Sun aspects

What the tradition holds about the Sun at an angle to each of the other bodies. An aspect on its own is geometry; what the older sources actually discuss is a particular pair at a particular angle, and they treat each one as its own subject.

32 pairings curated here, each traced to a work and a page you can open for free. 32 also have a longer piece on what the pairing looks like in a life. Anything involving Pluto is absent and will stay absent: it was discovered in 1930, after every work this site is able to cite.

Sun and Moon

Sun conjunct Moon: A Sun–Moon conjunction is the new moon, so this is a birth within about a day of one. One 1918 reading holds the sign the two lights share to be so strongly marked in the person that even a careful astrologer may mistake it for the rising sign.; What this looks like in a life; Alan Leo, How to Judge a Nativity (1912; pages from the 1928 printing at archive.org/details/howtojudgenativi00leoa), ch. IV, pp. 39–40Max Heindel, The Message of the Stars (1918, at archive.org/details/messageofstarses00heiniala), pp. 157–158
Sun sextile Moon: Sixty degrees apart — roughly five days past the new moon. A good aspect between the lights is associated with paternal harmony and the favour of the family, of superiors and of employers.; What this looks like in a life; Alan Leo, How to Judge a Nativity (1912; pages from the 1928 printing at archive.org/details/howtojudgenativi00leoa), ch. IV, pp. 39–40Alan Leo, How to Judge a Nativity (1912; pages from the 1928 printing at archive.org/details/howtojudgenativi00leoa), p. 153
Sun square Moon: Ninety degrees apart — a birth at the first or last quarter moon. One 1918 source reads a square or opposition between the lights as a vacillating, changeable disposition — rash to plunge into untried ventures, without the persistence or continuity of purpose to carry anything to a successful conclusion.; What this looks like in a life; Alan Leo, How to Judge a Nativity (1912; pages from the 1928 printing at archive.org/details/howtojudgenativi00leoa), ch. IV, pp. 39–40Max Heindel, The Message of the Stars (1918, at archive.org/details/messageofstarses00heiniala), p. 232
Sun trine Moon: A third of the circle apart, about ten days past the new moon. A good aspect between the lights is associated with good home conditions and esteem in the community, and is said to favour a rise in life on the strength of the person's innate ability.; What this looks like in a life; Alan Leo, How to Judge a Nativity (1912; pages from the 1928 printing at archive.org/details/howtojudgenativi00leoa), ch. IV, pp. 39–40Max Heindel, The Message of the Stars (1918, at archive.org/details/messageofstarses00heiniala), p. 232
Sun opposite Moon: A Sun–Moon opposition is the full moon, so this is a birth at or near one. One 1918 source reads a square or opposition between the lights as a vacillating, changeable disposition — rash to plunge into untried ventures, without the persistence or continuity of purpose to carry anything to a successful conclusion.; What this looks like in a life; Alan Leo, How to Judge a Nativity (1912; pages from the 1928 printing at archive.org/details/howtojudgenativi00leoa), ch. IV, pp. 39–40Max Heindel, The Message of the Stars (1918, at archive.org/details/messageofstarses00heiniala), p. 232

Sun and Mercury

Sun conjunct Mercury: The only aspect these two can form, and a common one: Mercury never strays far from the Sun, so a large share of all births carry it and having it distinguishes little. Alan Leo reads it as adaptability, resourcefulness, and the power to fit the environment or rise above it as needed, provided the sign suits both. One 1918 source calls it good for memory and mentality unless Mercury sits within three degrees of the Sun — then it calls the planet combust, its good qualities burned up in the Sun's rays.; What this looks like in a life; Alan Leo, How to Judge a Nativity (1912; pages from the 1928 printing at archive.org/details/howtojudgenativi00leoa), p. 135Max Heindel, The Message of the Stars (1918, at archive.org/details/messageofstarses00heiniala), pp. 207–208

Sun and Venus

Sun conjunct Venus: The only aspect these two can form — one 1918 source notes Venus never reaches a sextile, trine, square or opposition to the Sun — and a common one, so having it distinguishes little. Alan Leo separates the Sun approaching Venus, which he reads as love of pleasure, generosity and warm feelings with social advantages, from the Sun separating from it, which he gives fewer social desires and a more temperate nature. The same 1918 source adds a fondness for music, art and poetry, and an ease in company that wins friends and keeps them.; What this looks like in a life; Alan Leo, How to Judge a Nativity (1912; pages from the 1928 printing at archive.org/details/howtojudgenativi00leoa), pp. 134–135Max Heindel, The Message of the Stars (1918, at archive.org/details/messageofstarses00heiniala), pp. 185–186

