Famous birth charts · Adam McKay
Adam McKay’s chart in full
Born April 17, 1968, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The chart is cast for noon on the day, and everything shown here held all day long.
Point at a body or a sign to see its connections.
The chart, fact by fact
Planets
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The ten bodies astrology reads: the Sun, the Moon and eight planets. The planet says which part of a person it speaks for, the sign says how that part behaves, and the house says where in life it shows.
Sun in Aries
The Pioneer. First in, first to try.
27°44′
Moon in Capricorn
The Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn at 11:23 a.m. that day, local time: in Sagittarius for a birth before then, in Capricorn for one after.
0°22′
Mercury in Aries
The Spark. First to speak.
19°49′
Venus in Aries
The Chaser. Love at first sight.
10°50′
Mars in Taurus
The Stayer. Slow to start, impossible to stop.
15°07′
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Jupiter in Leoretrograde
The Big Heart. A generous heart, on display.
25°51′
Saturn in Aries
The Independent. Courage that learned to wait.
16°57′
Uranus in Virgoretrograde
25°55′
Neptune in Scorpioretrograde
25°54′
Pluto in Virgoretrograde
20°38′
Beyond the planets
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Points read beside the planets. The rising sign, or Ascendant, is the sign coming up over the eastern horizon at the minute of birth: the first impression. The Midheaven is the highest point of the sky: career and public life. The North Node is where the Moon’s path crosses the Sun’s: the direction a life grows in. Chiron, a small body between Saturn and Uranus, is a lifelong sore spot and the gift it leaves for others. Black Moon Lilith, where the Moon’s orbit swings farthest from Earth, is what a person keeps untamed.
North Node in Aries
The direction his life grows in: Aries, bold and direct.
18°41′
Chiron in Aries
In Aries, Chiron is a doubt about the right to go first, and with it a talent for giving others their nerve.
0°56′
Black Moon Lilith in Taurus
In Taurus, Lilith is an appetite for pleasure that sees no need to apologise.
23°06′
The rising sign and the Midheaven need the birth time to the minute, so they are left out.
Patterns
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When several aspects lock into one shape, such as a triangle or a cross, the planets in it act together, and the shape says how: easily, under strain, or with one planet as the focus.
Stellium
Three or more planets gathered in one sign or one house, so that part of the chart speaks loudest.
In his chart, his identity, his mind, his heart and his discipline (the Sun, Mercury, Venus and Saturn) gather in Aries, and that part of life draws his attention first.
Yod
Two planets in easy contact both point awkwardly at a third, which becomes the focus: a talent that takes constant adjusting.
In his chart, his independence (Uranus in Virgo) and his imagination (Neptune in Scorpio) both point at his identity (the Sun in Aries), the part of him that keeps needing adjustment and gives his life its focus.
Aspects by strength
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An aspect is a set angle between two bodies in the sky at birth. Some angles flow, some rub, and some fuse two bodies into one. The number is how far the angle is from exact: the smaller it is, the stronger the link.
Only the aspects that held from the first minute of the day to the last are shown; each figure is for noon.
Jupiter square Neptune exact at 0.0°
His hopes run ahead of what is real, and he learns to check a beautiful idea against the facts.
Uranus sextile Neptune exact at 0.0°
Change and idealism go together: new ideas come wrapped in dreams of a better world.
Mercury quincunx Pluto almost exact at 0.8°
What he knows and what he says need careful managing, and secrets sit uneasily with him.
Mercury conjunction North Node close at 1.1°
Ideas and talk set his course: he finds his direction by learning and talking things through.
Saturn conjunction North Node close at 1.7°
A serious path: growing asks for patience, and he gives it.
The Sun quincunx Uranus close at 1.8°
His restlessness keeps testing his plans, so he changes course more than once to stay true to himself.
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The Sun quincunx Neptune close at 1.8°
He keeps redrawing the line between the life he has and the life he imagines.
The Sun trine Jupiter close at 1.9°
His confidence comes easily and spreads: he thinks big, and other people want to come along.
Pluto quincunx North Node close at 2.0°
He keeps giving up a little control to keep growing.
Mercury conjunction Saturn close at 2.9°
Serious thoughts: he says less than he knows, and what he says holds up.
Uranus conjunction Pluto wide at 5.3°
Born into a time of upheaval: he wants radical change, and wants it at once.
Mars trine Pluto wide at 5.5°
Stamina and willpower: he keeps going long after others stop, and he does his best work under pressure.
Venus conjunction Saturn wide at 6.1°
Serious about love: he gives affection slowly, and once given, it stays given.
The Sun conjunction Mercury wide at 7.9°
His mind and his identity are close together: he speaks as he thinks, and his ideas are part of who he is.
The Sun conjunction North Node wide at 9.1°
His identity and his direction in life line up: the more fully he becomes himself, the further he goes.
Chart signature
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The chart’s balance at a glance: which of the four elements and three modes it leans on, which body is most connected, and any body standing alone.
Elements
Modes
The Moon changed sign that day; it is counted where it stood at noon.
No air at all, so stepping back to talk a thing through takes deliberate effort.
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