Cycle Phases
and on around. As you can see, aside from the
conjunction and opposition aspects (top and bottom
center), there are two of each aspect, one set on the left
or waxing side of the chart and one set on the right or
waning side of the chart. The aspects proceed from
conjunction (0 degrees) to semisquare (45 degrees) to
sextile (60 degrees) to square (90 degrees) to trine (120
degrees) to sesquiquadrate (135 degrees) to inconjunct
(150 degrees) to opposition (180 degrees) and back.
In any cycle, the movement is from the most inward
point to the most outward point and back again. This is
true of all cycles: the cycle of the heartbeat, the cycle of
the breath, the 24-hour cycle of earth's rotation, the
lunar cycle, the yearly cycle of the signs, and so on; still
larger cycles, for instance that of the Sun orbiting the
Galactic Center, take millions of years to complete.