Famous birth charts · Daniel Barenboim
Daniel Barenboim’s chart in full
Born November 15, 1942, Buenos Aires, Argentina. 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.
22°37′
Moon in Aquarius
The Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces at 5:28 p.m. that day, local time: in Aquarius for a birth before then, in Pisces for one after.
26°54′
Mercury in Scorpio
The Investigator. Hears what was left out.
13°42′
Venus in Scorpio
The Devotee. All or nothing.
22°24′
Mars in Scorpio
The Strategist. Will under a still surface.
9°15′
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Jupiter in Cancerretrograde
The Generous Host. A home with room for more.
25°13′
Saturn in Geminiretrograde
The Serious Student. A serious mind.
10°20′
Uranus in Geminiretrograde
2°59′
Neptune in Libra
1°24′
Pluto in Leoretrograde
7°15′
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.
0°30′
Chiron in Leo
In Leo, Chiron is a quiet doubt about deserving the light, and a gift for helping others shine without apology.
28°39′
Black Moon Lilith in Cancer
In Cancer, Lilith is a fierce need to belong, and no wish to look after anyone on command.
8°56′
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 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.
The Sun conjunction Venus almost exact at 0.2°
Charm comes naturally: taste, warmth and a love of beautiful things are close to his core.
Mars quincunx Saturn close at 1.1°
When to push and when to wait takes constant judging, and he learns timing the hard way.
Uranus trine Neptune close at 1.6°
Change and idealism go together: new ideas come wrapped in dreams of a better world.
Mars square Pluto close at 2.0°
A fierce will: he meets opposition head on, and a fight brings out his full strength.
Uranus square North Node close at 2.5°
The way forward asks for steadiness, and the urge for change keeps breaking in.
The Sun trine Jupiter close at 2.6°
His confidence comes easily and spreads: he thinks big, and other people want to come along.
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Venus trine Jupiter close at 2.8°
Affection comes to him with generosity attached: his heart and his optimism help each other.
Saturn sextile Pluto wide at 3.1°
Endurance: he can work through hard times, and what he builds survives pressure.
Uranus sextile Pluto wide at 4.3°
He can help change things at the root, and upheaval suits him.
Mercury conjunction Mars wide at 4.4°
He thinks fast and speaks faster: his mind likes a contest, and his words have an edge.
Saturn conjunction Uranus wide at 7.4°
Disciplined originality: he builds new things on solid foundations.
The Sun square North Node wide at 7.9°
Being himself and growing ask for different things, and his biggest steps forward come when he stretches past his habits.
The Sun conjunction Mercury wide at 8.9°
His mind and his identity are close together: he speaks as he thinks, and his ideas are part of who he is.
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 is the one he has to find.
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