aspects
An aspect is an angular relationship between two planets — it describes how their energies interact. In astrology, your birth chart is a snapshot of where every planet was when you were born. When the Moon moves through the sky and forms an aspect with one of those planets, it briefly activates that relationship, shaping the emotional tone of the day in a way that's specific to your chart.
The five main aspects are conjunction (same position), sextile (60°), square (90°), trine (120°), and opposition (180°). Each creates a different dynamic — from friction to flow to alignment.
When you see an aspect listed in your weekly email, it's one of two kinds:
Natal aspects are angles the Moon forms with planets from your birth chart — the positions frozen at the moment you were born. These are personal. Two people born under different charts will experience the same week very differently because the Moon is activating different natal planets for each of them. This is what makes your horoscope yours.
Transiting aspects are angles the Moon forms with planets as they move through the sky right now. These affect everyone at the same time — a Moon-Mars square on a Tuesday puts some friction in the air for all of us, regardless of chart. They set the general tone of the day.
Both matter. Natal aspects explain how the collective mood lands for you specifically. Transiting aspects explain what everyone around you is also feeling. The most significant days tend to be when both lines up — when the Moon's current position forms aspects with both your natal chart and the current sky.