Famous birth charts · Burgess Meredith
Burgess Meredith’s chart in full
Born November 16, 1907, Cleveland, Ohio, 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 Scorpio
The Detective. Intense, private and loyal.
23°12′
Moon in Aries
The Quick Flame. Quick to flare, quick to forgive.
13°46′
Mercury in Scorpioretrograde
The Investigator. Hears what was left out.
18°08′
Venus in Sagittarius
The Adventurer. Love as an adventure.
9°16′
Mars in Aquarius
The Rebel. Rebel with a cause.
21°33′
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Jupiter in Leo
The Big Heart. A generous heart, on display.
13°17′
Saturn in Piscesretrograde
The Kind Realist. Boundaries for a big heart.
20°45′
Uranus in Capricorn
10°08′
Neptune in Cancerretrograde
14°40′
Pluto in Geminiretrograde
24°21′
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 Cancer
The direction his life grows in: Cancer, protective and caring.
15°43′
Chiron in Aquarius
In Aquarius, Chiron is the ache of not quite fitting in, and a gift for making room for every outsider.
13°25′
Black Moon Lilith in Cancer
In Cancer, Lilith is a fierce need to belong, and no wish to look after anyone on command.
24°43′
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 mind, his discipline and his imagination (Mercury in Scorpio, Saturn in Pisces and Neptune 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.
The Moon trine Jupiter almost exact at 0.5°
Good-hearted and generous: he felt looked after by life, and he passed that on.
The Moon square Neptune almost exact at 0.9°
His feelings and his imagination pulled in different directions: he lived between what was real and what he longed for.
Neptune conjunction North Node close at 1.1°
A path lit by imagination: he followed a vision more than a plan.
The Sun quincunx Pluto close at 1.1°
He kept rebuilding himself to fit what life asked, and control was the hardest thing to give up.
The Sun square Mars close at 1.6°
He fought hard for what he wanted, and his temper was part of his courage.
The Moon square North Node close at 2.0°
Home comforts and the way forward asked for different things, and growing meant leaving some familiar things behind.
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Mercury trine North Node close at 2.4°
His way with words helped him find his direction, and the right ideas came at the right time.
The Sun trine Saturn close at 2.5°
Purpose and patience worked as a team: he built slowly and got better with every year.
Mercury trine Saturn close at 2.6°
A patient, exact mind: he chose every word, and his thinking got sharper with practice.
Mars trine Pluto close at 2.8°
Stamina and willpower: he kept going long after others stopped, and he did his best work under pressure.
Mercury square Mars wide at 3.4°
Sharp words and a sharp mind: he argued well, sometimes too well, and a debate was a kind of sport to him.
Mercury trine Neptune wide at 3.5°
He thought in pictures and music: his words carried a mood, and his imagination gave his ideas colour.
Saturn square Pluto wide at 3.6°
Heavy demands and hard limits: he faced a great deal of pressure and came out tougher for it.
Venus trine Jupiter wide at 4.0°
Affection came to him with generosity attached: his heart and his optimism helped each other.
Uranus opposition Neptune wide at 4.5°
The urge for change and the longing for ideals clashed, and he lived with both.
Mercury square Jupiter wide at 4.9°
Big ideas and loose details: he thought on a large scale, and the small print was where things got away from him.
Saturn trine North Node wide at 5.0°
Discipline helped him grow: patience and hard work kept him on course.
The Sun conjunction Mercury wide at 5.0°
His mind and his identity were close together: he spoke as he thought, and his ideas were part of who he was.
Uranus opposition North Node wide at 5.6°
The way forward asked for steadiness, and the urge for change kept breaking in.
Saturn trine Neptune wide at 6.1°
Practical dreams: he gave ideals a shape and worked to make them real.
The Sun trine North Node wide at 7.5°
The direction his life took suited him: being himself and growing went hand in hand.
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.
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