Famous birth charts · Howard Hughes
Howard Hughes’ chart in full
Born December 24, 1905, Houston, Texas, 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.
2°17′
Moon in Sagittarius
The Free Spirit. Free, hopeful and restless.
12°57′
Mercury in Sagittariusretrograde
The Philosopher. The big picture.
15°07′
Venus in Sagittarius
The Adventurer. Love as an adventure.
19°55′
Mars in Aquarius
The Rebel. Rebel with a cause.
27°50′
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Jupiter in Taurusretrograde
The Patient Grower. Abundance you can hold.
27°46′
Saturn in Aquarius
The Reformer. The architect of the group.
28°38′
Uranus in Capricorn
4°15′
Neptune in Cancerretrograde
9°12′
Pluto in Geminiretrograde
21°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 Leo
The direction his life grows in: Leo, warm and dramatic.
22°05′
Chiron in Aquarius
In Aquarius, Chiron is the ache of not quite fitting in, and a gift for making room for every outsider.
4°23′
Black Moon Lilith in Taurus
In Taurus, Lilith is an appetite for pleasure that sees no need to apologise.
7°36′
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 feelings, his mind and his heart (the Moon, Mercury and Venus) gather in Sagittarius, 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.
Mars square Jupiter almost exact at 0.1°
He took on more than any one person could, and his boldness ran ahead of his plans.
Pluto sextile North Node almost exact at 0.6°
Deep change helped him forward: each time he started over, he went further.
Mars conjunction Saturn almost exact at 0.8°
Controlled force: he worked with patience and grit, and he finished what he started.
Jupiter square Saturn almost exact at 0.9°
Growth and caution kept checking each other: he moved forward in bursts, then paused to consolidate.
Venus opposition Pluto close at 1.6°
Love came with high stakes: intense attachments, and a need to know exactly where he stood.
The Sun conjunction Uranus close at 2.0°
Born original: his identity and his need for freedom were the same thing, and he surprised people, himself included.
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Venus trine North Node close at 2.2°
Love and friendship moved him forward: the people he cared for helped him find his way.
The Moon conjunction Mercury close at 2.2°
He thought with his feelings: memory, mood and wit came together, and his words gave away what he felt.
The Sun sextile Saturn wide at 3.7°
Purpose and patience worked as a team: he built slowly and got better with every year.
The Sun sextile Mars wide at 4.5°
His purpose and his drive worked together: once he decided on something, he moved on it fast.
Mercury conjunction Venus wide at 4.8°
Words with charm in them: he had an ear for a beautiful phrase, and people liked listening to him.
Uranus opposition Neptune wide at 5.0°
The urge for change and the longing for ideals clashed, and he lived with both.
Jupiter square North Node wide at 5.7°
Easy hopes and the harder way forward went different ways, and real growth came from the harder one.
Mars opposition North Node wide at 5.8°
Old fights and the way forward disagreed, and he grew by choosing which battles mattered.
Mars trine Pluto wide at 6.3°
Stamina and willpower: he kept going long after others stopped, and he did his best work under pressure.
Mercury opposition Pluto wide at 6.4°
His words had force: he spoke to persuade, and he kept his own counsel until the right moment.
Saturn opposition North Node wide at 6.6°
Duty and growth competed: what he owed others and where he needed to go called for hard choices.
The Sun opposition Neptune wide at 6.9°
The self he knew and the image others saw drifted apart at times, and he worked to keep hold of the real one.
Mercury trine North Node wide at 7.0°
His way with words helped him find his direction, and the right ideas came at the right time.
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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