Quintile

The quintile separates two planets by 72 degrees, one fifth of the circle. It belongs to the harmonic series of five, associated since the Keplerian tradition with talent, creativity, and the capacity to give unique form to something. It is not an aspect of easy flow or tension: it belongs to a different category, one that marks a latent ability, a particular way of doing or seeing that can be developed with practice and intention. In synastry, a quintile between two people suggests that, in that area of life, together they can generate something original, a way of relating or creating that would not be possible separately. It guarantees nothing: it is a signal of potential that needs to be activated. The typical orb is 1 to 2 degrees.