↔ Air
MC · Mercury · North Node · Sun — an opposition axis with a conjunct stack at one or both ends; doubled emphasis on a single polarity.
Planets in this pattern
Mercury3° 39′ GeminiNorth Node8° 16′ SagittariusSun6° 33′ 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.
Upper-right quadrant is empty
The houses of partnership and belief carry no planetary weight.
Earth is a singleton element
Moon is the only earth placement — it carries the whole element on its own, disproportionately weighted.
Water is a singleton element
Venus is the only water placement — it carries the whole element on its own, disproportionately weighted.
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.
