Famous birth charts · Eric Clapton
Eric Clapton’s chart in full
Born March 30, 1945, Ripley, 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 Aries
The Pioneer. First in, first to try.
9°23′
Moon in Libra
The Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio at 3:50 p.m. that day, local time: in Libra for a birth before then, in Scorpio for one after.
28°06′
Mercury in Aries
The Spark. First to speak.
26°57′
Venus in Taurusretrograde
The Keeper. Slow, sensual and loyal.
3°04′
Mars in Pisces
The Gentle Warrior. Strength that flows round.
4°07′
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Jupiter in Virgoretrograde
The Improver. Faith in the useful.
20°27′
Saturn in Cancer
The Guardian. The keeper of the home.
4°23′
Uranus in Gemini
9°53′
Neptune in Libraretrograde
4°57′
Pluto in Leoretrograde
8°00′
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 Cancer
The direction his life grows in: Cancer, protective and caring.
14°05′
Chiron in Virgo
In Virgo, Chiron is the sense that no effort is ever quite enough, and a gift for patient, practical help.
29°30′
Black Moon Lilith in Libra
In Libra, Lilith is the one who stops keeping the peace at any price.
15°16′
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 identity (the Sun in Aries) and his imagination (Neptune in Libra) face each other across the wheel, and his discipline (Saturn in Cancer) takes the strain: the part of him that works hardest.
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 heart (Venus in Taurus) and his drive (Mars in Pisces) both point at his imagination (Neptune in Libra), the part of him that keeps needing adjustment and gives his life its focus.
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.
Mars trine Saturn almost exact at 0.3°
His drive and his discipline work together easily: he can push hard and keep going.
The Sun sextile Uranus almost exact at 0.5°
Independence comes easily: he does things his own way, and people find it refreshing rather than rude.
Saturn square Neptune almost exact at 0.6°
The dream and the hard work seldom agree on terms: his discipline and his imagination ask different things of him.
Mars quincunx Neptune almost exact at 0.8°
His drive and his imagination speak different languages: he goes after something before he can say what it is.
Venus sextile Mars close at 1.1°
Charm and desire work together: he knows what he wants in love and how to win it.
The Moon opposition Mercury close at 1.2°
His head and his feelings argue: he knows what he thinks before he knows what he feels, or the other way round.
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Venus sextile Saturn close at 1.3°
Loyal in love: he chooses carefully, and what he builds with people lasts.
The Sun trine Pluto close at 1.4°
A quiet strength: under pressure he grows more focused, and he knows how to start over.
Venus quincunx Neptune close at 1.9°
What he wants from love and what love gives him keep needing adjustment, and he learns to see people as they are.
Uranus sextile Pluto close at 1.9°
He can help change things at the root, and upheaval suits him.
Neptune sextile Pluto wide at 3.1°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
The Sun opposition Neptune wide at 4.4°
The self he knows and the image others see drift apart at times, and he works to keep hold of the real one.
The Sun square North Node wide at 4.7°
Being himself and growing ask for different things, and his biggest steps forward come when he stretches past his habits.
Uranus trine Neptune wide at 4.9°
Change and idealism go together: new ideas come wrapped in dreams of a better world.
Venus square Pluto wide at 4.9°
Love comes with high stakes: intense attachments, and a need to know exactly where he stands.
The Sun square Saturn wide at 5.0°
Self-belief comes slowly and has to be earned, one result at a time, and every result counts.
Mars square Uranus wide at 5.8°
Restless and quick to rebel: he pushes against limits, and sudden decisions come with the territory.
Mercury conjunction Venus wide at 6.1°
Words with charm in them: he has an ear for a beautiful phrase, and people like listening to him.
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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