Famous birth charts · Alexandre Desplat
Alexandre Desplat’s chart in full
Born August 23, 1961, 20th arrondissement of Paris, France. 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 Virgo
The Sun moved from Leo into Virgo at 10:19 a.m. that day, local time: in Leo for a birth before then, in Virgo for one after.
0°04′
Moon in Capricorn
The Steady Hand. Steady feeling, kept in check.
22°18′
Mercury in Virgo
The Analyst. The editor’s eye.
8°42′
Venus in Cancer
The Nurturer. Love that makes a home.
22°48′
Mars in Libra
The Negotiator. A fighter for fairness.
4°06′
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Jupiter in Capricornretrograde
The Steward. Faith earned, not given.
28°50′
Saturn in Capricornretrograde
The Master Builder. Built to last.
24°13′
Uranus in Leo
26°24′
Neptune in Scorpio
8°51′
Pluto in Virgo
7°35′
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.
27°13′
Chiron in Pisces
In Pisces, Chiron is a tenderness that feels everything a little too much, and a gift for quiet compassion.
4°28′
Black Moon Lilith in Leo
In Leo, Lilith is the wish to be seen whole, without shrinking to suit anyone.
22°36′
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 feelings, his optimism and his discipline (the Moon, Jupiter and Saturn) gather in Capricorn, and that part of life draws 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.
Mercury sextile Neptune almost exact at 0.1°
He thinks in pictures and music: his words carry a mood, and his imagination gives his ideas colour.
The Moon opposition Venus almost exact at 0.5°
What comforts him and what he loves are different things, so his heart and his moods keep negotiating.
Uranus conjunction North Node almost exact at 0.8°
An unusual path: his direction in life comes through sudden turns and fresh starts.
Mercury conjunction Pluto close at 1.1°
He thinks like a detective: nothing is taken at face value, and he remembers everything.
The Sun quincunx Jupiter close at 1.2°
He keeps fitting his ambitions to his purpose, and some big plans have to wait.
Neptune sextile Pluto close at 1.3°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
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Venus opposition Saturn close at 1.4°
Love feels like something to be earned, and he holds back until he is sure of it.
Jupiter quincunx North Node close at 1.6°
Some hopes have to be let go to fit the way forward, and he chooses which ones.
The Moon conjunction Saturn close at 1.9°
Self-contained: he keeps his feelings in order, and he gives comfort in practical ways rather than in words.
Saturn quincunx Uranus close at 2.2°
When to keep the rules and when to break them takes constant deciding.
Jupiter quincunx Uranus close at 2.4°
His hopes and his restlessness keep changing places, and he redraws his plans more than once.
The Sun conjunction North Node close at 2.9°
His identity and his direction in life line up: the more fully he becomes himself, the further he goes.
The Sun conjunction Uranus wide at 3.7°
Born original: his identity and his need for freedom are the same thing, and he surprises people, himself included.
Jupiter conjunction Saturn wide at 4.6°
Optimism with a plan: his hopes are practical, and he builds them slowly into something real.
Mars trine Jupiter wide at 5.3°
Big drive and big confidence: he goes after large goals, and his enthusiasm carries others along.
Venus opposition Jupiter wide at 6.0°
He loves too much of a good thing: pleasure, praise and grand gestures run past what one life can use.
The Sun conjunction Pluto wide at 7.5°
Intensity at the centre: he wants the whole truth about everything, himself first, and he remakes himself more than once to reach it.
The Sun conjunction Mercury wide at 8.6°
His mind and his identity are close together: he speaks as he thinks, and his ideas are part of who he is.
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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