Peter W Kaplan
Editor; The New York Observer, The New Republic
Sun
Aquarius
Moon
Taurus
Birth details
Portrait
Planets
Sun in Aquarius20° 56′
Moon in Taurus19° 02′
Mercury in Pisces8° 23′
Venus in Aquarius23° 38′
Mars in Sagittarius0° 14′
Jupiter in Gemini16° 25′℞
Saturn in Scorpio9° 19′
Uranus in Cancer19° 52′℞
Neptune in Libra26° 01′℞
Pluto in Leo23° 52′℞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 Capricorn22° 37′℞
Chiron in Capricorn24° 37′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.
Saturn conjunction Ascendant
0° 33′
Mercury trine Ascendant
1° 28′
Venus opposition Pluto
0° 14′
Moon sextile Uranus
0° 50′
Moon square MC
0° 55′
Mercury trine Saturn
0° 55′
Sun square Moon
1° 53′
Sun quincunx Uranus
1° 04′
Sun conjunction Venus
2° 42′
Jupiter sextile MC
1° 43′
Venus trine Neptune
2° 23′
Sun opposition MC
2° 48′
Sun opposition Pluto
2° 56′
Sun trine Jupiter
4° 31′
Neptune square Chiron
1° 24′
Moon square Venus
4° 35′
Sun trine Neptune
5° 05′
Pluto quincunx Chiron
0° 45′
Moon square Pluto
4° 50′
Venus opposition MC
5° 30′
Pluto conjunction MC
5° 44′
Pluto quincunx North Node
1° 15′
Neptune sextile Pluto
2° 09′
Moon trine Chiron
5° 35′
North Node conjunction Chiron
2° 00′
Uranus opposition North Node
2° 45′
Uranus opposition Chiron
4° 45′
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
MC · Moon · Pluto · Sun · Venus — two squares converging on an opposition; the chart's engine room.
T-Square
Fixed
MC · Moon · Pluto · Sun · Venus — two squares converging on an opposition; the chart's engine room.
Planets in this pattern
Moon19° 02′ TaurusPluto23° 52′ LeoSun20° 56′ AquariusVenus23° 38′ Aquarius
WedgeFocus: Neptune
Neptune · Pluto · Sun · Venus — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Wedge
Focus: Neptune
Neptune · Pluto · Sun · Venus — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Planets in this pattern
Neptune26° 01′ LibraPluto23° 52′ LeoSun20° 56′ AquariusVenus23° 38′ Aquarius
WedgeFocus: Jupiter
Jupiter · MC · Sun — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Wedge
Focus: Jupiter
Jupiter · MC · Sun — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Planets in this pattern
Jupiter16° 25′ Gemini Sun20° 56′ Aquarius
WedgeFocus: Moon
Chiron · Moon · Uranus — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Wedge
Focus: Moon
Chiron · Moon · Uranus — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Planets in this pattern
Chiron24° 37′ CapricornMoon19° 02′ TaurusUranus19° 52′ Cancer
Multi-Planet OppositionEarth ↔ Water
Chiron · North Node · Uranus — an opposition axis with a conjunct stack at one or both ends; doubled emphasis on a single polarity.
Multi-Planet Opposition
Earth ↔ Water
Chiron · North Node · Uranus — an opposition axis with a conjunct stack at one or both ends; doubled emphasis on a single polarity.
Planets in this pattern
Chiron24° 37′ CapricornNorth Node22° 37′ CapricornUranus19° 52′ CancerChart 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 Splash shape
Planets are spread evenly around the wheel — a chart with breadth and many interests.
Mars is unaspected
Mars stands alone — its themes operate without checks from other bodies.
Upper-left quadrant is empty
The houses of vocation and community carry no planetary weight.
Pluto sits at the centre of the aspect web
Seven aspects involve Pluto — it ties the rest of the chart together.
Earth is a singleton element
Moon is the only earth placement — it carries the whole element on its own, disproportionately weighted.
