Famous birth charts · Harlan Coben
Harlan Coben’s chart in full
Born January 4, 1962, Newark, New Jersey, 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 Capricorn
The Architect. Ambitious, patient and dry.
13°52′
Moon in Sagittarius
The Free Spirit. Free, hopeful and restless.
19°46′
Mercury in Capricorn
The Planner. Foundations first.
25°15′
Venus in Capricorn
The Loyal Partner. Love built to last.
8°26′
Mars in Capricorn
The Achiever. The disciplined climb.
8°17′
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Jupiter in Aquarius
The Visionary. Faith in a better way.
11°17′
Saturn in Aquarius
The Reformer. The architect of the group.
0°06′
Uranus in Virgoretrograde
0°09′
Neptune in Scorpio
13°03′
Pluto in Virgoretrograde
9°59′
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 Leo
The direction his life grows in: Leo, warm and dramatic.
18°27′
Chiron in Pisces
In Pisces, Chiron is a tenderness that feels everything a little too much, and a gift for quiet compassion.
3°15′
Black Moon Lilith in Virgo
In Virgo, Lilith is a set of private standards, kept for their own sake and not to please.
7°28′
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, his heart and his drive (the Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars) gather in Capricorn, 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.
Saturn quincunx Uranus almost exact at 0.1°
When to keep the rules and when to break them takes constant deciding.
Venus conjunction Mars almost exact at 0.1°
Magnetic: affection and desire come together in him, and people notice.
The Sun sextile Neptune almost exact at 0.8°
Imagination and identity work together: he can become a character, a mood or an idea, and make others believe in it.
Jupiter quincunx Pluto close at 1.3°
The bigger the stakes grow, the more he has to rethink his aims.
The Moon trine North Node close at 1.3°
What comforts him also moves him forward: his instincts point the right way.
Venus trine Pluto close at 1.6°
He loves with depth and loyalty, and the bonds he forms change both people.
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Mars trine Pluto close at 1.7°
Stamina and willpower: he keeps going long after others stop, and he does his best work under pressure.
Jupiter square Neptune close at 1.8°
His hopes run ahead of what is real, and he learns to check a beautiful idea against the facts.
Neptune sextile Pluto close at 3.0°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
The Sun trine Pluto wide at 3.9°
A quiet strength: under pressure he grows more focused, and he knows how to start over.
Mercury conjunction Saturn wide at 4.8°
Serious thoughts: he says less than he knows, and what he says holds up.
Neptune square North Node wide at 5.4°
Dreams and the way forward clash, and growing means trading some illusions for clear sight.
The Sun conjunction Venus wide at 5.4°
Charm comes naturally: taste, warmth and a love of beautiful things are close to his core.
The Sun conjunction Mars wide at 5.6°
Purpose and drive in one place: he is quick to start, quick to compete and hard to stop.
Jupiter opposition North Node wide at 7.2°
Easy hopes and the harder way forward go different ways, and real growth comes from the harder one.
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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