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Famous birth charts · Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette

Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette’s chart in full

Born September 6, 1757, Chavaniac-Lafayette, France. 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.

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Beyond the planetsNorth Node in Leo and Lilith
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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 Leo

    The direction his life grows in: Leo, warm and dramatic.

    13°07′

  • Black Moon Lilith in Leo

    In Leo, Lilith is the wish to be seen whole, without shrinking to suit anyone.

    3°33′

The rising sign and the Midheaven need the birth time to the minute, so they are left out.

PatternsT-square, T-square
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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 identity (the Sun in Virgo) and his independence (Uranus in Pisces) face each other across the wheel, and his intensity (Pluto in Sagittarius) took the strain: the part of him that worked hardest.

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 discipline (Saturn in Aquarius) and his imagination (Neptune in Leo) face each other across the wheel, and his optimism (Jupiter in Scorpio) took the strain: the part of him that worked hardest.

Aspects by strength18 between the planets, the closest first
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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.

  • Jupiter square Neptune exact at 0.0°

    His hopes ran ahead of what was real, and he learned to check a beautiful idea against the facts.

  • The Sun sextile Jupiter almost exact at 0.1°

    His confidence came easily and spread: he thought big, and other people wanted to come along.

  • Neptune conjunction North Node almost exact at 0.9°

    A path lit by imagination: he followed a vision more than a plan.

  • Jupiter square North Node close at 1.0°

    Easy hopes and the harder way forward went different ways, and real growth came from the harder one.

  • Saturn sextile Pluto close at 1.2°

    Endurance: he could work through hard times, and what he built survived pressure.

  • Venus square Mars close at 1.8°

    In love he wanted tenderness and a chase at once, and his relationships were rarely calm.

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  • Jupiter square Saturn close at 2.9°

    Growth and caution kept checking each other: he moved forward in bursts, then paused to consolidate.

  • Saturn opposition Neptune close at 2.9°

    The dream and the hard work seldom agreed on terms: his discipline and his imagination asked different things of him.

  • The Sun quincunx Saturn close at 3.0°

    The wish to shine and the wish to be careful needed steady adjusting: he moved forward a step, then checked it.

  • Uranus square Pluto wide at 3.4°

    Upheaval and the urge to break free ran strong, and he pushed for change rather than waiting for it.

  • Saturn opposition North Node wide at 3.8°

    Duty and growth competed: what he owed others and where he needed to go called for hard choices.

  • The Sun sextile Mars wide at 4.1°

    His purpose and his drive worked together: once he decided on something, he moved on it fast.

  • Neptune trine Pluto wide at 4.1°

    A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.

  • The Sun square Pluto wide at 4.2°

    Nothing about him was halfway: he insisted on running his own life, and the struggle made him formidable.

  • Mars trine Jupiter wide at 4.2°

    Big drive and big confidence: he went after large goals, and his enthusiasm carried others along.

  • Pluto trine North Node wide at 5.0°

    Deep change helped him forward: each time he started over, he went further.

  • Mercury conjunction Venus wide at 5.4°

    Words with charm in them: he had an ear for a beautiful phrase, and people liked listening to him.

  • The Sun opposition Uranus wide at 7.6°

    He needed room to be himself, and any rule that fit too tightly got broken.

Chart signatureMost in air signs
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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

Fire · instinct and enthusiasm2
Earth · the practical and the solid1
Air · ideas and people4
Water · feeling and intuition3

Modes

Cardinal · starting things3
Fixed · holding steady3
Mutable · adapting4

The Moon changed sign that day; it is counted where it stood at noon.

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