Famous birth charts · Anthony Bourdain
Anthony Bourdain’s chart in full
Born June 25, 1956, New York City, New York, 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 Cancer
The Protector. Home, memory and care.
4°02′
Moon in Aquarius
The Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius at 11:26 a.m. that day, local time: in Capricorn for a birth before then, in Aquarius for one after.
0°17′
Mercury in Gemini
The Quick Wit. The messenger at home.
12°19′
Venus in Geminiretrograde
The Charmer. Love through conversation.
28°40′
Mars in Pisces
The Gentle Warrior. Strength that flows round.
11°29′
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Jupiter in Leo
The Big Heart. A generous heart, on display.
27°53′
Saturn in Scorpioretrograde
The Stalwart. Strength under pressure.
27°07′
Uranus in Leo
0°50′
Neptune in Libraretrograde
27°42′
Pluto in Leo
26°39′
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 Sagittarius
The direction his life grows in: Sagittarius, free and far-ranging.
7°59′
Chiron in Aquarius
In Aquarius, Chiron is the ache of not quite fitting in, and a gift for making room for every outsider.
10°53′
Black Moon Lilith in Capricorn
In Capricorn, Lilith is an ambition that has stopped waiting its turn.
22°30′
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 optimism, his independence and his intensity (Jupiter, Uranus and Pluto) gather in Leo, 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 feelings (the Moon in Aquarius) and his independence (Uranus in Leo) face each other across the wheel, and his imagination (Neptune in Libra) 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.
Jupiter sextile Neptune almost exact at 0.2°
Faith and imagination together: he believed in people and ideals, and that belief was catching.
Saturn square Pluto almost exact at 0.5°
Heavy demands and hard limits: he faced a great deal of pressure and came out tougher for it.
The Moon opposition Uranus almost exact at 0.6°
His moods changed without warning, and he wanted closeness and room to breathe at the same time.
Jupiter square Saturn almost exact at 0.8°
Growth and caution kept checking each other: he moved forward in bursts, then paused to consolidate.
Venus sextile Jupiter almost exact at 0.8°
Affection came to him with generosity attached: his heart and his optimism helped each other.
Mercury square Mars almost exact at 0.8°
Sharp words and a sharp mind: he argued well, sometimes too well, and a debate was a kind of sport to him.
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Venus trine Neptune close at 1.0°
A romantic with an artist’s eye: he saw the beauty in people and made it visible to others.
Neptune sextile Pluto close at 1.0°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
Jupiter conjunction Pluto close at 1.2°
Large ambitions and the will to see them through: he worked on a grand scale.
Venus quincunx Saturn close at 1.6°
He kept weighing pleasure against duty, and joy came once the work was done.
Venus sextile Pluto close at 2.0°
He loved with depth and loyalty, and the bonds he formed changed both people.
The Moon square Neptune close at 2.6°
His feelings and his imagination pulled in different directions: he lived between what was real and what he longed for.
Uranus square Neptune wide at 3.1°
The urge for change and the longing for ideals clashed, and he lived with both.
Mars square North Node wide at 3.5°
Old fights and the way forward disagreed, and he grew by choosing which battles mattered.
Saturn trine Uranus wide at 3.7°
Old and new sat well together: he could change things without throwing out what worked.
The Sun quincunx North Node wide at 3.9°
The way forward asked him to bend habits that felt like part of who he was.
Mercury opposition North Node wide at 4.3°
Old ideas and the way forward were at odds, and he learned new ways of thinking to move on.
The Sun conjunction Venus wide at 5.4°
Charm came naturally: taste, warmth and a love of beautiful things were close to his core.
The Sun sextile Jupiter wide at 6.2°
His confidence came easily and spread: he thought big, and other people wanted to come along.
The Sun trine Neptune wide at 6.3°
Imagination and identity worked together: he could become a character, a mood or an idea, and make others believe in it.
The Sun trine Mars wide at 7.4°
His purpose and his drive worked together: once he decided on something, he moved 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 earth at all, so the practical, settled side was the one he had to find.
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