Famous birth charts · Isaac Asimov
Isaac Asimov’s chart in full
Born January 2, 1920, Petrovichi, Belarus. 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 Capricorn
The Architect. Ambitious, patient and dry.
10°44′
Moon in Taurus
The Hearth. Calm, sensual and steady.
22°37′
Mercury in Sagittarius
The Philosopher. The big picture.
21°41′
Venus in Scorpio
The Devotee. All or nothing.
27°42′
Mars in Libra
The Negotiator. A fighter for fairness.
17°12′
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Jupiter in Leoretrograde
The Big Heart. A generous heart, on display.
16°53′
Saturn in Virgoretrograde
The Perfectionist. Mastery by the hour.
11°35′
Uranus in Aquarius
29°02′
Neptune in Leoretrograde
10°56′
Pluto in Cancerretrograde
6°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 Scorpio
The direction his life grows in: Scorpio, intense and private.
23°55′
Chiron in Aries
In Aries, Chiron is a doubt about the right to go first, and with it a talent for giving others their nerve.
2°38′
Black Moon Lilith in Sagittarius
In Sagittarius, Lilith is a free mind that keeps only the beliefs it chose.
8°11′
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.
The Sun quincunx Neptune almost exact at 0.2°
He kept redrawing the line between the life he had and the life he imagined.
Mars sextile Jupiter almost exact at 0.3°
Big drive and big confidence: he went after large goals, and his enthusiasm carried others along.
The Sun trine Saturn almost exact at 0.8°
Purpose and patience worked as a team: he built slowly and got better with every year.
The Moon opposition North Node close at 1.3°
Home comforts and the way forward asked for different things, and growing meant leaving some familiar things behind.
Venus square Uranus close at 1.3°
Love came in sudden starts and stops: he fell for people quickly and needed room just as quickly.
Venus conjunction North Node wide at 3.8°
Following his heart was following his path: the people and pleasures he loved led him forward.
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The Sun opposition Pluto wide at 4.1°
Nothing about him was halfway: he insisted on running his own life, and the struggle made him formidable.
Mercury sextile Mars wide at 4.5°
A quick, direct mind: he made decisions fast and said what he meant.
Mercury trine Jupiter wide at 4.8°
A generous, wide-ranging mind: he learned easily, told a good story and saw the big picture.
Saturn sextile Pluto wide at 4.9°
Endurance: he could work through hard times, and what he built survived pressure.
Uranus square North Node wide at 5.1°
The way forward asked for steadiness, and the urge for change kept breaking in.
Jupiter conjunction Neptune wide at 6.0°
A dreamer’s faith: he believed in something larger, and his compassion and his hopes went together.
The Sun square Mars wide at 6.5°
He fought hard for what he wanted, and his temper was part of his courage.
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
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