Famous birth charts · Gene Kelly
Gene Kelly’s chart in full
Born August 23, 1912, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. The chart is cast for noon on the day, and everything shown here held all day long.
Point at a body or a sign to see its connections.
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 Sun moved from Leo into Virgo at 8:02 a.m. that day, local time: in Leo for a birth before then, in Virgo for one after.
0°10′
Moon in Capricorn
The Steady Hand. Steady feeling, kept in check.
15°06′
Mercury in Leoretrograde
The Storyteller. A voice that carries.
27°45′
Venus in Virgo
The Quiet Romantic. Love in small attentions.
13°33′
Mars in Virgo
The Craftsperson. The craftsman’s drive.
23°35′
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Jupiter in Sagittarius
The Globetrotter. The horizon is the point.
6°13′
Saturn in Gemini
The Serious Student. A serious mind.
3°37′
Uranus in Aquariusretrograde
0°21′
Neptune in Cancer
24°51′
Pluto in Gemini
29°49′
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 Aries
The direction his life grows in: Aries, bold and direct.
13°21′
Chiron in Pisces
In Pisces, Chiron is a tenderness that feels everything a little too much, and a gift for quiet compassion.
9°10′
Black Moon Lilith in Aquarius
In Aquarius, Lilith is the outsider’s streak, at its best when it does not fit in.
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.
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 optimism (Jupiter in Sagittarius) and his discipline (Saturn in Gemini) face each other across the wheel, and his identity (the Sun in Virgo) 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.
Venus quincunx North Node almost exact at 0.2°
He kept adjusting what he wanted from people to fit the life he was growing into.
The Sun quincunx Uranus almost exact at 0.2°
His restlessness kept testing his plans, so he changed course more than once to stay true to himself.
The Sun sextile Pluto almost exact at 0.3°
A quiet strength: under pressure he grew more focused, and he knew how to start over.
Uranus quincunx Pluto almost exact at 0.6°
Freedom and control needed constant adjusting, and he changed in stages rather than all at once.
Mars sextile Neptune close at 1.3°
He worked for ideals: his drive came alive for a cause, a role or a dream.
The Moon trine Venus close at 1.6°
He put people at ease without trying: kindness and charm came from the same place.
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The Moon square North Node close at 1.7°
Home comforts and the way forward asked for different things, and growing meant leaving some familiar things behind.
Mercury sextile Pluto close at 2.1°
A probing mind: he got to the bottom of things, and his words had power when he chose to use them.
The Sun conjunction Mercury close at 2.4°
His mind and his identity were close together: he spoke as he thought, and his ideas were part of who he was.
Jupiter opposition Saturn close at 2.6°
Growth and caution kept checking each other: he moved forward in bursts, then paused to consolidate.
Saturn trine Uranus wide at 3.2°
Old and new sat well together: he could change things without throwing out what worked.
The Sun square Saturn wide at 3.5°
Self-belief came slowly and had to be earned, one result at a time, and every result counted.
Uranus opposition Neptune wide at 5.5°
The urge for change and the longing for ideals clashed, and he lived with both.
Mercury square Saturn wide at 5.9°
He doubted his own ideas before anyone else could, and so he checked every one twice.
The Sun square Jupiter wide at 6.1°
He reached for more than one life could hold: big plans, big promises, and a habit of saying yes before counting the hours.
Mars square Pluto wide at 6.2°
A fierce will: he met opposition head on, and a fight brought out his full strength.
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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