Famous birth charts · David Portnoy
David Portnoy’s chart in full
Born March 22, 1977, Swampscott, Massachusetts, 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 Aries
The Pioneer. First in, first to try.
1°57′
Moon in Taurus
The Moon moved from Aries into Taurus at 2:06 a.m. that day, local time: in Aries for a birth before then, in Taurus for one after.
4°57′
Mercury in Aries
The Spark. First to speak.
8°27′
Venus in Ariesretrograde
The Chaser. Love at first sight.
23°40′
Mars in Pisces
The Gentle Warrior. Strength that flows round.
2°02′
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Jupiter in Taurus
The Patient Grower. Abundance you can hold.
27°46′
Saturn in Leoretrograde
The Reluctant Star. Earned confidence.
10°18′
Uranus in Scorpioretrograde
11°14′
Neptune in Sagittariusretrograde
16°08′
Pluto in Libraretrograde
13°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 Libra
The direction his life grows in: Libra, graceful and fair.
24°21′
Chiron in Aries
In Aries, Chiron is a doubt about the right to go first, and with it a talent for giving others their nerve.
29°39′
Black Moon Lilith in Taurus
In Taurus, Lilith is an appetite for pleasure that sees no need to apologise.
26°24′
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.
Venus opposition North Node almost exact at 0.7°
What feels comfortable in love and what helps him grow are different things, and he chooses between them more than once.
Saturn square Uranus almost exact at 0.9°
Tradition and rebellion fight in him: he wants security and freedom, and can rarely have both at once.
Mercury trine Saturn close at 1.8°
A patient, exact mind: he chooses every word, and his thinking gets sharper with practice.
Saturn sextile Pluto close at 2.8°
Endurance: he can work through hard times, and what he builds survives pressure.
Neptune sextile Pluto close at 3.0°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
The Sun sextile Jupiter wide at 4.2°
His confidence comes easily and spreads: he thinks big, and other people want to come along.
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Mars square Jupiter wide at 4.3°
He takes on more than any one person can, and his boldness runs ahead of his plans.
Mercury opposition Pluto wide at 4.7°
His words have force: he speaks to persuade, and he keeps his own counsel until the right moment.
Saturn trine Neptune wide at 5.8°
Practical dreams: he gives ideals a shape and works to make them real.
The Sun conjunction Mercury wide at 6.5°
His mind and his identity are close together: he speaks as he thinks, and his ideas are part of who he is.
The Sun trine Saturn wide at 8.3°
Purpose and patience work as a team: he builds slowly and gets better with every year.
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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