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How two signs actually meet

Compatibility is not a mood. Two signs sit a fixed number of degrees apart on the wheel, and that angle — plus their elements and their mode of operating — is what astrologers are reading when they say two people “work”.

First sign
Second sign
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Rare alignment

♌Leo·Sagittarius♐

Aspect120° apart

△Trine

shared element; the current runs the same way in both of you.

ElementsFire + Fire

Two fires burn hot and burn fast. Momentum is never the problem; the brakes are.

ModeFixed + Mutable

Fixed meets mutable. Different tempos: one of you sets the pace and the other decides how long it lasts. This is usually the pairing's quiet advantage.

The aspects, briefly

What the symbols mean

☌Conjunction0°

Same sign. Instant recognition, and nowhere to hide.

⚹Sextile60°

Compatible elements. Easy company, low friction.

□Square90°

Same mode, clashing element. Productive tension.

△Trine120°

Same element. The current runs the same way.

☍Opposition180°

Opposite ends of one axis. Magnetic, and blind-spotted.