Famous birth charts · Israel Kamakawiwoʻole
Israel Kamakawiwoʻole’s chart in full
Born May 20, 1959, Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, 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 Taurus
The Gardener. Steady, sensual and sure.
29°08′
Moon in Scorpio
The Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio at 2:25 a.m. that day, local time: in Libra for a birth before then, in Scorpio for one after.
6°01′
Mercury in Taurus
The Careful Thinker. Slow to decide, sure once decided.
14°13′
Venus in Cancer
The Nurturer. Love that makes a home.
11°33′
Mars in Cancer
The Defender. Fierce for its own.
23°22′
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Jupiter in Scorpioretrograde
The Researcher. Faith in what lies beneath.
26°52′
Saturn in Capricornretrograde
The Master Builder. Built to last.
6°09′
Uranus in Leo
12°38′
Neptune in Scorpioretrograde
4°57′
Pluto in Virgo
1°41′
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 Libra
The direction his life grows in: Libra, graceful and fair.
12°12′
Chiron in Aquarius
In Aquarius, Chiron is the ache of not quite fitting in, and a gift for making room for every outsider.
27°35′
Black Moon Lilith in Taurus
In Taurus, Lilith is an appetite for pleasure that sees no need to apologise.
20°30′
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.
T-square
Two planets pull against each other, and a third stands at right angles to both, where the strain gathers.
In his chart, his identity (the Sun in Taurus) and his optimism (Jupiter in Scorpio) face each other across the wheel, and his intensity (Pluto in Virgo) took the strain: the part of him that worked hardest.
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.
Uranus sextile North Node almost exact at 0.4°
Change helped him forward: he grew by trying the new.
Venus square North Node almost exact at 0.7°
What felt comfortable in love and what helped him grow were different things, and he chose between them more than once.
The Moon conjunction Neptune close at 1.1°
Feelings without edges: other people’s sorrow and joy reached him as if they were his own.
Saturn sextile Neptune close at 1.2°
Practical dreams: he gave ideals a shape and worked to make them real.
Mercury square Uranus close at 1.6°
His mind ran ahead of the conversation: he said the unexpected thing, and not everyone was ready to hear it.
Mercury quincunx North Node close at 2.0°
His habits of thought needed small, steady changes to fit the way forward.
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The Sun opposition Jupiter close at 2.3°
He reached for more than one life could hold: big plans, big promises, and a habit of saying yes before counting the hours.
The Sun square Pluto close at 2.5°
Nothing about him was halfway: he insisted on running his own life, and the struggle made him formidable.
Mercury sextile Venus close at 2.7°
A graceful mind: he spoke kindly and well, and he knew how to say a hard thing gently.
Neptune sextile Pluto wide at 3.3°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
Mars trine Jupiter wide at 3.5°
Big drive and big confidence: he went after large goals, and his enthusiasm carried others along.
Saturn trine Pluto wide at 4.5°
Endurance: he could work through hard times, and what he built survived pressure.
Jupiter square Pluto wide at 4.8°
He wanted more power than came easily, and the struggle for it shaped his life.
Venus opposition Saturn wide at 5.4°
Love felt like something to be earned, and he held back until he was sure of it.
The Sun sextile Mars wide at 5.8°
His purpose and his drive worked together: once he decided on something, he moved on it fast.
Saturn square North Node wide at 6.0°
Duty and growth competed: what he owed others and where he needed to go called for hard choices.
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.
No air at all, so stepping back to talk a thing through took deliberate effort.
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