Famous birth charts · David LaChapelle
David LaChapelle’s chart in full
Born March 11, 1963, Fairfield, Connecticut, 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.
Sun in Pisces
The Dreamer. Gentle, dreamy and deep.
20°24′
Moon in Libra
The Moon moved from Virgo into Libra at 12:35 a.m. that day, local time: in Virgo for a birth before then, in Libra for one after.
5°43′
Mercury in Pisces
The Poet. Knowing without explaining.
4°02′
Venus in Aquarius
The Kindred Spirit. Friend first, lover too.
8°24′
Mars in Leoretrograde
The Leader. Courage with an audience.
5°30′
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Jupiter in Pisces
The Believer. Faith without limits.
24°21′
Saturn in Aquarius
The Reformer. The architect of the group.
18°01′
Uranus in Virgoretrograde
2°31′
Neptune in Scorpioretrograde
15°31′
Pluto in Virgoretrograde
10°38′
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.
28°23′
Chiron in Pisces
In Pisces, Chiron is a tenderness that feels everything a little too much, and a gift for quiet compassion.
11°07′
Black Moon Lilith in Libra
In Libra, Lilith is the one who stops keeping the peace at any price.
25°33′
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 and his optimism (the Sun, Mercury and Jupiter) gather in Pisces, 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 Moon sextile Mars almost exact at 0.2°
His feelings turn straight into action: when something matters, he does something about it.
Mercury quincunx Mars close at 1.4°
Thinking and doing keep getting out of step: he acts on half a thought, or thinks past the moment to act.
Mercury opposition Uranus close at 1.5°
His mind runs ahead of the conversation: he says the unexpected thing, and not everyone is ready to hear it.
Venus quincunx Pluto close at 2.2°
Affection and the need for control keep getting in each other’s way, and trust takes him time.
Saturn square Neptune close at 2.5°
The dream and the hard work seldom agree on terms: his discipline and his imagination ask different things of him.
The Moon trine Venus close at 2.7°
He puts people at ease without trying: kindness and charm come from the same place.
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Venus opposition Mars close at 2.9°
In love he wants tenderness and a chase at once, and his relationships are rarely calm.
The Sun conjunction Jupiter wide at 3.9°
Optimism at the centre of him: he expects things to go well, and that confidence wins people over.
Jupiter trine North Node wide at 4.0°
Hope helps him grow: faith in what is possible keeps him moving forward.
The Sun trine Neptune wide at 4.9°
Imagination and identity work together: he can become a character, a mood or an idea, and make others believe in it.
Neptune sextile Pluto wide at 4.9°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
Mercury opposition Pluto wide at 6.6°
His words have force: he speaks to persuade, and he keeps his own counsel until the right moment.
Mars conjunction North Node wide at 7.1°
Driven towards his path: he goes after the life he wants with real force.
The Sun trine North Node wide at 8.0°
The direction his life takes suits him: being himself and growing go hand in hand.
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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