Famous birth charts · Bjarne Stroustrup
Bjarne Stroustrup’s chart in full
Born December 30, 1950, Aarhus, Denmark. 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 Capricorn
The Architect. Ambitious, patient and dry.
8°11′
Moon in Virgo
The Mender. Care in the details.
16°42′
Mercury in Capricornretrograde
The Planner. Foundations first.
13°46′
Venus in Capricorn
The Loyal Partner. Love built to last.
19°26′
Mars in Aquarius
The Rebel. Rebel with a cause.
11°49′
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Jupiter in Pisces
The Believer. Faith without limits.
4°24′
Saturn in Libra
The Fair Judge. Fairness built in.
2°13′
Uranus in Cancerretrograde
7°25′
Neptune in Libra
19°24′
Pluto in Leoretrograde
19°31′
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 Pisces
The direction his life grows in: Pisces, dreamy and compassionate.
21°53′
Chiron in Sagittarius
In Sagittarius, Chiron is a restless question about what it all means, and a gift for lending others a wider view.
25°56′
Black Moon Lilith in Gemini
In Gemini, Lilith is the quick tongue that says out loud what the room only thinks.
9°17′
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 identity, his mind and his heart (the Sun, Mercury and Venus) gather in Capricorn, and that part of life draws his attention first.
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 identity (the Sun in Capricorn) and his independence (Uranus in Cancer) face each other across the wheel, and his discipline (Saturn in Libra) takes the strain: the part of him that works 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.
Venus square Neptune exact at 0.0°
He loves the dream of a person, and the real one has to compete with it.
Venus quincunx Pluto almost exact at 0.1°
Affection and the need for control keep getting in each other’s way, and trust takes him time.
Neptune sextile Pluto almost exact at 0.1°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
The Sun opposition Uranus almost exact at 0.8°
He needs room to be himself, and any rule that fits too tightly gets broken.
Jupiter quincunx Saturn close at 2.2°
When to expand and when to hold back takes constant rethinking.
Pluto quincunx North Node close at 2.4°
He keeps giving up a little control to keep growing.
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Venus sextile North Node close at 2.5°
Love and friendship move him forward: the people he cares for help him find his way.
Neptune quincunx North Node close at 2.5°
He grows by testing his ideals against real life, again and again.
The Moon trine Venus close at 2.7°
He puts people at ease without trying: kindness and charm come from the same place.
Jupiter trine Uranus close at 3.0°
Sudden openings: he spots new chances early and jumps at them.
The Sun sextile Jupiter wide at 3.8°
His confidence comes easily and spreads: he thinks big, and other people want to come along.
Saturn square Uranus wide at 5.2°
Tradition and rebellion fight in him: he wants security and freedom, and can rarely have both at once.
The Sun conjunction Mercury wide at 5.6°
His mind and his identity are close together: he speaks as he thinks, and his ideas are part of who he is.
Mercury square Neptune wide at 5.6°
Facts and dreams blur together in his mind: wonderful for stories, harder when details matter.
Mercury conjunction Venus wide at 5.7°
Words with charm in them: he has an ear for a beautiful phrase, and people like listening to him.
The Sun square Saturn wide at 6.0°
Self-belief comes slowly and has to be earned, one result at a time, and every result counts.
Mercury opposition Uranus wide at 6.3°
His mind runs ahead of the conversation: he says the unexpected thing, and not everyone is ready to hear it.
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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