Distillation — keeping what served, releasing what didn’t.
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. It shapes how the moment meets the world.
Midheaven (MC) — the highest point in the sky. The vocational signal, where the moment's energy aims.
Chiron — a small body that moves between Saturn and Uranus, read as a sign of where the long-way teaching lives.
North Node — not a body but a mathematical point of the Moon's orbit. It marks the direction of growth.
Ascendant in Taurus23° 10′
MC in Aquarius1° 42′
North Node in Taurus21° 44′℞
Chiron in Pisces20° 04′℞
Aspects · by strength
Sun square Mars
0° 03′
Moon trine Jupiter
0° 14′
Moon sextile MC
0° 27′
Venus quincunx Neptune
0° 17′
Venus sextile Ascendant
1° 20′
Sun opposition Saturn
2° 56′
Pluto sextile Ascendant
1° 28′
Mercury opposition Pluto
2° 38′
Jupiter sextile MC
0° 41′
Jupiter square Saturn
0° 03′
Venus sextile North Node
0° 05′
Mercury trine Ascendant
4° 07′
Mars square Saturn
2° 58′
Moon sextile Mars
3° 15′
Neptune quincunx North Node
0° 12′
North Node conjunction Ascendant
1° 25′
Venus trine Pluto
2° 49′
Sun square Jupiter
2° 58′
Mars opposition Jupiter
3° 01′
Mars trine MC
3° 42′
Moon opposition Mercury
4° 52′
Mars opposition Uranus
6° 24′
Moon conjunction Pluto
7° 31′
Neptune square Chiron
1° 29′
Venus trine Chiron
1° 46′
Mercury trine MC
4° 25′
Neptune quincunx Ascendant
1° 37′
Mercury square Neptune
5° 44′
Chiron sextile Ascendant
3° 06′
Pluto conjunction Chiron
4° 34′
North Node sextile Chiron
1° 40′
Pluto sextile North Node
2° 54′
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.
We split patterns into two views. Classic includes the shapes established in modern astrology — T-Squares, Grand Trines, and more. Extended adds geometric configurations that carry meaning beyond traditional astrology: closed shapes formed by any combination of aspects.
01
Cradle
Fire & Air
Jupiter · MC · Mars · Moon — three sextiles and an opposition; a basket of harmonies cradling tension.
Planets in this pattern
Jupiter2° 23′ Sagittarius
MC1° 42′ Aquarius
Mars5° 23′ Gemini
Moon2° 09′ Aries
02
Grand Cross
Mutable
Jupiter · Mars · Saturn · Sun — four planets in four squares forming a cross; pressure on every side.
Planets in this pattern
Jupiter2° 23′ Sagittarius
Mars5° 23′ Gemini
Saturn2° 25′ Pisces
Sun5° 21′ Virgo
01
Wedge
Focus: MC
MC · Mercury · Moon — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Planets in this pattern
MC1° 42′ Aquarius
Mercury27° 16′ Virgo
Moon2° 09′ Aries
02
Wedge
Focus: Ascendant
Ascendant · Mercury · Pluto — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Planets in this pattern
Ascendant23° 10′ Taurus
Mercury27° 16′ Virgo
Pluto24° 38′ Pisces
03
Minor Triangle
Earth & Water
Ascendant · Chiron · North Node · Pluto · Venus — a trine bridged by a third planet sextiling both ends; ease with a focal point.
Planets in this pattern
Ascendant23° 10′ Taurus
Chiron20° 04′ Pisces
North Node21° 44′ Taurus
Pluto24° 38′ Pisces
Venus21° 49′ Cancer
04
Yod
Apex: Neptune
Ascendant · Neptune · North Node · Venus — two quincunxes converging on an apex; a pointed, fated adjustment.
Planets in this pattern
Ascendant23° 10′ Taurus
Neptune21° 33′ Sagittarius
North Node21° 44′ Taurus
Venus21° 49′ Cancer
05
Multi-Planet Opposition
Dynamic
Mercury · Moon · Pluto — an opposition axis with a conjunct stack at one or both ends; doubled emphasis on a single polarity.
Planets in this pattern
Mercury27° 16′ Virgo
Moon2° 09′ Aries
Pluto24° 38′ Pisces
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