Mary McDonnell
Actress; Battlestar Galactica, Independence Day, Dances With Wolves
Sun
Taurus
Moon
Gemini
Birth details
Mary McDonnell by Gage Skidmore, is licensed under cc-by-sa-2.0, resized from the original.
Planets
Sun in Taurus8° 18′
Moon in Gemini29° 57′
Mercury in Aries12° 17′
Venus in Aries22° 59′
Mars in Scorpio11° 30′℞
Jupiter in Aries29° 57′
Saturn in Libra9° 39′℞
Uranus in Cancer10° 39′
Neptune in Libra19° 51′℞
Pluto in Leo19° 06′℞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 Aquarius27° 11′℞
Chiron in Capricorn12° 26′℞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.
Venus conjunction MC
0° 37′
Moon sextile Jupiter
0° 00′
Mars trine Uranus
0° 51′
Mercury quincunx Mars
0° 47′
Sun square Ascendant
2° 34′
Neptune opposition MC
2° 31′
Mercury square Chiron
0° 09′
Neptune sextile Pluto
0° 46′
Sun sextile Uranus
2° 21′
Venus opposition Neptune
3° 08′
Sun opposition Mars
3° 12′
Saturn square Uranus
1° 00′
Sun quincunx Saturn
1° 21′
Mercury square Uranus
1° 38′
Pluto trine MC
3° 16′
Mars sextile Chiron
0° 56′
Mercury opposition Saturn
2° 39′
Venus trine Pluto
3° 54′
Saturn sextile Ascendant
3° 55′
Moon trine North Node
2° 46′
Mars square Ascendant
5° 46′
Venus conjunction Jupiter
6° 58′
Jupiter square Ascendant
5° 47′
Jupiter conjunction MC
7° 35′
Uranus opposition Chiron
1° 47′
Jupiter sextile North Node
2° 47′
Sun trine Chiron
4° 08′
Saturn square Chiron
2° 48′
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 RectangleEarth & Water
Chiron · Mars · Sun · Uranus — two oppositions stitched by sextiles and trines; a quiet structural balance.
Mystic Rectangle
Earth & Water
Chiron · Mars · Sun · Uranus — two oppositions stitched by sextiles and trines; a quiet structural balance.
Planets in this pattern
Chiron12° 26′ CapricornMars11° 30′ ScorpioSun8° 18′ TaurusUranus10° 39′ Cancer
Grand CrossCardinal
Chiron · Mercury · Saturn · Uranus — four planets in four squares forming a cross; pressure on every side.
Grand Cross
Cardinal
Chiron · Mercury · Saturn · Uranus — four planets in four squares forming a cross; pressure on every side.
Planets in this pattern
Chiron12° 26′ CapricornMercury12° 17′ AriesSaturn9° 39′ LibraUranus10° 39′ Cancer
WedgeFocus: Pluto
Neptune · Pluto · Venus — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Wedge
Focus: Pluto
Neptune · Pluto · Venus — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Planets in this pattern
Neptune19° 51′ LibraPluto19° 06′ LeoVenus22° 59′ Aries
Minor TriangleFire & Air
Jupiter · Moon · North Node — a trine bridged by a third planet sextiling both ends; ease with a focal point.
Minor Triangle
Fire & Air
Jupiter · Moon · North Node — a trine bridged by a third planet sextiling both ends; ease with a focal point.
Planets in this pattern
Jupiter29° 57′ AriesMoon29° 57′ GeminiNorth Node27° 11′ AquariusChart 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
Six planets are retrograde
Mars, Saturn, Neptune, Pluto, North Node, and Chiron — an inward-turned chart.
Heavy concentration in Aries
Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, and MC share one sign — a chord of the chart sounds.
Lower-left quadrant is empty
The houses of self and immediate environment carry no planetary weight.
Earth is a singleton element
Sun is the only earth placement — it carries the whole element on its own, disproportionately weighted.
Mutable is a singleton modality
Moon is the only mutable placement — it carries the whole modality on its own, disproportionately weighted.