Sun and Mars

Sun conjunct Mars: Alan Leo reads this as great force of character and a hasty, fiery temper that does not last — a love of enterprise, and fits of ambition without the stability to carry them long enough to make success certain. Forceful, and often rash. One 1918 source groups the conjunction with the good aspects and adds a dauntless determination, executive and constructive ability, and a will that refuses to recognise defeat.; What this looks like in a life; Alan Leo, How to Judge a Nativity (1912; pages from the 1928 printing at archive.org/details/howtojudgenativi00leoa), pp. 134–135Max Heindel, The Message of the Stars (1918, at archive.org/details/messageofstarses00heiniala), pp. 327–328
Sun sextile Mars: Sixty degrees apart. Alan Leo writes on the conjunction, square, trine and opposition of this pair and not on the sextile. One 1918 source takes the sextile with the conjunction and trine, and reads the group as dauntless determination and courage in the face of long odds: given a plan to follow, the person can be trusted to carry it through, with executive and constructive ability and a will that refuses to recognise defeat.; What this looks like in a life; Max Heindel, The Message of the Stars (1918, at archive.org/details/messageofstarses00heiniala), pp. 327–328
Sun square Mars: Ninety degrees apart. Alan Leo reads it as domestic worries, a liability to violent changes, and many troubles. One 1918 source treats the square with the opposition as an abundance of energy and a faculty for leadership turned to destructive ends: courage becoming foolhardiness, a loud and overbearing manner, a readiness to fight at the drop of a hat, and a standing opposition to whoever holds authority.; What this looks like in a life; Alan Leo, How to Judge a Nativity (1912; pages from the 1928 printing at archive.org/details/howtojudgenativi00leoa), pp. 134–135Max Heindel, The Message of the Stars (1918, at archive.org/details/messageofstarses00heiniala), pp. 328–329
Sun trine Mars: A third of the circle apart. Alan Leo reads it as success through enterprise, industry, courage and adventure. One 1918 source takes the trine with the conjunction and sextile, and adds a dauntless determination and courage against long odds — given a plan to follow, the person can be trusted to carry it through, with a will that refuses to recognise defeat.; What this looks like in a life; Alan Leo, How to Judge a Nativity (1912; pages from the 1928 printing at archive.org/details/howtojudgenativi00leoa), pp. 134–135Max Heindel, The Message of the Stars (1918, at archive.org/details/messageofstarses00heiniala), pp. 327–328
Sun opposite Mars: A hundred and eighty degrees apart. Alan Leo reads it as separations, powerful opponents and a career full of extremes, set against any permanent success by sudden and serious obstacles. One 1918 source treats the opposition with the square as energy and leadership turned to destructive ends: courage becoming foolhardiness, a swaggering manner, and a standing opposition to whoever holds authority.; What this looks like in a life; Alan Leo, How to Judge a Nativity (1912; pages from the 1928 printing at archive.org/details/howtojudgenativi00leoa), pp. 134–135Max Heindel, The Message of the Stars (1918, at archive.org/details/messageofstarses00heiniala), pp. 328–329

