Famous birth charts · George Orwell
George Orwell’s chart in full
Born June 25, 1903, Motihari, India. 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 Cancer
The Protector. Home, memory and care.
2°32′
Moon in Cancer
The Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer at 7:34 a.m. that day, local time: in Gemini for a birth before then, in Cancer for one after.
2°48′
Mercury in Gemini
The Quick Wit. The messenger at home.
11°02′
Venus in Leo
The Romantic. Grand, generous love.
17°19′
Mars in Libra
The Negotiator. A fighter for fairness.
8°27′
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Jupiter in Pisces
The Believer. Faith without limits.
22°44′
Saturn in Aquariusretrograde
The Reformer. The architect of the group.
8°20′
Uranus in Sagittariusretrograde
23°16′
Neptune in Cancer
3°23′
Pluto in Gemini
19°30′
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.
12°21′
Chiron in Capricorn
In Capricorn, Chiron is the feeling of having grown up too soon, and a gift for showing others how to stand on their own.
21°03′
Black Moon Lilith in Capricorn
In Capricorn, Lilith is an ambition that has stopped waiting its turn.
25°57′
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.
Grand trine
Three planets in an easy triangle, each in flowing contact with the other two: a gift that comes without effort.
In his chart, his mind, his drive and his discipline (Mercury in Gemini, Mars in Libra and Saturn in Aquarius) make the triangle, so these came to him naturally.
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 trine Saturn almost exact at 0.1°
His drive and his discipline worked together easily: he could push hard and keep going.
The Sun conjunction the Moon almost exact at 0.3°
Born near a new Moon, so what he wanted and what he needed moved as one: single-minded, and hard to talk out of anything.
Jupiter square Uranus almost exact at 0.5°
Restless hope: he wanted more freedom than any situation gave, and big changes came suddenly.
The Moon conjunction Neptune almost exact at 0.6°
Feelings without edges: other people’s sorrow and joy reached him as if they were his own.
The Sun conjunction Neptune almost exact at 0.8°
He took in moods, music and other people’s hopes, and gave them back as something new.
Mercury trine North Node close at 1.3°
His way with words helped him find his direction, and the right ideas came at the right time.
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Venus sextile Pluto close at 2.2°
He loved with depth and loyalty, and the bonds he formed changed both people.
Mercury trine Mars close at 2.6°
A quick, direct mind: he made decisions fast and said what he meant.
Mercury trine Saturn close at 2.7°
A patient, exact mind: he chose every word, and his thinking got sharper with practice.
Jupiter square Pluto wide at 3.2°
He wanted more power than came easily, and the struggle for it shaped his life.
Uranus opposition Pluto wide at 3.8°
Upheaval and the urge to break free ran strong, and he pushed for change rather than waiting for it.
Mars conjunction North Node wide at 3.9°
Driven towards his path: he went after the life he wanted with real force.
Saturn trine North Node wide at 4.0°
Discipline helped him grow: patience and hard work kept him on course.
Mars square Neptune wide at 5.1°
Drive and dreams mixed uneasily: the goal was clear to him, and the way to it harder to see.
The Sun square Mars wide at 5.9°
He fought hard for what he wanted, and his temper was part of his courage.
Venus trine Uranus wide at 5.9°
He loved the unusual: original taste, unexpected friendships and a style all his own.
The Sun opposition Uranus wide at 9.3°
He needed room to be himself, and any rule that fit too tightly got broken.
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.
No earth at all, so the practical, settled side was the one he had to find.
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