Stephen Wilkes
Photographer, Photojournalist, Director; Library of Congress
Sun
Scorpio
Moon
Capricorn
Birth details
Portrait
Planets
Sun in Scorpio4° 31′
Moon in Capricorn8° 48′
Mercury in Scorpio7° 08′
Venus in Sagittarius20° 26′
Mars in Libra22° 15′
Jupiter in Libra16° 59′
Saturn in Sagittarius12° 03′
Uranus in Leo11° 29′
Neptune in Scorpio2° 25′
Pluto in Virgo1° 59′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 Scorpio10° 49′℞
Chiron in Aquarius12° 17′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 trine MC
0° 52′
Venus trine Ascendant
1° 59′
Sun conjunction Neptune
2° 06′
Moon sextile Mercury
1° 40′
Jupiter sextile Ascendant
1° 28′
Venus sextile Mars
1° 48′
Sun sextile Pluto
2° 32′
Saturn trine Uranus
0° 34′
Sun conjunction Mercury
2° 38′
Neptune sextile Pluto
0° 26′
Mercury opposition MC
2° 32′
Saturn sextile Chiron
0° 14′
Uranus square North Node
0° 40′
Mars sextile Ascendant
3° 48′
Mercury conjunction Neptune
4° 43′
Mars conjunction Jupiter
5° 15′
Uranus opposition Chiron
0° 48′
Uranus square MC
1° 48′
Sun sextile Moon
4° 18′
Uranus conjunction Ascendant
6° 58′
North Node opposition MC
1° 08′
Venus sextile Jupiter
3° 27′
Sun opposition MC
5° 10′
Mercury square Uranus
4° 20′
Chiron opposition Ascendant
6° 10′
Moon sextile North Node
2° 01′
Chiron square MC
2° 36′
Jupiter trine Chiron
4° 43′
Jupiter sextile Saturn
4° 56′
Mercury square Chiron
5° 08′
North Node square Chiron
1° 28′
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.
CradleFire & Air
Ascendant · Chiron · Jupiter · Saturn — three sextiles and an opposition; a basket of harmonies cradling tension.
Cradle
Fire & Air
Ascendant · Chiron · Jupiter · Saturn — three sextiles and an opposition; a basket of harmonies cradling tension.
Planets in this pattern
Chiron12° 17′ AquariusJupiter16° 59′ LibraSaturn12° 03′ Sagittarius
Grand CrossFixed
Chiron · MC · Mercury · Uranus — four planets in four squares forming a cross; pressure on every side.
Grand Cross
Fixed
Chiron · MC · Mercury · Uranus — four planets in four squares forming a cross; pressure on every side.
Planets in this pattern
Chiron12° 17′ Aquarius Mercury7° 08′ ScorpioUranus11° 29′ Leo
Grand CrossFixed
Chiron · MC · North Node · Uranus — four planets in four squares forming a cross; pressure on every side.
Grand Cross
Fixed
Chiron · MC · North Node · Uranus — four planets in four squares forming a cross; pressure on every side.
Planets in this pattern
Chiron12° 17′ Aquarius North Node10° 49′ ScorpioUranus11° 29′ Leo
WedgeFocus: Moon
MC · Mercury · Moon · Sun — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Wedge
Focus: Moon
MC · Mercury · Moon · Sun — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Planets in this pattern
Mercury7° 08′ ScorpioMoon8° 48′ CapricornSun4° 31′ Scorpio
WedgeFocus: Moon
MC · Moon · North Node — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Wedge
Focus: Moon
MC · Moon · North Node — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Planets in this pattern
Moon8° 48′ CapricornNorth Node10° 49′ Scorpio
WedgeFocus: Saturn
Chiron · Saturn · Uranus — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Wedge
Focus: Saturn
Chiron · Saturn · Uranus — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Planets in this pattern
Chiron12° 17′ AquariusSaturn12° 03′ SagittariusUranus11° 29′ Leo
Minor TriangleFire & Air
Ascendant · Jupiter · Mars · Venus — a trine bridged by a third planet sextiling both ends; ease with a focal point.
Minor Triangle
Fire & Air
Ascendant · Jupiter · Mars · Venus — a trine bridged by a third planet sextiling both ends; ease with a focal point.
Planets in this pattern
Jupiter16° 59′ LibraMars22° 15′ LibraVenus20° 26′ Sagittarius
Multi-Planet OppositionFire ↔ Air
Ascendant · Chiron · Uranus — an opposition axis with a conjunct stack at one or both ends; doubled emphasis on a single polarity.
Multi-Planet Opposition
Fire ↔ Air
Ascendant · Chiron · Uranus — an opposition axis with a conjunct stack at one or both ends; doubled emphasis on a single polarity.
Planets in this pattern
Chiron12° 17′ AquariusUranus11° 29′ LeoChart 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 Bowl shape
Every planet sits in one half of the wheel — a contained, focused chart.
Nine planets below the horizon
Most of the chart sits in the private, formative houses below the horizon.
No personal planets above the horizon
The public, relational houses above the horizon are empty.
Sextile is the most common aspect
Eleven of 31 aspects are sextiles — that flavour colours the chart.
Mutable is a singleton modality
Venus is the only mutable placement — it carries the whole modality on its own, disproportionately weighted.
