Famous birth charts · Ai Weiwei
Ai Weiwei’s chart in full
Born May 18, 1957, Beijing, China. 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 Taurus
The Gardener. Steady, sensual and sure.
26°57′
Moon in Capricorn
The Steady Hand. Steady feeling, kept in check.
17°39′
Mercury in Taurusretrograde
The Careful Thinker. Slow to decide, sure once decided.
10°01′
Venus in Gemini
The Charmer. Love through conversation.
5°47′
Mars in Cancer
The Defender. Fierce for its own.
8°29′
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Jupiter in Virgoretrograde
The Improver. Faith in the useful.
21°50′
Saturn in Sagittariusretrograde
The Wise Teacher. Belief that has been tested.
12°05′
Uranus in Leo
3°29′
Neptune in Scorpioretrograde
0°33′
Pluto in Leo
27°57′
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 Scorpio
The direction his life grows in: Scorpio, intense and private.
19°38′
Chiron in Aquarius
In Aquarius, Chiron is the ache of not quite fitting in, and a gift for making room for every outsider.
17°26′
Black Moon Lilith in Aquarius
In Aquarius, Lilith is the outsider’s streak, at its best when it does not fit in.
29°02′
The rising sign and the Midheaven need the birth time to the minute, so they are left out.
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.
The Sun square Pluto close at 1.0°
Nothing about him is halfway: he insists on running his own life, and the struggle makes him formidable.
Mercury sextile Mars close at 1.5°
A quick, direct mind: he makes decisions fast and says what he means.
Mercury quincunx Saturn close at 2.1°
Speaking freely and speaking carefully take constant balancing, and he weighs words before letting them go.
Jupiter sextile North Node close at 2.2°
Hope helps him grow: faith in what is possible keeps him moving forward.
Venus sextile Uranus close at 2.3°
He loves the unusual: original taste, unexpected friendships and a style all his own.
Neptune sextile Pluto close at 2.6°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
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Uranus square Neptune close at 3.0°
The urge for change and the longing for ideals clash, and he lives with both.
The Sun quincunx Neptune wide at 3.6°
He keeps redrawing the line between the life he has and the life he imagines.
The Sun trine Jupiter wide at 5.1°
His confidence comes easily and spreads: he thinks big, and other people want to come along.
Venus opposition Saturn wide at 6.3°
Love feels like something to be earned, and he holds back until he is sure of it.
Mercury square Uranus wide at 6.5°
His mind runs ahead of the conversation: he says the unexpected thing, and not everyone is ready to hear it.
The Sun opposition North Node wide at 7.3°
Being himself and growing ask for different things, and his biggest steps forward come when he stretches past his habits.
The Sun conjunction Venus wide at 8.8°
Charm comes naturally: taste, warmth and a love of beautiful things are close to his core.
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
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