MODULE 4 · ASPECTS · LESSON 5 OF 6

Orb is the volume knob

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THE THESIS

An orb is how far an aspect sits from exact. The tighter the orb, the louder the aspect — a volume knob ranking which connections matter most.

The explanation

Two planets rarely form an exact angle; usually they sit a few degrees off. That gap is called the orb, and it tells you how strong the aspect runs. A tight orb, close to exact, is read in tradition as loud and central to your chart. A wide orb whispers — present, but easy to overlook. Think of the orb as a volume knob. It helps astrologers rank which aspects deserve the most attention, so a chart full of connections does not turn into noise. The orb measures nothing about your worth. It only sorts which themes stand out most clearly for you to explore.

LOOK AT YOUR OWN CHART · 24 June 1996, 14:20, Barcelona

Your tightest aspect: Mars trine Chiron, orb 0°10′

Point	Position	Detail
Mars — Chiron	trine	0°10′
Moon — Saturn	opposition	0°18′
Chiron — Ascendant	conjunction	0°19′
Mars — Ascendant	trine	0°29′
Venus — North Node	trine	0°31′
Venus — South Node	sextile	0°31′
Jupiter — North Node	square	0°32′
Jupiter — South Node	square	0°32′
Pluto — Lilith	trine	0°44′
Chiron — Midheaven	square	1°00′
Saturn — Ascendant	opposition	1°04′
Ascendant — Midheaven	square	1°19′
Moon — Ascendant	conjunction	1°22′
Saturn — Chiron	opposition	1°22′
Mars — Saturn	sextile	1°33′
Moon — Chiron	conjunction	1°41′
Mercury — North Node	trine	1°45′
Mercury — South Node	sextile	1°45′
Moon — Mars	trine	1°51′
Mercury — Venus	conjunction	2°16′
Saturn — Midheaven	square	2°23′
Moon — Midheaven	square	2°41′
Moon — Uranus	trine	2°50′
Uranus — Pluto	sextile	2°52′
Saturn — Uranus	sextile	3°09′
Neptune — Lilith	opposition	3°10′
Sun — Moon	square	3°20′
Uranus — Lilith	opposition	3°36′
Sun — Saturn	square	3°39′
Neptune — Pluto	sextile	3°54′
Uranus — Ascendant	trine	4°12′
Uranus — Chiron	trine	4°31′
Venus — Mars	conjunction	4°31′
Mars — Uranus	trine	4°42′
Venus — Chiron	trine	4°42′
Sun — Ascendant	square	4°42′
Jupiter — Midheaven	opposition	4°45′
Sun — Chiron	square	5°01′
Sun — Midheaven	conjunction	6°02′
Moon — Venus	trine	6°22′
Moon — North Node	conjunction	6°54′
Moon — South Node	opposition	6°54′

Computed from your birth data with Swiss Ephemeris. Change nothing, get the same numbers.

EXAMPLE CHART

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