The Zodiac Signs, the Houses, and the Planets all carry their own unique characteristics and potentials. The Aspects deal with the influences of two Planets working in unison on the Zodiac Signs that fall within an angular proximity of one another in relationship to the Earth. Aspects are measured in degrees, minutes, and seconds. (It’s geometry, Folks! Plain and simple!)
☞ Note: It is the Zodiac Signs and not the Houses that are used in determining what planetary Aspects appear within a chart.
The angles formed by the Aspects are defined in degrees and/or a fraction of the Zodiac Wheel as two imaginary lines formed by the positions of two Planets, intersecting in the center of the circle (the Earth being that center). The angles of the Aspects are allowed a degree of less or more allowance called an “orb”. (For example, in the case of the Sextile Aspect, which is defined as two planets being 60° apart with an orb of 6°, the two Planets involved can be 54° to 66° apart.)
The Aspects are broken into two categories of the Major Aspects and the Minor Aspects. As the names imply, the Major Aspects have a stronger influence on a horoscope than the Minor Aspects. Think of these two Planets as tag-teaming the Zodiac Signs within which they appear and having a blended influence on those signs.
The Major Aspects Defined
- CONJUNCTION—Strength & Focus
- two planets appearing in the same degree of one another (0° with 10° orb)
- in the same Zodiac Sign
- having the same gender, element, and quality
- SEXTILE—Opportunity
- two planets appearing 60° apart with an orb of 6° (1/6 of a circle)
- appear in two adjacent Zodiac Signs
- SQUARE—Stress & Obstacles
- two planets appearing 90° apart with an orb of 6° (1/4 of a circle)
- appear in approximately same degrees three Zodiac Signs apart (two Zodiac Signs appear between them)
- TRINE—Ease
- two planets appearing 120° apart with an orb of 6° (1/3 of a circle)
- appear in approximately same degrees four Zodiac Signs apart (three Zodiac Signs appear between them)
- OPPOSITION—Awareness
- two planets that appear 180° apart with an orb of 8° (1/2 of a circle)
- opposite one another on the wheel, appearing in opposite Zodiac Signs that tend to highlight each other’s shortcomings
The Minor Aspects Defined
- SEMI-SQUARE—Delays & Setbacks
- two planets appearing 45° apart with an orb of 3°-4° (1/8 of a circle)
- SEMI-SEXTILE—Beneficial
- two planets appearing 30° apart with an orb of 3°-4° (1/12 of a circle)
- appear across two Zodiac Signs and separated by 30°
- QUINCUNX (also called INCONJUNCT)—Difficulties & Adjustment
- two planets in approximately the same degree of two Zodiac Signs, appearing 150° apart (5/12 of a circle)
- separated by five Zodiac Signs
- always involves incompatible elements
- QUINTILE—Intelligence & Talent
- two planets appearing 72° apart (1/5 of a circle)
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