Explain astrology aspects with AI

Give the assistant a relationship to explain

A planet-sign reading considers one placement. An aspect reading asks how two planetary functions relate. In Western interpretation, Mercury and Saturn might bring communication into contact with structure; Venus and Mars might connect attraction with initiative. The aspect describes a type of relationship, while the signs and houses provide further context.

Begin with a checked aspect entry from your chart tool, or the two calculated longitudes needed to verify one. StarScore's birth chart result supplies planetary positions, but currently does not include a natal aspect table. The arithmetic exercise below shows how to examine one candidate pair without implying that every pair forms a major aspect.

Keep geometry and interpretation in two columns

The five major aspects in the aspects and orbs guide use the following target angles. The descriptive words are traditional interpretive shorthand. They are a starting vocabulary for asking questions about the two planets, rather than properties measured by the angle calculation.

Work through one angle by hand

Convert each sign position to a longitude from 0° to 360°. Aries begins at 0°, Taurus at 30°, Gemini at 60°, and each following sign adds another 30°. Add the degree within the sign. If minutes are shown, divide them by 60 before adding them as a decimal degree.

Subtract the smaller longitude from the larger. If that difference exceeds 180°, subtract it from 360° to get the smaller separation around the circle. Compare that separation with the target aspect angle. The absolute difference from the target is the orb for that candidate aspect.

Hypothetical geometry example: one supplied position is 10° Aries and another is 13° Leo. Their longitudes are 10° and 133°, giving a separation of 123°. Compared with a trine at 120°, the orb is 3°. These are invented teaching coordinates, not today's sky or a person's birth chart.

The zero-degree boundary needs the same circular treatment. Two hypothetical positions at 359° and 1° are 2° apart, not 358°. Write the intermediate numbers beside the answer so an AI explanation can be checked against the arithmetic.

Choose the orb rule before selecting aspects

An aspect becomes part of a reading when it meets the tolerance used by that method. Different astrologers use different orbs, sometimes varying them by planet or aspect. Record the rule before collecting pairs. Otherwise you may keep widening the tolerance until a preferred story appears.

StarScore publishes its transit-orb conventions on the method page. Those describe the site's transit readings. When studying natal aspects, state the natal convention you have chosen rather than silently treating a transit setting as a universal rule.

Use a prompt that gives both planets a role

Explain this checked natal aspect in modern Western astrology: [planet A] [aspect] [planet B], orb [value]. Supplied signs and houses: [entries or unavailable]. First describe each planet's symbolic function. Then explain the aspect's relationship between them. Offer one constructive expression and one possible difficulty, followed by a practical reflection question. Preserve the supplied geometry.

Ask a follow-up: "What does the second planet contribute that would be missing from a reading of the first planet alone?" This catches explanations that merely repeat a familiar sign description. You can then add the house context without losing the relationship between the two functions.

Compare a tension with an easier expression

Choose one checked aspect and describe an ordinary situation that might involve both themes. In a hypothetical Mercury-Saturn exercise, that could be preparing a presentation. The interpretation might explore clear structure and careful preparation alongside repeated editing or hesitation. Ask which part of the symbolism supports each possibility.

Write a small action to try, such as separating drafting from reviewing, and observe how the situation develops. The action comes from your chosen reflection exercise. It is not an event predicted by the angle. Record examples that do not fit the reading as well as those that do.

Know what a static pair cannot tell you

Two positions alone do not establish whether an aspect is applying or separating. That requires information about how the separation is changing. If your supplied table omits that information, leave the phase open. A confident adjective cannot replace the missing motion data.

Keep natal aspects, transits and inter-chart comparisons labelled separately. They can use similar geometry while asking different interpretive questions. Finish by saving the pair, calculation settings, chosen orb rule and your own notes so the next discussion starts from the same relationship.