Famous birth charts · Carroll Shelby
Carroll Shelby’s chart in full
Born January 11, 1923, Leesburg, Texas, 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 Capricorn
The Architect. Ambitious, patient and dry.
20°31′
Moon in Scorpio
The Vault. Deep water, kept private.
12°49′
Mercury in Aquarius
The Inventor. The original thinker.
9°18′
Venus in Sagittarius
The Adventurer. Love as an adventure.
6°21′
Mars in Pisces
The Gentle Warrior. Strength that flows round.
22°55′
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Jupiter in Scorpio
The Researcher. Faith in what lies beneath.
14°52′
Saturn in Libra
The Fair Judge. Fairness built in.
19°49′
Uranus in Pisces
10°50′
Neptune in Leoretrograde
17°30′
Pluto in Cancerretrograde
9°57′
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 Virgo
The direction his life grows in: Virgo, precise and helpful.
22°46′
Chiron in Aries
In Aries, Chiron is a doubt about the right to go first, and with it a talent for giving others their nerve.
13°07′
Black Moon Lilith in Aries
In Aries, Lilith is a temper and an independence that ask nobody’s permission.
11°19′
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 optimism, his independence and his intensity (Jupiter in Scorpio, Uranus in Pisces and Pluto 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.
Mars opposition North Node almost exact at 0.1°
Old fights and the way forward disagreed, and he grew by choosing which battles mattered.
Mercury quincunx Pluto almost exact at 0.7°
What he knew and what he said needed careful managing, and secrets sat uneasily with him.
The Sun square Saturn almost exact at 0.7°
Self-belief came slowly and had to be earned, one result at a time, and every result counted.
Uranus trine Pluto almost exact at 0.9°
He could help change things at the root, and upheaval suited him.
The Moon trine Uranus close at 2.0°
His feelings liked freedom: he needed space in close ties and gave it back just as easily.
The Moon conjunction Jupiter close at 2.0°
Big feelings and a big heart: his good moods lifted everyone near, and he gave comfort freely.
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The Sun trine North Node close at 2.3°
The direction his life took suited him: being himself and growing went hand in hand.
Saturn sextile Neptune close at 2.3°
Practical dreams: he gave ideals a shape and worked to make them real.
The Sun sextile Mars close at 2.4°
His purpose and his drive worked together: once he decided on something, he moved on it fast.
Jupiter square Neptune close at 2.6°
His hopes ran ahead of what was real, and he learned to check a beautiful idea against the facts.
Mercury sextile Venus close at 2.9°
A graceful mind: he spoke kindly and well, and he knew how to say a hard thing gently.
The Sun quincunx Neptune close at 3.0°
He kept redrawing the line between the life he had and the life he imagined.
Jupiter trine Uranus wide at 4.0°
Sudden openings: he spotted new chances early and jumped at them.
Venus square Uranus wide at 4.5°
Love came in sudden starts and stops: he fell for people quickly and needed room just as quickly.
Jupiter trine Pluto wide at 4.9°
Ambition with depth: he knew how to build influence, and he used it to make big changes.
Mercury square Jupiter wide at 5.6°
Big ideas and loose details: he thought on a large scale, and the small print was where things got away from him.
The Sun sextile Jupiter wide at 5.6°
His confidence came easily and spread: he thought big, and other people wanted to come along.
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
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