Aspect
The Sextile
The sextile (60°) is a harmonious aspect — an argument of love, unity and friendship, though milder and less forcible than the trine. Traditionally it falls between signs of compatible elements.
Sun sextile Moon
FavourableThe Sun and the Moon bring together vitality, honour and the will to shine and change, feeling and the common life. Joining a benefic to a body of common influence, the tradition counts this a generally favourable combination, though their contrary elemental natures soften the pairing. In the sextile, an aspect of ease and concord, that character flows with least resistance — the sextile the milder, its benefit drawn out with some effort.
Sources: Lilly, Christian Astrology (1647) · Ptolemy, Tetrabiblos, trans. Ashmand (1822)
Sun sextile Mercury
ContingentThe Sun and Mercury bring together vitality, honour and the will to shine and mind, speech and exchange. Both bodies being of common, changeable influence, the tradition counts this a mild combination that takes its colour from its circumstances. In the sextile, an aspect of ease and concord, that character flows with least resistance — the sextile the milder, its benefit drawn out with some effort.
Sources: Lilly, Christian Astrology (1647) · Ptolemy, Tetrabiblos, trans. Ashmand (1822)
Sun sextile Venus
FavourableThe Sun and Venus bring together vitality, honour and the will to shine and love, beauty and pleasure. Joining a benefic to a body of common influence, the tradition counts this a generally favourable combination, though their contrary elemental natures soften the pairing. In the sextile, an aspect of ease and concord, that character flows with least resistance — the sextile the milder, its benefit drawn out with some effort.
Sources: Lilly, Christian Astrology (1647) · Ptolemy, Tetrabiblos, trans. Ashmand (1822)
Sun sextile Mars
ChallengingThe Sun and Mars bring together vitality, honour and the will to shine and drive, conflict and assertion. Joining a malefic to a body of common influence, the tradition counts this a generally challenging combination, intensified rather than tempered by the two bodies' shared elemental nature. In the sextile, an aspect of ease and concord, that character flows with least resistance — the sextile the milder, its benefit drawn out with some effort.
Sources: Lilly, Christian Astrology (1647) · Ptolemy, Tetrabiblos, trans. Ashmand (1822) · Raphael, A Manual of Astrology (1828)
Sun sextile Jupiter
FavourableThe Sun and Jupiter bring together vitality, honour and the will to shine and increase, fortune and faith. Joining a benefic to a body of common influence, the tradition counts this a generally favourable combination. In the sextile, an aspect of ease and concord, that character flows with least resistance — the sextile the milder, its benefit drawn out with some effort.
Sources: Lilly, Christian Astrology (1647) · Ptolemy, Tetrabiblos, trans. Ashmand (1822)
Sun sextile Saturn
ChallengingThe Sun and Saturn bring together vitality, honour and the will to shine and limitation, endurance and time. Joining a malefic to a body of common influence, the tradition counts this a generally challenging combination. In the sextile, an aspect of ease and concord, that character flows with least resistance — the sextile the milder, its benefit drawn out with some effort.
Sources: Lilly, Christian Astrology (1647) · Ptolemy, Tetrabiblos, trans. Ashmand (1822)
Sun sextile Ascendant
ContingentThe Sun, of common, changeable influence, in the sextile to the Ascendant, lends vitality, honour and the will to shine in support of the self, the body and outward manner, with least resistance. The reading takes its character from the Sun, as it falls on this angle of the chart.
Sources: Lilly, Christian Astrology (1647) · Ptolemy, Tetrabiblos, trans. Ashmand (1822)
Sun sextile Midheaven
ContingentThe Sun, of common, changeable influence, in the sextile to the Midheaven, lends vitality, honour and the will to shine in support of honour, career and public standing, with least resistance. The reading takes its character from the Sun, as it falls on this angle of the chart.
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Sources: Lilly, Christian Astrology (1647) · Ptolemy, Tetrabiblos, trans. Ashmand (1822)
Moon sextile Mercury
FavourableThe Moon and Mercury bring together change, feeling and the common life and mind, speech and exchange. Joining a benefic to a body of common influence, the tradition counts this a generally favourable combination. In the sextile, an aspect of ease and concord, that character flows with least resistance — the sextile the milder, its benefit drawn out with some effort.
