Famous birth charts · Emperor Taishō
Emperor Taishō’s chart in full
Born August 31, 1879, Akasaka Estate, Japan. 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.
7°18′
Moon in Aquarius
The Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces at 1:30 p.m. that day, local time: in Aquarius for a birth before then, in Pisces for one after.
29°12′
Mercury in Leoretrograde
The Storyteller. A voice that carries.
25°44′
Venus in Libra
The Sweetheart. Grace, romance and balance.
8°23′
Mars in Taurus
The Stayer. Slow to start, impossible to stop.
20°19′
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Jupiter in Piscesretrograde
The Believer. Faith without limits.
7°48′
Saturn in Ariesretrograde
The Independent. Courage that learned to wait.
14°50′
Uranus in Virgo
4°47′
Neptune in Taurusretrograde
12°01′
Pluto in Taurusretrograde
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.
24°11′
Chiron in Taurus
In Taurus, Chiron is a tender place around worth and having enough, and a gift for helping others feel secure.
13°01′
Black Moon Lilith in Taurus
In Taurus, Lilith is an appetite for pleasure that sees no need to apologise.
16°59′
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 drive, his imagination and his intensity (Mars, Neptune and Pluto) gather in Taurus, 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.
The Sun opposition Jupiter almost exact at 0.5°
He reached for more than one life could hold: big plans, big promises, and a habit of saying yes before counting the hours.
Venus quincunx Jupiter almost exact at 0.6°
His taste and his appetite for more needed adjusting: he kept learning what was enough.
Mercury quincunx North Node close at 1.6°
His habits of thought needed small, steady changes to fit the way forward.
Mercury square Pluto close at 1.7°
His words had force: he spoke to persuade, and he kept his own counsel until the right moment.
The Moon square Pluto close at 1.8°
He loved hard and held on hard, and letting go took him a long time.
The Sun conjunction Uranus close at 2.5°
Born original: his identity and his need for freedom were the same thing, and he surprised people, himself included.
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Jupiter opposition Uranus close at 3.0°
Restless hope: he wanted more freedom than any situation gave, and big changes came suddenly.
Pluto trine North Node wide at 3.2°
Deep change helped him forward: each time he started over, he went further.
Mars trine North Node wide at 3.9°
Courage moved him forward, and each bold step took him further along his path.
Jupiter sextile Neptune wide at 4.2°
Faith and imagination together: he believed in people and ideals, and that belief was catching.
The Sun trine 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.
Mercury square Mars wide at 5.4°
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 6.5°
Love felt like something to be earned, and he held back until he was sure of it.
Mars conjunction Pluto wide at 7.1°
Concentrated force: when he wanted something, he went after it with everything.
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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