Famous birth charts · Alan Alda
Alan Alda’s chart in full
Born January 28, 1936, Manhattan, New York, United States. 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 Aquarius
The Free Thinker. Original, free and humane.
7°37′
Moon in Aries
The Quick Flame. Quick to flare, quick to forgive.
7°32′
Mercury in Aquariusretrograde
The Inventor. The original thinker.
14°38′
Venus in Capricorn
Venus moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn at 9:01 a.m. that day, local time: in Sagittarius for a birth before then, in Capricorn for one after.
0°09′
Mars in Pisces
The Gentle Warrior. Strength that flows round.
11°03′
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Jupiter in Sagittarius
The Globetrotter. The horizon is the point.
17°06′
Saturn in Pisces
The Kind Realist. Boundaries for a big heart.
8°41′
Uranus in Taurus
1°41′
Neptune in Virgoretrograde
16°21′
Pluto in Cancerretrograde
26°03′
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 Capricorn
The direction his life grows in: Capricorn, ambitious and patient.
12°31′
Chiron in Gemini
In Gemini, Chiron is an old fear of not being heard, which becomes a gift for finding the words others lack.
11°05′
Black Moon Lilith in Libra
In Libra, Lilith is the one who stops keeping the peace at any price.
2°11′
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.
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 drive (Mars in Pisces) and his imagination (Neptune in Virgo) face each other across the wheel, and his optimism (Jupiter in Sagittarius) 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 sextile the Moon almost exact at 0.1°
His purpose and his feelings are on the same side: the life he chooses and the comfort he needs go together.
Jupiter square Neptune almost exact at 0.8°
His hopes run ahead of what is real, and he learns to check a beautiful idea against the facts.
Mars sextile North Node close at 1.5°
Courage moves him forward, and each bold step takes him further along his path.
Venus trine Uranus close at 1.5°
He loves the unusual: original taste, unexpected friendships and a style all his own.
Mercury quincunx Neptune close at 1.7°
Meaning comes to him before the words do, and clear speech follows the feeling.
Mars conjunction Saturn close at 2.4°
Controlled force: he works with patience and grit, and he finishes what he starts.
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Mercury sextile Jupiter close at 2.5°
A generous, wide-ranging mind: he learns easily, tells a good story and sees the big picture.
Neptune trine North Node wide at 3.8°
Imagination helps him forward, through art, ideals and care for others.
Saturn sextile North Node wide at 3.9°
Discipline helps him grow: patience and hard work keep him on course.
Mars opposition Neptune wide at 5.3°
Drive and dreams mix uneasily: the goal is clear to him, and the way to it harder to see.
Uranus square Pluto wide at 5.6°
Upheaval and the urge to break free run strong, and he pushes for change rather than waiting for it.
The Sun square Uranus wide at 5.9°
He needs room to be himself, and any rule that fits too tightly gets broken.
Mars square Jupiter wide at 6.1°
He takes on more than any one person can, and his boldness runs ahead of his plans.
The Sun conjunction Mercury wide at 7.0°
His mind and his identity are close together: he speaks as he thinks, and his ideas are part of who he is.
Saturn opposition Neptune wide at 7.7°
The dream and the hard work seldom agree on terms: his discipline and his imagination ask different things of him.
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
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