Minor Aspect

The semi-square

Any aspect that is not a major aspect, i.e. all aspects apart from the conjunction, opposition, square, trine and sextile. When interpreting a chart, the minor aspects are considered to be of secondary importance to the major aspects.
The minor aspects are:

• Semi-Sextile (30 degrees)
• Quincunx (150 degrees)
• Quintile (72 degrees)
• Bi-Quintile (144 degrees)
• Semi-Square (45 degrees)
• Sesqui-Square (135 degrees)
• Semi-Quintile (36 degrees)
• Septile (51 degrees 26 minutes)
• Nonile (40 degrees)

The following aspects are rarely used:

• Semi-Octile (22.5 degrees)
• Squile (75 degrees)
• Squine (105 degrees)
• Tri-Decile (108 degrees)
• Quindecile (165 degrees)

See also

• Aspect Pattern
• Aspect Figures:
  • Yod
  • Thor's Hammer

Weblinks

• Astrodienst: Aspects (Brief Introduction to Astrology)
• Minor Aspects in the Natal Chart, by Transit, and by Progression(Lynn Koiner, 1996/2020)
• The Classical Origin & Traditional Use of Aspects (Deborah Houlding 1995/ 2004)
• Theodor Landscheidt: The Golden Section: A Building Block Of Cyclic Structure (Considerations X-1, Mount Kisco 1995)
• Donna Cunningham: Understanding Quintiles—What’s YOUR Talent? (2010)

Bibliography

• Nick Kollerstrom and Mike O'Neill: The Eureka Effect: Astrology of Scientific Discovery 76 pages. Caer Sidi Publications, 1994; Urania Trust, Windsor (Berkshire) 1996 ISBN 978-1871989038

On Quintiles and Septiles