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Synastry aspect · 90° · orb 8°

Sun Square Venus Synastry

Sun square Venus in synastry means one partner's Sun sits about 90° from the other's Venus (orb ±8°), an angle read as friction. It turns up in 8.89% of couples born within five years of each other.

Each side on its own first: Sun in a birth chart, Venus in a birth chart and birth chart calculator.

In couples
8.89% about 1 in 11
Either way round
16.43% both ways: 1.35%
Angle
90° 3 signs apart · orb ±8°
Birth time
Not needed the date sets it

Simulation of 3 million couples, NASA JPL DE440.

The same aspect with one of these planets: Midheaven square Sun, Neptune square Sun, Mercury square Sun, Mars square Sun, Ascendant square Venus, Juno square Venus, Neptune square Venus and Jupiter square Venus.

Sun Square Venus Synastry: Meaning and How Common It Is

Checked against chance

How common is Sun square Venus in synastry?

Sun square Venus, counted three ways
Sun square Venus, counted three ways Sun square Venus, counted three ways: Couples ≤ 5 yrs apart 8.89%, Any two people, 1940–2010 8.9%, Planets spread evenly 8.89%. Couples ≤ 5 yrs apartCouples ≤ 5 yrs apart: 8.89%8.89%Any two people, 1940–2010Any two people, 1940–2010: 8.9%8.9%Planets spread evenlyPlanets spread evenly: 8.89%8.89%Source: AstroHot simulation, 3 million pairs, NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Couples ≤ 5 yrs apartCouples ≤ 5 yrs apart: 8.89%8.89%Any two people, 1940–2010Any two people, 1940–2010: 8.9%8.9%Planets spread evenlyPlanets spread evenly: 8.89%8.89%Source: AstroHot simulation, 3 million pairs, NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com

Both ways at once — each partner's Sun to the other's Venus, the "double whammy" — in 1.35% of couples, about one in 74. Born the same year or 39 years apart, couples land between 8.7% and 9.05%.

