Famous birth charts · Gore Vidal
Gore Vidal’s chart in full
Born October 3, 1925, West Point, 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
What’s this?Close
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.
9°57′
Moon in Aries
The Moon moved from Aries into Taurus at 1:20 p.m. that day, local time: in Aries for a birth before then, in Taurus for one after.
29°14′
Mercury in Libra
The Mediator. Both sides of the question.
7°07′
Venus in Scorpio
The Devotee. All or nothing.
20°48′
Mars in Libra
The Negotiator. A fighter for fairness.
3°11′
Show all ten planetsShow fewer
Jupiter in Capricorn
The Steward. Faith earned, not given.
13°37′
Saturn in Scorpio
The Stalwart. Strength under pressure.
12°43′
Uranus in Piscesretrograde
22°50′
Neptune in Leo
23°59′
Pluto in Cancer
14°43′
Beyond the planets
What’s this?Close
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.
2°10′
Chiron in Aries
In Aries, Chiron is a doubt about the right to go first, and with it a talent for giving others their nerve.
26°47′
Black Moon Lilith in Leo
In Leo, Lilith is the wish to be seen whole, without shrinking to suit anyone.
2°19′
The rising sign and the Midheaven need the birth time to the minute, so they are left out.
Patterns
What’s this?Close
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 mind and his drive (the Sun, Mercury and Mars) gather in Libra, and that part of life drew his attention first.
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 optimism (Jupiter in Capricorn) and his intensity (Pluto in Cancer) face each other across the wheel, and his identity (the Sun in Libra) took the strain: the part of him that worked hardest.
Aspects by strength
What’s this?Close
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 sextile Saturn almost exact at 0.9°
Hope and caution in balance: he dreamed big and planned carefully, and both helped.
Mars sextile North Node close at 1.0°
Courage moved him forward, and each bold step took him further along his path.
Jupiter opposition Pluto close at 1.1°
He wanted more power than came easily, and the struggle for it shaped his life.
Uranus quincunx Neptune close at 1.1°
Sudden change and slow dreams kept adjusting to each other.
Saturn trine Pluto close at 2.0°
Endurance: he could work through hard times, and what he built survived pressure.
Venus trine Uranus close at 2.0°
He loved the unusual: original taste, unexpected friendships and a style all his own.
Show more aspectsShow fewer
The Sun conjunction Mercury close at 2.8°
His mind and his identity were close together: he spoke as he thought, and his ideas were part of who he was.
Venus square Neptune wide at 3.2°
He loved the dream of a person, and the real one had to compete with it.
The Sun square Jupiter wide at 3.7°
He reached for more than one life could hold: big plans, big promises, and a habit of saying yes before counting the hours.
Mercury conjunction Mars wide at 3.9°
He thought fast and spoke faster: his mind liked a contest, and his words had an edge.
The Sun square Pluto wide at 4.8°
Nothing about him was halfway: he insisted on running his own life, and the struggle made him formidable.
Venus trine Pluto wide at 6.1°
He loved with depth and loyalty, and the bonds he formed changed both people.
The Sun conjunction Mars wide at 6.8°
Purpose and drive in one place: he was quick to start, quick to compete and hard to stop.
Chart signature
What’s this?Close
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.
You and Gore Vidal
See where your chart meets Gore Vidal’s, and the signs you share.