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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

Conjunction

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.