Tao Lin
Novelist, Poet, Essayist
Sun
Cancer
Moon
Aries
Birth details
Planets
Sun in Cancer10° 12′
Moon in Aries0° 37′
Mercury in Cancer1° 48′
Venus in Leo24° 24′
Mars in Cancer2° 17′
Jupiter in Sagittarius2° 08′℞
Saturn in Libra27° 43′
Uranus in Sagittarius5° 47′℞
Neptune in Sagittarius27° 31′℞
Pluto in Libra26° 43′℞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 Gemini24° 11′℞
Chiron in Gemini0° 42′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 conjunction Mars
0° 28′
Venus sextile MC
0° 01′
Mars quincunx Jupiter
0° 09′
Mercury quincunx Jupiter
0° 19′
Moon square Mercury
1° 12′
Moon sextile Chiron
0° 05′
North Node conjunction MC
0° 14′
Saturn conjunction Pluto
1° 00′
Moon trine Jupiter
1° 31′
Moon square Mars
1° 40′
Sun conjunction Mars
7° 56′
Saturn sextile Neptune
0° 13′
Venus sextile North Node
0° 13′
Neptune sextile Pluto
0° 48′
North Node square Ascendant
0° 49′
Moon opposition Ascendant
5° 36′
Neptune square Ascendant
2° 31′
Moon square Neptune
3° 06′
Venus trine Neptune
3° 07′
Mercury opposition Neptune
4° 18′
Jupiter opposition Chiron
1° 26′
Pluto trine MC
2° 18′
Venus sextile Pluto
2° 19′
Neptune opposition MC
3° 05′
Saturn trine MC
3° 18′
Venus sextile Saturn
3° 19′
Jupiter conjunction Uranus
3° 40′
Moon trine Uranus
5° 11′
Mercury conjunction MC
7° 23′
Mars conjunction MC
7° 51′
Mercury trine Saturn
4° 05′
Mars trine Saturn
4° 33′
Mars opposition Neptune
4° 46′
Mercury trine Pluto
5° 05′
Mars trine Pluto
5° 34′
Uranus opposition Chiron
5° 06′
Chiron trine Ascendant
5° 42′
Pluto trine North Node
2° 32′
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.
StelliumGemini → Cancer
MC · Mars · Mercury · North Node · Sun — four bodies clustered in one sign; a chord of the chart sounds.
Stellium
Gemini → Cancer
MC · Mars · Mercury · North Node · Sun — four bodies clustered in one sign; a chord of the chart sounds.
Planets in this pattern
Mars2° 17′ CancerMercury1° 48′ CancerNorth Node24° 11′ GeminiSun10° 12′ Cancer
CradleFire & Air
MC · Neptune · Pluto · Saturn · Venus — three sextiles and an opposition; a basket of harmonies cradling tension.
Cradle
Fire & Air
MC · Neptune · Pluto · Saturn · Venus — three sextiles and an opposition; a basket of harmonies cradling tension.
Planets in this pattern
Neptune27° 31′ SagittariusPluto26° 43′ LibraSaturn27° 43′ LibraVenus24° 24′ Leo
T-SquareDynamic
Mars · Mercury · Moon · Neptune — two squares converging on an opposition; the chart's engine room.
T-Square
Dynamic
Mars · Mercury · Moon · Neptune — two squares converging on an opposition; the chart's engine room.
Planets in this pattern
Mars2° 17′ CancerMercury1° 48′ CancerMoon0° 37′ AriesNeptune27° 31′ Sagittarius
T-SquareDynamic
Ascendant · Moon · Neptune — two squares converging on an opposition; the chart's engine room.
T-Square
Dynamic
Ascendant · Moon · Neptune — two squares converging on an opposition; the chart's engine room.
Planets in this pattern
Moon0° 37′ AriesNeptune27° 31′ Sagittarius
T-SquareMutable
Ascendant · MC · Neptune — two squares converging on an opposition; the chart's engine room.
T-Square
Mutable
Ascendant · MC · Neptune — two squares converging on an opposition; the chart's engine room.
Planets in this pattern
Neptune27° 31′ Sagittarius
WedgeFocus: Saturn
MC · Mars · Mercury · Neptune · Pluto · Saturn — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Wedge
Focus: Saturn
MC · Mars · Mercury · Neptune · Pluto · Saturn — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Planets in this pattern
Mars2° 17′ CancerMercury1° 48′ CancerNeptune27° 31′ SagittariusPluto26° 43′ LibraSaturn27° 43′ Libra
WedgeFocus: Moon
Chiron · Jupiter · Moon · Uranus — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Wedge
Focus: Moon
Chiron · Jupiter · Moon · Uranus — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Planets in this pattern
Chiron0° 42′ GeminiJupiter2° 08′ SagittariusMoon0° 37′ AriesUranus5° 47′ Sagittarius
WedgeFocus: Chiron
Ascendant · Chiron · Moon — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Wedge
Focus: Chiron
Ascendant · Chiron · Moon — an opposition with a third planet trining one end and sextiling the other; tension finds its outlet.
Planets in this pattern
Chiron0° 42′ GeminiMoon0° 37′ Aries
Minor TriangleFire & Air
North Node · Pluto · Venus — a trine bridged by a third planet sextiling both ends; ease with a focal point.
Minor Triangle
Fire & Air
North Node · Pluto · Venus — a trine bridged by a third planet sextiling both ends; ease with a focal point.
Planets in this pattern
North Node24° 11′ GeminiPluto26° 43′ LibraVenus24° 24′ LeoChart 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 Bucket shape
Most planets gather to one side, with a single "handle" body opposite — that handle becomes the spout.
Heavy concentration in Cancer
Sun, Mercury, and Mars share one sign — a chord of the chart sounds.
Lower-right quadrant is empty
The houses of resources, work, and daily life carry no planetary weight.
Earth is a singleton element
Ascendant is the only earth placement — it carries the whole element on its own, disproportionately weighted.
Air is a singleton element
MC is the only air placement — it carries the whole element on its own, disproportionately weighted.
