MAJOR ASPECTS
Opposition
An opposition places two planets about 180° apart, like two ends of a conversation that each carry a legitimate concern.
The idea in context
At 180°, two chart functions face one another across a polarity that asks for awareness and balance.
MAKE IT CONCRETE
An example to picture
A hypothetical Moon–Saturn opposition can frame balancing a need for comfort with a responsibility that cannot simply be ignored.
How to read it
Read both poles before choosing an interpretation, and look for arrangements that give each need an appropriate place.
A common misunderstanding
An opposition is not proof of incompatibility or a requirement to choose one planet and reject the other.
BRING IT BACK TO YOUR LIFE
A question to sit with
What changes when you describe both sides as needs rather than enemies?
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How to work with it
People and events may mirror one side of the polarity until both functions can be held together more deliberately.
Detection policy
Synastry uses a maximum natal orb of 8° for this aspect. The exact orb is calculated from zodiac longitudes.
See the aspect in context
An aspect can connect two natal placements, a current planet with a natal placement, or placements from two people’s charts. Choose the corresponding tool and keep those contexts distinct as you read the aspect and its orb.
Connect the ideas
Conjunction
At 0°, two chart functions come together and operate as one concentrated pattern.
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Sextile
At 60°, two chart functions form a cooperative opening that supports exchange and growth.
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Square
At 90°, two chart functions meet through productive friction that demands adjustment.
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Trine
At 120°, two chart functions support one another through a relatively fluent exchange.
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