Famous birth charts · James Coburn
James Coburn’s chart in full
Born August 31, 1928, Laurel, Nebraska, 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 Virgo
The Fixer. Precise, useful and kind.
8°01′
Moon in Pisces
The Tide. Tender, and stronger than it looks.
15°44′
Mercury in Virgo
The Analyst. The editor’s eye.
21°51′
Venus in Virgo
The Quiet Romantic. Love in small attentions.
24°45′
Mars in Gemini
The Multitasker. Quick with the comeback.
13°44′
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Jupiter in Taurusretrograde
The Patient Grower. Abundance you can hold.
10°25′
Saturn in Sagittarius
The Wise Teacher. Belief that has been tested.
12°40′
Uranus in Ariesretrograde
6°29′
Neptune in Leo
29°16′
Pluto in Cancer
17°55′
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 Gemini
The direction his life grows in: Gemini, curious and quick-witted.
4°38′
Chiron in Taurus
In Taurus, Chiron is a tender place around worth and having enough, and a gift for helping others feel secure.
10°02′
Black Moon Lilith in Sagittarius
In Sagittarius, Lilith is a free mind that keeps only the beliefs it chose.
0°46′
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 heart (the Sun, Mercury and Venus) gather in Virgo, 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 drive (Mars in Gemini) and his discipline (Saturn in Sagittarius) face each other across the wheel, and his identity (the Sun 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 opposition Saturn close at 1.1°
Drive with the brakes on: he wanted to move, something held him back, and the friction made him tough.
The Sun quincunx Uranus close at 1.5°
His restlessness kept testing his plans, so he changed course more than once to stay true to himself.
Uranus sextile North Node close at 1.9°
Change helped him forward: he grew by trying the new.
The Moon square Mars close at 2.0°
Quick feelings and a quick temper: he reacted first, and his courage came from the same place as his flashes of anger.
Jupiter quincunx Saturn close at 2.3°
When to expand and when to hold back took constant rethinking.
The Sun trine Jupiter close at 2.4°
His confidence came easily and spread: he thought big, and other people wanted to come along.
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Mercury conjunction Venus close at 2.9°
Words with charm in them: he had an ear for a beautiful phrase, and people liked listening to him.
The Sun square North Node wide at 3.4°
Being himself and growing asked for different things, and his biggest steps forward came when he stretched past his habits.
Mercury sextile Pluto wide at 3.9°
A probing mind: he got to the bottom of things, and his words had power when he chose to use them.
The Sun square Saturn wide at 4.7°
Self-belief came slowly and had to be earned, one result at a time, and every result counted.
Neptune square North Node wide at 5.4°
Dreams and the way forward clashed, and growing meant trading some illusions for clear sight.
The Sun square Mars wide at 5.7°
He fought hard for what he wanted, and his temper was part of his courage.
Saturn trine Uranus wide at 6.2°
Old and new sat well together: he could change things without throwing out what worked.
The Sun conjunction Neptune wide at 8.8°
He took in moods, music and other people’s hopes, and gave them back as something new.
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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