Sources: Lilly, Christian Astrology (1647) · Ptolemy, Tetrabiblos, trans. Ashmand (1822)
Moon sextile Venus
Highly favourableThe Moon and Venus bring together change, feeling and the common life and love, beauty and pleasure. Joining benefic to benefic, the tradition counts this one of the most fortunate of combinations, and heightened by the two bodies' shared elemental nature. In the sextile, an aspect of ease and concord, that character flows with least resistance — the sextile the milder, its benefit drawn out with some effort.
Sources: Lilly, Christian Astrology (1647) · Ptolemy, Tetrabiblos, trans. Ashmand (1822)
Moon sextile Mars
MixedThe Moon and Mars bring together change, feeling and the common life and drive, conflict and assertion. Joining a benefic and a malefic, the tradition counts this a mixed combination, the benefic tempering the malefic, though their contrary elemental natures soften the pairing. In the sextile, an aspect of ease and concord, that character flows with least resistance — the sextile the milder, its benefit drawn out with some effort.
Sources: Lilly, Christian Astrology (1647) · Ptolemy, Tetrabiblos, trans. Ashmand (1822) · Raphael, A Manual of Astrology (1828)
Moon sextile Jupiter
Highly favourableThe Moon and Jupiter bring together change, feeling and the common life and increase, fortune and faith. Joining benefic to benefic, the tradition counts this one of the most fortunate of combinations. In the sextile, an aspect of ease and concord, that character flows with least resistance — the sextile the milder, its benefit drawn out with some effort.
Sources: Lilly, Christian Astrology (1647) · Ptolemy, Tetrabiblos, trans. Ashmand (1822)
Moon sextile Saturn
MixedThe Moon and Saturn bring together change, feeling and the common life and limitation, endurance and time. Joining a benefic and a malefic, the tradition counts this a mixed combination, the benefic tempering the malefic. In the sextile, an aspect of ease and concord, that character flows with least resistance — the sextile the milder, its benefit drawn out with some effort.
Sources: Lilly, Christian Astrology (1647) · Ptolemy, Tetrabiblos, trans. Ashmand (1822)
Moon sextile Ascendant
FavourableThe Moon, a benefic, in the sextile to the Ascendant, lends change, feeling and the common life in support of the self, the body and outward manner, with least resistance. The reading takes its character from the Moon, as it falls on this angle of the chart.
Sources: Lilly, Christian Astrology (1647) · Ptolemy, Tetrabiblos, trans. Ashmand (1822)
Moon sextile Midheaven
FavourableThe Moon, a benefic, in the sextile to the Midheaven, lends change, feeling and the common life in support of honour, career and public standing, with least resistance. The reading takes its character from the Moon, as it falls on this angle of the chart.
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Sources: Lilly, Christian Astrology (1647) · Ptolemy, Tetrabiblos, trans. Ashmand (1822)
Mercury sextile Venus
FavourableMercury and Venus bring together mind, speech and exchange and love, beauty and pleasure. Joining a benefic to a body of common influence, the tradition counts this a generally favourable combination. In the sextile, an aspect of ease and concord, that character flows with least resistance — the sextile the milder, its benefit drawn out with some effort.
Sources: Lilly, Christian Astrology (1647) · Ptolemy, Tetrabiblos, trans. Ashmand (1822)
Mercury sextile Mars
ChallengingMercury and Mars bring together mind, speech and exchange and drive, conflict and assertion. Joining a malefic to a body of common influence, the tradition counts this a generally challenging combination. In the sextile, an aspect of ease and concord, that character flows with least resistance — the sextile the milder, its benefit drawn out with some effort.
Sources: Lilly, Christian Astrology (1647) · Ptolemy, Tetrabiblos, trans. Ashmand (1822) · Raphael, A Manual of Astrology (1828)
Mercury sextile Jupiter
FavourableMercury and Jupiter bring together mind, speech and exchange and increase, fortune and faith. Joining a benefic to a body of common influence, the tradition counts this a generally favourable combination, though their contrary elemental natures soften the pairing. In the sextile, an aspect of ease and concord, that character flows with least resistance — the sextile the milder, its benefit drawn out with some effort.
