Famous birth charts · Ian Rankin
Ian Rankin’s chart in full
Born April 28, 1960, Cardenden, 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 Taurus
The Gardener. Steady, sensual and sure.
8°09′
Moon in Gemini
The Talker. Feeling by talking.
6°55′
Mercury in Aries
The Spark. First to speak.
18°47′
Venus in Aries
The Chaser. Love at first sight.
23°24′
Mars in Pisces
The Gentle Warrior. Strength that flows round.
20°10′
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Jupiter in Capricornretrograde
The Steward. Faith earned, not given.
3°30′
Saturn in Capricornretrograde
The Master Builder. Built to last.
18°26′
Uranus in Leo
16°56′
Neptune in Scorpioretrograde
7°46′
Pluto in Virgoretrograde
3°39′
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 Virgo
The direction his life grows in: Virgo, precise and helpful.
23°46′
Chiron in Pisces
In Pisces, Chiron is a tenderness that feels everything a little too much, and a gift for quiet compassion.
1°36′
Black Moon Lilith in Gemini
In Gemini, Lilith is the quick tongue that says out loud what the room only thinks.
28°55′
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.
Grand trine
Three planets in an easy triangle, each in flowing contact with the other two: a gift that comes without effort.
In his chart, his identity, his optimism and his intensity (the Sun in Taurus, Jupiter in Capricorn and Pluto in Virgo) make the triangle, so these come to him naturally.
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.
Jupiter trine Pluto almost exact at 0.1°
Ambition with depth: he knows how to build influence, and he uses it to make big changes.
Mercury square Saturn almost exact at 0.3°
He doubts his own ideas before anyone else can, and so he checks every one twice.
Venus quincunx North Node almost exact at 0.4°
He keeps adjusting what he wants from people to fit the life he is growing into.
The Sun opposition Neptune almost exact at 0.4°
The self he knows and the image others see drift apart at times, and he works to keep hold of the real one.
Saturn quincunx Uranus close at 1.5°
When to keep the rules and when to break them takes constant deciding.
Mars sextile Saturn close at 1.7°
His drive and his discipline work together easily: he can push hard and keep going.
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Mercury trine Uranus close at 1.8°
A quick, original mind: ideas arrive in flashes, and he sees answers others miss.
Mars opposition North Node wide at 3.6°
Old fights and the way forward disagree, and he grows by choosing which battles matter.
Neptune sextile Pluto wide at 4.1°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
Jupiter sextile Neptune wide at 4.3°
Faith and imagination together: he believes in people and ideals, and that belief is catching.
The Sun trine Pluto wide at 4.5°
A quiet strength: under pressure he grows more focused, and he knows how to start over.
Mercury conjunction Venus wide at 4.6°
Words with charm in them: he has an ear for a beautiful phrase, and people like listening to him.
The Sun trine Jupiter wide at 4.7°
His confidence comes easily and spreads: he thinks big, and other people want to come along.
Venus square Saturn wide at 5.0°
Love feels like something to be earned, and he holds back until he is sure of it.
Saturn trine North Node wide at 5.3°
Discipline helps him grow: patience and hard work keep him on course.
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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