Famous birth charts · David Attenborough
David Attenborough’s chart in full
Born May 8, 1926, Isleworth, 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 Taurus
The Gardener. Steady, sensual and sure.
17°05′
Moon in Aries
The Moon moved from Pisces into Aries at 9:56 a.m. that day, local time: in Pisces for a birth before then, in Aries for one after.
1°14′
Mercury in Aries
The Spark. First to speak.
22°32′
Venus in Aries
The Chaser. Love at first sight.
1°57′
Mars in Pisces
The Gentle Warrior. Strength that flows round.
3°25′
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Jupiter in Aquarius
The Visionary. Faith in a better way.
24°51′
Saturn in Scorpioretrograde
The Stalwart. Strength under pressure.
23°13′
Uranus in Pisces
28°10′
Neptune in Leo
22°00′
Pluto in Cancer
12°56′
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 Cancer
The direction his life grows in: Cancer, protective and caring.
18°27′
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.
29°04′
Black Moon Lilith in Leo
In Leo, Lilith is the wish to be seen whole, without shrinking to suit anyone.
26°22′
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 identity (the Sun in Taurus) and his discipline (Saturn in Scorpio) face each other across the wheel, and his optimism (Jupiter in Aquarius) 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 optimism (Jupiter in Aquarius) and his imagination (Neptune in Leo) face each other across the wheel, and his identity (the Sun in Taurus) 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 identity (the Sun in Taurus) and his discipline (Saturn in Scorpio) face each other across the wheel, and his imagination (Neptune in Leo) 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 optimism (Jupiter in Aquarius) and his imagination (Neptune in Leo) face each other across the wheel, and his discipline (Saturn in Scorpio) takes the strain: the part of him that works hardest.
Grand cross
Four planets in a square, two pairs pulling against each other: strain on every side, and great staying power.
In his chart, his identity, his optimism, his discipline and his imagination (the Sun in Taurus, Jupiter in Aquarius, Saturn in Scorpio and Neptune in Leo) make the cross, and he learns to hold all four at once.
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.
Mercury trine Neptune almost exact at 0.5°
He thinks in pictures and music: his words carry a mood, and his imagination gives his ideas colour.
Mercury quincunx Saturn almost exact at 0.7°
Speaking freely and speaking carefully take constant balancing, and he weighs words before letting them go.
The Moon conjunction Venus almost exact at 0.7°
Tenderness through and through: he needs beauty and affection the way others need air.
Saturn square Neptune close at 1.2°
The dream and the hard work seldom agree on terms: his discipline and his imagination ask different things of him.
The Sun sextile North Node close at 1.4°
The direction his life takes suits him: being himself and growing go hand in hand.
Jupiter square Saturn close at 1.6°
Growth and caution keep checking each other: he moves forward in bursts, then pauses to consolidate.
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Mercury sextile Jupiter close at 2.3°
A generous, wide-ranging mind: he learns easily, tells a good story and sees the big picture.
Jupiter opposition Neptune close at 2.9°
His hopes run ahead of what is real, and he learns to check a beautiful idea against the facts.
Venus conjunction Uranus wide at 3.8°
Love at first sight, and freedom after it: the different and the new win his heart.
Mercury square North Node wide at 4.1°
Old ideas and the way forward are at odds, and he learns new ways of thinking to move on.
The Sun sextile Pluto wide at 4.2°
A quiet strength: under pressure he grows more focused, and he knows how to start over.
Saturn trine North Node wide at 4.8°
Discipline helps him grow: patience and hard work keep him on course.
The Sun square Neptune wide at 4.9°
The self he knows and the image others see drift apart at times, and he works to keep hold of the real one.
Saturn trine Uranus wide at 4.9°
Old and new sit well together: he can change things without throwing out what works.
Pluto conjunction North Node wide at 5.5°
A path of transformation: his direction in life asks him to change himself completely, more than once.
The Sun opposition Saturn wide at 6.1°
Self-belief comes slowly and has to be earned, one result at a time, and every result counts.
The Sun square Jupiter wide at 7.8°
He reaches for more than one life can 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.
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