Famous birth charts · Bernard Cornwell
Bernard Cornwell’s chart in full
Born February 23, 1944, London, 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 Pisces
The Dreamer. Gentle, dreamy and deep.
3°43′
Moon in Aquarius
The Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces at 8:09 p.m. that day, local time: in Aquarius for a birth before then, in Pisces for one after.
24°50′
Mercury in Aquarius
The Inventor. The original thinker.
15°54′
Venus in Aquarius
The Kindred Spirit. Friend first, lover too.
2°10′
Mars in Gemini
The Multitasker. Quick with the comeback.
14°43′
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Jupiter in Leoretrograde
The Big Heart. A generous heart, on display.
20°35′
Saturn in Gemini
The Serious Student. A serious mind.
19°41′
Uranus in Gemini
4°53′
Neptune in Libraretrograde
3°39′
Pluto in Leoretrograde
7°01′
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 Leo
The direction his life grows in: Leo, warm and dramatic.
6°39′
Chiron in Virgo
In Virgo, Chiron is the sense that no effort is ever quite enough, and a gift for patient, practical help.
13°21′
Black Moon Lilith in Virgo
In Virgo, Lilith is a set of private standards, kept for their own sake and not to please.
0°31′
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 drive, his discipline and his independence (Mars, Saturn and Uranus) gather in Gemini, and that part of life draws his attention first.
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 imagination (Neptune in Libra) and his intensity (Pluto in Leo) both point at his identity (the Sun in Pisces), the part of him that keeps needing adjustment and gives his life its focus.
Grand trine
Three planets in an easy triangle, each in flowing contact with the other two: a gift that comes without effort.
In his chart, his heart, his independence and his imagination (Venus in Aquarius, Uranus in Gemini and Neptune in Libra) make the triangle, so these come to him naturally.
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 Sun quincunx Neptune almost exact at 0.1°
He keeps redrawing the line between the life he has and the life he imagines.
Pluto conjunction North Node almost exact at 0.4°
A path of transformation: his direction in life asks him to change himself completely, more than once.
Jupiter sextile Saturn almost exact at 0.9°
Hope and caution in balance: he dreams big and plans carefully, and both help.
The Sun square Uranus close at 1.2°
He needs room to be himself, and any rule that fits too tightly gets broken.
Mercury trine Mars close at 1.2°
A quick, direct mind: he makes decisions fast and says what he means.
Uranus trine Neptune close at 1.2°
Change and idealism go together: new ideas come wrapped in dreams of a better world.
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Venus trine Neptune close at 1.5°
A romantic with an artist’s eye: he sees the beauty in people and makes it visible to others.
Uranus sextile North Node close at 1.8°
Change helps him forward: he grows by trying the new.
Uranus sextile Pluto close at 2.1°
He can help change things at the root, and upheaval suits him.
Venus trine Uranus close at 2.7°
He loves the unusual: original taste, unexpected friendships and a style all his own.
The Sun quincunx North Node close at 2.9°
The way forward asks him to bend habits that feel like part of who he is.
Neptune sextile North Node close at 3.0°
Imagination helps him forward, through art, ideals and care for others.
The Sun quincunx Pluto wide at 3.3°
He keeps rebuilding himself to fit what life asks, and control is the hardest thing to give up.
Neptune sextile Pluto wide at 3.4°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
Mercury trine Saturn wide at 3.8°
A patient, exact mind: he chooses every word, and his thinking gets sharper with practice.
Venus opposition North Node wide at 4.5°
What feels comfortable in love and what helps him grow are different things, and he chooses between them more than once.
Mercury opposition Jupiter wide at 4.7°
Big ideas and loose details: he thinks on a large scale, and the small print is where things get away from him.
Venus opposition Pluto wide at 4.9°
Love comes with high stakes: intense attachments, and a need to know exactly where he stands.
Mars conjunction Saturn wide at 5.0°
Controlled force: he works with patience and grit, and he finishes what he starts.
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 is the one he has to find.
You and Bernard Cornwell
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