Late in the lunation cycle — a closer, an editor, a finisher.
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 Libra6° 31′
MC in Cancer7° 32′
North Node in Sagittarius8° 57′℞
Chiron in Pisces6° 34′
Aspects · by strength
Mars trine Pluto
0° 43′
Mercury conjunction Uranus
1° 17′
Mercury opposition Ascendant
1° 10′
Venus conjunction Jupiter
2° 21′
Jupiter trine Pluto
0° 43′
Uranus opposition Ascendant
2° 27′
Chiron quincunx Ascendant
0° 03′
Mars square North Node
0° 16′
Chiron trine MC
0° 58′
Mars trine Jupiter
1° 26′
Venus trine Pluto
3° 04′
Sun conjunction Uranus
7° 17′
Mars sextile MC
1° 09′
Sun quincunx Saturn
1° 30′
Pluto opposition MC
1° 52′
Venus trine Mars
3° 47′
Pluto square Ascendant
2° 53′
Mercury square MC
2° 12′
Mars opposition Chiron
2° 07′
Jupiter sextile MC
2° 35′
Saturn trine Neptune
3° 17′
Uranus square MC
3° 28′
Neptune conjunction Chiron
5° 00′
Jupiter quincunx North Node
1° 10′
Mercury square Pluto
4° 03′
Venus sextile MC
4° 56′
Neptune trine MC
5° 58′
North Node sextile Ascendant
2° 26′
Pluto sextile Chiron
2° 50′
Jupiter sextile Chiron
3° 33′
North Node quincunx MC
1° 25′
North Node square Chiron
2° 23′
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
Kite
Earth & Water
Jupiter · MC · Mars · Pluto · Venus — a Grand Trine with an outlet; the talent finds a direction.
Planets in this pattern
Jupiter10° 07′ Taurus
MC7° 32′ Cancer
Mars8° 41′ Virgo
Pluto9° 24′ Capricorn
Venus12° 28′ Taurus
02
Grand Cross
Cardinal
Ascendant · MC · Mercury · Pluto — four planets in four squares forming a cross; pressure on every side.
Planets in this pattern
Ascendant6° 31′ Libra
MC7° 32′ Cancer
Mercury5° 21′ Aries
Pluto9° 24′ Capricorn
03
T-Square
Cardinal
Ascendant · MC · Uranus — two squares converging on an opposition; the chart's engine room.
Planets in this pattern
Ascendant6° 31′ Libra
MC7° 32′ Cancer
Uranus4° 04′ Aries
04
T-Square
Mutable
Chiron · Mars · North Node — two squares converging on an opposition; the chart's engine room.
Planets in this pattern
Chiron6° 34′ Pisces
Mars8° 41′ Virgo
North Node8° 57′ Sagittarius
01
Castle
Earth & Water
Chiron · Jupiter · MC · Mars · Pluto — a Grand Trine with two sextile arches reaching to outside planets; a Grand Sextile with one corner missing.
Planets in this pattern
Chiron6° 34′ Pisces
Jupiter10° 07′ Taurus
MC7° 32′ Cancer
Mars8° 41′ Virgo
Pluto9° 24′ Capricorn
02
Yod
Apex: North Node
Jupiter · MC · North Node — two quincunxes converging on an apex; a pointed, fated adjustment.
Planets in this pattern
Jupiter10° 07′ Taurus
MC7° 32′ Cancer
North Node8° 57′ Sagittarius
03
Multi-Planet Opposition
Fire ↔ Air
Ascendant · Mercury · Uranus — an opposition axis with a conjunct stack at one or both ends; doubled emphasis on a single polarity.
Planets in this pattern
Ascendant6° 31′ Libra
Mercury5° 21′ Aries
Uranus4° 04′ Aries
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