Famous birth charts · David Lynch
David Lynch’s chart in full
Born January 20, 1946, Missoula, Montana, United States. 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 Aquarius
The Sun moved from Capricorn into Aquarius at 8:45 a.m. that day, local time: in Capricorn for a birth before then, in Aquarius for one after.
0°08′
Moon in Virgo
The Mender. Care in the details.
10°03′
Mercury in Capricorn
The Planner. Foundations first.
16°34′
Venus in Capricorn
The Loyal Partner. Love built to last.
27°18′
Mars in Cancerretrograde
The Defender. Fierce for its own.
20°38′
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Jupiter in Libra
The Connector. Faith in fairness.
26°39′
Saturn in Cancerretrograde
The Guardian. The keeper of the home.
20°44′
Uranus in Geminiretrograde
13°49′
Neptune in Libraretrograde
8°35′
Pluto in Leoretrograde
10°53′
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.
29°36′
Chiron in Libra
In Libra, Chiron is a soft spot around being chosen and kept, and a gift for making others feel met as equals.
21°07′
Black Moon Lilith in Scorpio
In Scorpio, Lilith is an intensity and a private power that stay unexplained.
18°24′
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 and his heart (the Sun in Aquarius and Venus in Capricorn) and his drive and his discipline (Mars and Saturn, together in Cancer) face each other across the wheel, and his optimism (Jupiter in Libra) took the strain: the part of him that worked hardest.
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.
Mars conjunction Saturn almost exact at 0.1°
Controlled force: he worked with patience and grit, and he finished what he started.
The Sun quincunx North Node almost exact at 0.5°
The way forward asked him to bend habits that felt like part of who he was.
Venus square Jupiter almost exact at 0.7°
He loved too much of a good thing: pleasure, praise and grand gestures ran past what one life could use.
Neptune sextile Pluto close at 2.3°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
Venus quincunx North Node close at 2.3°
He kept adjusting what he wanted from people to fit the life he was growing into.
The Sun conjunction Venus close at 2.8°
Charm came naturally: taste, warmth and a love of beautiful things were close to his core.
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Uranus sextile Pluto close at 2.9°
He could help change things at the root, and upheaval suited him.
Jupiter trine North Node close at 3.0°
Hope helped him grow: faith in what was possible kept him moving forward.
The Sun square Jupiter wide at 3.5°
He reached for more than one life could hold: big plans, big promises, and a habit of saying yes before counting the hours.
Mercury opposition Mars wide at 4.1°
Sharp words and a sharp mind: he argued well, sometimes too well, and a debate was a kind of sport to him.
Mercury opposition Saturn wide at 4.2°
He doubted his own ideas before anyone else could, and so he checked every one twice.
Uranus trine Neptune wide at 5.2°
Change and idealism went together: new ideas came wrapped in dreams of a better world.
Jupiter square Saturn wide at 5.9°
Growth and caution kept checking each other: he moved forward in bursts, then paused to consolidate.
Mars square Jupiter wide at 6.0°
He took on more than any one person could, and his boldness ran ahead of his plans.
Venus opposition Saturn wide at 6.6°
Love felt like something to be earned, and he held back until he was sure of it.
Venus opposition Mars wide at 6.7°
In love he wanted tenderness and a chase at once, and his relationships were rarely calm.
The Sun trine Neptune wide at 8.4°
Imagination and identity worked together: he could become a character, a mood or an idea, and make others believe in it.
The Sun opposition Saturn wide at 9.4°
Self-belief came slowly and had to be earned, one result at a time, and every result counted.
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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