Famous birth charts · James Baker
James Baker’s chart in full
Born April 28, 1930, Houston, Texas, 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.
7°40′
Moon in Taurus
The Moon moved from Aries into Taurus at 12:09 a.m. that day, local time: in Aries for a birth before then, in Taurus for one after.
6°34′
Mercury in Taurus
The Careful Thinker. Slow to decide, sure once decided.
28°01′
Venus in Taurus
The Keeper. Slow, sensual and loyal.
27°47′
Mars in Aries
The Trailblazer. First through the door.
3°05′
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Jupiter in Gemini
The Curious Learner. Faith in the next question.
16°51′
Saturn in Capricornretrograde
The Master Builder. Built to last.
11°51′
Uranus in Aries
12°50′
Neptune in Virgoretrograde
0°51′
Pluto in Cancer
17°36′
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 Taurus
The direction his life grows in: Taurus, steady and sensual.
2°50′
Chiron in Taurus
In Taurus, Chiron is a tender place around worth and having enough, and a gift for helping others feel secure.
13°42′
Black Moon Lilith in Aquarius
In Aquarius, Lilith is the outsider’s streak, at its best when it does not fit in.
8°10′
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 discipline (Saturn in Capricorn) and his intensity (Pluto in Cancer) face each other across the wheel, and his independence (Uranus in Aries) takes the strain: the part of him that works 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.
Mercury conjunction Venus almost exact at 0.2°
Words with charm in them: he has an ear for a beautiful phrase, and people like listening to him.
Saturn square Uranus close at 1.0°
Tradition and rebellion fight in him: he wants security and freedom, and can rarely have both at once.
The Sun conjunction the Moon close at 1.1°
Born near a new Moon, so what he wants and what he needs move as one: single-minded, and hard to talk out of anything.
Neptune trine North Node close at 2.0°
Imagination helps him forward, through art, ideals and care for others.
Mars quincunx Neptune close at 2.2°
His drive and his imagination speak different languages: he goes after something before he can say what it is.
Mercury square Neptune close at 2.8°
Facts and dreams blur together in his mind: wonderful for stories, harder when details matter.
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Venus square Neptune wide at 3.1°
He loves the dream of a person, and the real one has to compete with it.
Jupiter sextile Uranus wide at 4.0°
Sudden openings: he spots new chances early and jumps at them.
The Sun trine Saturn wide at 4.2°
Purpose and patience work as a team: he builds slowly and gets better with every year.
Uranus square Pluto wide at 4.8°
Upheaval and the urge to break free run strong, and he pushes for change rather than waiting for it.
The Sun conjunction North Node wide at 4.8°
His identity and his direction in life line up: the more fully he becomes himself, the further he goes.
Saturn opposition Pluto wide at 5.8°
Heavy demands and hard limits: he faces a great deal of pressure and comes out tougher for it.
The Sun trine Neptune wide at 6.8°
Imagination and identity work together: he can become a character, a mood or an idea, and make others believe in it.
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.
You and James Baker
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