Famous birth charts · David Byrne
David Byrne’s chart in full
Born May 14, 1952, Dumbarton, United Kingdom. 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 Taurus
The Gardener. Steady, sensual and sure.
23°35′
Moon in Capricorn
The Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius at 8:15 p.m. that day, local time: in Capricorn for a birth before then, in Aquarius for one after.
25°05′
Mercury in Aries
Mercury moved from Aries into Taurus at 3:44 p.m. that day, local time: in Aries for a birth before then, in Taurus for one after.
29°47′
Venus in Taurus
The Keeper. Slow, sensual and loyal.
12°23′
Mars in Scorpioretrograde
The Strategist. Will under a still surface.
5°50′
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Jupiter in Taurus
The Patient Grower. Abundance you can hold.
3°41′
Saturn in Libraretrograde
The Fair Judge. Fairness built in.
8°48′
Uranus in Cancer
11°17′
Neptune in Libraretrograde
19°29′
Pluto in Leo
19°08′
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 Aquarius
The direction his life grows in: Aquarius, independent and original.
26°10′
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.
12°05′
Black Moon Lilith in Leo
In Leo, Lilith is the wish to be seen whole, without shrinking to suit anyone.
5°14′
The rising sign and the Midheaven need the birth time to the minute, so they are left out.
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 almost exact at 0.3°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
Venus sextile Uranus close at 1.1°
He loves the unusual: original taste, unexpected friendships and a style all his own.
The Sun trine the Moon close at 1.5°
His purpose and his feelings are on the same side: the life he chooses and the comfort he needs go together.
Mars opposition Jupiter close at 2.1°
He takes on more than any one person can, and his boldness runs ahead of his plans.
Saturn square Uranus close at 2.5°
Tradition and rebellion fight in him: he wants security and freedom, and can rarely have both at once.
The Sun square North Node close at 2.6°
Being himself and growing ask for different things, and his biggest steps forward come when he stretches past his habits.
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Mercury sextile North Node wide at 3.6°
His way with words helps him find his direction, and the right ideas come at the right time.
Mercury conjunction Jupiter wide at 3.9°
He loves ideas, the bigger the better, and he can talk anyone into hoping.
The Sun quincunx Neptune wide at 4.1°
He keeps redrawing the line between the life he has and the life he imagines.
The Sun square Pluto wide at 4.4°
Nothing about him is halfway: he insists on running his own life, and the struggle makes him formidable.
Mars trine Uranus wide at 5.5°
Quick and inventive in action: he moves fast, breaks with habit and makes sudden changes work.
Mercury opposition Mars wide at 6.1°
Sharp words and a sharp mind: he argues well, sometimes too well, and a debate is a kind of sport to him.
Venus opposition Mars wide at 6.5°
In love he wants tenderness and a chase at once, and his relationships are rarely calm.
Neptune trine North Node wide at 6.7°
Imagination helps him forward, through art, ideals and care for others.
Pluto opposition North Node wide at 7.0°
Old attachments hold him back from the way forward, and he grows by letting some things go.
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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