Opposition

Opposition – planets opposite each other, their themes pull in opposite directions and require a choice. Unlike a square, the tension is usually projected outward: the other side often appears as another person who does what the individual does not allow themselves.

Look at which houses the opposition connects: these are two areas of life competing for the same time and energy. A common pair is the sixth and twelfth, work and recovery. The answer is usually not choosing one side but alternating.

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.