Aspects · Beginner
Sextile
Two bodies 60° apart; astrologers read it as an easy link that offers an opportunity if acted on.
Sextiles usually join signs of compatible elements (fire with air, earth with water). Astrologers treat it as the milder of the two harmonious aspects.
- How it is worked out
- Two bodies 60° apart along the ecliptic, within the allowed orb.
Sources
- Ptolemy, Tetrabiblos I.13, “Of the Aspects of the Signs” (Robbins translation, 1940) (opens in a new tab) historical
- Astrodienst AstroWiki: Aspects (opens in a new tab) practitioner
Written for Cool Moon Facts in its own words. An astrology source documents what astrologers believe or practise; it does not establish that astrology works.