Steve Pieczenik
Writer, Psychiatrist
Sun
Sagittarius
Moon
Aries
Birth details
Portrait
Planets
Sun in Sagittarius14° 43′
Moon in Aries26° 19′
Mercury in Sagittarius29° 27′
Venus in Libra29° 19′
Mars in Gemini12° 01′℞
Jupiter in Leo27° 00′
Saturn in Gemini23° 49′℞
Uranus in Gemini6° 30′℞
Neptune in Libra4° 00′
Pluto in Leo8° 35′℞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 Leo9° 28′℞
Chiron in Virgo15° 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 Jupiter
0° 41′
Mercury sextile Venus
0° 08′
Venus trine Ascendant
2° 07′
Pluto trine MC
1° 16′
Mercury sextile Ascendant
1° 59′
Mars opposition MC
2° 10′
Moon sextile Saturn
2° 30′
Sun opposition Mars
2° 42′
Sun square Chiron
0° 33′
Pluto conjunction North Node
0° 53′
North Node trine MC
0° 23′
Moon opposition Venus
2° 59′
Moon trine Mercury
3° 08′
Sun conjunction MC
4° 52′
Venus sextile Jupiter
2° 19′
Jupiter opposition Ascendant
4° 26′
Mercury trine Jupiter
2° 27′
Uranus trine Neptune
2° 30′
Uranus opposition MC
3° 22′
Mercury square Neptune
4° 33′
Mars conjunction Uranus
5° 31′
Uranus square Ascendant
5° 04′
Venus trine Saturn
5° 29′
Mercury opposition Saturn
5° 38′
Uranus sextile Pluto
2° 05′
Jupiter sextile Saturn
3° 11′
Mars square Chiron
3° 16′
Mars sextile Pluto
3° 26′
Mars sextile North Node
2° 33′
Uranus sextile North Node
2° 58′
Chiron square MC
5° 25′
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.
Mystic RectangleFire
Ascendant · Jupiter · Mercury · Saturn — two oppositions stitched by sextiles and trines; a quiet structural balance.
Mystic Rectangle
Fire
Ascendant · Jupiter · Mercury · Saturn — two oppositions stitched by sextiles and trines; a quiet structural balance.
Planets in this pattern
Jupiter27° 00′ LeoMercury29° 27′ SagittariusSaturn23° 49′ Gemini
CradleFire
Ascendant · Jupiter · Mercury · Venus — three sextiles and an opposition; a basket of harmonies cradling tension.
Cradle
Fire
Ascendant · Jupiter · Mercury · Venus — three sextiles and an opposition; a basket of harmonies cradling tension.
Planets in this pattern
Jupiter27° 00′ LeoMercury29° 27′ SagittariusVenus29° 19′ Libra
T-SquareMutable
Chiron · MC · Mars · Sun — two squares converging on an opposition; the chart's engine room.
T-Square
Mutable
Chiron · MC · Mars · Sun — two squares converging on an opposition; the chart's engine room.
Planets in this pattern
Chiron15° 17′ Virgo Mars12° 01′ GeminiSun14° 43′ Sagittarius
CastleFire & Air
Jupiter · Mercury · Moon · Saturn · Venus — a Grand Trine with two sextile arches reaching to outside planets; a Grand Sextile with one corner missing.
Castle
Fire & Air
Jupiter · Mercury · Moon · Saturn · Venus — a Grand Trine with two sextile arches reaching to outside planets; a Grand Sextile with one corner missing.
Planets in this pattern
Jupiter27° 00′ LeoMercury29° 27′ SagittariusMoon26° 19′ AriesSaturn23° 49′ GeminiVenus29° 19′ Libra
WedgeFocus: Pluto
MC · Mars · North Node · Pluto · Uranus — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Wedge
Focus: Pluto
MC · Mars · North Node · Pluto · Uranus — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Planets in this pattern
Mars12° 01′ GeminiNorth Node9° 28′ LeoPluto8° 35′ LeoUranus6° 30′ Gemini
Multi-Planet OppositionFire ↔ Air
MC · Mars · Sun · Uranus — an opposition axis with a conjunct stack at one or both ends; doubled emphasis on a single polarity.
Multi-Planet Opposition
Fire ↔ Air
MC · Mars · Sun · Uranus — an opposition axis with a conjunct stack at one or both ends; doubled emphasis on a single polarity.
Planets in this pattern
Mars12° 01′ GeminiSun14° 43′ SagittariusUranus6° 30′ 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 Locomotive shape
Planets fill two-thirds of the wheel with one empty third — momentum drives the chart.
Heavy concentration in Sagittarius
Sun, Mercury, and MC share one sign — a chord of the chart sounds.
Water is a singleton element
Ascendant is the only water placement — it carries the whole element on its own, disproportionately weighted.
Fixed is a singleton modality
Jupiter is the only fixed placement — it carries the whole modality on its own, disproportionately weighted.
Sun and Jupiter in mutual reception
Sun sits in Sagittarius, Jupiter sits in Leo — each planet in the sign the other rules, a quiet exchange of strength.
