Famous birth charts · Gordon Lightfoot
Gordon Lightfoot’s chart in full
Born November 17, 1938, Orillia, Ontario, Canada. 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 Scorpio
The Detective. Intense, private and loyal.
24°42′
Moon in Libra
The Moon moved from Virgo into Libra at 6:04 a.m. that day, local time: in Virgo for a birth before then, in Libra for one after.
3°20′
Mercury in Sagittarius
The Philosopher. The big picture.
15°01′
Venus in Scorpioretrograde
The Devotee. All or nothing.
28°49′
Mars in Libra
The Negotiator. A fighter for fairness.
14°46′
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Jupiter in Aquarius
The Visionary. Faith in a better way.
23°49′
Saturn in Ariesretrograde
The Independent. Courage that learned to wait.
11°53′
Uranus in Taurusretrograde
15°26′
Neptune in Virgo
22°55′
Pluto in Leoretrograde
1°28′
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 Scorpio
The direction his life grows in: Scorpio, intense and private.
17°48′
Chiron in Cancer
In Cancer, Chiron is an early longing to belong somewhere, and a knack for making strangers feel at home.
9°29′
Black Moon Lilith in Capricorn
In Capricorn, Lilith is an ambition that has stopped waiting its turn.
26°13′
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.
Yod
Two planets in easy contact both point awkwardly at a third, which becomes the focus: a talent that takes constant adjusting.
In his chart, his mind (Mercury in Sagittarius) and his drive (Mars in Libra) both point at his independence (Uranus in Taurus), the part of him that kept needing adjustment and gave his life its focus.
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.
Mercury sextile Mars almost exact at 0.2°
A quick, direct mind: he made decisions fast and said what he meant.
Mercury quincunx Uranus almost exact at 0.4°
Ordinary logic and sudden insight needed constant translating, and he spent time explaining how he got there.
Mars quincunx Uranus almost exact at 0.7°
Effort and restlessness kept catching each other off guard, and his plans changed at short notice.
The Sun square Jupiter almost exact at 0.9°
He reached for more than one life could hold: big plans, big promises, and a habit of saying yes before counting the hours.
Jupiter quincunx Neptune almost exact at 0.9°
His ideals and his beliefs needed constant matching up, and he kept asking what he really believed.
The Sun sextile Neptune close at 1.8°
Imagination and identity worked together: he could become a character, a mood or an idea, and make others believe in it.
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Uranus opposition North Node close at 2.4°
The way forward asked for steadiness, and the urge for change kept breaking in.
Venus trine Pluto close at 2.6°
He loved with depth and loyalty, and the bonds he formed changed both people.
Mars opposition Saturn close at 2.9°
Drive with the brakes on: he wanted to move, something held him back, and the friction made him tough.
Mercury trine Saturn wide at 3.1°
A patient, exact mind: he chose every word, and his thinking got sharper with practice.
The Sun conjunction Venus wide at 4.1°
Charm came naturally: taste, warmth and a love of beautiful things were close to his core.
Venus square Jupiter wide at 5.0°
He loved too much of a good thing: pleasure, praise and grand gestures ran past what one life could use.
Jupiter square North Node wide at 6.0°
Easy hopes and the harder way forward went different ways, and real growth came from the harder one.
The Sun trine Pluto wide at 6.8°
A quiet strength: under pressure he grew more focused, and he knew how to start over.
The Sun conjunction North Node wide at 6.9°
His identity and his direction in life lined up: the more fully he became himself, the further he went.
The Sun opposition Uranus wide at 9.2°
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.
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