Famous birth charts · Burt Lancaster
Burt Lancaster’s chart in full
Born November 2, 1913, New York City, New York, 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.
9°41′
Moon in Capricorn
The Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn at 5:09 a.m. that day, local time: in Sagittarius for a birth before then, in Capricorn for one after.
3°50′
Mercury in Sagittarius
The Philosopher. The big picture.
3°05′
Venus in Libra
The Sweetheart. Grace, romance and balance.
15°25′
Mars in Cancer
The Defender. Fierce for its own.
20°59′
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Jupiter in Capricorn
The Steward. Faith earned, not given.
13°07′
Saturn in Geminiretrograde
The Serious Student. A serious mind.
17°13′
Uranus in Aquarius
3°47′
Neptune in Cancerretrograde
28°14′
Pluto in Cancerretrograde
0°58′
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.
23°01′
Chiron in Pisces
In Pisces, Chiron is a tenderness that feels everything a little too much, and a gift for quiet compassion.
10°37′
Black Moon Lilith in Pisces
In Pisces, Lilith is a dreamer who wants no rescuing, with a private world all its own.
27°22′
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 drive, his imagination and his intensity (Mars, Neptune and Pluto) gather in Cancer, and that part of life drew his attention first.
Yod
Two planets in easy contact both point awkwardly at a third, which becomes the focus: a talent that takes constant adjusting.
In his chart, his mind (Mercury in Sagittarius) and his independence (Uranus in Aquarius) both point at his intensity (Pluto in Cancer), the part of him that kept needing adjustment and gave his life its 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 drive (Mars in Cancer) and his optimism (Jupiter in Capricorn) face each other across the wheel, and his heart (Venus in Libra) 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.
Mercury sextile Uranus almost exact at 0.7°
A quick, original mind: ideas arrived in flashes, and he saw answers others missed.
Venus trine Saturn close at 1.8°
Loyal in love: he chose carefully, and what he built with people lasted.
Mars trine North Node close at 2.0°
Courage moved him forward, and each bold step took him further along his path.
Mercury quincunx Pluto close at 2.1°
What he knew and what he said needed careful managing, and secrets sat uneasily with him.
Venus square Jupiter close at 2.3°
He loved too much of a good thing: pleasure, praise and grand gestures ran past what one life could use.
Uranus quincunx Pluto close at 2.8°
Freedom and control needed constant adjusting, and he changed in stages rather than all at once.
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The Moon opposition Pluto close at 2.9°
He loved hard and held on hard, and letting go took him a long time.
The Sun sextile Jupiter wide at 3.4°
His confidence came easily and spread: he thought big, and other people wanted to come along.
Mercury trine Neptune wide at 4.8°
He thought in pictures and music: his words carried a mood, and his imagination gave his ideas colour.
Neptune trine North Node wide at 5.2°
Imagination helped him forward, through art, ideals and care for others.
Uranus opposition Neptune wide at 5.5°
The urge for change and the longing for ideals clashed, and he lived with both.
Venus square Mars wide at 5.6°
In love he wanted tenderness and a chase at once, and his relationships were rarely calm.
Saturn square North Node wide at 5.8°
Duty and growth competed: what he owed others and where he needed to go called for hard choices.
The Sun square Uranus wide at 5.9°
He needed room to be himself, and any rule that fit too tightly got broken.
Mars conjunction Neptune wide at 7.2°
Action guided by imagination: he moved on instinct and feeling, and he gave his all to a vision.
Mars opposition Jupiter wide at 7.9°
He took on more than any one person could, and his boldness ran ahead of his plans.
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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