"Aspects" are the geometric relationships between planets.

The major aspects are:

  • a "conjunction", two planets at the same degree, considered powerful concentration of energies,
  • 120 degrees apart planets termed a "trine", considered an easy, inspirational aspect,
  • 90 degrees apart is a "square" formation, considered an aspect of energy, cross purposes, and sometimes difficulty,
  • and when 180 degrees apart they are called an "opposition", an energy associated with give and take, see-sawing between two choices or paths.
  • The other aspects include a sextile, 60 degrees apart, a quincunx, 150 degrees apart, a quintile, 72 degrees apart, a sesquiquadrate, 135 degrees apart.

    Think about this: the Moon moves through a different sign over 2 1/2 days, through all the signs in one month, so during one day it is possible for the Moon to make many different aspects. The Moon tells us much about our habits, moods, and the way we absorb information. Two people born the same day but at different times can have very different lives!! In a similar way the rising degree, or ascendant, changes every 4 minutes. The ascendant will be different if calculated from a different part of the earth also, even if the time is the same. And the ascendant indicates the physical self in a human chart. This ascendant degree can make hundreds of different "aspects" over the course of a day!!

    Ah, yes, astrology is complex and each chart is as individual as you are. But for now, let's keep it simple.

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