Famous birth charts · Jack Kerouac
Jack Kerouac’s chart in full
Born March 12, 1922, Lowell, Massachusetts, 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 Pisces
The Dreamer. Gentle, dreamy and deep.
21°21′
Moon in Virgo
The Mender. Care in the details.
10°32′
Mercury in Aquarius
The Inventor. The original thinker.
23°50′
Venus in Pisces
The Tender Heart. Love without limits.
29°02′
Mars in Sagittarius
The Champion. The long shot.
10°29′
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Jupiter in Libraretrograde
The Connector. Faith in fairness.
16°46′
Saturn in Libraretrograde
The Fair Judge. Fairness built in.
5°15′
Uranus in Pisces
10°16′
Neptune in Leoretrograde
13°39′
Pluto in Cancerretrograde
7°57′
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.
8°46′
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.
12°06′
Black Moon Lilith in Pisces
In Pisces, Lilith is a dreamer who wants no rescuing, with a private world all its own.
7°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.
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 heart and his independence (the Sun, Venus and Uranus) gather in Pisces, and that part of life drew his attention first.
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 feelings (the Moon in Virgo) and his independence (Uranus in Pisces) face each other across the wheel, and his drive (Mars in Sagittarius) 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.
The Moon square Mars almost exact at 0.1°
Quick feelings and a quick temper: he reacted first, and his courage came from the same place as his flashes of anger.
Mars square Uranus almost exact at 0.2°
Restless and quick to rebel: he pushed against limits, and sudden decisions came with the territory.
The Moon opposition Uranus almost exact at 0.3°
His moods changed without warning, and he wanted closeness and room to breathe at the same time.
Pluto square North Node almost exact at 0.8°
Old attachments held him back from the way forward, and he grew by letting some things go.
Uranus quincunx North Node close at 1.5°
Sudden changes kept shifting the way forward, and he adapted each time.
Mars sextile North Node close at 1.7°
Courage moved him forward, and each bold step took him further along his path.
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Uranus trine Pluto close at 2.3°
He could help change things at the root, and upheaval suited him.
Mars quincunx Pluto close at 2.5°
Force and restraint kept trading places, and he learned when to let go.
Saturn square Pluto close at 2.7°
Heavy demands and hard limits: he faced a great deal of pressure and came out tougher for it.
Jupiter sextile Neptune wide at 3.1°
Faith and imagination together: he believed in people and ideals, and that belief was catching.
Mars trine Neptune wide at 3.2°
He worked for ideals: his drive came alive for a cause, a role or a dream.
Saturn conjunction North Node wide at 3.5°
A serious path: growing asked for patience, and he gave it.
Neptune sextile North Node wide at 4.9°
Imagination helped him forward, through art, ideals and care for others.
Venus opposition Saturn wide at 6.2°
Love felt like something to be earned, and he held back until he was sure of it.
The Sun conjunction Venus wide at 7.7°
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
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