How the odds are calculated →

By sign

Which signs make Sun square Venus

Sign pairs that make Sun square Venus (shaded)
Sign pairs that make Sun square Venus (shaded) Sun in Aries: Venus in Cancer or Capricorn; Sun in Taurus: Venus in Leo or Aquarius; Sun in Gemini: Venus in Virgo or Pisces; Sun in Cancer: Venus in Aries or Libra; Sun in Leo: Venus in Taurus or Scorpio; Sun in Virgo: Venus in Gemini or Sagittarius; Sun in Libra: Venus in Cancer or Capricorn; Sun in Scorpio: Venus in Leo or Aquarius; Sun in Sagittarius: Venus in Virgo or Pisces; Sun in Capricorn: Venus in Aries or Libra; Sun in Aquarius: Venus in Taurus or Scorpio; Sun in Pisces: Venus in Gemini or Sagittarius. Venus’ sign →Sun’s sign →AriTauGemCanLeoVirLibScoSagCapAquPisAriSun in Aries, Venus in AriesSun in Aries, Venus in TaurusSun in Aries, Venus in GeminiSun in Aries, Venus in Cancer — forms itSun in Aries, Venus in LeoSun in Aries, Venus in VirgoSun in Aries, Venus in LibraSun in Aries, Venus in ScorpioSun in Aries, Venus in SagittariusSun in Aries, Venus in Capricorn — forms itSun in Aries, Venus in AquariusSun in Aries, Venus in PiscesTauSun in Taurus, Venus in AriesSun in Taurus, Venus in TaurusSun in Taurus, Venus in GeminiSun in Taurus, Venus in CancerSun in Taurus, Venus in Leo — forms itSun in Taurus, Venus in VirgoSun in Taurus, Venus in LibraSun in Taurus, Venus in ScorpioSun in Taurus, Venus in SagittariusSun in Taurus, Venus in CapricornSun in Taurus, Venus in Aquarius — forms itSun in Taurus, Venus in PiscesGemSun in Gemini, Venus in AriesSun in Gemini, Venus in TaurusSun in Gemini, Venus in GeminiSun in Gemini, Venus in CancerSun in Gemini, Venus in LeoSun in Gemini, Venus in Virgo — forms itSun in Gemini, Venus in LibraSun in Gemini, Venus in ScorpioSun in Gemini, Venus in SagittariusSun in Gemini, Venus in CapricornSun in Gemini, Venus in AquariusSun in Gemini, Venus in Pisces — forms itCanSun in Cancer, Venus in Aries — forms itSun in Cancer, Venus in TaurusSun in Cancer, Venus in GeminiSun in Cancer, Venus in CancerSun in Cancer, Venus in LeoSun in Cancer, Venus in VirgoSun in Cancer, Venus in Libra — forms itSun in Cancer, Venus in ScorpioSun in Cancer, Venus in SagittariusSun in Cancer, Venus in CapricornSun in Cancer, Venus in AquariusSun in Cancer, Venus in PiscesLeoSun in Leo, Venus in AriesSun in Leo, Venus in Taurus — forms itSun in Leo, Venus in GeminiSun in Leo, Venus in CancerSun in Leo, Venus in LeoSun in Leo, Venus in VirgoSun in Leo, Venus in LibraSun in Leo, Venus in Scorpio — forms itSun in Leo, Venus in SagittariusSun in Leo, Venus in CapricornSun in Leo, Venus in AquariusSun in Leo, Venus in PiscesVirSun in Virgo, Venus in AriesSun in Virgo, Venus in TaurusSun in Virgo, Venus in Gemini — forms itSun in Virgo, Venus in CancerSun in Virgo, Venus in LeoSun in Virgo, Venus in VirgoSun in Virgo, Venus in LibraSun in Virgo, Venus in ScorpioSun in Virgo, Venus in Sagittarius — forms itSun in Virgo, Venus in CapricornSun in Virgo, Venus in AquariusSun in Virgo, Venus in PiscesLibSun in Libra, Venus in AriesSun in Libra, Venus in TaurusSun in Libra, Venus in GeminiSun in Libra, Venus in Cancer — forms itSun in Libra, Venus in LeoSun in Libra, Venus in VirgoSun in Libra, Venus in LibraSun in Libra, Venus in ScorpioSun in Libra, Venus in SagittariusSun in Libra, Venus in Capricorn — forms itSun in Libra, Venus in AquariusSun in Libra, Venus in PiscesScoSun in Scorpio, Venus in AriesSun in Scorpio, Venus in TaurusSun in Scorpio, Venus in GeminiSun in Scorpio, Venus in CancerSun in Scorpio, Venus in Leo — forms itSun in Scorpio, Venus in VirgoSun in Scorpio, Venus in LibraSun in Scorpio, Venus in ScorpioSun in Scorpio, Venus in SagittariusSun in Scorpio, Venus in CapricornSun in Scorpio, Venus in Aquarius — forms itSun in Scorpio, Venus in PiscesSagSun in Sagittarius, Venus in AriesSun in Sagittarius, Venus in TaurusSun in Sagittarius, Venus in GeminiSun in Sagittarius, Venus in CancerSun in Sagittarius, Venus in LeoSun in Sagittarius, Venus in Virgo — forms itSun in Sagittarius, Venus in LibraSun in Sagittarius, Venus in ScorpioSun in Sagittarius, Venus in SagittariusSun in Sagittarius, Venus in CapricornSun in Sagittarius, Venus in AquariusSun in Sagittarius, Venus in Pisces — forms itCapSun in Capricorn, Venus in Aries — forms itSun in Capricorn, Venus in TaurusSun in Capricorn, Venus in GeminiSun in Capricorn, Venus in CancerSun in Capricorn, Venus in LeoSun in Capricorn, Venus in VirgoSun in Capricorn, Venus in Libra — forms itSun in Capricorn, Venus in ScorpioSun in Capricorn, Venus in SagittariusSun in Capricorn, Venus in CapricornSun in Capricorn, Venus in AquariusSun in Capricorn, Venus in PiscesAquSun in Aquarius, Venus in AriesSun in Aquarius, Venus in Taurus — forms itSun in Aquarius, Venus in GeminiSun in Aquarius, Venus in CancerSun in Aquarius, Venus in LeoSun in Aquarius, Venus in VirgoSun in Aquarius, Venus in LibraSun in Aquarius, Venus in Scorpio — forms itSun in Aquarius, Venus in SagittariusSun in Aquarius, Venus in CapricornSun in Aquarius, Venus in AquariusSun in Aquarius, Venus in PiscesPisSun in Pisces, Venus in AriesSun in Pisces, Venus in TaurusSun in Pisces, Venus in Gemini — forms itSun in Pisces, Venus in CancerSun in Pisces, Venus in LeoSun in Pisces, Venus in VirgoSun in Pisces, Venus in LibraSun in Pisces, Venus in ScorpioSun in Pisces, Venus in Sagittarius — forms itSun in Pisces, Venus in CapricornSun in Pisces, Venus in AquariusSun in Pisces, Venus in PiscesSource: tropical zodiac, counted by signastrohot.com

