Famous birth charts · Ian Anderson
Ian Anderson’s chart in full
Born August 10, 1947, Dunfermline, United Kingdom. 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 Leo
The Bright One. Warm, proud and generous.
16°58′
Moon in Taurus
The Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini at 9:18 p.m. that day, local time: in Taurus for a birth before then, in Gemini for one after.
24°40′
Mercury in Cancer
Mercury moved from Cancer into Leo at 6:41 p.m. that day, local time: in Cancer for a birth before then, in Leo for one after.
29°34′
Venus in Leo
The Romantic. Grand, generous love.
10°22′
Mars in Gemini
The Multitasker. Quick with the comeback.
27°44′
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Jupiter in Scorpio
The Researcher. Faith in what lies beneath.
18°39′
Saturn in Leo
The Reluctant Star. Earned confidence.
13°03′
Uranus in Gemini
25°00′
Neptune in Libra
8°43′
Pluto in Leo
13°06′
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.
29°07′
Chiron in Scorpio
In Scorpio, Chiron is a wariness about trust that runs deep, and the strength to stay close when others are at their lowest.
3°42′
Black Moon Lilith in Capricorn
In Capricorn, Lilith is an ambition that has stopped waiting its turn.
21°18′
The rising sign and the Midheaven need the birth time to the minute, so they are left out.
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 conjunction Pluto almost exact at 0.1°
Iron will and great patience: he builds slowly and for keeps.
Mercury sextile North Node almost exact at 0.5°
His way with words helps him find his direction, and the right ideas come at the right time.
Venus sextile Neptune close at 1.6°
A romantic with an artist’s eye: he sees the beauty in people and makes it visible to others.
The Sun square Jupiter close at 1.7°
He reaches for more than one life can hold: big plans, big promises, and a habit of saying yes before counting the hours.
Venus conjunction Saturn close at 2.7°
Serious about love: he gives affection slowly, and once given, it stays given.
Mars conjunction Uranus close at 2.7°
Electric: he acts on impulse, loves a risk and refuses to be told what to do.
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Venus conjunction Pluto close at 2.7°
A deep, private heart: he draws people in and keeps some feelings locked away.
The Sun conjunction Pluto wide at 3.9°
Intensity at the centre: he wants the whole truth about everything, himself first, and he remakes himself more than once to reach it.
The Sun conjunction Saturn wide at 3.9°
Serious from early on: purpose and duty are one thing to him, and he treats his own life as work to be done well.
Saturn sextile Neptune wide at 4.3°
Practical dreams: he gives ideals a shape and works to make them real.
Neptune sextile Pluto wide at 4.4°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
Jupiter square Pluto wide at 5.5°
He wants more power than comes easily, and the struggle for it shapes his life.
Jupiter square Saturn wide at 5.6°
Growth and caution keep checking each other: he moves forward in bursts, then pauses to consolidate.
The Sun conjunction Venus wide at 6.6°
Charm comes naturally: taste, warmth and a love of beautiful things are close to his core.
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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