Famous birth charts · Donald Rumsfeld
Donald Rumsfeld’s chart in full
Born July 9, 1932, Chicago, Illinois, 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 Cancer
The Protector. Home, memory and care.
17°14′
Moon in Virgo
The Moon moved from Virgo into Libra at 2:13 p.m. that day, local time: in Virgo for a birth before then, in Libra for one after.
28°44′
Mercury in Leo
The Storyteller. A voice that carries.
11°27′
Venus in Cancerretrograde
The Nurturer. Love that makes a home.
1°21′
Mars in Gemini
The Multitasker. Quick with the comeback.
12°12′
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Jupiter in Leo
The Big Heart. A generous heart, on display.
23°15′
Saturn in Aquariusretrograde
The Reformer. The architect of the group.
2°31′
Uranus in Aries
23°14′
Neptune in Virgo
5°58′
Pluto in Cancer
21°35′
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 Pisces
The direction his life grows in: Pisces, dreamy and compassionate.
18°58′
Chiron in Taurus
In Taurus, Chiron is a tender place around worth and having enough, and a gift for helping others feel secure.
27°08′
Black Moon Lilith in Taurus
In Taurus, Lilith is an appetite for pleasure that sees no need to apologise.
7°30′
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 heart and his intensity (the Sun, Venus and Pluto) gather in Cancer, and that part of life drew 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.
Jupiter trine Uranus exact at 0.0°
Sudden openings: he spotted new chances early and jumped at them.
Mercury sextile Mars almost exact at 0.8°
A quick, direct mind: he made decisions fast and said what he meant.
Venus quincunx Saturn close at 1.2°
He kept weighing pleasure against duty, and joy came once the work was done.
Uranus square Pluto close at 1.7°
Upheaval and the urge to break free ran strong, and he pushed for change rather than waiting for it.
The Sun trine North Node close at 1.7°
The direction his life took suited him: being himself and growing went hand in hand.
Pluto trine North Node close at 2.6°
Deep change helped him forward: each time he started over, he went further.
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The Sun conjunction Pluto wide at 4.3°
Intensity at the centre: he wanted the whole truth about everything, himself first, and he remade himself more than once to reach it.
Venus sextile Neptune wide at 4.6°
A romantic with an artist’s eye: he saw the beauty in people and made it visible to others.
The Sun square Uranus wide at 6.0°
He needed room to be himself, and any rule that fit too tightly got broken.
Mars square Neptune wide at 6.2°
Drive and dreams mixed uneasily: the goal was clear to him, and the way to it harder to see.
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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