Famous birth charts · C. S. Lewis
C. S. Lewis’ chart in full
Born November 29, 1898, Belfast, United Kingdom. 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.
7°20′
Moon in Gemini
The Talker. Feeling by talking.
21°53′
Mercury in Sagittarius
The Philosopher. The big picture.
27°50′
Venus in Sagittariusretrograde
The Adventurer. Love as an adventure.
10°55′
Mars in Leo
The Leader. Courage with an audience.
8°00′
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Jupiter in Scorpio
The Researcher. Faith in what lies beneath.
0°24′
Saturn in Sagittarius
The Wise Teacher. Belief that has been tested.
13°53′
Uranus in Sagittarius
4°02′
Neptune in Geminiretrograde
23°49′
Pluto in Geminiretrograde
14°51′
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.
8°46′
Chiron in Sagittarius
In Sagittarius, Chiron is a restless question about what it all means, and a gift for lending others a wider view.
3°52′
Black Moon Lilith in Cancer
In Cancer, Lilith is a fierce need to belong, and no wish to look after anyone on command.
20°04′
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, his heart, his discipline and his independence (the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Saturn and Uranus) gather in Sagittarius, and that part of life drew his attention first.
Stellium
Three or more planets gathered in one sign or one house, so that part of the chart speaks loudest.
In his chart, his feelings, his imagination and his intensity (the Moon, Neptune and Pluto) gather in Gemini, and that part of life drew his attention first.
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 Sun trine Mars almost exact at 0.7°
His purpose and his drive worked together: once he decided on something, he moved on it fast.
Mars quincunx North Node almost exact at 0.8°
He kept adjusting how hard he pushed to fit where his life was going.
Saturn opposition Pluto close at 1.0°
Heavy demands and hard limits: he faced a great deal of pressure and came out tougher for it.
The Moon conjunction Neptune close at 1.9°
Feelings without edges: other people’s sorrow and joy reached him as if they were his own.
Mercury sextile Jupiter close at 2.6°
A generous, wide-ranging mind: he learned easily, told a good story and saw the big picture.
Venus trine Mars close at 2.9°
Charm and desire worked together: he knew what he wanted in love and how to win it.
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Venus conjunction Saturn close at 3.0°
Serious about love: he gave affection slowly, and once given, it stayed given.
The Sun conjunction Uranus wide at 3.3°
Born original: his identity and his need for freedom were the same thing, and he surprised people, himself included.
The Sun conjunction Venus wide at 3.6°
Charm came naturally: taste, warmth and a love of beautiful things were close to his core.
Venus opposition Pluto wide at 3.9°
Love came with high stakes: intense attachments, and a need to know exactly where he stood.
Mars trine Uranus wide at 4.0°
Quick and inventive in action: he moved fast, broke with habit and made sudden changes work.
Mercury opposition Neptune wide at 4.0°
Facts and dreams blurred together in his mind: wonderful for stories, harder when details mattered.
Mars trine Saturn wide at 5.9°
His drive and his discipline worked together easily: he could push hard and keep going.
The Sun conjunction Saturn wide at 6.5°
Serious from early on: purpose and duty were one thing to him, and he treated his own life as work to be done well.
Jupiter trine Neptune wide at 6.6°
Faith and imagination together: he believed in people and ideals, and that belief was catching.
Venus conjunction Uranus wide at 6.9°
Love at first sight, and freedom after it: the different and the new won his heart.
The Sun opposition Pluto wide at 7.5°
Nothing about him was halfway: he insisted on running his own life, and the struggle made him formidable.
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
No earth at all, so the practical, settled side was the one he had to find.
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