Reference facts
Conjunction at a glance
- Calculation symbol
- ☌
- Exact angle
- 0°
- Relationship
- concentrated integration
- Interpretive tone
- integration
Core meaning
What the Conjunction means
The conjunction concentrates two planetary functions in one place. Because the points are geometrically close, their symbolism is read together rather than as two functions operating at a clear distance from one another. That concentration can be coherent and forceful, but it can also make it harder to distinguish the needs of one function from the other. The planets involved, their signs, houses, and the closeness of the aspect all remain essential context.
Repository interpretation data describes the conjunction as concentrated integration. It combines rather than automatically harmonises. Similar aims may become highly focused, while different needs may be compressed into the same channel and require conscious differentiation.
Angular geometry
From observed separation to orb difference
Exact conjunction is 0°. An observed separation of 2.4°, for example, has an orb difference of 2.4° because the calculation compares the observed separation with 0°. Longitudes close to 359° and 1° can still be conjunct because chart calculation uses the smallest angular separation across the zodiac boundary.
Exact angle
The canonical target for this aspect: 0°.
Separation
The smallest observed angular distance between the two calculated points.
Orb difference
The absolute difference between observed separation and 0°.
Repository orb policies
Maximum orb depends on context
These values are separate calculation policies, not competing universal claims. The exact 0° geometry remains the same in every context.
Current-sky and natal planet aspects
±8°
Used by the repository's default planet-to-planet major-aspect calculation, including the natal chart's planetary aspects.
Personal transit-to-natal aspects
±3°
Used when a current transiting planet is compared with a natal planet in the personal transit system.
Compatibility and Synastry aspects
±6°
Used when a supported point in Person A's chart is compared with a supported point in Person B's chart.
Opportunity
Constructive expression
combine both functions around one clear intention.
Challenge
What needs care
avoid letting one function overwhelm or blur the other.
Practical reading guidance
Relate two planetary functions without overclaiming
Identify both planetary functions before combining their meanings. Ask what becomes concentrated, where the functions reinforce one another, and where one could overwhelm or blur the other. Do not classify every conjunction as favourable or difficult without considering the actual planets and chart context.
- ✦Read both planets before interpreting their combined emphasis.
- ✦Check the observed separation and the orb policy used by the relevant calculation context.
- ✦A conjunction is integration and concentration, not a universal good or bad classification.
Birth Chart relevance
Natal Conjunction
In a birth chart, a conjunction describes two natal planetary functions that are closely linked in the chart's permanent geometry. It can make their interaction prominent, but this reference does not establish that any particular conjunction exists in an individual's chart.
Compatibility relevance
Synastry Conjunction
In Synastry, a conjunction can describe a concentrated cross-chart interaction between one person's supported point and the other person's supported point. It does not establish relationship history, compatibility quality, commitment, destiny, or future outcomes.