Famous birth charts · Ainsley Harriott
Ainsley Harriott’s chart in full
Born February 28, 1957, Northampton, United Kingdom. The chart is cast for noon on the day, and everything shown here held all day long.
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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 Pisces
The Dreamer. Gentle, dreamy and deep.
9°39′
Moon in Aquarius
The Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces at 6:25 p.m. that day, local time: in Aquarius for a birth before then, in Pisces for one after.
26°49′
Mercury in Aquarius
The Inventor. The original thinker.
23°26′
Venus in Aquarius
The Kindred Spirit. Friend first, lover too.
28°18′
Mars in Taurus
The Stayer. Slow to start, impossible to stop.
19°06′
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Jupiter in Virgoretrograde
The Improver. Faith in the useful.
29°03′
Saturn in Sagittarius
The Wise Teacher. Belief that has been tested.
13°51′
Uranus in Leoretrograde
3°34′
Neptune in Scorpioretrograde
2°25′
Pluto in Leoretrograde
28°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.
22°42′
Chiron in Aquarius
In Aquarius, Chiron is the ache of not quite fitting in, and a gift for making room for every outsider.
14°02′
Black Moon Lilith in Aquarius
In Aquarius, Lilith is the outsider’s streak, at its best when it does not fit in.
20°13′
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.
Venus opposition Pluto almost exact at 0.7°
Love comes with high stakes: intense attachments, and a need to know exactly where he stands.
Mercury square North Node almost exact at 0.7°
Old ideas and the way forward are at odds, and he learns new ways of thinking to move on.
Venus quincunx Jupiter almost exact at 0.7°
His taste and his appetite for more need adjusting: he keeps learning what is enough.
Uranus square Neptune close at 1.2°
The urge for change and the longing for ideals clash, and he lives with both.
The Moon conjunction Venus close at 1.5°
Tenderness through and through: he needs beauty and affection the way others need air.
The Moon opposition Pluto close at 2.1°
He loves hard and holds on hard, and letting go takes him a long time.
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The Moon conjunction Mercury wide at 3.4°
He thinks with his feelings: memory, mood and wit come together, and his words give away what he feels.
Neptune sextile Pluto wide at 3.5°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
Mars opposition North Node wide at 3.6°
Old fights and the way forward disagree, and he grows by choosing which battles matter.
Venus trine Neptune wide at 4.1°
A romantic with an artist’s eye: he sees the beauty in people and makes it visible to others.
The Sun square Saturn wide at 4.2°
Self-belief comes slowly and has to be earned, one result at a time, and every result counts.
Mercury square Mars wide at 4.3°
Sharp words and a sharp mind: he argues well, sometimes too well, and a debate is a kind of sport to him.
Jupiter sextile Uranus wide at 4.5°
Sudden openings: he spots new chances early and jumps at them.
Mercury conjunction Venus wide at 4.9°
Words with charm in them: he has an ear for a beautiful phrase, and people like listening to him.
Mercury opposition Pluto wide at 5.5°
His words have force: he speaks to persuade, and he keeps his own counsel until the right moment.
Venus square North Node wide at 5.6°
What feels comfortable in love and what helps him grow are different things, and he chooses between them more than once.
Pluto square North Node wide at 6.2°
Old attachments hold him back from the way forward, and he grows by letting some things go.
The Sun trine Neptune wide at 7.2°
Imagination and identity work together: he can become a character, a mood or an idea, and make others believe in it.
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.
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