Famous birth charts · Benedict Cumberbatch
Benedict Cumberbatch’s chart in full
Born July 19, 1976, Hammersmith, 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 Cancer
The Protector. Home, memory and care.
26°53′
Moon in Aries
The Moon moved from Aries into Taurus at 2:12 p.m. that day, local time: in Aries for a birth before then, in Taurus for one after.
28°55′
Mercury in Leo
The Storyteller. A voice that carries.
1°20′
Venus in Leo
The Romantic. Grand, generous love.
5°30′
Mars in Virgo
The Craftsperson. The craftsman’s drive.
7°35′
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Jupiter in Taurus
The Patient Grower. Abundance you can hold.
25°28′
Saturn in Leo
The Reluctant Star. Earned confidence.
5°15′
Uranus in Scorpio
3°04′
Neptune in Sagittariusretrograde
11°30′
Pluto in Libra
9°11′
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 his life grows in: Scorpio, intense and private.
9°12′
Chiron in Taurus
In Taurus, Chiron is a tender place around worth and having enough, and a gift for helping others feel secure.
1°48′
Black Moon Lilith in Aries
In Aries, Lilith is a temper and an independence that ask nobody’s permission.
29°06′
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 mind, his heart and his discipline (Mercury, Venus and Saturn) gather in Leo, and that part of life draws his attention first.
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.
Venus conjunction Saturn almost exact at 0.3°
Serious about love: he gives affection slowly, and once given, it stays given.
The Sun sextile Jupiter close at 1.4°
His confidence comes easily and spreads: he thinks big, and other people want to come along.
Mars sextile North Node close at 1.6°
Courage moves him forward, and each bold step takes him further along his path.
Mercury square Uranus close at 1.7°
His mind runs ahead of the conversation: he says the unexpected thing, and not everyone is ready to hear it.
The Sun square the Moon close at 2.0°
The self he shows the world and the self he comes home to want different things, and he makes room for both.
Saturn square Uranus close at 2.2°
Tradition and rebellion fight in him: he wants security and freedom, and can rarely have both at once.
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Neptune sextile Pluto close at 2.3°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
The Moon square Mercury close at 2.4°
His head and his feelings argue: he knows what he thinks before he knows what he feels, or the other way round.
Venus square Uranus close at 2.4°
Love comes in sudden starts and stops: he falls for people quickly and needs room just as quickly.
Venus sextile Pluto wide at 3.7°
He loves with depth and loyalty, and the bonds he forms change both people.
Venus square North Node wide at 3.7°
What feels comfortable in love and what helps him grow are different things, and he chooses between them more than once.
Mercury conjunction Saturn wide at 3.9°
Serious thoughts: he says less than he knows, and what he says holds up.
Mars square Neptune wide at 3.9°
Drive and dreams mix uneasily: the goal is clear to him, and the way to it harder to see.
Saturn sextile Pluto wide at 3.9°
Endurance: he can work through hard times, and what he builds survives pressure.
Saturn square North Node wide at 4.0°
Duty and growth compete: what he owes others and where he needs to go call for hard choices.
Mercury conjunction Venus wide at 4.2°
Words with charm in them: he has an ear for a beautiful phrase, and people like listening to him.
The Sun conjunction Mercury wide at 4.5°
His mind and his identity are close together: he speaks as he thinks, and his ideas are part of who he is.
Mars sextile Uranus wide at 4.5°
Quick and inventive in action: he moves fast, breaks with habit and makes sudden changes work.
Venus trine Neptune wide at 6.0°
A romantic with an artist’s eye: he sees the beauty in people and makes it visible to others.
Uranus conjunction North Node wide at 6.1°
An unusual path: his direction in life comes through sudden turns and fresh starts.
The Sun square Uranus wide at 6.2°
He needs room to be himself, and any rule that fits too tightly gets broken.
Saturn trine Neptune wide at 6.3°
Practical dreams: he gives ideals a shape and works to make them real.
The Sun conjunction Saturn wide at 8.4°
Serious from early on: purpose and duty are one thing to him, and he treats his own life as work to be done well.
The Sun conjunction Venus wide at 8.6°
Charm comes naturally: taste, warmth and a love of beautiful things are close to his core.
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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