Famous birth charts · Andie MacDowell
Andie MacDowell’s chart in full
Born April 21, 1958, Gaffney, South Carolina, United States. 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 Taurus
The Gardener. Steady, sensual and sure.
1°05′
Moon in Taurus
The Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini at 1:03 p.m. that day, local time: in Taurus for a birth before then, in Gemini for one after.
29°28′
Mercury in Ariesretrograde
The Spark. First to speak.
22°51′
Venus in Pisces
The Tender Heart. Love without limits.
15°12′
Mars in Aquarius
The Rebel. Rebel with a cause.
26°02′
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Jupiter in Libraretrograde
The Connector. Faith in fairness.
26°13′
Saturn in Sagittariusretrograde
The Wise Teacher. Belief that has been tested.
25°29′
Uranus in Leo
7°33′
Neptune in Scorpioretrograde
3°29′
Pluto in Leoretrograde
29°53′
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 Scorpio
The direction her life grows in: Scorpio, intense and private.
1°16′
Chiron in Aquarius
In Aquarius, Chiron is the ache of not quite fitting in, and a gift for making room for every outsider.
22°03′
Black Moon Lilith in Aries
In Aries, Lilith is a temper and an independence that ask nobody’s permission.
6°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.
Grand trine
Three planets in an easy triangle, each in flowing contact with the other two: a gift that comes without effort.
In her chart, her identity, her discipline and her intensity (the Sun in Taurus, Saturn in Sagittarius and Pluto in Leo) make the triangle, so these come to her naturally.
T-square
Two planets pull against each other, and a third stands at right angles to both, where the strain gathers.
In her chart, her identity (the Sun in Taurus) and her imagination (Neptune in Scorpio) face each other across the wheel, and her independence (Uranus in Leo) takes the strain: the part of her that works 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.
The Sun opposition North Node almost exact at 0.2°
Being herself and growing ask for different things, and her biggest steps forward come when she stretches past her habits.
Mars trine Jupiter almost exact at 0.2°
Big drive and big confidence: she goes after large goals, and her enthusiasm carries others along.
The Moon square Pluto almost exact at 0.4°
She loves hard and holds on hard, and letting go takes her a long time.
Mars sextile Saturn almost exact at 0.6°
Her drive and her discipline work together easily: she can push hard and keep going.
Jupiter sextile Saturn almost exact at 0.8°
Hope and caution in balance: she dreams big and plans carefully, and both help.
The Sun trine Pluto close at 1.2°
A quiet strength: under pressure she grows more focused, and she knows how to start over.
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Pluto sextile North Node close at 1.4°
Deep change helps her forward: each time she starts over, she goes further.
Neptune conjunction North Node close at 2.2°
A path lit by imagination: she follows a vision more than a plan.
The Sun opposition Neptune close at 2.4°
The self she knows and the image others see drift apart at times, and she works to keep hold of the real one.
Mercury trine Saturn close at 2.6°
A patient, exact mind: she chooses every word, and her thinking gets sharper with practice.
Mercury sextile Mars wide at 3.2°
A quick, direct mind: she makes decisions fast and says what she means.
Mercury opposition Jupiter wide at 3.4°
Big ideas and loose details: she thinks on a large scale, and the small print is where things get away from her.
Neptune sextile Pluto wide at 3.6°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
Jupiter sextile Pluto wide at 3.7°
Ambition with depth: she knows how to build influence, and she uses it to make big changes.
Mars opposition Pluto wide at 3.9°
A fierce will: she meets opposition head on, and a fight brings out her full strength.
Uranus square Neptune wide at 4.1°
The urge for change and the longing for ideals clash, and she lives with both.
Saturn trine Pluto wide at 4.4°
Endurance: she can work through hard times, and what she builds survives pressure.
The Sun opposition Jupiter wide at 4.9°
She reaches for more than one life can hold: big plans, big promises, and a habit of saying yes before counting the hours.
Jupiter conjunction North Node wide at 5.0°
Generosity is part of her path: teaching, travel and big ideas move her forward.
The Sun sextile Mars wide at 5.0°
Her purpose and her drive work together: once she decides on something, she moves on it fast.
Mars trine North Node wide at 5.2°
Courage moves her forward, and each bold step takes her further along her path.
The Sun trine Saturn wide at 5.6°
Purpose and patience work as a team: she builds slowly and gets better with every year.
Uranus square North Node wide at 6.3°
The way forward asks for steadiness, and the urge for change keeps breaking in.
The Sun square Uranus wide at 6.5°
She needs room to be herself, and any rule that fits too tightly gets broken.
Jupiter conjunction Neptune wide at 7.3°
A dreamer’s faith: she believes in something larger, and her compassion and her hopes go together.
The Sun conjunction Mercury wide at 8.2°
Her mind and her identity are close together: she speaks as she thinks, and her ideas are part of who she 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
The Moon changed sign that day; it is counted where it stood at noon.
Standing alone: Venus. It makes no major aspect, so her heart goes its own way, and she loves on her own terms.
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