Sun and Jupiter

Sun conjunct Jupiter: Alan Leo reads this as success through hope — the arrival of a teacher or helper, the favour of someone powerful, new social advantages or an unusual opportunity, and a name that grows through philosophy, religion or travel. One 1918 source groups the conjunction with the sextile and trine and describes a sunny and jovial disposition that earns friendship by acts of kindness, and a person everybody trusts because they never betray a trust.; What this looks like in a life; Alan Leo, How to Judge a Nativity (1912; pages from the 1928 printing at archive.org/details/howtojudgenativi00leoa), p. 134Max Heindel, The Message of the Stars (1918, at archive.org/details/messageofstarses00heiniala), p. 293
Sun sextile Jupiter: Sixty degrees apart. Alan Leo writes on the conjunction, the trine and the hard aspects of this pair, and not on the sextile. One 1918 source takes the sextile with the conjunction and trine, and reads the group as a sunny and jovial disposition, liked by nearly everyone met, earning that liking through acts of kindness and through words of sympathy, cheer or hope as the occasion may demand — and as someone trusted because they never betray a trust.; What this looks like in a life; Max Heindel, The Message of the Stars (1918, at archive.org/details/messageofstarses00heiniala), p. 293
Sun square Jupiter: Ninety degrees apart. Alan Leo treats the square with the opposition and calls it not altogether unfortunate: it holds progress back and makes success indirect rather than obvious, with much depending on the signs involved. One 1918 source reads the same pair of aspects as a bombastic and haughty manner with an inordinate love of display, and someone far too fond of the good things of life and selfish about their own comfort.; What this looks like in a life; Alan Leo, How to Judge a Nativity (1912; pages from the 1928 printing at archive.org/details/howtojudgenativi00leoa), p. 134Max Heindel, The Message of the Stars (1918, at archive.org/details/messageofstarses00heiniala), p. 294
Sun trine Jupiter: A third of the circle apart. Alan Leo calls this the best possible influence of the pair and reads it as assuring a successful career, working in a more material way than the conjunction while carrying everything the conjunction carries. One 1918 source groups the trine with the conjunction and sextile: a sunny and jovial disposition, widely liked, earning it by acts of kindness and by words of sympathy, cheer or hope as the occasion may demand.; What this looks like in a life; Alan Leo, How to Judge a Nativity (1912; pages from the 1928 printing at archive.org/details/howtojudgenativi00leoa), p. 134Max Heindel, The Message of the Stars (1918, at archive.org/details/messageofstarses00heiniala), p. 293
Sun opposite Jupiter: A hundred and eighty degrees apart. Alan Leo treats the opposition with the square and calls it not altogether unfortunate: progress is retarded and success comes indirectly rather than obviously, with the signs involved doing much to shape it. One 1918 source reads the pair as a bombastic, haughty manner with an inordinate love of display, and someone far too fond of the good things of life and selfish in satisfying their own comforts.; What this looks like in a life; Alan Leo, How to Judge a Nativity (1912; pages from the 1928 printing at archive.org/details/howtojudgenativi00leoa), p. 134Max Heindel, The Message of the Stars (1918, at archive.org/details/messageofstarses00heiniala), p. 294

Sun and Saturn

Sun conjunct Saturn: Alan Leo reads this as bringing responsibility into the life, and holds it really fortunate only where the two share a congenial sign. He then divides it by sign class: in the fixed signs a subtle pride or dignity with a keen sense of honour and justice; in the cardinal, intellectual pride and a somewhat cold nature — which he puts down not to a lack of feeling but to a want of breadth of thought.; What this looks like in a life; Alan Leo, How to Judge a Nativity (1912; pages from the 1928 printing at archive.org/details/howtojudgenativi00leoa), p. 133Alan Leo, How to Judge a Nativity (1912; pages from the 1928 printing at archive.org/details/howtojudgenativi00leoa), p. 133
Sun sextile Saturn: Sixty degrees apart. Alan Leo takes the sextile with the trine here: the whole nature is steadied, the responsibility it brings is not difficult to discharge, and progress upward is slow but held to be sure. One 1918 source groups the two the same way and adds foresight, method and organising ability, with the stamina to carry a project through delays and obstacles — though it holds recognition to be generally late in coming.; What this looks like in a life; Alan Leo, How to Judge a Nativity (1912; pages from the 1928 printing at archive.org/details/howtojudgenativi00leoa), p. 134Max Heindel, The Message of the Stars (1918, at archive.org/details/messageofstarses00heiniala), pp. 261–262
Sun square Saturn: Ninety degrees apart. Alan Leo reads this as domestic affliction — limits on progress through the conditions of home, parents and family, and through difficulties the person cannot control. One 1918 source treats the square and the opposition together as adverse to what is generally termed success while abundant in experience: plans thwarted by delay and obstacle, difficulty finding and keeping work, and a sense of being held in leash.; What this looks like in a life; Alan Leo, How to Judge a Nativity (1912; pages from the 1928 printing at archive.org/details/howtojudgenativi00leoa), p. 134Max Heindel, The Message of the Stars (1918, at archive.org/details/messageofstarses00heiniala), pp. 262–263
Sun trine Saturn: A third of the circle apart. Alan Leo takes the trine with the sextile here: the whole nature is steadied, the responsibility it brings is not difficult to discharge, and progress upward is slow but held to be sure. One 1918 source groups the two the same way and adds foresight, method and organising ability, with the stamina to carry a project through delays and obstacles — though it holds recognition to be generally late in coming.; What this looks like in a life; Alan Leo, How to Judge a Nativity (1912; pages from the 1928 printing at archive.org/details/howtojudgenativi00leoa), p. 134Max Heindel, The Message of the Stars (1918, at archive.org/details/messageofstarses00heiniala), pp. 261–262
Sun opposite Saturn: A hundred and eighty degrees apart. Alan Leo calls this pairing very evil, causing obstacles, disappointments and failures, and holding progress back through separations. One 1918 source treats the opposition with the square as adverse to what is generally termed success while abundant in experience: plans thwarted by delay and obstacle, difficulty finding and keeping work, and a sense of being held in leash.; What this looks like in a life; Alan Leo, How to Judge a Nativity (1912; pages from the 1928 printing at archive.org/details/howtojudgenativi00leoa), p. 133Max Heindel, The Message of the Stars (1918, at archive.org/details/messageofstarses00heiniala), pp. 262–263

