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 Virgo11° 12′
MC in Gemini8° 01′
North Node in Leo9° 34′℞
Chiron in Aries19° 16′
Aspects · by strength
Mercury opposition Ascendant
0° 15′
Sun conjunction Jupiter
2° 38′
Sun sextile Saturn
0° 18′
Mars square Ascendant
1° 14′
Venus sextile MC
0° 00′
Mars sextile Pluto
0° 05′
Mars opposition Neptune
1° 38′
Mercury square Mars
1° 28′
Moon square MC
3° 17′
Moon opposition Mercury
6° 13′
Moon conjunction Ascendant
6° 27′
Neptune trine Pluto
1° 33′
Neptune square Ascendant
2° 52′
Mars opposition MC
4° 24′
Venus opposition Pluto
4° 29′
Jupiter sextile Saturn
2° 20′
Uranus opposition Chiron
2° 30′
Mercury square MC
2° 55′
Mercury square Neptune
3° 07′
Venus trine Mars
4° 24′
North Node sextile MC
1° 32′
Venus trine North Node
1° 33′
Neptune conjunction MC
6° 02′
Mars sextile Uranus
4° 21′
Pluto trine MC
4° 29′
Mercury quincunx North Node
1° 23′
Mercury quincunx Pluto
1° 34′
Uranus trine Neptune
2° 43′
Pluto opposition Chiron
6° 46′
Mars trine North Node
2° 52′
Pluto sextile North Node
2° 57′
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
Grand Cross
Mutable
Ascendant · MC · Mars · Mercury · Neptune — four planets in four squares forming a cross; pressure on every side.
Planets in this pattern
Ascendant11° 12′ Virgo
MC8° 01′ Gemini
Mars12° 25′ Sagittarius
Mercury10° 57′ Pisces
Neptune14° 03′ Gemini
02
T-Square
Mutable
MC · Mercury · Moon — two squares converging on an opposition; the chart's engine room.
Planets in this pattern
MC8° 01′ Gemini
Mercury10° 57′ Pisces
Moon4° 44′ Virgo
01
Castle
Fire & Air
MC · Mars · North Node · Pluto · Venus — a Grand Trine with two sextile arches reaching to outside planets; a Grand Sextile with one corner missing.
Planets in this pattern
MC8° 01′ Gemini
Mars12° 25′ Sagittarius
North Node9° 34′ Leo
Pluto12° 30′ Libra
Venus8° 01′ Aries
02
Wedge
Focus: Pluto
MC · Mars · Neptune · Pluto — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Planets in this pattern
MC8° 01′ Gemini
Mars12° 25′ Sagittarius
Neptune14° 03′ Gemini
Pluto12° 30′ Libra
03
Wedge
Focus: Uranus
Mars · Neptune · Uranus — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Planets in this pattern
Mars12° 25′ Sagittarius
Neptune14° 03′ Gemini
Uranus16° 46′ Libra
04
Yod
Apex: Mercury
Mercury · North Node · Pluto — two quincunxes converging on an apex; a pointed, fated adjustment.
Planets in this pattern
Mercury10° 57′ Pisces
North Node9° 34′ Leo
Pluto12° 30′ Libra
05
Multi-Planet Opposition
Earth ↔ Water
Ascendant · Mercury · Moon — an opposition axis with a conjunct stack at one or both ends; doubled emphasis on a single polarity.
Planets in this pattern
Ascendant11° 12′ Virgo
Mercury10° 57′ Pisces
Moon4° 44′ Virgo
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