Famous birth charts · Frédéric Chopin
Frédéric Chopin’s chart in full
Born March 1, 1810, Żelazowa Wola, Poland. 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 Pisces
The Dreamer. Gentle, dreamy and deep.
10°14′
Moon in Capricorn
The Steady Hand. Steady feeling, kept in check.
14°27′
Mercury in Aquarius
The Inventor. The original thinker.
18°20′
Venus in Pisces
The Tender Heart. Love without limits.
6°44′
Mars in Aries
The Trailblazer. First through the door.
7°35′
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Jupiter in Aries
The Bold Starter. Faith in going first.
24°32′
Saturn in Sagittarius
The Wise Teacher. Belief that has been tested.
14°50′
Uranus in Scorpioretrograde
14°13′
Neptune in Sagittarius
9°01′
Pluto in Pisces
15°15′
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 Libra
The direction his life grows in: Libra, graceful and fair.
15°14′
Chiron in Aquarius
In Aquarius, Chiron is the ache of not quite fitting in, and a gift for making room for every outsider.
18°03′
Black Moon Lilith in Cancer
In Cancer, Lilith is a fierce need to belong, and no wish to look after anyone on command.
8°54′
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 heart and his intensity (the Sun, Venus and Pluto) gather in Pisces, 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.
Pluto quincunx North Node exact at 0.0°
He kept giving up a little control to keep growing.
Saturn square Pluto almost exact at 0.4°
Heavy demands and hard limits: he faced a great deal of pressure and came out tougher for it.
Saturn sextile North Node almost exact at 0.4°
Discipline helped him grow: patience and hard work kept him on course.
The Moon square North Node almost exact at 0.8°
Home comforts and the way forward asked for different things, and growing meant leaving some familiar things behind.
Uranus trine Pluto close at 1.0°
He could help change things at the root, and upheaval suited him.
The Sun square Neptune close at 1.2°
The self he knew and the image others saw drifted apart at times, and he worked to keep hold of the real one.
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Mars trine Neptune close at 1.4°
He worked for ideals: his drive came alive for a cause, a role or a dream.
Venus square Neptune close at 2.3°
He loved the dream of a person, and the real one had to compete with it.
Mercury trine North Node wide at 3.1°
His way with words helped him find his direction, and the right ideas came at the right time.
The Sun conjunction Venus wide at 3.5°
Charm came naturally: taste, warmth and a love of beautiful things were close to his core.
Mercury sextile Saturn wide at 3.5°
A patient, exact mind: he chose every word, and his thinking got sharper with practice.
The Sun trine Uranus wide at 4.0°
Independence came easily: he did things his own way, and people found it refreshing rather than rude.
Mercury square Uranus wide at 4.1°
His mind ran ahead of the conversation: he said the unexpected thing, and not everyone was ready to hear it.
The Sun square Saturn wide at 4.6°
Self-belief came slowly and had to be earned, one result at a time, and every result counted.
The Sun conjunction Pluto wide at 5.0°
Intensity at the centre: he wanted the whole truth about everything, himself first, and he remade himself more than once to reach it.
Saturn conjunction Neptune wide at 5.8°
He took dreams seriously and gave them structure, and his ideals had to prove themselves.
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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