Square

Square — planets at a right angle, their themes interfere with each other and demand action. The tension here is internal and constant: it cannot be waited out, but can be turned into a skill. Most genuine abilities have grown from squares, not trines.

Observe which planets are in square and in which houses: this is the point where a skill must be developed. A square with Saturn provides endurance through restriction, a square with Mars offers the ability to act without destroying.

An aspect is rarely exact to the minute. The orb is the allowable deviation from the exact angle at which the aspect is still considered active. An angle of 88 degrees with an orb of 7 is a square with a 2‑degree deviation, and the smaller the deviation, the stronger the aspect manifests.

An aspect is called applying if the deviation from the exact angle is decreasing, and separating if it is increasing. The platform checks this by shifting the calculation forward by 0.2 days. An applying aspect is still gaining strength, a separating one has already completed its effect.