Aspects
Sesquiquadrate
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Sesquiquadrate is a 135-degree aspect, also called sesquisquare, showing persistent pressure, friction, and adjustment after a square-like conflict.
A Sesquiquadrate is a 135-degree hard minor aspect with persistent friction.
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At a glance
- In astrology
- The sesquiquadrate belongs to the square family and is one square plus one semi-square.
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A Sesquiquadrate is a 135-degree hard minor aspect with persistent friction.
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The story behind Sesquiquadrate
Modern astrologers often use the sesquiquadrate when reading finer patterns of conflict and stress.
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The spiritual meaning of Sesquiquadrate
Spiritually, Sesquiquadrate asks what pressure has returned because the first adjustment was incomplete.
Why Sesquiquadrate matters
Sesquiquadrate matters because it describes pressure that is not always obvious at first glance but keeps demanding correction.
Sesquiquadrate in practice: an example
Moon sesquiquadrate Uranus can show emotional restlessness, sudden mood shifts, or the need for freedom inside security.
Where readings of Sesquiquadrate go wrong
The usual misreading is to inflate every sesquiquadrate into a life-defining problem. Exactness and repetition matter.
Sources and editorial method
This entry summarizes the tradition in the Almanac's own words; where no source is listed, it is an editorial summary rather than a primary text, and symbolic readings are named as the tradition's, not as fact.
- Source
- The Great Almanac Dictionary
- Category
- Aspects
- Last updated
- 2026-09-26
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Common questions
What is a sesquiquadrate?
Sesquiquadrate is a 135-degree aspect, also called sesquisquare, showing persistent pressure, friction, and adjustment after a square-like conflict.
Where does a sesquiquadrate come from?
Modern astrologers often use the sesquiquadrate when reading finer patterns of conflict and stress.
What does a sesquiquadrate mean in astrology?
The sesquiquadrate belongs to the square family and is one square plus one semi-square.
What does a sesquiquadrate look like in a birth chart?
Moon sesquiquadrate Uranus can show emotional restlessness, sudden mood shifts, or the need for freedom inside security.
What does a sesquiquadrate mean spiritually?
Spiritually, Sesquiquadrate asks what pressure has returned because the first adjustment was incomplete.
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