Steven Chu
Physicist and former U.S. Secretary of Energy; Nobel Prize in Physics 1997, research on laser cooling, advocacy for renewable energy
Sun
Pisces
Moon
Scorpio
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Planets
Sun in Pisces9° 04′
Moon in Scorpio3° 46′
Mercury in Aquarius22° 35′℞
Venus in Aries20° 06′
Mars in Leo23° 41′℞
Jupiter in Sagittarius25° 44′
Saturn in Leo17° 42′℞
Uranus in Gemini22° 07′℞
Neptune in Libra12° 28′℞
Pluto in Leo13° 12′℞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 Taurus17° 42′℞
Chiron in Scorpio24° 40′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.
Mercury trine Uranus
0° 28′
Mercury opposition Mars
1° 06′
Moon trine MC
1° 41′
Jupiter opposition Ascendant
2° 00′
Sun conjunction MC
3° 37′
Sun trine Moon
5° 18′
Venus trine Saturn
2° 24′
Mars sextile Uranus
1° 34′
Neptune sextile Pluto
0° 44′
Mars square Chiron
1° 00′
Mars trine Jupiter
2° 03′
Saturn square North Node
0° 00′
Venus sextile Uranus
2° 00′
Venus trine Mars
3° 34′
Mars sextile Ascendant
4° 03′
Mercury sextile Venus
2° 29′
Mercury trine Ascendant
5° 09′
Uranus conjunction Ascendant
5° 38′
Mercury sextile Jupiter
3° 09′
Mars conjunction Saturn
5° 59′
Mercury opposition Saturn
4° 53′
Venus trine Jupiter
5° 38′
Mercury square Chiron
2° 05′
Jupiter opposition Uranus
3° 37′
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 & Air
Jupiter · Mars · Mercury · Uranus — two oppositions stitched by sextiles and trines; a quiet structural balance.
Mystic Rectangle
Fire & Air
Jupiter · Mars · Mercury · Uranus — two oppositions stitched by sextiles and trines; a quiet structural balance.
Planets in this pattern
Jupiter25° 44′ SagittariusMars23° 41′ LeoMercury22° 35′ AquariusUranus22° 07′ Gemini
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
Chiron24° 40′ ScorpioMars23° 41′ LeoMercury22° 35′ Aquarius
CastleFire & Air
Jupiter · Mars · Mercury · Uranus · Venus — a Grand Trine with two sextile arches reaching to outside planets; a Grand Sextile with one corner missing.
Castle
Fire & Air
Jupiter · Mars · Mercury · Uranus · Venus — a Grand Trine with two sextile arches reaching to outside planets; a Grand Sextile with one corner missing.
Planets in this pattern
Jupiter25° 44′ SagittariusMars23° 41′ LeoMercury22° 35′ AquariusUranus22° 07′ GeminiVenus20° 06′ Aries
WedgeFocus: Venus
Mars · Mercury · Saturn · Venus — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Wedge
Focus: Venus
Mars · Mercury · Saturn · Venus — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Planets in this pattern
Mars23° 41′ LeoMercury22° 35′ AquariusSaturn17° 42′ LeoVenus20° 06′ AriesChart 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.
Seven planets are retrograde
Mercury, Mars, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto, and North Node — an inward-turned chart.
Mercury sits at the centre of the aspect web
Seven aspects involve Mercury — it ties the rest of the chart together.
Mercury and Uranus in mutual reception
Mercury sits in Aquarius, Uranus sits in Gemini — each planet in the sign the other rules, a quiet exchange of strength.
Jupiter is the sole dispositor
Sitting in Sagittarius, Jupiter is the planet every other ruler-chain eventually traces back to — it anchors the whole chart.
