Famous birth charts · Groucho Marx
Groucho Marx’s chart in full
Born October 2, 1890, Manhattan, New York, United States. 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.
Sun in Libra
The Diplomat. Grace, fairness and balance.
9°26′
Moon in Gemini
The Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini at 5:47 a.m. that day, local time: in Taurus for a birth before then, in Gemini for one after.
3°24′
Mercury in Libraretrograde
The Mediator. Both sides of the question.
3°28′
Venus in Scorpio
The Devotee. All or nothing.
25°38′
Mars in Capricorn
The Achiever. The disciplined climb.
5°48′
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Jupiter in Aquarius
The Visionary. Faith in a better way.
2°21′
Saturn in Virgo
The Perfectionist. Mastery by the hour.
11°21′
Uranus in Libra
25°58′
Neptune in Geminiretrograde
6°40′
Pluto in Geminiretrograde
7°47′
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 Gemini
The direction his life grows in: Gemini, curious and quick-witted.
17°03′
Chiron in Leo
In Leo, Chiron is a quiet doubt about deserving the light, and a gift for helping others shine without apology.
2°50′
Black Moon Lilith in Leo
In Leo, Lilith is the wish to be seen whole, without shrinking to suit anyone.
18°02′
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 mind and his independence (the Sun, Mercury and Uranus) gather in Libra, and that part of life drew his attention first.
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 identity, his optimism and his imagination (the Sun in Libra, Jupiter in Aquarius and Neptune in Gemini) make the triangle, so these came to him naturally.
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 identity, his optimism and his intensity (the Sun in Libra, Jupiter in Aquarius and Pluto in Gemini) make the triangle, so these came to him naturally.
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 feelings, his mind and his optimism (the Moon in Gemini, Mercury in Libra and Jupiter in Aquarius) make the triangle, so these came to him naturally.
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 optimism and his imagination (Mercury in Libra, Jupiter in Aquarius and Neptune in Gemini) make the triangle, so these came to him naturally.
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 optimism and his intensity (Mercury in Libra, Jupiter in Aquarius and Pluto in Gemini) 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.
The Moon trine Mercury almost exact at 0.1°
Feeling and thought spoke the same language: he could put a mood into words, and his words carried feeling.
Mars quincunx Neptune almost exact at 0.9°
His drive and his imagination spoke different languages: he went after something before he could say what it was.
The Moon trine Jupiter close at 1.0°
Good-hearted and generous: he felt looked after by life, and he passed that on.
Neptune conjunction Pluto close at 1.1°
Imagination and intensity in one place, a meeting that comes about once in five hundred years: a feel for how things end and begin again.
Mercury trine Jupiter close at 1.1°
A generous, wide-ranging mind: he learned easily, told a good story and saw the big picture.
The Sun trine Pluto close at 1.7°
A quiet strength: under pressure he grew more focused, and he knew how to start over.
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Mars quincunx Pluto close at 2.0°
Force and restraint kept trading places, and he learned when to let go.
Mercury square Mars close at 2.3°
Sharp words and a sharp mind: he argued well, sometimes too well, and a debate was a kind of sport to him.
The Sun trine Neptune close at 2.8°
Imagination and identity worked together: he could become a character, a mood or an idea, and make others believe in it.
Mercury trine Neptune wide at 3.2°
He thought in pictures and music: his words carried a mood, and his imagination gave his ideas colour.
The Moon conjunction Neptune wide at 3.3°
Feelings without edges: other people’s sorrow and joy reached him as if they were his own.
Saturn square Pluto wide at 3.6°
Heavy demands and hard limits: he faced a great deal of pressure and came out tougher for it.
The Sun square Mars wide at 3.6°
He fought hard for what he wanted, and his temper was part of his courage.
Mercury trine Pluto wide at 4.3°
A probing mind: he got to the bottom of things, and his words had power when he chose to use them.
Jupiter trine Neptune wide at 4.3°
Faith and imagination together: he believed in people and ideals, and that belief was catching.
Saturn square Neptune wide at 4.7°
The dream and the hard work seldom agreed on terms: his discipline and his imagination asked different things of him.
Jupiter trine Pluto wide at 5.4°
Ambition with depth: he knew how to build influence, and he used it to make big changes.
Mars trine Saturn wide at 5.5°
His drive and his discipline worked together easily: he could push hard and keep going.
Saturn square North Node wide at 5.7°
Duty and growth competed: what he owed others and where he needed to go called for hard choices.
The Sun conjunction Mercury wide at 6.0°
His mind and his identity were close together: he spoke as he thought, and his ideas were part of who he was.
Jupiter square Uranus wide at 6.4°
Restless hope: he wanted more freedom than any situation gave, and big changes came suddenly.
The Sun trine Jupiter wide at 7.1°
His confidence came easily and spread: he thought big, and other people wanted to come along.
The Sun trine North Node wide at 7.6°
The direction his life took suited him: being himself and growing went 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
The Moon changed sign that day; it is counted where it stood at noon.
No fire at all, so the bold first move came by choice rather than by instinct.
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