Famous birth charts · Hugh Hefner
Hugh Hefner’s chart in full
Born April 9, 1926, Chicago, Illinois, 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
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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.
19°07′
Moon in Pisces
The Tide. Tender, and stronger than it looks.
10°57′
Mercury in Ariesretrograde
The Spark. First to speak.
3°20′
Venus in Pisces
The Tender Heart. Love without limits.
3°11′
Mars in Aquarius
The Rebel. Rebel with a cause.
12°41′
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Jupiter in Aquarius
The Visionary. Faith in a better way.
20°39′
Saturn in Scorpioretrograde
The Stalwart. Strength under pressure.
25°07′
Uranus in Pisces
26°46′
Neptune in Leoretrograde
22°09′
Pluto in Cancer
12°37′
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 Cancer
The direction his life grows in: Cancer, protective and caring.
21°18′
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.
27°20′
Black Moon Lilith in Leo
In Leo, Lilith is the wish to be seen whole, without shrinking to suit anyone.
23°10′
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 heart and his independence (the Moon, Venus and Uranus) gather in Pisces, 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 Aquarius) and his imagination (Neptune in Leo) face each other across the wheel, and his discipline (Saturn in Scorpio) took the strain: the part of him that worked hardest.
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 quincunx Pluto almost exact at 0.1°
Force and restraint kept trading places, and he learned when to let go.
Jupiter quincunx North Node almost exact at 0.7°
Some hopes had to be let go to fit the way forward, and he chose which ones.
Jupiter opposition Neptune close at 1.5°
His hopes ran ahead of what was real, and he learned to check a beautiful idea against the facts.
The Sun sextile Jupiter close at 1.5°
His confidence came easily and spread: he thought big, and other people wanted to come along.
Saturn trine Uranus close at 1.6°
Old and new sat well together: he could change things without throwing out what worked.
The Moon trine Pluto close at 1.7°
His feelings ran deep and held steady: he came through hard times with more strength than he went in with.
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The Sun square North Node close at 2.2°
Being himself and growing asked for different things, and his biggest steps forward came when he stretched past his habits.
Saturn square Neptune close at 3.0°
The dream and the hard work seldom agreed on terms: his discipline and his imagination asked different things of him.
The Sun trine Neptune close at 3.0°
Imagination and identity worked together: he could become a character, a mood or an idea, and make others believe in it.
Saturn trine North Node wide at 3.8°
Discipline helped him grow: patience and hard work kept him on course.
Jupiter square Saturn wide at 4.5°
Growth and caution kept checking each other: he moved forward in bursts, then paused to consolidate.
Uranus trine North Node wide at 5.5°
Change helped him forward: he grew by trying the new.
The Sun sextile Mars wide at 6.5°
His purpose and his drive worked together: once he decided on something, he moved on it fast.
The Sun square Pluto wide at 6.5°
Nothing about him was halfway: he insisted on running his own life, and the struggle made him formidable.
Mercury conjunction Uranus wide at 6.6°
He thought in leaps: brilliant, contrary and quick to get bored with the obvious.
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
No earth at all, so the practical, settled side was the one he had to find.
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