Famous birth charts · Gordon Liu
Gordon Liu’s chart in full
Born August 22, 1955, Foshan, China. 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 Leo
The Bright One. Warm, proud and generous.
28°18′
Moon in Libra
The Peacemaker. Needing harmony.
22°22′
Mercury in Virgo
The Analyst. The editor’s eye.
13°38′
Venus in Leo
The Romantic. Grand, generous love.
25°31′
Mars in Leo
The Leader. Courage with an audience.
26°39′
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Jupiter in Leo
The Big Heart. A generous heart, on display.
15°01′
Saturn in Scorpio
The Stalwart. Strength under pressure.
15°25′
Uranus in Cancer
29°51′
Neptune in Libra
26°00′
Pluto in Leo
26°32′
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 Sagittarius
The direction his life grows in: Sagittarius, free and far-ranging.
24°04′
Chiron in Aquarius
In Aquarius, Chiron is the ache of not quite fitting in, and a gift for making room for every outsider.
1°19′
Black Moon Lilith in Sagittarius
In Sagittarius, Lilith is a free mind that keeps only the beliefs it chose.
18°16′
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.
Stellium
Three or more planets gathered in one sign or one house, so that part of the chart speaks loudest.
In his chart, his identity, his heart, his drive, his optimism and his intensity (the Sun, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Pluto) gather in Leo, and that part of life draws his attention first.
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 conjunction Pluto almost exact at 0.1°
Concentrated force: when he wants something, he goes after it with everything.
Jupiter square Saturn almost exact at 0.4°
Growth and caution keep checking each other: he moves forward in bursts, then pauses to consolidate.
Venus sextile Neptune almost exact at 0.5°
A romantic with an artist’s eye: he sees the beauty in people and makes it visible to others.
Neptune sextile Pluto almost exact at 0.5°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
Mars sextile Neptune almost exact at 0.7°
He works for ideals: his drive comes alive for a cause, a role or a dream.
Venus conjunction Pluto close at 1.0°
A deep, private heart: he draws people in and keeps some feelings locked away.
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Venus conjunction Mars close at 1.1°
Magnetic: affection and desire come together in him, and people notice.
Venus trine North Node close at 1.4°
Love and friendship move him forward: the people he cares for help him find his way.
The Sun conjunction Mars close at 1.6°
Purpose and drive in one place: he is quick to start, quick to compete and hard to stop.
The Sun conjunction Pluto close at 1.8°
Intensity at the centre: he wants the whole truth about everything, himself first, and he remakes himself more than once to reach it.
Mercury sextile Saturn close at 1.8°
A patient, exact mind: he chooses every word, and his thinking gets sharper with practice.
Neptune sextile North Node close at 1.9°
Imagination helps him forward, through art, ideals and care for others.
The Sun sextile Neptune close at 2.3°
Imagination and identity work together: he can become a character, a mood or an idea, and make others believe in it.
Pluto trine North Node close at 2.5°
Deep change helps him forward: each time he starts over, he goes further.
Mars trine North Node close at 2.6°
Courage moves him forward, and each bold step takes him further along his path.
The Sun conjunction Venus close at 2.8°
Charm comes naturally: taste, warmth and a love of beautiful things are close to his core.
The Moon conjunction Neptune wide at 3.6°
Feelings without edges: other people’s sorrow and joy reach him as if they are his own.
Uranus square Neptune wide at 3.9°
The urge for change and the longing for ideals clash, and he lives with both.
The Sun trine North Node wide at 4.2°
The direction his life takes suits him: being himself and growing go hand in hand.
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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