Famous birth charts · Brian Clough
Brian Clough’s chart in full
Born March 21, 1935, Middlesbrough, United Kingdom. The chart is cast for noon on the day, and everything shown here held all day long.
Point at a body or a sign to see its connections.
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 Sun moved from Pisces into Aries at 1:18 p.m. that day, local time: in Pisces for a birth before then, in Aries for one after.
29°57′
Moon in Libra
The Peacemaker. Needing harmony.
14°09′
Mercury in Pisces
The Poet. Knowing without explaining.
3°02′
Venus in Aries
The Chaser. Love at first sight.
28°51′
Mars in Libraretrograde
The Negotiator. A fighter for fairness.
21°33′
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Jupiter in Scorpioretrograde
The Researcher. Faith in what lies beneath.
23°06′
Saturn in Pisces
The Kind Realist. Boundaries for a big heart.
4°10′
Uranus in Aries
29°39′
Neptune in Virgoretrograde
12°45′
Pluto in Cancerretrograde
23°54′
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 Capricorn
The direction his life grows in: Capricorn, ambitious and patient.
29°11′
Chiron in Gemini
In Gemini, Chiron is an old fear of not being heard, which becomes a gift for finding the words others lack.
5°25′
Black Moon Lilith in Leo
In Leo, Lilith is the wish to be seen whole, without shrinking to suit anyone.
27°13′
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.
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 identity, his optimism and his intensity (the Sun in Pisces, Jupiter in Scorpio and Pluto in Cancer) make the triangle, so these came 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.
Venus square North Node almost exact at 0.3°
What felt comfortable in love and what helped him grow were different things, and he chose between them more than once.
Uranus square North Node almost exact at 0.5°
The way forward asked for steadiness, and the urge for change kept breaking in.
The Sun sextile North Node almost exact at 0.8°
The direction his life took suited him: being himself and growing went hand in hand.
Venus conjunction Uranus almost exact at 0.8°
Love at first sight, and freedom after it: the different and the new won his heart.
Jupiter trine Pluto almost exact at 0.8°
Ambition with depth: he knew how to build influence, and he used it to make big changes.
Mercury conjunction Saturn close at 1.1°
Serious thoughts: he said less than he knew, and what he said held up.
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Mars square Pluto close at 2.4°
A fierce will: he met opposition head on, and a fight brought out his full strength.
Mercury sextile Uranus wide at 3.4°
A quick, original mind: ideas arrived in flashes, and he saw answers others missed.
Mercury sextile Venus wide at 4.2°
A graceful mind: he spoke kindly and well, and he knew how to say a hard thing gently.
Saturn sextile Uranus wide at 4.5°
Old and new sat well together: he could change things without throwing out what worked.
Venus square Pluto wide at 5.0°
Love came with high stakes: intense attachments, and a need to know exactly where he stood.
Pluto opposition North Node wide at 5.3°
Old attachments held him back from the way forward, and he grew by letting some things go.
Uranus square Pluto wide at 5.8°
Upheaval and the urge to break free ran strong, and he pushed for change rather than waiting for it.
The Sun trine Pluto wide at 6.0°
A quiet strength: under pressure he grew more focused, and he knew how to start over.
The Sun trine Jupiter wide at 6.8°
His confidence came easily and spread: he thought big, and other people wanted to come along.
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
Standing alone: Neptune. It makes no major aspect, so his imagination lived in a world of its own.
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