Famous birth charts · Edward Said
Edward Said’s chart in full
Born November 1, 1935, Jerusalem, Palestinian Territory. 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 Scorpio
The Detective. Intense, private and loyal.
8°03′
Moon in Capricorn
The Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn at 12:32 a.m. that day, local time: in Sagittarius for a birth before then, in Capricorn for one after.
6°16′
Mercury in Libra
The Mediator. Both sides of the question.
19°33′
Venus in Virgo
The Quiet Romantic. Love in small attentions.
22°41′
Mars in Capricorn
The Achiever. The disciplined climb.
2°43′
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Jupiter in Scorpio
The Researcher. Faith in what lies beneath.
28°20′
Saturn in Piscesretrograde
The Kind Realist. Boundaries for a big heart.
3°33′
Uranus in Taurusretrograde
3°19′
Neptune in Virgo
16°08′
Pluto in Cancerretrograde
27°25′
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 Capricorn
The direction his life grows in: Capricorn, ambitious and patient.
14°59′
Chiron in Gemini
In Gemini, Chiron is an old fear of not being heard, which becomes a gift for finding the words others lack.
15°28′
Black Moon Lilith in Virgo
In Virgo, Lilith is a set of private standards, kept for their own sake and not to please.
22°18′
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.
Saturn sextile Uranus almost exact at 0.2°
Old and new sat well together: he could change things without throwing out what worked.
Mars trine Uranus almost exact at 0.6°
Quick and inventive in action: he moved fast, broke with habit and made sudden changes work.
Mars sextile Saturn almost exact at 0.8°
His drive and his discipline worked together easily: he could push hard and keep going.
Jupiter trine Pluto almost exact at 0.9°
Ambition with depth: he knew how to build influence, and he used it to make big changes.
Neptune trine North Node close at 1.1°
Imagination helped him forward, through art, ideals and care for others.
The Moon conjunction Mars wide at 3.5°
His feelings ran hot and fast, and he protected the people he loved fiercely.
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The Sun trine Saturn wide at 4.5°
Purpose and patience worked as a team: he built slowly and got better with every year.
Mercury square North Node wide at 4.6°
Old ideas and the way forward were at odds, and he learned new ways of thinking to move on.
The Sun opposition Uranus wide at 4.7°
He needed room to be himself, and any rule that fit too tightly got broken.
Jupiter square Saturn wide at 5.2°
Growth and caution kept checking each other: he moved forward in bursts, then paused to consolidate.
The Sun sextile Mars wide at 5.3°
His purpose and his drive worked together: once he decided on something, he moved on it fast.
Uranus square Pluto wide at 5.9°
Upheaval and the urge to break free ran strong, and he pushed for change rather than waiting for it.
Venus conjunction Neptune wide at 6.6°
Romance without limits: he fell for ideals as much as people, and his taste ran to the dreamy and the beautiful.
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.
No fire at all, so the bold first move came by choice rather than by instinct.
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