Famous birth charts · J. D. Salinger
J. D. Salinger’s chart in full
Born January 1, 1919, New York City, New York, 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 Capricorn
The Architect. Ambitious, patient and dry.
10°15′
Moon in Capricorn
The Moon moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn at 7:02 a.m. that day, local time: in Sagittarius for a birth before then, in Capricorn for one after.
2°39′
Mercury in Sagittarius
The Philosopher. The big picture.
18°34′
Venus in Capricorn
The Loyal Partner. Love built to last.
19°34′
Mars in Aquarius
The Rebel. Rebel with a cause.
9°41′
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Jupiter in Cancerretrograde
The Generous Host. A home with room for more.
10°50′
Saturn in Leoretrograde
The Reluctant Star. Earned confidence.
27°47′
Uranus in Aquarius
25°12′
Neptune in Leoretrograde
8°40′
Pluto in Cancerretrograde
5°31′
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 Sagittarius
The direction his life grows in: Sagittarius, free and far-ranging.
12°58′
Chiron in Pisces
In Pisces, Chiron is a tenderness that feels everything a little too much, and a gift for quiet compassion.
29°10′
Black Moon Lilith in Libra
In Libra, Lilith is the one who stops keeping the peace at any price.
27°37′
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 opposition Jupiter almost exact at 0.6°
He reached for more than one life could hold: big plans, big promises, and a habit of saying yes before counting the hours.
Mars opposition Neptune close at 1.0°
Drive and dreams mixed uneasily: the goal was clear to him, and the way to it harder to see.
Mars quincunx Jupiter close at 1.2°
Drive and hope kept going in slightly different directions, and he aimed again and again.
The Sun quincunx Neptune close at 1.6°
He kept redrawing the line between the life he had and the life he imagined.
Jupiter quincunx North Node close at 2.1°
Some hopes had to be let go to fit the way forward, and he chose which ones.
Saturn opposition Uranus close at 2.6°
Tradition and rebellion fought in him: he wanted security and freedom, and could rarely have both at once.
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The Moon opposition Pluto close at 2.9°
He loved hard and held on hard, and letting go took him a long time.
Mars sextile North Node wide at 3.3°
Courage moved him forward, and each bold step took him further along his path.
Neptune trine North Node wide at 4.3°
Imagination helped him forward, through art, ideals and care for others.
The Sun opposition Pluto wide at 4.7°
Nothing about him was halfway: he insisted on running his own life, and the struggle made him formidable.
Jupiter conjunction Pluto wide at 5.3°
Large ambitions and the will to see them through: he worked on a grand scale.
Mercury conjunction North Node wide at 5.6°
Ideas and talk set his course: he found his direction by learning and talking things through.
The Sun conjunction Venus wide at 9.3°
Charm came naturally: taste, warmth and a love of beautiful things were close to his core.
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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