Famous birth charts · Carole Lombard
Carole Lombard’s chart in full
Born October 6, 1908, Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States. 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 Libra
The Diplomat. Grace, fairness and balance.
13°04′
Moon in Aquarius
The Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces at 12:50 p.m. that day, local time: in Aquarius for a birth before then, in Pisces for one after.
29°29′
Mercury in Scorpio
The Investigator. Hears what was left out.
8°24′
Venus in Leo
The Romantic. Grand, generous love.
28°21′
Mars in Virgo
The Craftsperson. The craftsman’s drive.
27°45′
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Jupiter in Virgo
The Improver. Faith in the useful.
4°57′
Saturn in Ariesretrograde
The Independent. Courage that learned to wait.
6°14′
Uranus in Capricorn
13°01′
Neptune in Cancer
17°04′
Pluto in Geminiretrograde
25°50′
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 Gemini
The direction her life grows in: Gemini, curious and quick-witted.
29°20′
Chiron in Aquarius
In Aquarius, Chiron is the ache of not quite fitting in, and a gift for making room for every outsider.
18°36′
Black Moon Lilith in Virgo
In Virgo, Lilith is a set of private standards, kept for their own sake and not to please.
0°52′
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.
T-square
Two planets pull against each other, and a third stands at right angles to both, where the strain gathers.
In her chart, her identity (the Sun in Libra) and her discipline (Saturn in Aries) face each other across the wheel, and her independence (Uranus in Capricorn) took the strain: the part of her that worked hardest.
T-square
Two planets pull against each other, and a third stands at right angles to both, where the strain gathers.
In her chart, her independence (Uranus in Capricorn) and her imagination (Neptune in Cancer) face each other across the wheel, and her identity (the Sun in Libra) took the strain: the part of her that worked hardest.
Yod
Two planets in easy contact both point awkwardly at a third, which becomes the focus: a talent that takes constant adjusting.
In her chart, her mind (Mercury in Scorpio) and her optimism (Jupiter in Virgo) both point at her discipline (Saturn in Aries), the part of her that kept needing adjustment and gave her life its focus.
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 square Uranus almost exact at 0.1°
She needed room to be herself, and any rule that fit too tightly got broken.
The Moon trine North Node almost exact at 0.2°
What comforted her also moved her forward: her instincts pointed the right way.
Venus sextile North Node close at 1.0°
Love and friendship moved her forward: the people she cared for helped her find her way.
The Moon opposition Venus close at 1.1°
What comforted her and what she loved were different things, so her heart and her moods kept negotiating.
Jupiter quincunx Saturn close at 1.3°
When to expand and when to hold back took constant rethinking.
Mars square North Node close at 1.6°
Old fights and the way forward disagreed, and she grew by choosing which battles mattered.
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Mars square Pluto close at 1.9°
A fierce will: she met opposition head on, and a fight brought out her full strength.
Mercury quincunx Saturn close at 2.2°
Speaking freely and speaking carefully took constant balancing, and she weighed words before letting them go.
Venus sextile Pluto close at 2.5°
She loved with depth and loyalty, and the bonds she formed changed both people.
Mercury sextile Jupiter wide at 3.4°
A generous, wide-ranging mind: she learned easily, told a good story and saw the big picture.
Pluto conjunction North Node wide at 3.5°
A path of transformation: her direction in life asked her to change herself completely, more than once.
The Sun square Neptune wide at 4.0°
The self she knew and the image others saw drifted apart at times, and she worked to keep hold of the real one.
Uranus opposition Neptune wide at 4.0°
The urge for change and the longing for ideals clashed, and she lived with both.
Venus conjunction Jupiter wide at 6.6°
A generous heart: love and good company came to her easily, and she shared both.
Saturn square Uranus wide at 6.8°
Tradition and rebellion fought in her: she wanted security and freedom, and could rarely have both at once.
The Sun opposition Saturn wide at 6.8°
Self-belief came slowly and had to be earned, one result at a time, and every result counted.
Saturn square North Node wide at 6.9°
Duty and growth competed: what she owed others and where she needed to go called for hard choices.
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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