Famous birth charts · Allen Ginsberg
Allen Ginsberg’s chart in full
Born June 3, 1926, Newark, New Jersey, 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 Gemini
The Messenger. Curious and many-sided.
12°18′
Moon in Pisces
The Tide. Tender, and stronger than it looks.
16°37′
Mercury in Gemini
The Quick Wit. The messenger at home.
11°01′
Venus in Taurus
The Keeper. Slow, sensual and loyal.
0°57′
Mars in Pisces
The Gentle Warrior. Strength that flows round.
22°06′
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Jupiter in Aquarius
The Visionary. Faith in a better way.
26°55′
Saturn in Scorpioretrograde
The Stalwart. Strength under pressure.
21°19′
Uranus in Pisces
29°03′
Neptune in Leo
22°15′
Pluto in Cancer
13°26′
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 Cancer
The direction his life grows in: Cancer, protective and caring.
16°55′
Chiron in Taurus
In Taurus, Chiron is a tender place around worth and having enough, and a gift for helping others feel secure.
0°29′
Black Moon Lilith in Leo
In Leo, Lilith is the wish to be seen whole, without shrinking to suit anyone.
29°17′
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 drive and his independence (the Moon, Mars and Uranus) gather in Pisces, and that part of life drew his attention first.
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 optimism (Jupiter in Aquarius) and his imagination (Neptune in Leo) face each other across the wheel, and his discipline (Saturn in Scorpio) took the strain: the part of him that worked 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.
Mars quincunx Neptune almost exact at 0.2°
His drive and his imagination spoke different languages: he went after something before he could say what it was.
The Moon trine North Node almost exact at 0.3°
What comforted him also moved him forward: his instincts pointed the right way.
Mars trine Saturn almost exact at 0.8°
His drive and his discipline worked together easily: he could push hard and keep going.
Saturn square Neptune almost exact at 0.9°
The dream and the hard work seldom agreed on terms: his discipline and his imagination asked different things of him.
The Sun conjunction Mercury close at 1.3°
His mind and his identity were close together: he spoke as he thought, and his ideas were part of who he was.
Pluto conjunction North Node wide at 3.5°
A path of transformation: his direction in life asked him to change himself completely, more than once.
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Venus sextile Jupiter wide at 4.0°
Affection came to him with generosity attached: his heart and his optimism helped each other.
Saturn trine North Node wide at 4.4°
Discipline helped him grow: patience and hard work kept him on course.
Jupiter opposition Neptune wide at 4.7°
His hopes ran ahead of what was real, and he learned to check a beautiful idea against the facts.
Mars trine North Node wide at 5.2°
Courage moved him forward, and each bold step took him further along his path.
Jupiter square Saturn wide at 5.6°
Growth and caution kept checking each other: he moved forward in bursts, then paused to consolidate.
Mars conjunction Uranus wide at 7.0°
Electric: he acted on impulse, loved a risk and refused to be told what to do.
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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