Sources: Lilly, Christian Astrology (1647) · Ptolemy, Tetrabiblos, trans. Ashmand (1822)
Mercury sextile Saturn
ChallengingMercury and Saturn bring together mind, speech and exchange and limitation, endurance and time. Joining a malefic to a body of common influence, the tradition counts this a generally challenging combination, intensified rather than tempered by the two bodies' shared elemental nature. In the sextile, an aspect of ease and concord, that character flows with least resistance — the sextile the milder, its benefit drawn out with some effort.
Sources: Lilly, Christian Astrology (1647) · Ptolemy, Tetrabiblos, trans. Ashmand (1822)
Mercury sextile Ascendant
ContingentMercury, of common, changeable influence, in the sextile to the Ascendant, lends mind, speech and exchange in support of the self, the body and outward manner, with least resistance. The reading takes its character from Mercury, as it falls on this angle of the chart.
Sources: Lilly, Christian Astrology (1647) · Ptolemy, Tetrabiblos, trans. Ashmand (1822)
Mercury sextile Midheaven
ContingentMercury, of common, changeable influence, in the sextile to the Midheaven, lends mind, speech and exchange in support of honour, career and public standing, with least resistance. The reading takes its character from Mercury, as it falls on this angle of the chart.
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Sources: Lilly, Christian Astrology (1647) · Ptolemy, Tetrabiblos, trans. Ashmand (1822)
Venus sextile Mars
MixedVenus and Mars bring together love, beauty and pleasure and drive, conflict and assertion. Joining a benefic and a malefic, the tradition counts this a mixed combination, the benefic tempering the malefic, though their contrary elemental natures soften the pairing. In the sextile, an aspect of ease and concord, that character flows with least resistance — the sextile the milder, its benefit drawn out with some effort.
Sources: Lilly, Christian Astrology (1647) · Ptolemy, Tetrabiblos, trans. Ashmand (1822) · Raphael, A Manual of Astrology (1828)
Venus sextile Jupiter
Highly favourableVenus and Jupiter bring together love, beauty and pleasure and increase, fortune and faith. Joining benefic to benefic, the tradition counts this one of the most fortunate of combinations. In the sextile, an aspect of ease and concord, that character flows with least resistance — the sextile the milder, its benefit drawn out with some effort.
Sources: Lilly, Christian Astrology (1647) · Ptolemy, Tetrabiblos, trans. Ashmand (1822)
Venus sextile Saturn
MixedVenus and Saturn bring together love, beauty and pleasure and limitation, endurance and time. Joining a benefic and a malefic, the tradition counts this a mixed combination, the benefic tempering the malefic. In the sextile, an aspect of ease and concord, that character flows with least resistance — the sextile the milder, its benefit drawn out with some effort.
Sources: Lilly, Christian Astrology (1647) · Ptolemy, Tetrabiblos, trans. Ashmand (1822)
Venus sextile Ascendant
FavourableVenus, a benefic, in the sextile to the Ascendant, lends love, beauty and pleasure in support of the self, the body and outward manner, with least resistance. The reading takes its character from Venus, as it falls on this angle of the chart.
Sources: Lilly, Christian Astrology (1647) · Ptolemy, Tetrabiblos, trans. Ashmand (1822)
Venus sextile Midheaven
FavourableVenus, a benefic, in the sextile to the Midheaven, lends love, beauty and pleasure in support of honour, career and public standing, with least resistance. The reading takes its character from Venus, as it falls on this angle of the chart.
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Sources: Lilly, Christian Astrology (1647) · Ptolemy, Tetrabiblos, trans. Ashmand (1822)
Mars sextile Jupiter
MixedMars and Jupiter bring together drive, conflict and assertion and increase, fortune and faith. Joining a benefic and a malefic, the tradition counts this a mixed combination, the benefic tempering the malefic. In the sextile, an aspect of ease and concord, that character flows with least resistance — the sextile the milder, its benefit drawn out with some effort.
