Famous birth charts · Charles Laughton
Charles Laughton’s chart in full
Born July 1, 1899, Scarborough, 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 Cancer
The Protector. Home, memory and care.
9°23′
Moon in Aries
The Moon moved from Aries into Taurus at 7:38 p.m. that day, local time: in Aries for a birth before then, in Taurus for one after.
25°47′
Mercury in Cancer
The Remembering Mind. A memory for tone.
27°19′
Venus in Gemini
The Charmer. Love through conversation.
18°41′
Mars in Virgo
The Craftsperson. The craftsman’s drive.
8°41′
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Jupiter in Scorpio
The Researcher. Faith in what lies beneath.
0°20′
Saturn in Sagittariusretrograde
The Wise Teacher. Belief that has been tested.
18°59′
Uranus in Sagittariusretrograde
4°42′
Neptune in Gemini
25°04′
Pluto in Gemini
15°46′
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 Sagittarius
The direction his life grows in: Sagittarius, free and far-ranging.
29°27′
Chiron in Sagittarius
In Sagittarius, Chiron is a restless question about what it all means, and a gift for lending others a wider view.
7°55′
Black Moon Lilith in Leo
In Leo, Lilith is the wish to be seen whole, without shrinking to suit anyone.
13°50′
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 heart, his imagination and his intensity (Venus, 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.
Venus opposition Saturn almost exact at 0.3°
Love felt like something to be earned, and he held back until he was sure of it.
The Sun sextile Mars almost exact at 0.7°
His purpose and his drive worked together: once he decided on something, he moved on it fast.
Jupiter sextile North Node almost exact at 0.9°
Hope helped him grow: faith in what was possible kept him moving forward.
The Moon square Mercury close at 1.5°
His head and his feelings argued: he knew what he thought before he knew what he felt, or the other way round.
Venus conjunction Pluto close at 2.9°
A deep, private heart: he drew people in and kept some feelings locked away.
Mercury square Jupiter close at 3.0°
Big ideas and loose details: he thought on a large scale, and the small print was where things got away from him.
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Saturn opposition Pluto wide at 3.2°
Heavy demands and hard limits: he faced a great deal of pressure and came out tougher for it.
Mars square Uranus wide at 4.0°
Restless and quick to rebel: he pushed against limits, and sudden decisions came with the territory.
Neptune opposition North Node wide at 4.4°
Dreams and the way forward clashed, and growing meant trading some illusions for clear sight.
Jupiter trine Neptune wide at 5.3°
Faith and imagination together: he believed in people and ideals, and that belief was catching.
Saturn opposition Neptune wide at 6.1°
The dream and the hard work seldom agreed on terms: his discipline and his imagination asked different things of him.
Venus conjunction Neptune wide at 6.4°
Romance without limits: he fell for ideals as much as people, and his taste ran to the dreamy and the beautiful.
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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