South Node in Astrology — The Familiar

Archetype

release

Orbital period

~18.6 year cycle (retrograde in motion)

Sign transit

~18 months per sign

Keywords

pastcomfortoverdonereturn

Other point bodies

Not bodies but mathematical points. Each carries its own distinct weight in the chart.

The Forward Path

North Node

The unfamiliar direction your life is asking you to grow toward. Never the path of least resistance.

The Untamed

Black Moon Lilith

The part of you that refuses to be domesticated. Sovereignty as instinct, not ideology.

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Last reviewed April 18, 2026

South Node everywhere in the chart

Every sign, house, and aspect South Node can form

South Node in each sign (12)

Aries Taurus Gemini Cancer Leo Virgo Libra Scorpio Sagittarius Capricorn Aquarius Pisces

South Node in each house (12)

1st House 2nd House 3rd House 4th House 5th House 6th House 7th House 8th House 9th House 10th House 11th House 12th House

South Node's aspects (60)

Sun — conjunction Sun — sextile Sun — square Sun — trine Sun — opposition Moon — conjunction Moon — sextile Moon — square Moon — trine Moon — opposition Mercury — conjunction Mercury — sextile Mercury — square Mercury — trine Mercury — opposition Venus — conjunction Venus — sextile Venus — square Venus — trine Venus — opposition Mars — conjunction Mars — sextile Mars — square Mars — trine Mars — opposition Jupiter — conjunction Jupiter — sextile Jupiter — square Jupiter — trine Jupiter — opposition Saturn — conjunction Saturn — sextile Saturn — square Saturn — trine Saturn — opposition Uranus — conjunction Uranus — sextile Uranus — square Uranus — trine Uranus — opposition Neptune — conjunction Neptune — sextile Neptune — square Neptune — trine Neptune — opposition Pluto — conjunction Pluto — sextile Pluto — square Pluto — trine Pluto — opposition North Node — conjunction North Node — sextile North Node — square North Node — trine North Node — opposition Chiron — conjunction Chiron — sextile Chiron — square Chiron — trine Chiron — opposition

South Node

Keywords

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Every sign, house, and aspect South Node can form

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