Famous birth charts · Colson Whitehead
Colson Whitehead’s chart in full
Born November 6, 1969, New York City, New York, 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 Scorpio
The Detective. Intense, private and loyal.
14°07′
Moon in Libra
The Moon moved from Virgo into Libra at 4:59 a.m. that day, local time: in Virgo for a birth before then, in Libra for one after.
3°46′
Mercury in Scorpio
The Investigator. Hears what was left out.
8°16′
Venus in Libra
The Sweetheart. Grace, romance and balance.
25°01′
Mars in Aquarius
The Rebel. Rebel with a cause.
1°23′
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Jupiter in Libra
The Connector. Faith in fairness.
22°23′
Saturn in Taurusretrograde
The Slow Builder. Security built by hand.
4°46′
Uranus in Libra
6°48′
Neptune in Scorpio
27°54′
Pluto in Virgo
26°37′
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 Pisces
The direction his life grows in: Pisces, dreamy and compassionate.
19°51′
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.
2°59′
Black Moon Lilith in Cancer
In Cancer, Lilith is a fierce need to belong, and no wish to look after anyone on command.
26°36′
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 and his imagination (the Sun, Mercury and Neptune) gather in Scorpio, and that part of life draws 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.
Neptune sextile Pluto close at 1.3°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
Saturn quincunx Uranus close at 2.0°
When to keep the rules and when to break them takes constant deciding.
The Moon trine Mars close at 2.4°
His feelings turn straight into action: when something matters, he does something about it.
Jupiter quincunx North Node close at 2.5°
Some hopes have to be let go to fit the way forward, and he chooses which ones.
Venus conjunction Jupiter close at 2.6°
A generous heart: love and good company come to him easily, and he shares both.
The Moon conjunction Uranus close at 3.0°
Restless feelings: he feels most at home where things are new.
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Mars square Saturn wide at 3.4°
Drive with the brakes on: he wants to move, something holds him back, and the friction makes him tough.
Mars sextile Neptune wide at 3.5°
He works for ideals: his drive comes alive for a cause, a role or a dream.
Mercury opposition Saturn wide at 3.5°
He doubts his own ideas before anyone else can, and so he checks every one twice.
Mars trine Pluto wide at 4.8°
Stamina and willpower: he keeps going long after others stop, and he does his best work under pressure.
Mars trine Uranus wide at 5.4°
Quick and inventive in action: he moves fast, breaks with habit and makes sudden changes work.
The Sun trine North Node wide at 5.7°
The direction his life takes suits him: being himself and growing go hand in hand.
The Sun conjunction Mercury wide at 5.8°
His mind and his identity are close together: he speaks as he thinks, and his ideas are part of who he is.
Venus square Mars wide at 6.4°
In love he wants tenderness and a chase at once, and his relationships are rarely calm.
Pluto opposition North Node wide at 6.8°
Old attachments hold him back from the way forward, and he grows by letting some things go.
The Sun opposition Saturn wide at 9.3°
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.
No fire at all, so the bold first move comes by choice rather than by instinct.
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