Famous birth charts · Christopher Hitchens
Christopher Hitchens’ chart in full
Born April 13, 1949, Portsmouth, 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 Aries
The Pioneer. First in, first to try.
23°11′
Moon in Libra
The Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio at 4:28 p.m. that day, local time: in Libra for a birth before then, in Scorpio for one after.
27°13′
Mercury in Aries
The Spark. First to speak.
23°20′
Venus in Aries
The Chaser. Love at first sight.
22°17′
Mars in Aries
The Trailblazer. First through the door.
17°23′
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Jupiter in Aquarius
The Visionary. Faith in a better way.
0°04′
Saturn in Leoretrograde
The Reluctant Star. Earned confidence.
29°36′
Uranus in Gemini
27°11′
Neptune in Libraretrograde
13°33′
Pluto in Leoretrograde
14°11′
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 Aries
The direction his life grows in: Aries, bold and direct.
25°38′
Chiron in Sagittarius
In Sagittarius, Chiron is a restless question about what it all means, and a gift for lending others a wider view.
8°39′
Black Moon Lilith in Pisces
In Pisces, Lilith is a dreamer who wants no rescuing, with a private world all its own.
29°41′
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 identity, his mind, his heart and his drive (the Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars) gather in Aries, and that part of life drew his attention first.
Yod
Two planets in easy contact both point awkwardly at a third, which becomes the focus: a talent that takes constant adjusting.
In his chart, his discipline (Saturn in Leo) and his independence (Uranus in Gemini) both point at his optimism (Jupiter in Aquarius), the part of him that kept needing adjustment and gave his 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 Moon trine Uranus exact at 0.0°
His feelings liked freedom: he needed space in close ties and gave it back just as easily.
The Sun conjunction Mercury almost exact at 0.1°
His mind and his identity were close together: he spoke as he thought, and his ideas were part of who he was.
Jupiter quincunx Saturn almost exact at 0.5°
When to expand and when to hold back took constant rethinking.
Neptune sextile Pluto almost exact at 0.6°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
The Sun conjunction Venus almost exact at 0.9°
Charm came naturally: taste, warmth and a love of beautiful things were close to his core.
Mercury conjunction Venus close at 1.1°
Words with charm in them: he had an ear for a beautiful phrase, and people liked listening to him.
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Uranus sextile North Node close at 1.5°
Change helped him forward: he grew by trying the new.
The Moon opposition North Node close at 1.6°
Home comforts and the way forward asked for different things, and growing meant leaving some familiar things behind.
Mercury conjunction North Node close at 2.3°
Ideas and talk set his course: he found his direction by learning and talking things through.
Saturn sextile Uranus close at 2.4°
Old and new sat well together: he could change things without throwing out what worked.
The Sun conjunction North Node close at 2.5°
His identity and his direction in life lined up: the more fully he became himself, the further he went.
Jupiter quincunx Uranus close at 2.9°
His hopes and his restlessness kept changing places, and he redrew his plans more than once.
Mars trine Pluto wide at 3.2°
Stamina and willpower: he kept going long after others stopped, and he did his best work under pressure.
Venus conjunction North Node wide at 3.4°
Following his heart was following his path: the people and pleasures he loved led him forward.
Mercury sextile Uranus wide at 3.8°
A quick, original mind: ideas arrived in flashes, and he saw answers others missed.
Mars opposition Neptune wide at 3.8°
Drive and dreams mixed uneasily: the goal was clear to him, and the way to it harder to see.
Saturn trine North Node wide at 4.0°
Discipline helped him grow: patience and hard work kept him on course.
The Sun sextile Uranus wide at 4.0°
Independence came easily: he did things his own way, and people found it refreshing rather than rude.
Jupiter square North Node wide at 4.4°
Easy hopes and the harder way forward went different ways, and real growth came from the harder one.
Venus conjunction Mars wide at 4.9°
Magnetic: affection and desire came together in him, and people noticed.
The Sun conjunction Mars wide at 5.8°
Purpose and drive in one place: he was quick to start, quick to compete and hard to stop.
Mercury conjunction Mars wide at 5.9°
He thought fast and spoke faster: his mind liked a contest, and his words had an edge.
The Sun trine Saturn wide at 6.4°
Purpose and patience worked as a team: he built slowly and got better with every year.
The Sun square Jupiter wide at 6.9°
He reached for more than one life could hold: big plans, big promises, and a habit of saying yes before counting the hours.
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.
No earth at all, so the practical, settled side was the one he had to find.
No water at all, so feelings came out in actions more than in words.
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