Sun and Uranus

Sun conjunct Uranus: No source before the 20th century treats this pair; Uranus was discovered in 1781. One 1918 source groups the conjunction with the square and opposition, and reads them as impulsive and unreliable, with little regard for convention and a strong impatience of any restraint on liberty. Alan Leo notes that no signs had been allotted to Uranus or Neptune, and that for the present they might be taken as substitutes for the Sun and Moon — a hedge worth keeping.; What this looks like in a life; Max Heindel, The Message of the Stars (1918, at archive.org/details/messageofstarses00heiniala), pp. 367–368Alan Leo, How to Judge a Nativity (1912; pages from the 1928 printing at archive.org/details/howtojudgenativi00leoa), p. 27
Sun sextile Uranus: No source before the 20th century treats this pair; Uranus was discovered in 1781. One 1918 source takes the sextile with the trine: original, inventive and independent in conduct and appearance, thought eccentric but not offensively so, drawn to studies people call queer such as occultism and astrology. Alan Leo reads a good aspect here as favouring public appointments and work with societies and associations, and as adding self-reliance.; What this looks like in a life; Max Heindel, The Message of the Stars (1918, at archive.org/details/messageofstarses00heiniala), pp. 366–367Alan Leo, How to Judge a Nativity (1912; pages from the 1928 printing at archive.org/details/howtojudgenativi00leoa), pp. 238–239
Sun square Uranus: No source before the 20th century treats this pair; Uranus was discovered in 1781. One 1918 source groups the square with the conjunction and opposition: impulsive, unreliable, careless of convention, impatient of restraint. Alan Leo reads a bad aspect as the same Uranian inclination acting erratically — hard on domestic and especially parental harmony, on public position and goodwill, and productive of broken ties.; What this looks like in a life; Max Heindel, The Message of the Stars (1918, at archive.org/details/messageofstarses00heiniala), pp. 367–368Alan Leo, How to Judge a Nativity (1912; pages from the 1928 printing at archive.org/details/howtojudgenativi00leoa), p. 239
Sun trine Uranus: No source before the 20th century treats this pair; Uranus was discovered in 1781. One 1918 source takes the trine with the sextile: original, inventive and independent in conduct and appearance, called eccentric and conspicuous but not offensively so, and drawn to pursuits people consider queer, such as occultism and astrology. Alan Leo reads a good aspect as fortunate for public appointments and for societies and brotherhoods, and as somewhat increasing the positive side of the nature — self-reliance, independence of character.; What this looks like in a life; Max Heindel, The Message of the Stars (1918, at archive.org/details/messageofstarses00heiniala), pp. 366–367Alan Leo, How to Judge a Nativity (1912; pages from the 1928 printing at archive.org/details/howtojudgenativi00leoa), pp. 238–239
Sun opposite Uranus: No source before the 20th century treats this pair; Uranus was discovered in 1781. One 1918 source groups the opposition with the conjunction and square: impulsive, unreliable, without much regard for convention, and highly impatient of restraint. Alan Leo reads a bad aspect as the Uranian bent acting erratically and unbalanced, hard on domestic harmony and on public standing, and causing broken ties of all sorts.; What this looks like in a life; Max Heindel, The Message of the Stars (1918, at archive.org/details/messageofstarses00heiniala), pp. 367–368Alan Leo, How to Judge a Nativity (1912; pages from the 1928 printing at archive.org/details/howtojudgenativi00leoa), p. 239

