Famous birth charts · Harry Houdini
Harry Houdini’s chart in full
Born March 24, 1874, Budapest, Hungary. 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 Aries
The Pioneer. First in, first to try.
3°38′
Moon in Gemini
The Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer at 4:16 p.m. that day, local time: in Gemini for a birth before then, in Cancer for one after.
27°39′
Mercury in Piscesretrograde
The Poet. Knowing without explaining.
23°43′
Venus in Aries
The Chaser. Love at first sight.
10°49′
Mars in Taurus
The Stayer. Slow to start, impossible to stop.
2°07′
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Jupiter in Virgoretrograde
The Improver. Faith in the useful.
26°00′
Saturn in Aquarius
The Reformer. The architect of the group.
11°26′
Uranus in Leoretrograde
6°37′
Neptune in Aries
27°19′
Pluto in Taurus
20°14′
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 Taurus
The direction his life grows in: Taurus, steady and sensual.
6°11′
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.
17°22′
Black Moon Lilith in Libra
In Libra, Lilith is the one who stops keeping the peace at any price.
5°47′
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 and his imagination (the Sun, Venus and Neptune) gather in Aries, and that part of life drew 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.
The Moon sextile Neptune almost exact at 0.3°
He picked up what others felt before a word was said, and his compassion reached far.
Uranus square North Node almost exact at 0.4°
The way forward asked for steadiness, and the urge for change kept breaking in.
Venus sextile Saturn almost exact at 0.6°
Loyal in love: he chose carefully, and what he built with people lasted.
Jupiter quincunx Neptune close at 1.3°
His ideals and his beliefs needed constant matching up, and he kept asking what he really believed.
The Moon square Jupiter close at 1.7°
His feelings ran large: he wanted more comfort, more company and more of everything than any one day gave.
Mercury opposition Jupiter close at 2.3°
Big ideas and loose details: he thought on a large scale, and the small print was where things got away from him.
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The Sun trine Uranus close at 3.0°
Independence came easily: he did things his own way, and people found it refreshing rather than rude.
Mercury sextile Pluto wide at 3.5°
A probing mind: he got to the bottom of things, and his words had power when he chose to use them.
Mars conjunction North Node wide at 4.0°
Driven towards his path: he went after the life he wanted with real force.
Venus trine Uranus wide at 4.2°
He loved the unusual: original taste, unexpected friendships and a style all his own.
Mars square Uranus wide at 4.5°
Restless and quick to rebel: he pushed against limits, and sudden decisions came with the territory.
Mars conjunction Neptune wide at 4.8°
Action guided by imagination: he moved on instinct and feeling, and he gave his all to a vision.
Saturn opposition Uranus wide at 4.8°
Tradition and rebellion fought in him: he wanted security and freedom, and could rarely have both at once.
Saturn square North Node wide at 5.3°
Duty and growth competed: what he owed others and where he needed to go called for hard choices.
Jupiter trine Pluto wide at 5.8°
Ambition with depth: he knew how to build influence, and he used it to make big changes.
The Sun conjunction Venus wide at 7.2°
Charm came naturally: taste, warmth and a love of beautiful things were close to his core.
The Sun opposition Jupiter wide at 7.6°
He reached for more than one life could hold: big plans, big promises, and a habit of saying yes before counting the hours.
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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