Famous birth charts · Brandon Sanderson
Brandon Sanderson’s chart in full
Born December 19, 1975, Lincoln, Nebraska, 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 Sagittarius
The Explorer. Honest, free and far-seeing.
27°13′
Moon in Cancer
The Nest-Maker. Home is the heart.
11°16′
Mercury in Capricorn
The Planner. Foundations first.
8°46′
Venus in Scorpio
The Devotee. All or nothing.
14°49′
Mars in Geminiretrograde
The Multitasker. Quick with the comeback.
21°22′
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Jupiter in Aries
The Bold Starter. Faith in going first.
14°54′
Saturn in Leoretrograde
The Reluctant Star. Earned confidence.
1°53′
Uranus in Scorpio
5°53′
Neptune in Sagittarius
12°05′
Pluto in Libra
11°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 Scorpio
The direction his life grows in: Scorpio, intense and private.
21°23′
Chiron in Aries
In Aries, Chiron is a doubt about the right to go first, and with it a talent for giving others their nerve.
23°42′
Black Moon Lilith in Aries
In Aries, Lilith is a temper and an independence that ask nobody’s permission.
5°29′
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 feelings (the Moon in Cancer) and his mind (Mercury in Capricorn) face each other across the wheel, and his intensity (Pluto in Libra) takes the strain: the part of him that works 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 optimism (Jupiter in Aries) and his intensity (Pluto in Libra) face each other across the wheel, and his mind (Mercury in Capricorn) 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.
Mars quincunx North Node exact at 0.0°
He keeps adjusting how hard he pushes to fit where his life is going.
Venus quincunx Jupiter almost exact at 0.1°
His taste and his appetite for more need adjusting: he keeps learning what is enough.
The Moon square Pluto almost exact at 0.2°
He loves hard and holds on hard, and letting go takes him a long time.
Neptune sextile Pluto almost exact at 0.6°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
The Moon opposition Mercury close at 2.5°
His head and his feelings argue: he knows what he thinks before he knows what he feels, or the other way round.
Mercury square Pluto close at 2.8°
His words have force: he speaks to persuade, and he keeps his own counsel until the right moment.
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Jupiter trine Neptune close at 2.8°
Faith and imagination together: he believes in people and ideals, and that belief is catching.
Mercury sextile Uranus close at 2.9°
A quick, original mind: ideas arrive in flashes, and he sees answers others miss.
Jupiter opposition Pluto wide at 3.4°
He wants more power than comes easily, and the struggle for it shapes his life.
Saturn square Uranus wide at 4.0°
Tradition and rebellion fight in him: he wants security and freedom, and can rarely have both at once.
The Sun opposition Mars wide at 5.8°
He fights hard for what he wants, and his temper is part of his courage.
Mercury square Jupiter wide at 6.1°
Big ideas and loose details: he thinks on a large scale, and the small print is where things get away from him.
Venus conjunction North Node wide at 6.6°
Following his heart is following his path: the people and pleasures he loves lead him forward.
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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