Famous birth charts · Arthur C. Clarke
Arthur C. Clarke’s chart in full
Born December 16, 1917, Minehead, United Kingdom. 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 Sagittarius
The Explorer. Honest, free and far-seeing.
23°59′
Moon in Capricorn
The Steady Hand. Steady feeling, kept in check.
21°10′
Mercury in Capricorn
The Planner. Foundations first.
14°13′
Venus in Aquarius
The Kindred Spirit. Friend first, lover too.
10°11′
Mars in Virgo
The Craftsperson. The craftsman’s drive.
21°24′
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Jupiter in Geminiretrograde
The Curious Learner. Faith in the next question.
4°10′
Saturn in Leoretrograde
The Reluctant Star. Earned confidence.
14°10′
Uranus in Aquarius
20°43′
Neptune in Leoretrograde
6°45′
Pluto in Cancerretrograde
4°42′
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 Capricorn
The direction his life grows in: Capricorn, ambitious and patient.
1°30′
Chiron in Pisces
In Pisces, Chiron is a tenderness that feels everything a little too much, and a gift for quiet compassion.
25°27′
Black Moon Lilith in Virgo
In Virgo, Lilith is a set of private standards, kept for their own sake and not to please.
14°58′
The rising sign and the Midheaven need the birth time to the minute, so they are left out.
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.
Mercury quincunx Saturn almost exact at 0.1°
Speaking freely and speaking carefully took constant balancing, and he weighed words before letting them go.
The Moon trine Mars almost exact at 0.2°
His feelings turned straight into action: when something mattered, he did something about it.
Mars quincunx Uranus almost exact at 0.7°
Effort and restlessness kept catching each other off guard, and his plans changed at short notice.
Jupiter sextile Neptune close at 2.6°
Faith and imagination together: he believed in people and ideals, and that belief was catching.
The Sun square Mars close at 2.6°
He fought hard for what he wanted, and his temper was part of his courage.
Jupiter quincunx North Node close at 2.7°
Some hopes had to be let go to fit the way forward, and he chose which ones.
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Pluto opposition North Node wide at 3.2°
Old attachments held him back from the way forward, and he grew by letting some things go.
The Sun sextile Uranus wide at 3.3°
Independence came easily: he did things his own way, and people found it refreshing rather than rude.
Venus opposition Neptune wide at 3.4°
He loved the dream of a person, and the real one had to compete with it.
Venus opposition Saturn wide at 4.0°
Love felt like something to be earned, and he held back until he was sure of it.
Venus trine Jupiter wide at 6.0°
Affection came to him with generosity attached: his heart and his optimism helped each other.
Saturn opposition Uranus wide at 6.5°
Tradition and rebellion fought in him: he wanted security and freedom, and could rarely have both at once.
Saturn conjunction Neptune wide at 7.4°
He took dreams seriously and gave them structure, and his ideals had to prove themselves.
The Sun conjunction North Node wide at 7.5°
His identity and his direction in life lined up: the more fully he became himself, the further he went.
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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