To check it by degree: the Sun at 10° Aquarius makes the square with Venus anywhere from 2° to 18° of Taurus or Scorpio — the 90° angle give or take 8°. The grid goes by sign, but the square also forms across a sign line: the Sun at 1° Aquarius and Venus at 29° Aries are 88° apart, a sextile by sign.

Between two people

What does Sun square Venus mean in synastry?

Appreciation with conditions. One person admires the other but wants them slightly different — smarter, calmer, more stylish — and the other feels it. It is mild, and it improves once taste stops being treated as a measure of worth.

The usual mistake

Where does Sun square Venus usually go wrong?

Appreciation with conditions. The Venus person keeps wanting the Sun person slightly different, and taste becomes a measure of worth.

Over time

How Sun square Venus plays out over time

  1. Early on. Attraction with conditions: the Venus person wants the Sun person slightly different.
  2. Under pressure. Disagreements about taste — clothes, friends, décor — start to feel like verdicts on whether the Sun person is good enough.
  3. Years in. It works when appreciation is unconditional and suggestions are rare.

Sun and Venus at other angles

At any angle: Who someone is, set beside what the other person finds lovely. This pairing is about admiration: whether each person feels appreciated for what they actually are.

The square among the Sun–Venus angles, % of couples
The square among the Sun–Venus angles, % of couples The square among the Sun–Venus angles, % of couples: Conjunction 0° 4.46%, Sextile 60° 6.69%, Square 90° 8.89%, Trine 120° 8.9%, Quincunx 150° 3.32%. Conjunction 0°Conjunction 0°: 4.46%4.46%Sextile 60°Sextile 60°: 6.69%6.69%Square 90°Square 90°: 8.89%8.89%Trine 120°Trine 120°: 8.9%8.9%Quincunx 150°Quincunx 150°: 3.32%3.32%Source: AstroHot simulation, 3 million pairs, NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com Conjunction 0°Conjunction 0°: 4.46%4.46%Sextile 60°Sextile 60°: 6.69%6.69%Square 90°Square 90°: 8.89%8.89%Trine 120°Trine 120°: 8.9%8.9%Quincunx 150°Quincunx 150°: 3.32%3.32%Source: AstroHot simulation, 3 million pairs, NASA JPL DE440astrohot.com
Conjunction 0° · 4.46% of couples Sextile 60° · 6.69% of couples Trine 120° · 8.9% of couples Quincunx 150° · 3.32% of couples

Next to Sun square Venus in our list of 382, which runs from the most asked-about down.

Moon square Pluto 90° · 8.87% of couples Saturn square Venus 90° · 8.93% of couples Mars trine Moon 120° · 8.89% of couples Moon square Venus 90° · 8.87% of couples

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