Famous birth charts · Ian Somerhalder
Ian Somerhalder’s chart in full
Born December 8, 1978, Covington, Louisiana, United States. 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 Sagittarius
The Explorer. Honest, free and far-seeing.
16°18′
Moon in Aries
The Quick Flame. Quick to flare, quick to forgive.
8°03′
Mercury in Sagittariusretrograde
The Philosopher. The big picture.
9°38′
Venus in Scorpio
The Devotee. All or nothing.
9°18′
Mars in Sagittarius
The Champion. The long shot.
27°00′
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Jupiter in Leoretrograde
The Big Heart. A generous heart, on display.
8°47′
Saturn in Virgo
The Perfectionist. Mastery by the hour.
13°42′
Uranus in Scorpio
18°30′
Neptune in Sagittarius
17°58′
Pluto in Libra
18°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°01′
Chiron in Taurus
In Taurus, Chiron is a tender place around worth and having enough, and a gift for helping others feel secure.
5°43′
Black Moon Lilith in Leo
In Leo, Lilith is the wish to be seen whole, without shrinking to suit anyone.
6°21′
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 identity, his mind, his drive and his imagination (the Sun, Mercury, Mars and Neptune) gather in Sagittarius, and that part of life draws his attention first.
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 feelings, his mind and his optimism (the Moon in Aries, Mercury in Sagittarius and Jupiter in Leo) 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.
Venus square Jupiter almost exact at 0.5°
He loves too much of a good thing: pleasure, praise and grand gestures run past what one life can use.
Neptune sextile Pluto almost exact at 0.7°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
The Moon trine Jupiter almost exact at 0.7°
Good-hearted and generous: he feels looked after by life, and he passes that on.
Mercury trine Jupiter almost exact at 0.8°
A generous, wide-ranging mind: he learns easily, tells a good story and sees the big picture.
The Moon trine Mercury close at 1.6°
Feeling and thought speak the same language: he can put a mood into words, and his words carry feeling.
The Sun conjunction Neptune close at 1.7°
He takes in moods, music and other people’s hopes, and gives them back as something new.
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The Sun sextile Pluto close at 2.4°
A quiet strength: under pressure he grows more focused, and he knows how to start over.
The Sun square Saturn close at 2.6°
Self-belief comes slowly and has to be earned, one result at a time, and every result counts.
Mars square North Node wide at 4.0°
Old fights and the way forward disagree, and he grows by choosing which battles matter.
Mercury square Saturn wide at 4.1°
He doubts his own ideas before anyone else can, and so he checks every one twice.
Saturn square Neptune wide at 4.3°
The dream and the hard work seldom agree on terms: his discipline and his imagination ask different things of him.
Venus sextile Saturn wide at 4.4°
Loyal in love: he chooses carefully, and what he builds with people lasts.
Uranus sextile North Node wide at 4.5°
Change helps him forward: he grows by trying the new.
Saturn sextile Uranus wide at 4.8°
Old and new sit well together: he can change things without throwing out what works.
Neptune square North Node wide at 5.0°
Dreams and the way forward clash, and growing means trading some illusions for clear sight.
The Sun conjunction Mercury wide at 6.7°
His mind and his identity are close together: he speaks as he thinks, and his ideas are part of who he is.
The Sun square North Node wide at 6.7°
Being himself and growing ask for different things, and his biggest steps forward come when he stretches past his habits.
The Sun trine Jupiter wide at 7.5°
His confidence comes easily and spreads: he thinks big, and other people want to come along.
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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