Famous birth charts · Douglas Adams
Douglas Adams’ chart in full
Born March 11, 1952, Cambridge, United Kingdom. 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 Pisces
The Dreamer. Gentle, dreamy and deep.
20°52′
Moon in Virgo
The Mender. Care in the details.
17°54′
Mercury in Aries
The Spark. First to speak.
6°38′
Venus in Aquarius
The Kindred Spirit. Friend first, lover too.
23°44′
Mars in Scorpio
The Strategist. Will under a still surface.
17°21′
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Jupiter in Aries
The Bold Starter. Faith in going first.
18°30′
Saturn in Libraretrograde
The Fair Judge. Fairness built in.
13°12′
Uranus in Cancerretrograde
9°55′
Neptune in Libraretrograde
21°07′
Pluto in Leoretrograde
19°39′
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.
0°35′
Chiron in Capricorn
In Capricorn, Chiron is the feeling of having grown up too soon, and a gift for showing others how to stand on their own.
11°23′
Black Moon Lilith in Cancer
In Cancer, Lilith is a fierce need to belong, and no wish to look after anyone on command.
28°08′
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.
Yod
Two planets in easy contact both point awkwardly at a third, which becomes the focus: a talent that takes constant adjusting.
In his chart, his imagination (Neptune in Libra) and his intensity (Pluto in Leo) both point at his identity (the Sun in Pisces), the part of him that kept needing adjustment and gave his life its 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 mind (Mercury in Aries) and his discipline (Saturn in Libra) face each other across the wheel, and his independence (Uranus in Cancer) 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 heart (Venus in Aquarius) and his intensity (Pluto in Leo) face each other across the wheel, and his drive (Mars in Scorpio) 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.
The Sun quincunx Neptune almost exact at 0.2°
He kept redrawing the line between the life he had and the life he imagined.
The Moon sextile Mars almost exact at 0.6°
His feelings turned straight into action: when something mattered, he did something about it.
Jupiter trine Pluto close at 1.1°
Ambition with depth: he knew how to build influence, and he used it to make big changes.
Mars quincunx Jupiter close at 1.2°
Drive and hope kept going in slightly different directions, and he aimed again and again.
The Sun quincunx Pluto close at 1.2°
He kept rebuilding himself to fit what life asked, and control was the hardest thing to give up.
Neptune sextile Pluto close at 1.5°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
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Mars square Pluto close at 2.3°
A fierce will: he met opposition head on, and a fight brought out his full strength.
Venus trine Neptune close at 2.6°
A romantic with an artist’s eye: he saw the beauty in people and made it visible to others.
Jupiter opposition Neptune close at 2.6°
His hopes ran ahead of what was real, and he learned to check a beautiful idea against the facts.
The Sun opposition the Moon close at 3.0°
The self he showed the world and the self he came home to wanted different things, and he made room for both.
Saturn square Uranus wide at 3.3°
Tradition and rebellion fought in him: he wanted security and freedom, and could rarely have both at once.
Mercury square Uranus wide at 3.3°
His mind ran ahead of the conversation: he said the unexpected thing, and not everyone was ready to hear it.
The Sun trine Mars wide at 3.5°
His purpose and his drive worked together: once he decided on something, he moved on it fast.
Venus opposition Pluto wide at 4.1°
Love came with high stakes: intense attachments, and a need to know exactly where he stood.
Jupiter opposition Saturn wide at 5.3°
Growth and caution kept checking each other: he moved forward in bursts, then paused to consolidate.
Venus square Mars wide at 6.4°
In love he wanted tenderness and a chase at once, and his relationships were rarely calm.
Mercury opposition Saturn wide at 6.6°
He doubted his own ideas before anyone else could, and so he checked every one twice.
Venus conjunction North Node wide at 6.8°
Following his heart was following his path: the people and pleasures he loved led him forward.
Saturn conjunction Neptune wide at 7.9°
He took dreams seriously and gave them structure, and his ideals had to prove themselves.
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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