Famous birth charts · Alain de Botton
Alain de Botton’s chart in full
Born December 20, 1969, Zurich, Switzerland. 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 Sagittarius
The Explorer. Honest, free and far-seeing.
28°24′
Moon in Taurus
The Hearth. Calm, sensual and steady.
21°25′
Mercury in Capricorn
The Planner. Foundations first.
16°18′
Venus in Sagittarius
The Adventurer. Love as an adventure.
19°56′
Mars in Pisces
The Gentle Warrior. Strength that flows round.
3°38′
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Jupiter in Scorpio
The Researcher. Faith in what lies beneath.
0°37′
Saturn in Taurusretrograde
The Slow Builder. Security built by hand.
2°15′
Uranus in Libra
8°31′
Neptune in Scorpio
29°31′
Pluto in Virgo
27°22′
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 Pisces
The direction his life grows in: Pisces, dreamy and compassionate.
15°29′
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.
2°23′
Black Moon Lilith in Leo
In Leo, Lilith is the wish to be seen whole, without shrinking to suit anyone.
1°29′
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.
Mercury sextile North Node almost exact at 0.8°
His way with words helps him find his direction, and the right ideas come at the right time.
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.
Mars sextile Saturn close at 1.4°
His drive and his discipline work together easily: he can push hard and keep going.
Jupiter opposition Saturn close at 1.6°
Growth and caution keep checking each other: he moves forward in bursts, then pauses to consolidate.
Neptune sextile Pluto close at 2.1°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
The Sun sextile Jupiter close at 2.2°
His confidence comes easily and spreads: he thinks big, and other people want to come along.
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Saturn quincunx Neptune close at 2.7°
Duty and dreams keep trading places as the priority.
Mars trine Jupiter close at 3.0°
Big drive and big confidence: he goes after large goals, and his enthusiasm carries others along.
The Sun trine Saturn wide at 3.9°
Purpose and patience work as a team: he builds slowly and gets better with every year.
Mars square Neptune wide at 4.1°
Drive and dreams mix uneasily: the goal is clear to him, and the way to it harder to see.
Venus square North Node wide at 4.5°
What feels comfortable in love and what helps him grow are different things, and he chooses between them more than once.
The Sun sextile Mars wide at 5.2°
His purpose and his drive work together: once he decides on something, he moves on it fast.
The Sun conjunction Venus wide at 8.5°
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
Modes
Standing alone: Uranus. It makes no major aspect, so his independent streak runs on its own, unchecked by the rest of the chart.
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