Famous birth charts · Bill Paxton
Bill Paxton’s chart in full
Born May 17, 1955, Fort Worth, Texas, United States. 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 Taurus
The Gardener. Steady, sensual and sure.
26°01′
Moon in Pisces
The Moon moved from Pisces into Aries at 2:21 p.m. that day, local time: in Pisces for a birth before then, in Aries for one after.
28°38′
Mercury in Gemini
The Quick Wit. The messenger at home.
17°42′
Venus in Aries
The Chaser. Love at first sight.
27°45′
Mars in Gemini
The Multitasker. Quick with the comeback.
24°32′
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Jupiter in Cancer
The Generous Host. A home with room for more.
25°19′
Saturn in Scorpioretrograde
The Stalwart. Strength under pressure.
17°15′
Uranus in Cancer
24°31′
Neptune in Libraretrograde
26°06′
Pluto in Leo
24°20′
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 Sagittarius
The direction his life grows in: Sagittarius, free and far-ranging.
26°46′
Chiron in Aquarius
In Aquarius, Chiron is the ache of not quite fitting in, and a gift for making room for every outsider.
5°29′
Black Moon Lilith in Sagittarius
In Sagittarius, Lilith is a free mind that keeps only the beliefs it chose.
7°35′
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.
T-square
Two planets pull against each other, and a third stands at right angles to both, where the strain gathers.
In his chart, his heart (Venus in Aries) and his imagination (Neptune in Libra) face each other across the wheel, and his optimism (Jupiter in Cancer) took the strain: the part of him that worked hardest.
T-square
Two planets pull against each other, and a third stands at right angles to both, where the strain gathers.
In his chart, his heart (Venus in Aries) and his imagination (Neptune in Libra) face each other across the wheel, and his independence (Uranus in Cancer) took the strain: the part of him that worked hardest.
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 kept redrawing the line between the life he had and the life he imagined.
Mars sextile Pluto almost exact at 0.2°
Stamina and willpower: he kept going long after others stopped, and he did his best work under pressure.
Mercury quincunx Saturn almost exact at 0.5°
Speaking freely and speaking carefully took constant balancing, and he weighed words before letting them go.
Neptune sextile North Node almost exact at 0.7°
Imagination helped him forward, through art, ideals and care for others.
The Sun sextile Jupiter almost exact at 0.7°
His confidence came easily and spread: he thought big, and other people wanted to come along.
The Sun quincunx North Node almost exact at 0.8°
The way forward asked him to bend habits that felt like part of who he was.
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Jupiter square Neptune almost exact at 0.8°
His hopes ran ahead of what was real, and he learned to check a beautiful idea against the facts.
Jupiter conjunction Uranus almost exact at 0.8°
An inventive optimism: he believed in the new, and he took leaps others would not.
Venus trine North Node close at 1.0°
Love and friendship moved him forward: the people he cared for helped him find his way.
Jupiter quincunx North Node close at 1.5°
Some hopes had to be let go to fit the way forward, and he chose which ones.
The Sun sextile Uranus close at 1.5°
Independence came easily: he did things his own way, and people found it refreshing rather than rude.
Mars trine Neptune close at 1.6°
He worked for ideals: his drive came alive for a cause, a role or a dream.
Uranus square Neptune close at 1.6°
The urge for change and the longing for ideals clashed, and he lived with both.
Venus opposition Neptune close at 1.7°
He loved the dream of a person, and the real one had to compete with it.
The Sun square Pluto close at 1.7°
Nothing about him was halfway: he insisted on running his own life, and the struggle made him formidable.
Neptune sextile Pluto close at 1.8°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
The Moon square North Node close at 1.9°
Home comforts and the way forward asked for different things, and growing meant leaving some familiar things behind.
Mars opposition North Node close at 2.2°
Old fights and the way forward disagreed, and he grew by choosing which battles mattered.
Uranus quincunx North Node close at 2.3°
Sudden changes kept shifting the way forward, and he adapted each time.
Venus square Jupiter close at 2.4°
He loved too much of a good thing: pleasure, praise and grand gestures ran past what one life could use.
Pluto trine North Node close at 2.4°
Deep change helped him forward: each time he started over, he went further.
Venus sextile Mars wide at 3.2°
Charm and desire worked together: he knew what he wanted in love and how to win it.
Venus square Uranus wide at 3.2°
Love came in sudden starts and stops: he fell for people quickly and needed room just as quickly.
Venus trine Pluto wide at 3.4°
He loved with depth and loyalty, and the bonds he formed changed both people.
Mercury conjunction Mars wide at 6.8°
He thought fast and spoke faster: his mind liked a contest, and his words had an edge.
The Sun opposition Saturn wide at 8.8°
Self-belief came slowly and had to be earned, one result at a time, and every result counted.
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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