Sabian Symbols are a set of 360 symbolic images, one for every degree of the zodiac. That means every planet and important point in your birth chart has its own symbol attached to the exact degree where it falls. Your Sun has one. Your Moon has one. Your Ascendant, Venus, Mars, Midheaven, nodes, and the rest of your chart do too.
These symbols add another layer to astrology. Instead of only telling you *where* something is in your chart, they give you an image to sit with—a scene, an idea, a metaphor, or sometimes something that feels oddly specific.
You don’t have to take them literally. Think of them as symbolic prompts. Read the image, notice what stands out to you, and then consider it alongside the planet or point it belongs to. A symbol connected to Venus may speak through love, values, and relationships, while the same kind of symbolism connected to Saturn may show up through responsibility, limits, or growth.
Some symbols will make immediate sense. Others may not click until much later. That’s part of the fun. Choose any placement below to explore its Sabian Symbol and see what that image adds to the story of your chart.
6° Gemini
Workers drill deep into the earth for oil
Read the symbol interpretation
You have to drill down.
This degree is about going beneath the obvious because you suspect there's something useful buried underneath. Information, talent, money, motivation, a secret, the real reason somebody is acting the way they're acting—something is down there, and you're not satisfied with the surface answer.
But drilling takes effort, and not every hole has oil in it. That's important. You can become so convinced that there's something hidden that you keep digging long after the evidence says there's probably nothing there.
At its best, though, this is fantastic research energy. Don't just tell me what happened. Tell me why.
Mercury or Pluto here can be relentless researchers. Mars may attack a problem until it cracks. Saturn can give the patience to dig for years. On the MC, investigation, research, journalism, psychology, science or anything that involves getting underneath the obvious could fit very naturally.
Here is what yours can look like.
These are Nichole’s sample cards. Create a free EasyAstro account and save your birth chart to replace them with your own Ascendant, Sun and Moon Sabian cards.
Find a Sabian Symbol
Pick the sign first, then the degree from 1–30.
There is no single official interpretation you have to accept. Treat the image like a tiny symbolic doorway: notice what it reminds you of, what feels strange, and what becomes more interesting when you connect it to the planet or point occupying that degree.
See the symbols woven through your own chart.
Make a free EasyAstro account and save your birth chart. This space will automatically gather the Sabian Symbol for each of your main placements.