Famous birth charts · E. M. Forster
E. M. Forster’s chart in full
Born January 1, 1879, London, United Kingdom. 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 Capricorn
The Architect. Ambitious, patient and dry.
10°46′
Moon in Aries
The Quick Flame. Quick to flare, quick to forgive.
20°43′
Mercury in Sagittariusretrograde
The Philosopher. The big picture.
27°11′
Venus in Capricorn
The Loyal Partner. Love built to last.
17°10′
Mars in Sagittarius
The Champion. The long shot.
5°37′
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Jupiter in Aquarius
The Visionary. Faith in a better way.
10°36′
Saturn in Pisces
The Kind Realist. Boundaries for a big heart.
27°06′
Uranus in Virgoretrograde
4°00′
Neptune in Taurusretrograde
7°05′
Pluto in Taurusretrograde
24°45′
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 Aquarius
The direction his life grows in: Aquarius, independent and original.
4°18′
Chiron in Taurus
In Taurus, Chiron is a tender place around worth and having enough, and a gift for helping others feel secure.
3°54′
Black Moon Lilith in Aries
In Aries, Lilith is a temper and an independence that ask nobody’s permission.
19°55′
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.
Grand trine
Three planets in an easy triangle, each in flowing contact with the other two: a gift that comes without effort.
In his chart, his identity, his independence and his imagination (the Sun in Capricorn, Uranus in Virgo and Neptune in Taurus) make the triangle, so these came to him naturally.
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 square Saturn almost exact at 0.1°
He doubted his own ideas before anyone else could, and so he checked every one twice.
Uranus quincunx North Node almost exact at 0.3°
Sudden changes kept shifting the way forward, and he adapted each time.
Mars sextile North Node close at 1.3°
Courage moved him forward, and each bold step took him further along his path.
Mars quincunx Neptune close at 1.5°
His drive and his imagination spoke different languages: he went after something before he could say what it was.
Mars square Uranus close at 1.6°
Restless and quick to rebel: he pushed against limits, and sudden decisions came with the territory.
Saturn sextile Pluto close at 2.4°
Endurance: he could work through hard times, and what he built survived pressure.
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Mercury quincunx Pluto close at 2.4°
What he knew and what he said needed careful managing, and secrets sat uneasily with him.
Neptune square North Node close at 2.8°
Dreams and the way forward clashed, and growing meant trading some illusions for clear sight.
Uranus trine Neptune wide at 3.1°
Change and idealism went together: new ideas came wrapped in dreams of a better world.
Jupiter square Neptune wide at 3.5°
His hopes ran ahead of what was real, and he learned to check a beautiful idea against the facts.
The Moon square Venus wide at 3.5°
What comforted him and what he loved were different things, so his heart and his moods kept negotiating.
The Sun trine Neptune wide at 3.7°
Imagination and identity worked together: he could become a character, a mood or an idea, and make others believe in it.
Jupiter conjunction North Node wide at 6.3°
Generosity was part of his path: teaching, travel and big ideas moved him forward.
The Sun conjunction Venus wide at 6.4°
Charm came naturally: taste, warmth and a love of beautiful things were close to his core.
The Sun trine Uranus wide at 6.8°
Independence came easily: he did things his own way, and people found it refreshing rather than rude.
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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