Famous birth charts · Elia Kazan
Elia Kazan’s chart in full
Born September 7, 1909, Constantinople, Turkey. 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 Virgo
The Fixer. Precise, useful and kind.
14°07′
Moon in Gemini
The Talker. Feeling by talking.
21°30′
Mercury in Libra
The Mediator. Both sides of the question.
8°50′
Venus in Libra
The Sweetheart. Grace, romance and balance.
18°31′
Mars in Ariesretrograde
The Trailblazer. First through the door.
5°12′
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Jupiter in Virgo
The Improver. Faith in the useful.
22°34′
Saturn in Ariesretrograde
The Independent. Courage that learned to wait.
22°19′
Uranus in Capricornretrograde
17°16′
Neptune in Cancer
18°47′
Pluto in Gemini
26°49′
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 Gemini
The direction his life grows in: Gemini, curious and quick-witted.
12°02′
Chiron in Aquarius
In Aquarius, Chiron is the ache of not quite fitting in, and a gift for making room for every outsider.
24°44′
Black Moon Lilith in Libra
In Libra, Lilith is the one who stops keeping the peace at any price.
8°27′
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 heart (Venus in Libra) and his discipline (Saturn in Aries) face each other across the wheel, and his independence (Uranus in Capricorn) 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 Libra) and his discipline (Saturn in Aries) face each other across the wheel, and his imagination (Neptune 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 independence (Uranus in Capricorn) and his imagination (Neptune in Cancer) face each other across the wheel, and his heart (Venus in Libra) 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 independence (Uranus in Capricorn) and his imagination (Neptune in Cancer) face each other across the wheel, and his discipline (Saturn in Aries) 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 heart, his discipline, his independence and his imagination (Venus in Libra, Saturn in Aries, Uranus in Capricorn and Neptune in Cancer) 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.
Venus square Neptune almost exact at 0.2°
He loved the dream of a person, and the real one had to compete with it.
Jupiter quincunx Saturn almost exact at 0.2°
When to expand and when to hold back took constant rethinking.
The Moon square Jupiter close at 1.1°
His feelings ran large: he wanted more comfort, more company and more of everything than any one day gave.
Venus square Uranus close at 1.2°
Love came in sudden starts and stops: he fell for people quickly and needed room just as quickly.
Uranus opposition Neptune close at 1.5°
The urge for change and the longing for ideals clashed, and he lived with both.
The Sun square North Node close at 2.1°
Being himself and growing asked for different things, and his biggest steps forward came when he stretched past his habits.
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The Moon trine Venus close at 3.0°
He put people at ease without trying: kindness and charm came from the same place.
The Sun trine Uranus wide at 3.1°
Independence came easily: he did things his own way, and people found it refreshing rather than rude.
Mercury trine North Node wide at 3.2°
His way with words helped him find his direction, and the right ideas came at the right time.
Saturn square Neptune wide at 3.5°
The dream and the hard work seldom agreed on terms: his discipline and his imagination asked different things of him.
Mercury opposition Mars wide at 3.6°
Sharp words and a sharp mind: he argued well, sometimes too well, and a debate was a kind of sport to him.
Venus opposition Saturn wide at 3.8°
Love felt like something to be earned, and he held back until he was sure of it.
Jupiter sextile Neptune wide at 3.8°
Faith and imagination together: he believed in people and ideals, and that belief was catching.
Jupiter square Pluto wide at 4.2°
He wanted more power than came easily, and the struggle for it shaped his life.
Saturn sextile Pluto wide at 4.5°
Endurance: he could work through hard times, and what he built survived pressure.
The Sun sextile Neptune wide at 4.7°
Imagination and identity worked together: he could become a character, a mood or an idea, and make others believe in it.
Saturn square Uranus wide at 5.0°
Tradition and rebellion fought in him: he wanted security and freedom, and could rarely have both at once.
Jupiter trine Uranus wide at 5.3°
Sudden openings: he spotted new chances early and jumped at them.
The Sun conjunction Jupiter wide at 8.4°
Optimism at the centre of him: he expected things to go well, and that confidence won people over.
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.
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