Famous birth charts · David Letterman
David Letterman’s chart in full
Born April 12, 1947, Indianapolis, Indiana, 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 Aries
The Pioneer. First in, first to try.
21°59′
Moon in Capricorn
The Steady Hand. Steady feeling, kept in check.
12°45′
Mercury in Pisces
The Poet. Knowing without explaining.
25°24′
Venus in Pisces
The Tender Heart. Love without limits.
15°13′
Mars in Aries
The Trailblazer. First through the door.
0°37′
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Jupiter in Scorpioretrograde
The Researcher. Faith in what lies beneath.
26°16′
Saturn in Leo
The Reluctant Star. Earned confidence.
2°01′
Uranus in Gemini
18°41′
Neptune in Libraretrograde
9°06′
Pluto in Leoretrograde
11°01′
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 Gemini
The direction his life grows in: Gemini, curious and quick-witted.
3°19′
Chiron in Scorpio
In Scorpio, Chiron is a wariness about trust that runs deep, and the strength to stay close when others are at their lowest.
6°34′
Black Moon Lilith in Capricorn
In Capricorn, Lilith is an ambition that has stopped waiting its turn.
7°58′
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.
Grand trine
Three planets in an easy triangle, each in flowing contact with the other two: a gift that comes without effort.
In his chart, his drive, his optimism and his discipline (Mars in Aries, Jupiter in Scorpio and Saturn in Leo) make the triangle, so these come to him naturally.
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 Jupiter almost exact at 0.9°
A generous, wide-ranging mind: he learns easily, tells a good story and sees the big picture.
Saturn sextile North Node close at 1.3°
Discipline helps him grow: patience and hard work keep him on course.
Mars trine Saturn close at 1.4°
His drive and his discipline work together easily: he can push hard and keep going.
Neptune sextile Pluto close at 1.9°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
Mars sextile North Node close at 2.7°
Courage moves him forward, and each bold step takes him further along his path.
The Sun sextile Uranus wide at 3.3°
Independence comes easily: he does things his own way, and people find it refreshing rather than rude.
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Venus square Uranus wide at 3.5°
Love comes in sudden starts and stops: he falls for people quickly and needs room just as quickly.
The Sun quincunx Jupiter wide at 4.3°
He keeps fitting his ambitions to his purpose, and some big plans have to wait.
Mars trine Jupiter wide at 4.3°
Big drive and big confidence: he goes after large goals, and his enthusiasm carries others along.
Mercury conjunction Mars wide at 5.2°
He thinks fast and speaks faster: his mind likes a contest, and his words have an edge.
Jupiter trine Saturn wide at 5.8°
Hope and caution in balance: he dreams big and plans carefully, and both help.
Neptune trine North Node wide at 5.8°
Imagination helps him forward, through art, ideals and care for others.
Jupiter opposition North Node wide at 7.0°
Easy hopes and the harder way forward go different ways, and real growth comes from the harder one.
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
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