Famous birth charts · Chow Yun-fat
Chow Yun-fat’s chart in full
Born May 18, 1955, Hong Kong. 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 Taurus
The Gardener. Steady, sensual and sure.
26°25′
Moon in Aries
The Moon moved from Pisces into Aries at 4:21 a.m. that day, local time: in Pisces for a birth before then, in Aries for one after.
4°29′
Mercury in Gemini
The Quick Wit. The messenger at home.
18°13′
Venus in Aries
The Chaser. Love at first sight.
28°16′
Mars in Gemini
The Multitasker. Quick with the comeback.
24°48′
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Jupiter in Cancer
The Generous Host. A home with room for more.
25°23′
Saturn in Scorpioretrograde
The Stalwart. Strength under pressure.
17°13′
Uranus in Cancer
24°32′
Neptune in Libraretrograde
26°05′
Pluto in Leo
24°20′
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.
26°45′
Chiron in Aquarius
In Aquarius, Chiron is the ache of not quite fitting in, and a gift for making room for every outsider.
5°29′
Black Moon Lilith in Sagittarius
In Sagittarius, Lilith is a free mind that keeps only the beliefs it chose.
7°37′
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 his chart, his heart (Venus in Aries) and his imagination (Neptune in Libra) face each other across the wheel, and his optimism (Jupiter in Cancer) takes the strain: the part of him that works hardest.
T-square
Two planets pull against each other, and a third stands at right angles to both, where the strain gathers.
In his chart, his heart (Venus in Aries) and his imagination (Neptune in Libra) face each other across the wheel, and his independence (Uranus in Cancer) takes the strain: the part of him that works hardest.
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 quincunx Neptune almost exact at 0.3°
He keeps redrawing the line between the life he has and the life he imagines.
The Sun quincunx North Node almost exact at 0.3°
The way forward asks him to bend habits that feel like part of who he is.
Mars sextile Pluto almost exact at 0.5°
Stamina and willpower: he keeps going long after others stop, and he does his best work under pressure.
Neptune sextile North Node almost exact at 0.7°
Imagination helps him forward, through art, ideals and care for others.
Jupiter square Neptune almost exact at 0.7°
His hopes run ahead of what is real, and he learns to check a beautiful idea against the facts.
Jupiter conjunction Uranus almost exact at 0.8°
An inventive optimism: he believes in the new, and he takes leaps others would not.
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Mercury quincunx Saturn close at 1.0°
Speaking freely and speaking carefully take constant balancing, and he weighs words before letting them go.
The Sun sextile Jupiter close at 1.0°
His confidence comes easily and spreads: he thinks big, and other people want to come along.
Mars trine Neptune close at 1.3°
He works for ideals: his drive comes alive for a cause, a role or a dream.
Jupiter quincunx North Node close at 1.4°
Some hopes have to be let go to fit the way forward, and he chooses which ones.
Venus trine North Node close at 1.5°
Love and friendship move him forward: the people he cares for help him find his way.
Uranus square Neptune close at 1.6°
The urge for change and the longing for ideals clash, and he lives with both.
Neptune sextile Pluto close at 1.8°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
The Sun sextile Uranus close at 1.9°
Independence comes easily: he does things his own way, and people find it refreshing rather than rude.
Mars opposition North Node close at 1.9°
Old fights and the way forward disagree, and he grows by choosing which battles matter.
The Sun square Pluto close at 2.1°
Nothing about him is halfway: he insists on running his own life, and the struggle makes him formidable.
Venus opposition Neptune close at 2.2°
He loves the dream of a person, and the real one has to compete with it.
Uranus quincunx North Node close at 2.2°
Sudden changes keep shifting the way forward, and he adapts each time.
Pluto trine North Node close at 2.4°
Deep change helps him forward: each time he starts over, he goes further.
Venus square Jupiter close at 2.9°
He loves too much of a good thing: pleasure, praise and grand gestures run past what one life can use.
Venus sextile Mars wide at 3.5°
Charm and desire work together: he knows what he wants in love and how to win it.
Venus square Uranus wide at 3.7°
Love comes in sudden starts and stops: he falls for people quickly and needs room just as quickly.
Venus trine Pluto wide at 3.9°
He loves with depth and loyalty, and the bonds he forms change both people.
Mercury conjunction Mars wide at 6.6°
He thinks fast and speaks faster: his mind likes a contest, and his words have an edge.
The Sun opposition Saturn wide at 9.2°
Self-belief comes slowly and has to be earned, one result at a time, and every result counts.
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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