Katherine Paterson
Writer; Bridge to Terabithia, Jacob Have I Loved, The Great Gilly Hopkins
Sun
Scorpio
Moon
Scorpio
Birth details
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Planets
Sun in Scorpio7° 32′
Moon in Scorpio29° 34′
Mercury in Scorpio26° 16′
Venus in Virgo27° 38′
Mars in Leo23° 02′
Jupiter in Virgo16° 37′
Saturn in Capricorn28° 47′
Uranus in Aries20° 45′℞
Neptune in Virgo9° 41′
Pluto in Cancer23° 27′℞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 Pisces14° 11′℞
Chiron in Taurus27° 05′℞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.
Pluto opposition Ascendant
0° 25′
Mars quincunx Ascendant
0° 00′
Moon sextile Saturn
0° 47′
Venus trine Saturn
1° 10′
Mercury sextile Venus
1° 21′
Sun sextile Neptune
2° 09′
Mars trine Uranus
2° 17′
Sun conjunction MC
4° 18′
Venus trine Chiron
0° 32′
Mercury opposition Chiron
0° 49′
Moon sextile Venus
1° 57′
Moon conjunction Mercury
3° 18′
Neptune sextile MC
2° 09′
Uranus square Ascendant
2° 17′
Mercury sextile Ascendant
3° 14′
Mercury trine Pluto
2° 49′
Mercury square Mars
3° 15′
Venus trine Ascendant
4° 36′
Saturn conjunction Ascendant
5° 45′
Mercury sextile Saturn
2° 31′
Jupiter sextile MC
4° 48′
Saturn trine Chiron
1° 42′
North Node trine MC
2° 21′
Jupiter opposition North Node
2° 27′
Moon opposition Chiron
2° 29′
Venus sextile Pluto
4° 11′
Uranus square Pluto
2° 42′
Chiron trine Ascendant
4° 03′
Jupiter conjunction Neptune
6° 56′
Mars square Chiron
4° 03′
Pluto sextile Chiron
3° 38′
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.
Grand TrineEarth
Chiron · Saturn · Venus — a closed triangle of ease; talents flow without friction.
Grand Trine
Earth
Chiron · Saturn · Venus — a closed triangle of ease; talents flow without friction.
Planets in this pattern
Chiron27° 05′ TaurusSaturn28° 47′ CapricornVenus27° 38′ Virgo
KiteEarth & Water
Chiron · Mercury · Moon · Saturn · Venus — a Grand Trine with an outlet; the talent finds a direction.
Kite
Earth & Water
Chiron · Mercury · Moon · Saturn · Venus — a Grand Trine with an outlet; the talent finds a direction.
Planets in this pattern
Chiron27° 05′ TaurusMercury26° 16′ ScorpioMoon29° 34′ ScorpioSaturn28° 47′ CapricornVenus27° 38′ Virgo
CradleEarth & Water
Chiron · Mercury · Moon · Pluto · Venus — three sextiles and an opposition; a basket of harmonies cradling tension.
Cradle
Earth & Water
Chiron · Mercury · Moon · Pluto · Venus — three sextiles and an opposition; a basket of harmonies cradling tension.
Planets in this pattern
Chiron27° 05′ TaurusMercury26° 16′ ScorpioMoon29° 34′ ScorpioPluto23° 27′ CancerVenus27° 38′ Virgo
T-SquareFixed
Chiron · Mars · Mercury — two squares converging on an opposition; the chart's engine room.
T-Square
Fixed
Chiron · Mars · Mercury — two squares converging on an opposition; the chart's engine room.
Planets in this pattern
Chiron27° 05′ TaurusMars23° 02′ LeoMercury26° 16′ Scorpio
CastleEarth & Water
Chiron · Mercury · Moon · Pluto · Saturn · Venus — a Grand Trine with two sextile arches reaching to outside planets; a Grand Sextile with one corner missing.
Castle
Earth & Water
Chiron · Mercury · Moon · Pluto · Saturn · Venus — a Grand Trine with two sextile arches reaching to outside planets; a Grand Sextile with one corner missing.
Planets in this pattern
Chiron27° 05′ TaurusMercury26° 16′ ScorpioMoon29° 34′ ScorpioPluto23° 27′ CancerSaturn28° 47′ CapricornVenus27° 38′ Virgo
CastleEarth & Water
Chiron · Mercury · Pluto · Venus — a Grand Trine with two sextile arches reaching to outside planets; a Grand Sextile with one corner missing.
Castle
Earth & Water
Chiron · Mercury · Pluto · Venus — a Grand Trine with two sextile arches reaching to outside planets; a Grand Sextile with one corner missing.
Planets in this pattern
Chiron27° 05′ TaurusMercury26° 16′ ScorpioPluto23° 27′ CancerVenus27° 38′ VirgoChart 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.
Eight planets above the horizon
Most of the chart sits in the public, relational houses above the horizon.
No personal planets below the horizon
The private, formative houses below the horizon are empty.
Heavy concentration in Scorpio
Sun, Moon, Mercury, and MC share one sign — a chord of the chart sounds.
Saturn rules its own sign
Capricorn rises, and its ruler Saturn sits in Capricorn — a self-anchored chart whose ruler doesn't depend on another body.
