The five aspects
The five aspects
Aspects are the geometric relationships between two planets in a chart — the angle between them in degrees. The five major aspects shape how your placements work together (or pull against each other) and form the backbone of any deep birth-chart reading.
- ☌ Conjunction Two planets fused together — their energies blend into a single, intensified force.
- ✶ Sextile Two planets that support each other — talents and opportunities you can use if you choose to.
- □ Square Two planets at 90° — productive friction that forces growth, even when it's uncomfortable.
- △ Trine Two planets in flow — gifts that come naturally, sometimes too easily to even notice.
- ☍ Opposition Two planets across the chart from each other — polarity, projection, and the work of integration.
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Aspects are the chart's grammar — the way planets speak to one another. Pair them with the planets themselves and the houses they sit in to read a full chart.