Famous birth charts · Don Rickles
Don Rickles’ chart in full
Born May 8, 1926, Queens, New York, 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 Taurus
The Gardener. Steady, sensual and sure.
17°18′
Moon in Aries
The Moon moved from Pisces into Aries at 4:56 a.m. that day, local time: in Pisces for a birth before then, in Aries for one after.
4°13′
Mercury in Aries
The Spark. First to speak.
22°50′
Venus in Aries
The Chaser. Love at first sight.
2°10′
Mars in Pisces
The Gentle Warrior. Strength that flows round.
3°34′
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Jupiter in Aquarius
The Visionary. Faith in a better way.
24°52′
Saturn in Scorpioretrograde
The Stalwart. Strength under pressure.
23°12′
Uranus in Pisces
28°10′
Neptune in Leo
22°00′
Pluto in Cancer
12°56′
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.
18°26′
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°05′
Black Moon Lilith in Leo
In Leo, Lilith is the wish to be seen whole, without shrinking to suit anyone.
26°23′
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 (the Sun in Taurus) and his discipline (Saturn in Scorpio) face each other across the wheel, and his optimism (Jupiter in Aquarius) took the strain: the part of him that worked hardest.
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 optimism (Jupiter in Aquarius) and his imagination (Neptune in Leo) face each other across the wheel, and his identity (the Sun in Taurus) took the strain: the part of him that worked hardest.
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 (the Sun in Taurus) and his discipline (Saturn in Scorpio) face each other across the wheel, and his imagination (Neptune in Leo) took the strain: the part of him that worked hardest.
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 optimism (Jupiter in Aquarius) and his imagination (Neptune in Leo) face each other across the wheel, and his discipline (Saturn in Scorpio) took the strain: the part of him that worked hardest.
Grand cross
Four planets in a square, two pairs pulling against each other: strain on every side, and great staying power.
In his chart, his identity, his optimism, his discipline and his imagination (the Sun in Taurus, Jupiter in Aquarius, Saturn in Scorpio and Neptune in Leo) make the cross, and he learned to hold all four at once.
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 quincunx Saturn almost exact at 0.4°
Speaking freely and speaking carefully took constant balancing, and he weighed words before letting them go.
Mercury trine Neptune almost exact at 0.8°
He thought in pictures and music: his words carried a mood, and his imagination gave his ideas colour.
The Sun sextile North Node close at 1.1°
The direction his life took suited him: being himself and growing went hand in hand.
Saturn square Neptune close at 1.2°
The dream and the hard work seldom agreed on terms: his discipline and his imagination asked different things of him.
Jupiter square Saturn close at 1.7°
Growth and caution kept checking each other: he moved forward in bursts, then paused to consolidate.
The Moon conjunction Venus close at 2.0°
Tenderness through and through: he needed beauty and affection the way others needed air.
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Mercury sextile Jupiter close at 2.0°
A generous, wide-ranging mind: he learned easily, told a good story and saw the big picture.
Jupiter opposition Neptune close at 2.9°
His hopes ran ahead of what was real, and he learned to check a beautiful idea against the facts.
Venus conjunction Uranus wide at 4.0°
Love at first sight, and freedom after it: the different and the new won his heart.
The Sun sextile Pluto wide at 4.4°
A quiet strength: under pressure he grew more focused, and he knew how to start over.
Mercury square North Node wide at 4.4°
Old ideas and the way forward were at odds, and he learned new ways of thinking to move on.
The Sun square Neptune wide at 4.7°
The self he knew and the image others saw drifted apart at times, and he worked to keep hold of the real one.
Saturn trine North Node wide at 4.8°
Discipline helped him grow: patience and hard work kept him on course.
Saturn trine Uranus wide at 5.0°
Old and new sat well together: he could change things without throwing out what worked.
Pluto conjunction North Node wide at 5.5°
A path of transformation: his direction in life asked him to change himself completely, more than once.
The Sun opposition Saturn wide at 5.9°
Self-belief came slowly and had to be earned, one result at a time, and every result counted.
The Sun square Jupiter wide at 7.6°
He reached for more than one life could hold: big plans, big promises, and a habit of saying yes before counting the hours.
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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