Famous birth charts · Danny Elfman

Danny Elfman’s chart in full

Born May 29, 1953, Los Angeles, California, United States. 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.

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Beyond the planetsNorth Node in Aquarius, Chiron and Lilith
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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 Aquarius

    The direction his life grows in: Aquarius, independent and original.

    4°39′

  • Chiron in Capricorn

    In Capricorn, Chiron is the feeling of having grown up too soon, and a gift for showing others how to stand on their own.

    20°24′

  • Black Moon Lilith in Virgo

    In Virgo, Lilith is a set of private standards, kept for their own sake and not to please.

    17°24′

The rising sign and the Midheaven need the birth time to the minute, so they are left out.

PatternsStellium
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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 drive and his optimism (the Sun, Mercury, Mars and Jupiter) gather in Gemini, and that part of life draws his attention first.

Aspects by strength19 between the planets, the closest first
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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 sextile Neptune exact at 0.0°

    He picks up what others feel before a word is said, and his compassion reaches far.

  • Jupiter trine North Node almost exact at 0.1°

    Hope helps him grow: faith in what is possible keeps him moving forward.

  • Saturn sextile Pluto almost exact at 0.1°

    Endurance: he can work through hard times, and what he builds survives pressure.

  • Saturn conjunction Neptune almost exact at 0.3°

    He takes dreams seriously and gives them structure, and his ideals have to prove themselves.

  • Neptune sextile Pluto almost exact at 0.4°

    A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.

  • The Moon trine Pluto almost exact at 0.5°

    His feelings run deep and hold steady: he comes through hard times with more strength than he goes in with.

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  • Mars sextile Pluto close at 1.3°

    Stamina and willpower: he keeps going long after others stop, and he does his best work under pressure.

  • Mars trine Saturn close at 1.4°

    His drive and his discipline work together easily: he can push hard and keep going.

  • Mars trine Neptune close at 1.8°

    He works for ideals: his drive comes alive for a cause, a role or a dream.

  • The Moon opposition Mars close at 1.8°

    Quick feelings and a quick temper: he reacts first, and his courage comes from the same place as his flashes of anger.

  • The Sun conjunction Jupiter wide at 3.4°

    Optimism at the centre of him: he expects things to go well, and that confidence wins people over.

  • The Sun trine North Node wide at 3.4°

    The direction his life takes suits him: being himself and growing go hand in hand.

  • Venus opposition Neptune wide at 3.6°

    He loves the dream of a person, and the real one has to compete with it.

  • Venus opposition Saturn wide at 4.0°

    Love feels like something to be earned, and he holds back until he is sure of it.

  • Venus trine Pluto wide at 4.1°

    He loves with depth and loyalty, and the bonds he forms change both people.

  • Saturn square Uranus wide at 4.7°

    Tradition and rebellion fight in him: he wants security and freedom, and can rarely have both at once.

  • Uranus square Neptune wide at 5.1°

    The urge for change and the longing for ideals clash, and he lives with both.

  • Mercury conjunction Mars wide at 5.2°

    He thinks fast and speaks faster: his mind likes a contest, and his words have an edge.

  • The Sun conjunction Mercury wide at 6.4°

    His mind and his identity are close together: he speaks as he thinks, and his ideas are part of who he is.

Chart signatureMost in air signs
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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

Fire · instinct and enthusiasm3
Earth · the practical and the solid0
Air · ideas and people6
Water · feeling and intuition1

Modes

Cardinal · starting things4
Fixed · holding steady1
Mutable · adapting5

No earth at all, so the practical, settled side is the one he has to find.

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