Sextile
60°·harmonious·major·default orb ±5°
Classical source
Ptolemy classifies the sextile as a minor harmonious aspect, formed by signs of compatible polarity (both masculine or both feminine).
Modern Western reading
Modern reading: easy collaboration. Two principles cooperate, often requiring some initiative to activate.
Sextile 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⚹♀ Venus
- ☿ 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
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