Famous birth charts · Alan Watts
Alan Watts’ chart in full
Born January 6, 1915, Kent, United Kingdom. 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 Capricorn
The Architect. Ambitious, patient and dry.
15°06′
Moon in Virgo
The Mender. Care in the details.
14°46′
Mercury in Capricorn
The Planner. Foundations first.
15°36′
Venus in Sagittarius
The Adventurer. Love as an adventure.
3°29′
Mars in Capricorn
The Achiever. The disciplined climb.
11°39′
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Jupiter in Aquarius
The Visionary. Faith in a better way.
23°32′
Saturn in Geminiretrograde
The Serious Student. A serious mind.
27°33′
Uranus in Aquarius
10°09′
Neptune in Cancerretrograde
29°27′
Pluto in Cancerretrograde
0°55′
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 Aquarius
The direction his life grows in: Aquarius, independent and original.
27°10′
Chiron in Pisces
In Pisces, Chiron is a tenderness that feels everything a little too much, and a gift for quiet compassion.
15°08′
Black Moon Lilith in Taurus
In Taurus, Lilith is an appetite for pleasure that sees no need to apologise.
15°13′
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 drive (the Sun, Mercury and Mars) gather in Capricorn, and that part of life drew his attention first.
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 the Moon almost exact at 0.3°
His purpose and his feelings were on the same side: the life he chose and the comfort he needed went together.
Saturn trine North Node almost exact at 0.4°
Discipline helped him grow: patience and hard work kept him on course.
The Sun conjunction Mercury almost exact at 0.5°
His mind and his identity were close together: he spoke as he thought, and his ideas were part of who he was.
The Moon trine Mercury almost exact at 0.8°
Feeling and thought spoke the same language: he could put a mood into words, and his words carried feeling.
Neptune quincunx North Node close at 2.3°
He grew by testing his ideals against real life, again and again.
Venus quincunx Pluto close at 2.6°
Affection and the need for control kept getting in each other’s way, and trust took him time.
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Saturn conjunction Pluto wide at 3.4°
Iron will and great patience: he built slowly and for keeps.
The Sun conjunction Mars wide at 3.4°
Purpose and drive in one place: he was quick to start, quick to compete and hard to stop.
Jupiter conjunction North Node wide at 3.6°
Generosity was part of his path: teaching, travel and big ideas moved him forward.
Pluto trine North Node wide at 3.8°
Deep change helped him forward: each time he started over, he went further.
Mercury conjunction Mars wide at 4.0°
He thought fast and spoke faster: his mind liked a contest, and his words had an edge.
Jupiter trine Saturn wide at 4.0°
Hope and caution in balance: he dreamed big and planned carefully, and both helped.
Venus trine Neptune wide at 4.0°
A romantic with an artist’s eye: he saw the beauty in people and made it visible to others.
Venus square North Node wide at 6.3°
What felt comfortable in love and what helped him grow were different things, and he chose between them more than once.
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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