Sources: Lilly, Christian Astrology (1647) · Ptolemy, Tetrabiblos, trans. Ashmand (1822) · Raphael, A Manual of Astrology (1828)
Mars sextile Saturn
DifficultMars and Saturn bring together drive, conflict and assertion and limitation, endurance and time. Joining malefic to malefic, the tradition counts this among the most difficult of combinations. In the sextile, an aspect of ease and concord, that character flows with least resistance — the sextile the milder, its benefit drawn out with some effort.
Sources: Lilly, Christian Astrology (1647) · Ptolemy, Tetrabiblos, trans. Ashmand (1822) · Raphael, A Manual of Astrology (1828)
Mars sextile Ascendant
ChallengingMars, a malefic, in the sextile to the Ascendant, lends drive, conflict and assertion in support of the self, the body and outward manner, with least resistance. The reading takes its character from Mars, as it falls on this angle of the chart.
⚕ Traditional folklore, not medical guidance.
Sources: Lilly, Christian Astrology (1647) · Ptolemy, Tetrabiblos, trans. Ashmand (1822) · Raphael, A Manual of Astrology (1828)
Mars sextile Midheaven
ChallengingMars, a malefic, in the sextile to the Midheaven, lends drive, conflict and assertion in support of honour, career and public standing, with least resistance. The reading takes its character from Mars, as it falls on this angle of the chart.
💼 Offered for interest, not professional or financial advice.
Sources: Lilly, Christian Astrology (1647) · Ptolemy, Tetrabiblos, trans. Ashmand (1822) · Raphael, A Manual of Astrology (1828)
Jupiter sextile Saturn
MixedJupiter and Saturn bring together increase, fortune and faith and limitation, endurance and time. Joining a benefic and a malefic, the tradition counts this a mixed combination, the benefic tempering the malefic, though their contrary elemental natures soften the pairing. In the sextile, an aspect of ease and concord, that character flows with least resistance — the sextile the milder, its benefit drawn out with some effort.
Sources: Lilly, Christian Astrology (1647) · Ptolemy, Tetrabiblos, trans. Ashmand (1822)
Jupiter sextile Ascendant
FavourableJupiter, a benefic, in the sextile to the Ascendant, lends increase, fortune and faith in support of the self, the body and outward manner, with least resistance. The reading takes its character from Jupiter, as it falls on this angle of the chart.
Sources: Lilly, Christian Astrology (1647) · Ptolemy, Tetrabiblos, trans. Ashmand (1822)
Jupiter sextile Midheaven
FavourableJupiter, a benefic, in the sextile to the Midheaven, lends increase, fortune and faith in support of honour, career and public standing, with least resistance. The reading takes its character from Jupiter, as it falls on this angle of the chart.
💼 Offered for interest, not professional or financial advice.
Sources: Lilly, Christian Astrology (1647) · Ptolemy, Tetrabiblos, trans. Ashmand (1822)
Saturn sextile Ascendant
ChallengingSaturn, a malefic, in the sextile to the Ascendant, lends limitation, endurance and time in support of the self, the body and outward manner, with least resistance. The reading takes its character from Saturn, as it falls on this angle of the chart.
⚕ Traditional folklore, not medical guidance.
Sources: Lilly, Christian Astrology (1647) · Ptolemy, Tetrabiblos, trans. Ashmand (1822)
Saturn sextile Midheaven
ChallengingSaturn, a malefic, in the sextile to the Midheaven, lends limitation, endurance and time in support of honour, career and public standing, with least resistance. The reading takes its character from Saturn, as it falls on this angle of the chart.
💼 Offered for interest, not professional or financial advice.
Sources: Lilly, Christian Astrology (1647) · Ptolemy, Tetrabiblos, trans. Ashmand (1822)
✦ References
All readings on this page are built from these public-domain works.
- Lilly, Christian Astrology (1647)
- Ptolemy, Tetrabiblos, trans. Ashmand (1822)
- Raphael, A Manual of Astrology (1828)
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