Famous birth charts · Ian Curtis
Ian Curtis’ chart in full
Born July 15, 1956, Stretford, 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 Cancer
The Protector. Home, memory and care.
22°55′
Moon in Scorpio
The Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio at 11:57 a.m. that day, local time: in Libra for a birth before then, in Scorpio for one after.
0°02′
Mercury in Cancer
The Remembering Mind. A memory for tone.
17°40′
Venus in Gemini
The Charmer. Love through conversation.
22°33′
Mars in Pisces
The Gentle Warrior. Strength that flows round.
19°16′
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Jupiter in Virgo
The Improver. Faith in the useful.
1°26′
Saturn in Scorpioretrograde
The Stalwart. Strength under pressure.
26°21′
Uranus in Leo
2°00′
Neptune in Libra
27°39′
Pluto in Leo
27°09′
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 Sagittarius
The direction his life grows in: Sagittarius, free and far-ranging.
7°13′
Chiron in Aquarius
In Aquarius, Chiron is the ache of not quite fitting in, and a gift for making room for every outsider.
9°58′
Black Moon Lilith in Capricorn
In Capricorn, Lilith is an ambition that has stopped waiting its turn.
24°42′
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.
Neptune sextile Pluto almost exact at 0.5°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
Saturn square Pluto almost exact at 0.8°
Heavy demands and hard limits: he faced a great deal of pressure and came out tougher for it.
Mercury trine Mars close at 1.6°
A quick, direct mind: he made decisions fast and said what he meant.
The Moon square Uranus close at 2.0°
His moods changed without warning, and he wanted closeness and room to breathe at the same time.
The Moon conjunction Neptune close at 2.4°
Feelings without edges: other people’s sorrow and joy reached him as if they were his own.
Venus square Mars wide at 3.3°
In love he wanted tenderness and a chase at once, and his relationships were rarely calm.
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The Sun trine Saturn wide at 3.4°
Purpose and patience worked as a team: he built slowly and got better with every year.
The Sun trine Mars wide at 3.6°
His purpose and his drive worked together: once he decided on something, he moved on it fast.
Jupiter sextile Neptune wide at 3.8°
Faith and imagination together: he believed in people and ideals, and that belief was catching.
Jupiter conjunction Pluto wide at 4.3°
Large ambitions and the will to see them through: he worked on a grand scale.
Uranus square Neptune wide at 4.3°
The urge for change and the longing for ideals clashed, and he lived with both.
Venus sextile Pluto wide at 4.6°
He loved with depth and loyalty, and the bonds he formed changed both people.
The Sun square Neptune wide at 4.7°
The self he knew and the image others saw drifted apart at times, and he worked to keep hold of the real one.
Jupiter square Saturn wide at 5.1°
Growth and caution kept checking each other: he moved forward in bursts, then paused to consolidate.
Venus trine Neptune wide at 5.1°
A romantic with an artist’s eye: he saw the beauty in people and made it visible to others.
Uranus trine North Node wide at 5.2°
Change helped him forward: he grew by trying the new.
The Sun conjunction Mercury wide at 5.2°
His mind and his identity were close together: he spoke as he thought, and his ideas were part of who he was.
Saturn trine Uranus wide at 5.7°
Old and new sat well together: he could change things without throwing out what worked.
Jupiter square North Node wide at 5.8°
Easy hopes and the harder way forward went different ways, and real growth came from the harder one.
The Sun conjunction Uranus wide at 9.1°
Born original: his identity and his need for freedom were the same thing, and he surprised people, himself included.
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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