Famous birth charts · George Gershwin
George Gershwin’s chart in full
Born September 26, 1898, Brooklyn, New York, 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 Libra
The Diplomat. Grace, fairness and balance.
3°37′
Moon in Aquarius
The Cool Head. Cool head, warm heart.
21°07′
Mercury in Virgo
The Analyst. The editor’s eye.
17°07′
Venus in Scorpio
The Devotee. All or nothing.
19°58′
Mars in Cancer
The Defender. Fierce for its own.
13°47′
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Jupiter in Libra
The Connector. Faith in fairness.
16°54′
Saturn in Sagittarius
The Wise Teacher. Belief that has been tested.
7°27′
Uranus in Sagittarius
0°32′
Neptune in Gemini
24°48′
Pluto in Geminiretrograde
15°42′
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 Capricorn
The direction his life grows in: Capricorn, ambitious and patient.
14°25′
Chiron in Scorpio
In Scorpio, Chiron is a wariness about trust that runs deep, and the strength to stay close when others are at their lowest.
26°24′
Black Moon Lilith in Cancer
In Cancer, Lilith is a fierce need to belong, and no wish to look after anyone on command.
13°00′
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.
Mars opposition North Node almost exact at 0.6°
Old fights and the way forward disagreed, and he grew by choosing which battles mattered.
The Moon square Venus close at 1.1°
What comforted him and what he loved were different things, so his heart and his moods kept negotiating.
Jupiter trine Pluto close at 1.2°
Ambition with depth: he knew how to build influence, and he used it to make big changes.
Pluto quincunx North Node close at 1.3°
He kept giving up a little control to keep growing.
Mercury square Pluto close at 1.4°
His words had force: he spoke to persuade, and he kept his own counsel until the right moment.
Jupiter square North Node close at 2.5°
Easy hopes and the harder way forward went different ways, and real growth came from the harder one.
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Mercury trine North Node close at 2.7°
His way with words helped him find his direction, and the right ideas came at the right time.
Mercury sextile Venus close at 2.9°
A graceful mind: he spoke kindly and well, and he knew how to say a hard thing gently.
The Sun sextile Uranus wide at 3.1°
Independence came easily: he did things his own way, and people found it refreshing rather than rude.
Mars square Jupiter wide at 3.1°
He took on more than any one person could, and his boldness ran ahead of his plans.
Mercury sextile Mars wide at 3.3°
A quick, direct mind: he made decisions fast and said what he meant.
The Sun sextile Saturn wide at 3.8°
Purpose and patience worked as a team: he built slowly and got better with every year.
Venus trine Mars wide at 6.2°
Charm and desire worked together: he knew what he wanted in love and how to win it.
Saturn conjunction Uranus wide at 6.9°
Disciplined originality: he built new things on solid foundations.
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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