Sarah Vowell
Writer and radio personality; This American Life, The Incredibles, 'Violet Parr'
Sun
Capricorn
Moon
Leo
Birth details
Planets
Sun in Capricorn5° 49′
Moon in Leo19° 30′
Mercury in Capricorn25° 31′
Venus in Sagittarius29° 06′
Mars in Pisces9° 04′
Jupiter in Scorpio1° 44′
Saturn in Taurus2° 06′℞
Uranus in Libra8° 40′
Neptune in Scorpio29° 45′
Pluto in Virgo27° 23′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 Pisces15° 31′℞
Chiron in Aries2° 28′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.
Jupiter quincunx Ascendant
0° 40′
Mercury trine Pluto
1° 52′
Mars quincunx Uranus
0° 24′
Neptune trine Ascendant
1° 19′
Venus conjunction MC
1° 31′
Venus square Pluto
1° 43′
Sun sextile Mars
3° 14′
Sun square Uranus
2° 50′
Jupiter opposition Saturn
0° 23′
Saturn trine MC
1° 29′
Venus square Ascendant
1° 58′
Jupiter sextile MC
1° 07′
Chiron conjunction Ascendant
1° 24′
Sun conjunction MC
5° 12′
Pluto opposition Ascendant
3° 40′
Sun trine Saturn
3° 43′
Venus trine Saturn
3° 00′
Sun square Ascendant
4° 46′
Venus sextile Jupiter
2° 37′
Mercury sextile Neptune
4° 14′
Pluto square MC
3° 14′
Sun sextile Jupiter
4° 06′
Jupiter quincunx Chiron
0° 44′
Chiron square MC
1° 51′
Sun square Chiron
3° 22′
Neptune sextile Pluto
2° 22′
Neptune trine Chiron
2° 42′
Venus square Chiron
3° 21′
Pluto opposition Chiron
5° 04′
Uranus opposition Chiron
6° 12′
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-SquareCardinal
Chiron · Sun · Uranus — two squares converging on an opposition; the chart's engine room.
T-Square
Cardinal
Chiron · Sun · Uranus — two squares converging on an opposition; the chart's engine room.
Planets in this pattern
Chiron2° 28′ AriesSun5° 49′ CapricornUranus8° 40′ Libra
T-SquareDynamic
Ascendant · Chiron · MC · Pluto · Venus — two squares converging on an opposition; the chart's engine room.
T-Square
Dynamic
Ascendant · Chiron · MC · Pluto · Venus — two squares converging on an opposition; the chart's engine room.
Planets in this pattern
Chiron2° 28′ Aries Pluto27° 23′ VirgoVenus29° 06′ Sagittarius
WedgeFocus: Venus
Jupiter · MC · Saturn · Sun · Venus — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Wedge
Focus: Venus
Jupiter · MC · Saturn · Sun · Venus — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Planets in this pattern
Jupiter1° 44′ Scorpio Saturn2° 06′ TaurusSun5° 49′ CapricornVenus29° 06′ Sagittarius
WedgeFocus: Neptune
Ascendant · Chiron · Neptune · Pluto — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Wedge
Focus: Neptune
Ascendant · Chiron · Neptune · Pluto — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Planets in this pattern
Chiron2° 28′ AriesNeptune29° 45′ ScorpioPluto27° 23′ Virgo
Minor TriangleEarth & Water
Mercury · Neptune · Pluto — a trine bridged by a third planet sextiling both ends; ease with a focal point.
Minor Triangle
Earth & Water
Mercury · Neptune · Pluto — a trine bridged by a third planet sextiling both ends; ease with a focal point.
Planets in this pattern
Mercury25° 31′ CapricornNeptune29° 45′ ScorpioPluto27° 23′ 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 Splay shape
Planets cluster at three or more distinct points — an irregular, individualistic distribution.
Moon is unaspected
Moon stands alone — its themes operate without checks from other bodies.
Heavy concentration in Capricorn
Sun, Mercury, 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.
Chiron sits at the centre of the aspect web
Eight aspects involve Chiron — it ties the rest of the chart together.
