Famous birth charts · Ian McEwan
Ian McEwan’s chart in full
Born June 21, 1948, Aldershot, 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 Gemini
The Sun moved from Gemini into Cancer at 1:11 p.m. that day, local time: in Gemini for a birth before then, in Cancer for one after.
29°57′
Moon in Sagittarius
The Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn at 1:51 p.m. that day, local time: in Sagittarius for a birth before then, in Capricorn for one after.
29°02′
Mercury in Cancerretrograde
The Remembering Mind. A memory for tone.
4°02′
Venus in Cancerretrograde
The Nurturer. Love that makes a home.
4°51′
Mars in Virgo
The Craftsperson. The craftsman’s drive.
15°46′
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Jupiter in Sagittariusretrograde
The Globetrotter. The horizon is the point.
23°17′
Saturn in Leo
The Reluctant Star. Earned confidence.
19°14′
Uranus in Gemini
26°32′
Neptune in Libra
10°13′
Pluto in Leo
13°16′
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.
13°15′
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.
19°01′
Black Moon Lilith in Aquarius
In Aquarius, Lilith is the outsider’s streak, at its best when it does not fit in.
26°40′
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.
Pluto square North Node exact at 0.0°
Old attachments hold him back from the way forward, and he grows by letting some things go.
Mercury conjunction Venus almost exact at 0.8°
Words with charm in them: he has an ear for a beautiful phrase, and people like listening to him.
The Sun opposition the Moon almost exact at 0.9°
The self he shows the world and the self he comes home to want different things, and he makes room for both.
The Moon opposition Uranus close at 2.5°
His moods change without warning, and he wants closeness and room to breathe at the same time.
Mars trine North Node close at 2.5°
Courage moves him forward, and each bold step takes him further along his path.
Neptune sextile Pluto wide at 3.1°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
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Jupiter opposition Uranus wide at 3.3°
Restless hope: he wants more freedom than any situation gives, and big changes come suddenly.
The Sun conjunction Uranus wide at 3.4°
Born original: his identity and his need for freedom are the same thing, and he surprises people, himself included.
Jupiter trine Saturn wide at 4.0°
Hope and caution in balance: he dreams big and plans carefully, and both help.
The Sun conjunction Mercury wide at 4.1°
His mind and his identity are close together: he speaks as he thinks, and his ideas are part of who he is.
The Sun conjunction Venus wide at 4.9°
Charm comes naturally: taste, warmth and a love of beautiful things are close to his core.
Venus square Neptune wide at 5.4°
He loves the dream of a person, and the real one has to compete with it.
Saturn conjunction Pluto wide at 6.0°
Iron will and great patience: he builds slowly and for keeps.
Saturn square North Node wide at 6.0°
Duty and growth compete: what he owes others and where he needs to go call for hard choices.
Mercury square Neptune wide at 6.2°
Facts and dreams blur together in his mind: wonderful for stories, harder when details matter.
The Sun opposition Jupiter wide at 6.7°
He reaches for more than one life can hold: big plans, big promises, and a habit of saying yes before counting the hours.
Mercury conjunction Uranus wide at 7.5°
He thinks 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
The Moon changed sign that day; it is counted where it stood at noon.
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