Astrology Aspects

Planets are the actors, signs are the costumes and houses are the stage. Aspects are the relationships: the angles between planets that show where your chart flows and where it fights.

The five major aspects

Conjunction

0° · Blending

Two planets at the same degree merge their energies, creating intensity and focus, for better or worse.

Sextile

60° · Harmonious

Planets 60° apart cooperate easily. It's an opening that rewards you when you act on it.

Square

90° · Challenging

Planets 90° apart pull against each other. The tension is uncomfortable but drives growth and achievement.

Trine

120° · Harmonious

Planets 120° apart, usually in the same element, flow together. It marks natural talent and ease.

Opposition

180° · Challenging

Planets 180° apart face each other. It creates polarity that plays out through relationships and needs balance.

Aspects at a glance

Aspect	Angle	Signs apart	Natal orb	Nature	Keyword
Conjunction	0°	Same sign (usually)	8–10°	Blending	Fusion
Sextile	60°	Two signs	4–6°	Harmonious	Opportunity
Square	90°	Three signs	6–8°	Challenging	Friction
Trine	120°	Four signs (same element)	6–8°	Harmonious	Flow
Opposition	180°	Six signs (opposite)	8–10°	Challenging	Polarity

How to read an aspect

01
Identify the planets
Each planet is a function: the Sun is identity, the Moon is emotion, Venus is love and so on. An aspect is a conversation between two of them.
02
Read the angle
The angle sets the tone: conjunctions fuse, trines and sextiles cooperate, squares and oppositions create productive tension.
03
Check the orb
The closer the aspect is to exact, the louder it is. Within 1–3° it's a headline theme; near the edge of the orb it's background.
04
Add sign and house
Signs show how the planets behave; houses show where in life the aspect plays out. The same aspect reads differently in the 2nd house and the 10th.
05
Look at the context
Is it natal, a transit or synastry between two people? The meaning shifts from 'who you are' to 'what's happening now' to 'what happens between you'.

Every planetary aspect

Pick a planet, then the planet it aspects. The symbols link to each of the five aspects: ☌ conjunction, ⚹ sextile, □ square, △ trine, ☍ opposition.

Sun aspects

Sun – Sun☌⚹□△☍
Sun – Moon☌⚹□△☍
Sun – Mercury☌⚹□△☍
Sun – Venus☌⚹□△☍
Sun – Mars☌⚹□△☍
Sun – Jupiter☌⚹□△☍
Sun – Saturn☌⚹□△☍
Sun – Uranus☌⚹□△☍
Sun – Neptune☌⚹□△☍
Sun – Pluto☌⚹□△☍

Moon aspects

Moon – Sun☌⚹□△☍
Moon – Moon☌⚹□△☍
Moon – Mercury☌⚹□△☍
Moon – Venus☌⚹□△☍
Moon – Mars☌⚹□△☍
Moon – Jupiter☌⚹□△☍
Moon – Saturn☌⚹□△☍
Moon – Uranus☌⚹□△☍
Moon – Neptune☌⚹□△☍
Moon – Pluto☌⚹□△☍

Mercury aspects

Mercury – Sun☌⚹□△☍
Mercury – Moon☌⚹□△☍
Mercury – Mercury☌⚹□△☍
Mercury – Venus☌⚹□△☍
Mercury – Mars☌⚹□△☍
Mercury – Jupiter☌⚹□△☍
Mercury – Saturn☌⚹□△☍
Mercury – Uranus☌⚹□△☍
Mercury – Neptune☌⚹□△☍
Mercury – Pluto☌⚹□△☍

Venus aspects

Venus – Sun☌⚹□△☍
Venus – Moon☌⚹□△☍
Venus – Mercury☌⚹□△☍
Venus – Venus☌⚹□△☍
Venus – Mars☌⚹□△☍
Venus – Jupiter☌⚹□△☍
Venus – Saturn☌⚹□△☍
Venus – Uranus☌⚹□△☍
Venus – Neptune☌⚹□△☍
Venus – Pluto☌⚹□△☍

Mars aspects

Mars – Sun☌⚹□△☍
Mars – Moon☌⚹□△☍
Mars – Mercury☌⚹□△☍
Mars – Venus☌⚹□△☍
Mars – Mars☌⚹□△☍
Mars – Jupiter☌⚹□△☍
Mars – Saturn☌⚹□△☍
Mars – Uranus☌⚹□△☍
Mars – Neptune☌⚹□△☍
Mars – Pluto☌⚹□△☍

