Famous birth charts · Fred Astaire
Fred Astaire’s chart in full
Born May 10, 1899, Omaha, Nebraska, United States. 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 Taurus
The Gardener. Steady, sensual and sure.
19°50′
Moon in Gemini
The Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini at 8:12 a.m. that day, local time: in Taurus for a birth before then, in Gemini for one after.
2°02′
Mercury in Aries
The Spark. First to speak.
23°46′
Venus in Aries
The Chaser. Love at first sight.
16°23′
Mars in Leo
The Leader. Courage with an audience.
11°03′
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Jupiter in Scorpioretrograde
The Researcher. Faith in what lies beneath.
3°28′
Saturn in Sagittariusretrograde
The Wise Teacher. Belief that has been tested.
22°33′
Uranus in Sagittariusretrograde
6°43′
Neptune in Gemini
23°12′
Pluto in Gemini
14°36′
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 Sagittarius
The direction his life grows in: Sagittarius, free and far-ranging.
29°56′
Chiron in Sagittarius
In Sagittarius, Chiron is a restless question about what it all means, and a gift for lending others a wider view.
11°21′
Black Moon Lilith in Leo
In Leo, Lilith is the wish to be seen whole, without shrinking to suit anyone.
8°04′
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.
Mercury sextile Neptune almost exact at 0.6°
He thought in pictures and music: his words carried a mood, and his imagination gave his ideas colour.
Saturn opposition Neptune almost exact at 0.7°
The dream and the hard work seldom agreed on terms: his discipline and his imagination asked different things of him.
Mercury trine Saturn close at 1.2°
A patient, exact mind: he chose every word, and his thinking got sharper with practice.
Venus sextile Pluto close at 1.8°
He loved with depth and loyalty, and the bonds he formed changed both people.
The Sun quincunx Saturn close at 2.7°
The wish to shine and the wish to be careful needed steady adjusting: he moved forward a step, then checked it.
Jupiter sextile North Node wide at 3.5°
Hope helped him grow: faith in what was possible kept him moving forward.
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Mars sextile Pluto wide at 3.5°
Stamina and willpower: he kept going long after others stopped, and he did his best work under pressure.
Mars trine Uranus wide at 4.3°
Quick and inventive in action: he moved fast, broke with habit and made sudden changes work.
Venus trine Mars wide at 5.3°
Charm and desire worked together: he knew what he wanted in love and how to win it.
Venus trine Saturn wide at 6.2°
Loyal in love: he chose carefully, and what he built with people lasted.
Mercury trine North Node wide at 6.2°
His way with words helped him find his direction, and the right ideas came at the right time.
Neptune opposition North Node wide at 6.7°
Dreams and the way forward clashed, and growing meant trading some illusions for clear sight.
Mercury conjunction Venus wide at 7.4°
Words with charm in them: he had an ear for a beautiful phrase, and people liked listening to him.
Saturn conjunction North Node wide at 7.4°
A serious path: growing asked for patience, and he gave it.
Uranus opposition Pluto wide at 7.9°
Upheaval and the urge to break free ran strong, and he pushed for change rather than waiting for it.
Saturn opposition Pluto wide at 8.0°
Heavy demands and hard limits: he faced a great deal of pressure and came out tougher for it.
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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