Famous birth charts · Alexander Van der Bellen
Alexander Van der Bellen’s chart in full
Born January 18, 1944, Vienna, Austria. 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 Capricorn
The Architect. Ambitious, patient and dry.
27°14′
Moon in Libra
The Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio at 9:28 p.m. that day, local time: in Libra for a birth before then, in Scorpio for one after.
25°05′
Mercury in Capricornretrograde
The Planner. Foundations first.
8°49′
Venus in Sagittarius
The Adventurer. Love as an adventure.
18°17′
Mars in Gemini
The Multitasker. Quick with the comeback.
5°17′
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Jupiter in Leoretrograde
The Big Heart. A generous heart, on display.
25°05′
Saturn in Geminiretrograde
The Serious Student. A serious mind.
20°40′
Uranus in Geminiretrograde
5°06′
Neptune in Libraretrograde
4°12′
Pluto in Leoretrograde
7°50′
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 Leo
The direction his life grows in: Leo, warm and dramatic.
6°50′
Chiron in Virgo
In Virgo, Chiron is the sense that no effort is ever quite enough, and a gift for patient, practical help.
15°30′
Black Moon Lilith in Leo
In Leo, Lilith is the wish to be seen whole, without shrinking to suit anyone.
26°31′
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 drive, his discipline and his independence (Mars, Saturn and Uranus) gather in Gemini, and that part of life draws his attention first.
Grand trine
Three planets in an easy triangle, each in flowing contact with the other two: a gift that comes without effort.
In his chart, his identity, his drive and his imagination (the Sun in Capricorn, Mars in Gemini and Neptune in Libra) make the triangle, so these come to him naturally.
Grand trine
Three planets in an easy triangle, each in flowing contact with the other two: a gift that comes without effort.
In his chart, his identity, his independence and his imagination (the Sun in Capricorn, Uranus in Gemini and Neptune in Libra) make the triangle, so these come to him naturally.
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 sextile Jupiter exact at 0.0°
Good-hearted and generous: he feels looked after by life, and he passes that on.
Mars conjunction Uranus almost exact at 0.2°
Electric: he acts on impulse, loves a risk and refuses to be told what to do.
Uranus trine Neptune almost exact at 0.9°
Change and idealism go together: new ideas come wrapped in dreams of a better world.
Mercury quincunx Pluto close at 1.0°
What he knows and what he says need careful managing, and secrets sit uneasily with him.
Pluto conjunction North Node close at 1.0°
A path of transformation: his direction in life asks him to change himself completely, more than once.
Mars trine Neptune close at 1.1°
He works for ideals: his drive comes alive for a cause, a role or a dream.
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Mars sextile North Node close at 1.6°
Courage moves him forward, and each bold step takes him further along his path.
Uranus sextile North Node close at 1.7°
Change helps him forward: he grows by trying the new.
Mercury quincunx North Node close at 2.0°
His habits of thought need small, steady changes to fit the way forward.
The Sun quincunx Jupiter close at 2.1°
He keeps fitting his ambitions to his purpose, and some big plans have to wait.
The Sun square the Moon close at 2.2°
The self he shows the world and the self he comes home to want different things, and he makes room for both.
Venus opposition Saturn close at 2.4°
Love feels like something to be earned, and he holds back until he is sure of it.
Mars sextile Pluto close at 2.5°
Stamina and willpower: he keeps going long after others stop, and he does his best work under pressure.
Neptune sextile North Node close at 2.6°
Imagination helps him forward, through art, ideals and care for others.
Uranus sextile Pluto close at 2.7°
He can help change things at the root, and upheaval suits him.
Neptune sextile Pluto wide at 3.6°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
Jupiter sextile Saturn wide at 4.4°
Hope and caution in balance: he dreams big and plans carefully, and both help.
Mercury square Neptune wide at 4.6°
Facts and dreams blur together in his mind: wonderful for stories, harder when details matter.
The Sun trine Neptune wide at 7.0°
Imagination and identity work together: he can become a character, a mood or an idea, and make others believe in it.
The Sun trine Uranus wide at 7.9°
Independence comes easily: he does things his own way, and people find it refreshing rather than rude.
The Sun trine Mars wide at 8.0°
His purpose and his drive work together: once he decides on something, he moves on it fast.
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.
No water at all, so feelings come out in actions more than in words.
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