Opposition
180°·challenging·major·default orb ±8°
Classical source
Ptolemy lists opposition as one of the five Ptolemaic aspects, formed by the diameter (180°). Classically described as obstructive or confrontational.
Modern Western reading
Modern reading: polarity and projection. The two bodies pull in opposite directions, asking for balance between contrasting principles.
Opposition between two planets
Cited reference for this aspect between each pair of planets. Inner-planet pairs only list aspects their orbits can actually form.
- ☉ Sun☍☽ Moon
- ☉ Sun☍♂ Mars
- ☉ Sun☍♃ Jupiter
- ☉ Sun☍♄ Saturn
- ☉ Sun☍♅ Uranus
- ☉ Sun☍♆ Neptune
- ☉ Sun☍♇ Pluto
- ☽ Moon☍☿ Mercury
- ☽ Moon☍♀ Venus
- ☽ Moon☍♂ Mars
- ☽ Moon☍♃ Jupiter
- ☽ Moon☍♄ Saturn
- ☽ Moon☍♅ Uranus
- ☽ Moon☍♆ Neptune
- ☽ Moon☍♇ Pluto
- ☿ Mercury☍♂ Mars
- ☿ Mercury☍♃ Jupiter
- ☿ Mercury☍♄ Saturn
- ☿ Mercury☍♅ Uranus
- ☿ Mercury☍♆ Neptune
- ☿ Mercury☍♇ Pluto
- ♀ Venus☍♂ Mars
- ♀ Venus☍♃ Jupiter
- ♀ Venus☍♄ Saturn
- ♀ Venus☍♅ Uranus
- ♀ Venus☍♆ Neptune
- ♀ Venus☍♇ Pluto
- ♂ Mars☍♃ Jupiter
- ♂ Mars☍♄ Saturn
- ♂ Mars☍♅ Uranus
- ♂ Mars☍♆ Neptune
- ♂ Mars☍♇ Pluto
- ♃ Jupiter☍♄ Saturn
- ♃ Jupiter☍♅ Uranus
- ♃ Jupiter☍♆ Neptune
- ♃ Jupiter☍♇ Pluto
- ♄ Saturn☍♅ Uranus
- ♄ Saturn☍♆ Neptune
- ♄ Saturn☍♇ Pluto
- ♅ Uranus☍♆ Neptune
- ♅ Uranus☍♇ Pluto
- ♆ Neptune☍♇ Pluto
Other aspects
Reference, not advice
This is cultural and astronomical reference, not personal prediction or advice.
Aspect classifications follow classical Western convention. Different traditions assign slightly different orb budgets — the values shown are conservative defaults used throughout this site.
Sources
Last reviewed .