Famous birth charts · Alexander Graham Bell
Alexander Graham Bell’s chart in full
Born March 3, 1847, Edinburgh, 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.
12°19′
Moon in Virgo
The Moon moved from Virgo into Libra at 5:49 p.m. that day, local time: in Virgo for a birth before then, in Libra for one after.
27°09′
Mercury in Pisces
The Poet. Knowing without explaining.
25°15′
Venus in Aries
The Chaser. Love at first sight.
0°49′
Mars in Capricorn
The Achiever. The disciplined climb.
14°52′
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Jupiter in Gemini
The Curious Learner. Faith in the next question.
8°10′
Saturn in Pisces
The Kind Realist. Boundaries for a big heart.
4°26′
Uranus in Aries
12°25′
Neptune in Aquarius
28°23′
Pluto in Aries
24°28′
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 Libra
The direction his life grows in: Libra, graceful and fair.
19°06′
Chiron in Libra
In Libra, Chiron is a soft spot around being chosen and kept, and a gift for making others feel met as equals.
23°32′
Black Moon Lilith in Virgo
In Virgo, Lilith is a set of private standards, kept for their own sake and not to please.
14°47′
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 discipline (the Sun, Mercury and Saturn) gather in Pisces, and that part of life drew his attention first.
Stellium
Three or more planets gathered in one sign or one house, so that part of the chart speaks loudest.
In his chart, his heart, his independence and his intensity (Venus, Uranus and Pluto) gather in Aries, 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 Moon opposition Mercury close at 1.9°
His head and his feelings argued: he knew what he thought before he knew what he felt, or the other way round.
Mars square Uranus close at 2.4°
Restless and quick to rebel: he pushed against limits, and sudden decisions came with the territory.
The Sun sextile Mars close at 2.5°
His purpose and his drive worked together: once he decided on something, he moved on it fast.
The Moon opposition Venus wide at 3.7°
What comforted him and what he loved were different things, so his heart and his moods kept negotiating.
Jupiter square Saturn wide at 3.7°
Growth and caution kept checking each other: he moved forward in bursts, then paused to consolidate.
Neptune sextile Pluto wide at 3.9°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
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The Sun square Jupiter wide at 4.2°
He reached for more than one life could hold: big plans, big promises, and a habit of saying yes before counting the hours.
Mars square North Node wide at 4.2°
Old fights and the way forward disagreed, and he grew by choosing which battles mattered.
Jupiter sextile Uranus wide at 4.3°
Sudden openings: he spotted new chances early and jumped at them.
Pluto opposition North Node wide at 5.4°
Old attachments held him back from the way forward, and he grew by letting some things go.
Mercury conjunction Venus wide at 5.6°
Words with charm in them: he had an ear for a beautiful phrase, and people liked listening to him.
Saturn conjunction Neptune wide at 6.0°
He took dreams seriously and gave them structure, and his ideals had to prove themselves.
Uranus opposition North Node wide at 6.7°
The way forward asked for steadiness, and the urge for change kept breaking in.
The Sun conjunction Saturn wide at 7.9°
Serious from early on: purpose and duty were one thing to him, and he treated his own life as work to be done well.
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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