Famous birth charts · J. M. Coetzee
J. M. Coetzee’s chart in full
Born February 9, 1940, Cape Town, South Africa. 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 Aquarius
The Free Thinker. Original, free and humane.
19°31′
Moon in Pisces
The Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces at 8:59 a.m. that day, local time: in Aquarius for a birth before then, in Pisces for one after.
1°30′
Mercury in Aquarius
The Inventor. The original thinker.
26°04′
Venus in Pisces
The Tender Heart. Love without limits.
26°36′
Mars in Aries
The Trailblazer. First through the door.
24°48′
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Jupiter in Aries
The Bold Starter. Faith in going first.
7°35′
Saturn in Aries
The Independent. Courage that learned to wait.
26°06′
Uranus in Taurus
18°04′
Neptune in Virgoretrograde
25°02′
Pluto in Leoretrograde
1°23′
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.
21°52′
Chiron in Cancer
In Cancer, Chiron is an early longing to belong somewhere, and a knack for making strangers feel at home.
15°00′
Black Moon Lilith in Pisces
In Pisces, Lilith is a dreamer who wants no rescuing, with a private world all its own.
16°23′
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 drive, his optimism and his discipline (Mars, Jupiter and Saturn) gather in Aries, and that part of life draws his attention first.
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.
Mercury sextile Saturn exact at 0.0°
A patient, exact mind: he chooses every word, and his thinking gets sharper with practice.
Mars quincunx Neptune almost exact at 0.2°
His drive and his imagination speak different languages: he goes after something before he can say what it is.
Mercury quincunx Neptune close at 1.0°
Meaning comes to him before the words do, and clear speech follows the feeling.
Saturn quincunx Neptune close at 1.1°
Duty and dreams keep trading places as the priority.
Mercury sextile Mars close at 1.3°
A quick, direct mind: he makes decisions fast and says what he means.
Mars conjunction Saturn close at 1.3°
Controlled force: he works with patience and grit, and he finishes what he starts.
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The Sun square Uranus close at 1.4°
He needs room to be himself, and any rule that fits too tightly gets broken.
Venus opposition Neptune close at 1.6°
He loves the dream of a person, and the real one has to compete with it.
The Sun trine North Node close at 2.4°
The direction his life takes suits him: being himself and growing go hand in hand.
Mars opposition North Node close at 2.9°
Old fights and the way forward disagree, and he grows by choosing which battles matter.
Mercury trine North Node wide at 4.2°
His way with words helps him find his direction, and the right ideas come at the right time.
Saturn opposition North Node wide at 4.2°
Duty and growth compete: what he owes others and where he needs to go call for hard choices.
Venus trine Pluto wide at 4.8°
He loves with depth and loyalty, and the bonds he forms change both people.
The Sun sextile Mars wide at 5.3°
His purpose and his drive work together: once he decides on something, he moves on it fast.
Saturn square Pluto wide at 5.3°
Heavy demands and hard limits: he faces a great deal of pressure and comes out tougher for it.
Jupiter trine Pluto wide at 6.2°
Ambition with depth: he knows how to build influence, and he uses it to make big changes.
The Sun conjunction Mercury wide at 6.5°
His mind and his identity are close together: he speaks as he thinks, and his ideas are part of who he is.
Mars square Pluto wide at 6.6°
A fierce will: he meets opposition head on, and a fight brings out his full strength.
Uranus trine Neptune wide at 7.0°
Change and idealism go together: new ideas come wrapped in dreams of a better world.
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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