Famous birth charts · James Baldwin
James Baldwin’s chart in full
Born August 2, 1924, Harlem, 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 Leo
The Bright One. Warm, proud and generous.
10°03′
Moon in Virgo
The Moon moved from Leo into Virgo at 9:06 a.m. that day, local time: in Leo for a birth before then, in Virgo for one after.
1°33′
Mercury in Virgo
The Analyst. The editor’s eye.
4°20′
Venus in Cancer
The Nurturer. Love that makes a home.
3°03′
Mars in Piscesretrograde
The Gentle Warrior. Strength that flows round.
4°45′
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Jupiter in Sagittariusretrograde
The Globetrotter. The horizon is the point.
10°05′
Saturn in Libra
The Fair Judge. Fairness built in.
26°35′
Uranus in Piscesretrograde
20°59′
Neptune in Leo
19°44′
Pluto in Cancer
12°37′
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 Leo
The direction his life grows in: Leo, warm and dramatic.
22°57′
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.
24°40′
Black Moon Lilith in Gemini
In Gemini, Lilith is the quick tongue that says out loud what the room only thinks.
14°50′
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 trine Jupiter exact at 0.0°
His confidence came easily and spread: he thought big, and other people wanted to come along.
Mercury opposition Mars almost exact at 0.4°
Sharp words and a sharp mind: he argued well, sometimes too well, and a debate was a kind of sport to him.
Uranus quincunx Neptune close at 1.3°
Sudden change and slow dreams kept adjusting to each other.
Mercury sextile Venus close at 1.3°
A graceful mind: he spoke kindly and well, and he knew how to say a hard thing gently.
Venus trine Mars close at 1.7°
Charm and desire worked together: he knew what he wanted in love and how to win it.
Uranus quincunx North Node close at 2.0°
Sudden changes kept shifting the way forward, and he adapted each time.
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Jupiter quincunx Pluto close at 2.5°
The bigger the stakes grew, the more he had to rethink his aims.
The Moon conjunction Mercury close at 2.8°
He thought with his feelings: memory, mood and wit came together, and his words gave away what he felt.
The Moon opposition Mars wide at 3.2°
Quick feelings and a quick temper: he reacted first, and his courage came from the same place as his flashes of anger.
Neptune conjunction North Node wide at 3.2°
A path lit by imagination: he followed a vision more than a plan.
Saturn sextile North Node wide at 3.6°
Discipline helped him grow: patience and hard work kept him on course.
Mars square Jupiter wide at 5.3°
He took on more than any one person could, and his boldness ran ahead of his plans.
Mercury square Jupiter wide at 5.7°
Big ideas and loose details: he thought on a large scale, and the small print was where things got away from him.
Venus trine Saturn wide at 6.5°
Loyal in love: he chose carefully, and what he built with people lasted.
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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