Famous birth charts · Anton Chekhov
Anton Chekhov’s chart in full
Born January 29, 1860, Taganrog, Russia. 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 Aquarius
The Free Thinker. Original, free and humane.
8°46′
Moon in Aries
The Quick Flame. Quick to flare, quick to forgive.
18°05′
Mercury in Capricorn
The Planner. Foundations first.
24°27′
Venus in Pisces
The Tender Heart. Love without limits.
8°24′
Mars in Scorpio
The Strategist. Will under a still surface.
28°49′
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Jupiter in Cancerretrograde
The Generous Host. A home with room for more.
17°52′
Saturn in Leoretrograde
The Reluctant Star. Earned confidence.
23°45′
Uranus in Geminiretrograde
3°47′
Neptune in Pisces
25°10′
Pluto in Taurus
6°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 Aquarius
The direction his life grows in: Aquarius, independent and original.
11°08′
Chiron in Aquarius
In Aquarius, Chiron is the ache of not quite fitting in, and a gift for making room for every outsider.
21°40′
Black Moon Lilith in Aquarius
In Aquarius, Lilith is the outsider’s streak, at its best when it does not fit in.
29°52′
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.
Yod
Two planets in easy contact both point awkwardly at a third, which becomes the focus: a talent that takes constant adjusting.
In his chart, his mind (Mercury in Capricorn) and his imagination (Neptune in Pisces) both point at his discipline (Saturn in Leo), the part of him that kept needing adjustment and gave his life its focus.
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 square Jupiter almost exact at 0.2°
His feelings ran large: he wanted more comfort, more company and more of everything than any one day gave.
Mercury quincunx Saturn almost exact at 0.7°
Speaking freely and speaking carefully took constant balancing, and he weighed words before letting them go.
Mercury sextile Neptune almost exact at 0.7°
He thought in pictures and music: his words carried a mood, and his imagination gave his ideas colour.
Saturn quincunx Neptune close at 1.4°
Duty and dreams kept trading places as the priority.
Venus sextile Pluto close at 1.8°
He loved with depth and loyalty, and the bonds he formed changed both people.
The Sun square Pluto close at 2.2°
Nothing about him was halfway: he insisted on running his own life, and the struggle made him formidable.
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The Sun conjunction North Node close at 2.4°
His identity and his direction in life lined up: the more fully he became himself, the further he went.
Mars trine Neptune wide at 3.6°
He worked for ideals: his drive came alive for a cause, a role or a dream.
Mercury sextile Mars wide at 4.4°
A quick, direct mind: he made decisions fast and said what he meant.
Pluto square North Node wide at 4.6°
Old attachments held him back from the way forward, and he grew by letting some things go.
Venus square Uranus wide at 4.6°
Love came in sudden starts and stops: he fell for people quickly and needed room just as quickly.
Mars opposition Uranus wide at 5.0°
Restless and quick to rebel: he pushed against limits, and sudden decisions came with the territory.
The Sun trine Uranus wide at 5.0°
Independence came easily: he did things his own way, and people found it refreshing rather than rude.
Mars square Saturn wide at 5.1°
Drive with the brakes on: he wanted to move, something held him back, and the friction made him tough.
Mercury opposition Jupiter wide at 6.6°
Big ideas and loose details: he thought on a large scale, and the small print was where things got away from him.
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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