Famous birth charts · Fidel Castro
Fidel Castro’s chart in full
Born August 13, 1926, Birán, Cuba. 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 Leo
The Bright One. Warm, proud and generous.
20°10′
Moon in Libra
The Peacemaker. Needing harmony.
16°13′
Mercury in Leoretrograde
The Storyteller. A voice that carries.
10°18′
Venus in Cancer
The Nurturer. Love that makes a home.
24°34′
Mars in Taurus
The Stayer. Slow to start, impossible to stop.
6°27′
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Jupiter in Aquariusretrograde
The Visionary. Faith in a better way.
22°30′
Saturn in Scorpio
The Stalwart. Strength under pressure.
19°45′
Uranus in Piscesretrograde
28°51′
Neptune in Leo
24°21′
Pluto in Cancer
15°10′
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.
15°51′
Chiron in Taurus
In Taurus, Chiron is a tender place around worth and having enough, and a gift for helping others feel secure.
2°09′
Black Moon Lilith in Virgo
In Virgo, Lilith is a set of private standards, kept for their own sake and not to please.
7°12′
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 identity, his mind and his imagination (the Sun, Mercury and Neptune) gather in Leo, and that part of life drew his attention first.
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 and his imagination (the Sun and Neptune, together in Leo) and his optimism (Jupiter in Aquarius) face each other across the wheel, and his discipline (Saturn in Scorpio) took the strain: the part of him that worked hardest.
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 Moon square North Node almost exact at 0.4°
Home comforts and the way forward asked for different things, and growing meant leaving some familiar things behind.
The Sun square Saturn almost exact at 0.4°
Self-belief came slowly and had to be earned, one result at a time, and every result counted.
Pluto conjunction North Node almost exact at 0.7°
A path of transformation: his direction in life asked him to change himself completely, more than once.
The Moon square Pluto close at 1.0°
He loved hard and held on hard, and letting go took him a long time.
Jupiter opposition Neptune close at 1.9°
His hopes ran ahead of what was real, and he learned to check a beautiful idea against the facts.
Venus quincunx Jupiter close at 2.1°
His taste and his appetite for more needed adjusting: he kept learning what was enough.
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The Sun opposition Jupiter close at 2.3°
He reached for more than one life could hold: big plans, big promises, and a habit of saying yes before counting the hours.
Jupiter square Saturn close at 2.8°
Growth and caution kept checking each other: he moved forward in bursts, then paused to consolidate.
Mercury square Mars wide at 3.9°
Sharp words and a sharp mind: he argued well, sometimes too well, and a debate was a kind of sport to him.
Saturn trine North Node wide at 3.9°
Discipline helped him grow: patience and hard work kept him on course.
The Sun conjunction Neptune wide at 4.2°
He took in moods, music and other people’s hopes, and gave them back as something new.
Venus trine Uranus wide at 4.3°
He loved the unusual: original taste, unexpected friendships and a style all his own.
Saturn trine Pluto wide at 4.6°
Endurance: he could work through hard times, and what he built survived pressure.
Saturn square Neptune wide at 4.6°
The dream and the hard work seldom agreed on terms: his discipline and his imagination asked different things of him.
Venus trine Saturn wide at 4.8°
Loyal in love: he chose carefully, and what he built with people lasted.
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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