Sun and Neptune

Sun conjunct Neptune: No source before the 20th century treats this pair; Neptune was discovered in 1846. One 1918 source groups the conjunction with the square and opposition, and reads them as bringing a person into contact with what it calls the invisible world, while attracting the undesirable element seen at an ordinary seance. Alan Leo notes that no signs had been allotted to Uranus or Neptune, and that for the present they might be taken as substitutes for the Sun and Moon — a hedge worth keeping.; What this looks like in a life; Max Heindel, The Message of the Stars (1918, at archive.org/details/messageofstarses00heiniala), pp. 396–397Alan Leo, How to Judge a Nativity (1912; pages from the 1928 printing at archive.org/details/howtojudgenativi00leoa), p. 27
Sun sextile Neptune: No source before the 20th century treats this pair; Neptune was discovered in 1846. One 1918 source takes the sextile with the trine and reads them as favouring the development of spiritual faculties: an unusual sensitivity to music, and in others a love of the occult approached from the intellectual side, as a psychic investigator rather than a practitioner. Alan Leo notes that no signs had been allotted to Uranus or Neptune, and that for the present they might be taken as substitutes for the Sun and Moon — a hedge worth keeping.; What this looks like in a life; Max Heindel, The Message of the Stars (1918, at archive.org/details/messageofstarses00heiniala), pp. 396–397Alan Leo, How to Judge a Nativity (1912; pages from the 1928 printing at archive.org/details/howtojudgenativi00leoa), p. 27
Sun square Neptune: No source before the 20th century treats this pair; Neptune was discovered in 1846. One 1918 source groups the square with the conjunction and opposition, and reads them as bringing a person into contact with what it calls the invisible world, while attracting the undesirable element — the sort of thing it says is seen at an ordinary spiritualistic seance. Alan Leo notes that no signs had been allotted to Uranus or Neptune, and that for the present they might be taken as substitutes for the Sun and Moon — a hedge worth keeping.; What this looks like in a life; Max Heindel, The Message of the Stars (1918, at archive.org/details/messageofstarses00heiniala), pp. 396–397Alan Leo, How to Judge a Nativity (1912; pages from the 1928 printing at archive.org/details/howtojudgenativi00leoa), p. 27
Sun trine Neptune: No source before the 20th century treats this pair; Neptune was discovered in 1846. One 1918 source takes the trine with the sextile: a possibility of developing spiritual faculties, an unusual sensitivity to music — it speaks of hearing echoes from what it calls the realm of tone — and in others a love of the occult approached intellectually. Alan Leo notes that no signs had been allotted to Uranus or Neptune, and that for the present they might be taken as substitutes for the Sun and Moon — a hedge worth keeping.; What this looks like in a life; Max Heindel, The Message of the Stars (1918, at archive.org/details/messageofstarses00heiniala), pp. 396–397Alan Leo, How to Judge a Nativity (1912; pages from the 1928 printing at archive.org/details/howtojudgenativi00leoa), p. 27
Sun opposite Neptune: No source before the 20th century treats this pair; Neptune was discovered in 1846. One 1918 source groups the opposition with the conjunction and square, and reads them as contact with what it calls the invisible world, attracting the undesirable element it associates with an ordinary spiritualistic seance. Alan Leo notes that no signs had been allotted to Uranus or Neptune, and that for the present they might be taken as substitutes for the Sun and Moon — a hedge worth keeping.; What this looks like in a life; Max Heindel, The Message of the Stars (1918, at archive.org/details/messageofstarses00heiniala), pp. 396–397Alan Leo, How to Judge a Nativity (1912; pages from the 1928 printing at archive.org/details/howtojudgenativi00leoa), p. 27

Which of these you have

The birth chart page works out every aspect in your own chart from your date, time and place of birth, and shows the entry below the matching row. Nothing is transmitted; it is calculated on your device.

For what the five angles are — the geometry, the orbs, and which pairs can never form which aspects — see aspects.