Famous birth charts · J. Robert Oppenheimer
J. Robert Oppenheimer’s chart in full
Born April 22, 1904, Manhattan, New York, United States. The chart is cast for noon on the day, and everything shown here held all day long.
Point at a body or a sign to see its connections.
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.
2°07′
Moon in Cancer
The Moon moved from Cancer into Leo at 7:28 p.m. that day, local time: in Cancer for a birth before then, in Leo for one after.
25°39′
Mercury in Taurus
The Careful Thinker. Slow to decide, sure once decided.
22°06′
Venus in Aries
The Chaser. Love at first sight.
11°44′
Mars in Taurus
The Stayer. Slow to start, impossible to stop.
11°44′
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Jupiter in Aries
The Bold Starter. Faith in going first.
12°37′
Saturn in Aquarius
The Reformer. The architect of the group.
19°47′
Uranus in Sagittariusretrograde
29°49′
Neptune in Cancer
3°34′
Pluto in Gemini
19°08′
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.
26°57′
Chiron in Aquarius
In Aquarius, Chiron is the ache of not quite fitting in, and a gift for making room for every outsider.
0°00′
Black Moon Lilith in Aquarius
In Aquarius, Lilith is the outsider’s streak, at its best when it does not fit in.
29°41′
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 and his drive (the Sun, Mercury and Mars) gather in Taurus, and that part of life drew 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.
Saturn trine Pluto almost exact at 0.7°
Endurance: he could work through hard times, and what he built survived pressure.
Venus conjunction Jupiter almost exact at 0.9°
A generous heart: love and good company came to him easily, and he shared both.
The Sun sextile Neptune close at 1.4°
Imagination and identity worked together: he could become a character, a mood or an idea, and make others believe in it.
The Sun trine Uranus close at 2.3°
Independence came easily: he did things his own way, and people found it refreshing rather than rude.
Mercury square Saturn close at 2.3°
He doubted his own ideas before anyone else could, and so he checked every one twice.
Uranus square North Node close at 2.9°
The way forward asked for steadiness, and the urge for change kept breaking in.
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Uranus opposition Neptune wide at 3.7°
The urge for change and the longing for ideals clashed, and he lived with both.
Mercury trine North Node wide at 4.8°
His way with words helped him find his direction, and the right ideas came at the right time.
Neptune square North Node wide at 6.6°
Dreams and the way forward clashed, and growing meant trading some illusions for clear sight.
The Sun conjunction Mars wide at 9.6°
Purpose and drive in one place: he was quick to start, quick to compete and hard to stop.
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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