Sextile

A sextile occurs when two planets are 60 degrees apart, sitting one sign apart with a friendly elemental relationship (fire/air or earth/water). Sextiles are harmonious but, unlike trines, require active participation — the energy is available if you reach for it. Sun sextile Jupiter produces opportunities for growth that don't show up unannounced. Venus sextile Mars connects love and desire in a way that becomes alive when acted on. The orb is typically 5 degrees, tighter than trines. Sextiles are particularly relevant in transit work — a transiting outer planet sextile to a natal personal planet often coincides with a window where something becomes possible that wasn't before.