Famous birth charts · Art Garfunkel
Art Garfunkel’s chart in full
Born November 5, 1941, Forest Hills, 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 Scorpio
The Detective. Intense, private and loyal.
12°54′
Moon in Gemini
The Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini at 10:53 a.m. that day, local time: in Taurus for a birth before then, in Gemini for one after.
0°34′
Mercury in Libra
The Mediator. Both sides of the question.
26°23′
Venus in Sagittarius
The Adventurer. Love as an adventure.
29°13′
Mars in Ariesretrograde
The Trailblazer. First through the door.
11°13′
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Jupiter in Geminiretrograde
The Curious Learner. Faith in the next question.
20°18′
Saturn in Taurusretrograde
The Slow Builder. Security built by hand.
26°02′
Uranus in Taurusretrograde
28°58′
Neptune in Virgo
29°00′
Pluto in Leo
5°47′
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 Virgo
The direction his life grows in: Virgo, precise and helpful.
21°30′
Chiron in Leo
In Leo, Chiron is a quiet doubt about deserving the light, and a gift for helping others shine without apology.
14°09′
Black Moon Lilith in Taurus
In Taurus, Lilith is an appetite for pleasure that sees no need to apologise.
26°58′
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 Libra) and his heart (Venus in Sagittarius) both point at his independence (Uranus in Taurus), the part of him that keeps needing adjustment and gives 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.
Uranus trine Neptune exact at 0.0°
Change and idealism go together: new ideas come wrapped in dreams of a better world.
Venus square Neptune almost exact at 0.2°
He loves the dream of a person, and the real one has to compete with it.
Venus quincunx Uranus almost exact at 0.2°
Affection and independence need constant trading off, and he keeps renegotiating the terms of his relationships.
Mercury quincunx Saturn almost exact at 0.3°
Speaking freely and speaking carefully take constant balancing, and he weighs words before letting them go.
Jupiter square North Node close at 1.2°
Easy hopes and the harder way forward go different ways, and real growth comes from the harder one.
The Moon trine Neptune close at 1.6°
He picks up what others feel before a word is said, and his compassion reaches far.
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The Moon conjunction Uranus close at 1.6°
Restless feelings: he feels most at home where things are new.
The Sun quincunx Mars close at 1.7°
Aim and action run at different speeds, and he spends real effort keeping them in step.
Mercury quincunx Uranus close at 2.6°
Ordinary logic and sudden insight need constant translating, and he spends time explaining how he gets there.
Mercury sextile Venus close at 2.8°
A graceful mind: he speaks kindly and well, and he knows how to say a hard thing gently.
Saturn conjunction Uranus close at 2.9°
Disciplined originality: he builds new things on solid foundations.
Saturn trine Neptune close at 3.0°
Practical dreams: he gives ideals a shape and works to make them real.
Saturn trine North Node wide at 4.5°
Discipline helps him grow: patience and hard work keep him on course.
Mars trine Pluto wide at 5.4°
Stamina and willpower: he keeps going long after others stop, and he does his best work under pressure.
Mercury trine Jupiter wide at 6.1°
A generous, wide-ranging mind: he learns easily, tells a good story and sees the big picture.
The Sun square Pluto wide at 7.1°
Nothing about him is halfway: he insists on running his own life, and the struggle makes him formidable.
Neptune conjunction North Node wide at 7.5°
A path lit by imagination: he follows a vision more than a plan.
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.
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