Famous birth charts · James Cagney
James Cagney’s chart in full
Born July 17, 1899, Manhattan, New York, 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 Cancer
The Protector. Home, memory and care.
24°51′
Moon in Scorpio
The Vault. Deep water, kept private.
15°17′
Mercury in Leo
The Storyteller. A voice that carries.
21°17′
Venus in Cancer
The Nurturer. Love that makes a home.
8°24′
Mars in Virgo
The Craftsperson. The craftsman’s drive.
18°14′
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Jupiter in Scorpio
The Researcher. Faith in what lies beneath.
0°55′
Saturn in Sagittariusretrograde
The Wise Teacher. Belief that has been tested.
18°01′
Uranus in Sagittariusretrograde
4°17′
Neptune in Gemini
25°38′
Pluto in Gemini
16°05′
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 Sagittarius
The direction his life grows in: Sagittarius, free and far-ranging.
29°14′
Chiron in Sagittarius
In Sagittarius, Chiron is a restless question about what it all means, and a gift for lending others a wider view.
7°12′
Black Moon Lilith in Leo
In Leo, Lilith is the wish to be seen whole, without shrinking to suit anyone.
15°38′
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 Sagittarius) and his intensity (Pluto in Gemini) face each other across the wheel, and his drive (Mars in Virgo) 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.
Mars square Saturn almost exact at 0.2°
Drive with the brakes on: he wanted to move, something held him back, and the friction made him tough.
Jupiter sextile North Node close at 1.7°
Hope helped him grow: faith in what was possible kept him moving forward.
Saturn opposition Pluto close at 1.9°
Heavy demands and hard limits: he faced a great deal of pressure and came out tougher for it.
Mars square Pluto close at 2.1°
A fierce will: he met opposition head on, and a fight brought out his full strength.
Mercury trine Saturn wide at 3.3°
A patient, exact mind: he chose every word, and his thinking got sharper with practice.
Neptune opposition North Node wide at 3.6°
Dreams and the way forward clashed, and growing meant trading some illusions for clear sight.
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Mercury sextile Neptune wide at 4.3°
He thought in pictures and music: his words carried a mood, and his imagination gave his ideas colour.
The Sun quincunx North Node wide at 4.4°
The way forward asked him to bend habits that felt like part of who he was.
Jupiter trine Neptune wide at 5.3°
Faith and imagination together: he believed in people and ideals, and that belief was catching.
The Sun square Jupiter wide at 6.1°
He reached for more than one life could hold: big plans, big promises, and a habit of saying yes before counting the hours.
The Sun sextile Mars wide at 6.6°
His purpose and his drive worked together: once he decided on something, he moved on it fast.
Saturn opposition Neptune wide at 7.6°
The dream and the hard work seldom agreed on terms: his discipline and his imagination asked different things of him.
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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