Jupiter aspects

Jupiter – Sun☌⚹□△☍
Jupiter – Moon☌⚹□△☍
Jupiter – Mercury☌⚹□△☍
Jupiter – Venus☌⚹□△☍
Jupiter – Mars☌⚹□△☍
Jupiter – Jupiter☌⚹□△☍
Jupiter – Saturn☌⚹□△☍
Jupiter – Uranus☌⚹□△☍
Jupiter – Neptune☌⚹□△☍
Jupiter – Pluto☌⚹□△☍

Saturn aspects

Saturn – Sun☌⚹□△☍
Saturn – Moon☌⚹□△☍
Saturn – Mercury☌⚹□△☍
Saturn – Venus☌⚹□△☍
Saturn – Mars☌⚹□△☍
Saturn – Jupiter☌⚹□△☍
Saturn – Saturn☌⚹□△☍
Saturn – Uranus☌⚹□△☍
Saturn – Neptune☌⚹□△☍
Saturn – Pluto☌⚹□△☍

Uranus aspects

Uranus – Sun☌⚹□△☍
Uranus – Moon☌⚹□△☍
Uranus – Mercury☌⚹□△☍
Uranus – Venus☌⚹□△☍
Uranus – Mars☌⚹□△☍
Uranus – Jupiter☌⚹□△☍
Uranus – Saturn☌⚹□△☍
Uranus – Uranus☌⚹□△☍
Uranus – Neptune☌⚹□△☍
Uranus – Pluto☌⚹□△☍

Neptune aspects

Neptune – Sun☌⚹□△☍
Neptune – Moon☌⚹□△☍
Neptune – Mercury☌⚹□△☍
Neptune – Venus☌⚹□△☍
Neptune – Mars☌⚹□△☍
Neptune – Jupiter☌⚹□△☍
Neptune – Saturn☌⚹□△☍
Neptune – Uranus☌⚹□△☍
Neptune – Neptune☌⚹□△☍
Neptune – Pluto☌⚹□△☍

Pluto aspects

Pluto – Sun☌⚹□△☍
Pluto – Moon☌⚹□△☍
Pluto – Mercury☌⚹□△☍
Pluto – Venus☌⚹□△☍
Pluto – Mars☌⚹□△☍
Pluto – Jupiter☌⚹□△☍
Pluto – Saturn☌⚹□△☍
Pluto – Uranus☌⚹□△☍
Pluto – Neptune☌⚹□△☍
Pluto – Pluto☌⚹□△☍

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Aspects FAQ

What are aspects in astrology?

Aspects are the angles planets make to each other in a chart, measured along the zodiac. They show which parts of your personality work together easily and which pull against each other.

What are the five major aspects?

The conjunction (0°), sextile (60°), square (90°), trine (120°) and opposition (180°). These are the Ptolemaic aspects used by almost every astrologer. Minor aspects such as the quincunx (150°) and semi-sextile (30°) add finer detail.

Are hard aspects bad?

No. Squares and oppositions are uncomfortable, but they create the drive to change and achieve. Charts with only easy aspects can lack motivation, and many accomplished people have strong squares.

What is an orb?

The orb is how far an aspect is from exact. Most astrologers allow 8–10° for conjunctions and oppositions, 6–8° for squares and trines and 4–6° for sextiles, with a little extra when the Sun or Moon is involved.

Is Sun trine Moon the same as Moon trine Sun?

In your own birth chart, yes: it's one aspect between two planets. The two versions matter in synastry, where it makes a difference whose Sun and whose Moon is involved, and in transits, where the first planet is the moving one.

Astrology is a symbolic tradition, not a science, and interpretations vary between astrologers. This page is for reflection and entertainment, not prediction or advice.

The five major aspects

Conjunction

Sextile

Square

Trine

Opposition

Aspects at a glance

How to read an aspect

Identify the planets

Read the angle

Check the orb

Add sign and house

Look at the context

Every planetary aspect

☉︎Sun aspects

☽︎Moon aspects

☿︎Mercury aspects

♀︎Venus aspects

♂︎Mars aspects

♃︎Jupiter aspects

♄︎Saturn aspects

♅︎Uranus aspects

♆︎Neptune aspects

♇︎Pluto aspects