Famous birth charts · Carlos Santana

Carlos Santana’s chart in full

Born July 20, 1947, Autlán de Navarro, Mexico. 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 Cancer

    The Protector. Home, memory and care.

    27°10′

  • Moon in Virgo

    The Moon moved from Leo into Virgo at 6:19 a.m. that day, local time: in Leo for a birth before then, in Virgo for one after.

    3°30′

  • Mercury in Cancerretrograde

    The Remembering Mind. A memory for tone.

    18°06′

  • Venus in Cancer

    The Nurturer. Love that makes a home.

    14°54′

  • Mars in Gemini

    The Multitasker. Quick with the comeback.

    13°43′

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Beyond the planetsNorth Node in Gemini, Chiron and Lilith
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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 Gemini

    The direction his life grows in: Gemini, curious and quick-witted.

    0°55′

  • Chiron in Scorpio

    In Scorpio, Chiron is a wariness about trust that runs deep, and the strength to stay close when others are at their lowest.

    2°38′

  • Black Moon Lilith in Capricorn

    In Capricorn, Lilith is an ambition that has stopped waiting its turn.

    18°59′

The rising sign and the Midheaven need the birth time to the minute, so they are left out.

PatternsStellium
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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 and his heart (the Sun, Mercury and Venus) gather in Cancer, and that part of life draws his attention first.

Aspects by strength12 between the planets, the closest first
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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 trine Jupiter almost exact at 0.4°

    A generous, wide-ranging mind: he learns easily, tells a good story and sees the big picture.

  • Mars sextile Pluto close at 1.2°

    Stamina and willpower: he keeps going long after others stop, and he does his best work under pressure.

  • Saturn conjunction Pluto close at 2.1°

    Iron will and great patience: he builds slowly and for keeps.

  • Saturn sextile Neptune close at 2.1°

    Practical dreams: he gives ideals a shape and works to make them real.

  • Venus trine Jupiter close at 2.8°

    Affection comes to him with generosity attached: his heart and his optimism help each other.

  • Mercury conjunction Venus wide at 3.2°

    Words with charm in them: he has an ear for a beautiful phrase, and people like listening to him.

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  • Mars sextile Saturn wide at 3.3°

    His drive and his discipline work together easily: he can push hard and keep going.

  • The Sun sextile North Node wide at 3.8°

    The direction his life takes suits him: being himself and growing go hand in hand.

  • Neptune sextile Pluto wide at 4.2°

    A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.

  • Jupiter square Pluto wide at 5.2°

    He wants more power than comes easily, and the struggle for it shapes his life.

  • Mars trine Neptune wide at 5.4°

    He works for ideals: his drive comes alive for a cause, a role or a dream.

  • The Sun conjunction Mercury wide at 9.1°

    His mind and his identity are close together: he speaks as he thinks, and his ideas are part of who he is.

Chart signatureMost in water signs
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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

Fire · instinct and enthusiasm2
Earth · the practical and the solid1
Air · ideas and people3
Water · feeling and intuition4

Modes

Cardinal · starting things4
Fixed · holding steady3
Mutable · adapting3

The Moon changed sign that day; it is counted where it stood at noon.

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