Famous birth charts · David Hockney
David Hockney’s chart in full
Born July 9, 1937, Bradford, 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 Cancer
The Protector. Home, memory and care.
16°48′
Moon in Leo
The Moon moved from Cancer into Leo at 4:59 a.m. that day, local time: in Cancer for a birth before then, in Leo for one after.
4°12′
Mercury in Cancer
The Remembering Mind. A memory for tone.
18°00′
Venus in Gemini
The Charmer. Love through conversation.
1°37′
Mars in Scorpio
The Strategist. Will under a still surface.
20°29′
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Jupiter in Capricornretrograde
The Steward. Faith earned, not given.
23°10′
Saturn in Aries
The Independent. Courage that learned to wait.
5°05′
Uranus in Taurus
13°01′
Neptune in Virgo
16°39′
Pluto in Cancer
27°59′
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 Sagittarius
The direction his life grows in: Sagittarius, free and far-ranging.
14°49′
Chiron in Gemini
In Gemini, Chiron is an old fear of not being heard, which becomes a gift for finding the words others lack.
26°25′
Black Moon Lilith in Sagittarius
In Sagittarius, Lilith is a free mind that keeps only the beliefs it chose.
1°04′
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.
The Sun sextile Neptune almost exact at 0.1°
Imagination and identity worked together: he could become a character, a mood or an idea, and make others believe in it.
The Moon trine Saturn almost exact at 0.9°
Steady feelings: he kept calm under strain, and he loved in ways that lasted.
The Sun conjunction Mercury close at 1.2°
His mind and his identity were close together: he spoke as he thought, and his ideas were part of who he was.
Mercury sextile Neptune close at 1.4°
He thought in pictures and music: his words carried a mood, and his imagination gave his ideas colour.
Uranus quincunx North Node close at 1.8°
Sudden changes kept shifting the way forward, and he adapted each time.
Neptune square North Node close at 1.8°
Dreams and the way forward clashed, and growing meant trading some illusions for clear sight.
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The Sun quincunx North Node close at 2.0°
The way forward asked him to bend habits that felt like part of who he was.
Mercury trine Mars close at 2.5°
A quick, direct mind: he made decisions fast and said what he meant.
Mars sextile Jupiter close at 2.7°
Big drive and big confidence: he went after large goals, and his enthusiasm carried others along.
Venus sextile Saturn wide at 3.5°
Loyal in love: he chose carefully, and what he built with people lasted.
Venus sextile Pluto wide at 3.6°
He loved with depth and loyalty, and the bonds he formed changed both people.
Uranus trine Neptune wide at 3.6°
Change and idealism went together: new ideas came wrapped in dreams of a better world.
The Sun trine Mars wide at 3.7°
His purpose and his drive worked together: once he decided on something, he moved on it fast.
The Sun sextile Uranus wide at 3.8°
Independence came easily: he did things his own way, and people found it refreshing rather than rude.
Mars sextile Neptune wide at 3.8°
He worked for ideals: his drive came alive for a cause, a role or a dream.
Jupiter opposition Pluto wide at 4.8°
He wanted more power than came easily, and the struggle for it shaped his life.
Mercury opposition Jupiter wide at 5.2°
Big ideas and loose details: he thought on a large scale, and the small print was where things got away from him.
The Sun opposition Jupiter wide at 6.4°
He reached for more than one life could hold: big plans, big promises, and a habit of saying yes before counting the hours.
Jupiter trine Neptune wide at 6.5°
Faith and imagination together: he believed in people and ideals, and that belief was catching.
Mars opposition Uranus wide at 7.5°
Restless and quick to rebel: he pushed against limits, and sudden decisions came with the territory.
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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