Famous birth charts · Aki Kaurismäki
Aki Kaurismäki’s chart in full
Born April 4, 1957, Orimattila, Finland. 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 Aries
The Pioneer. First in, first to try.
14°22′
Moon in Gemini
The Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini at 9:31 a.m. that day, local time: in Taurus for a birth before then, in Gemini for one after.
1°21′
Mercury in Aries
The Spark. First to speak.
28°59′
Venus in Aries
The Chaser. Love at first sight.
11°46′
Mars in Gemini
The Multitasker. Quick with the comeback.
11°01′
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Jupiter in Virgoretrograde
The Improver. Faith in the useful.
24°40′
Saturn in Sagittariusretrograde
The Wise Teacher. Belief that has been tested.
14°12′
Uranus in Leoretrograde
2°53′
Neptune in Scorpioretrograde
1°42′
Pluto in Leoretrograde
28°13′
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.
20°01′
Chiron in Aquarius
In Aquarius, Chiron is the ache of not quite fitting in, and a gift for making room for every outsider.
16°12′
Black Moon Lilith in Aquarius
In Aquarius, Lilith is the outsider’s streak, at its best when it does not fit in.
24°07′
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 and his heart (the Sun, Mercury and Venus) gather in Aries, and that part of life draws his attention first.
T-square
Two planets pull against each other, and a third stands at right angles to both, where the strain gathers.
In his chart, his mind (Mercury in Aries) and his imagination (Neptune in Scorpio) face each other across the wheel, and his independence (Uranus in Leo) takes the strain: the part of him that works hardest.
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 trine Saturn almost exact at 0.2°
Purpose and patience work as a team: he builds slowly and gets better with every year.
Venus sextile Mars almost exact at 0.8°
Charm and desire work together: he knows what he wants in love and how to win it.
Mercury trine Pluto almost exact at 0.8°
A probing mind: he gets to the bottom of things, and his words have power when he chooses to use them.
Uranus square Neptune close at 1.2°
The urge for change and the longing for ideals clash, and he lives with both.
Venus trine Saturn close at 2.4°
Loyal in love: he chooses carefully, and what he builds with people lasts.
The Sun conjunction Venus close at 2.6°
Charm comes naturally: taste, warmth and a love of beautiful things are close to his core.
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Mercury opposition Neptune close at 2.7°
Facts and dreams blur together in his mind: wonderful for stories, harder when details matter.
Mars opposition Saturn wide at 3.2°
Drive with the brakes on: he wants to move, something holds him back, and the friction makes him tough.
The Sun sextile Mars wide at 3.4°
His purpose and his drive work together: once he decides on something, he moves on it fast.
Neptune sextile Pluto wide at 3.5°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
Mercury square Uranus wide at 3.9°
His mind runs ahead of the conversation: he says the unexpected thing, and not everyone is ready to hear it.
Jupiter sextile North Node wide at 4.7°
Hope helps him grow: faith in what is possible keeps him moving forward.
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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