Square
90°·tense·major·default orb ±7°
Classical source
Ptolemy classifies the square (quartile) as inharmonious, formed by signs of the same modality. Described as friction or productive tension.
Modern Western reading
Modern reading: creative tension. The two bodies push against each other, generating energy that demands resolution.
Square 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 .