Famous birth charts · James Cook
James Cook’s chart in full
Born October 27, 1728, Marton, United Kingdom. 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 Scorpio
The Detective. Intense, private and loyal.
4°19′
Moon in Leo
The Warm Heart. Warm heart, big feelings.
21°48′
Mercury in Scorpio
The Investigator. Hears what was left out.
21°15′
Venus in Scorpio
The Devotee. All or nothing.
21°02′
Mars in Sagittarius
The Champion. The long shot.
14°00′
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Jupiter in Cancerretrograde
The Generous Host. A home with room for more.
6°09′
Saturn in Aquarius
The Reformer. The architect of the group.
20°17′
Uranus in Scorpio
21°30′
Neptune in Geminiretrograde
10°14′
Pluto in Libra
8°50′
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 Pisces
The direction his life grows in: Pisces, dreamy and compassionate.
1°15′
Black Moon Lilith in Aries
In Aries, Lilith is a temper and an independence that ask nobody’s permission.
29°06′
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, his heart and his independence (the Sun, Mercury, Venus and Uranus) gather in Scorpio, 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 Leo) and his discipline (Saturn in Aquarius) face each other across the wheel, and his mind (Mercury in Scorpio) took the strain: the part of him that worked hardest.
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 Leo) and his discipline (Saturn in Aquarius) face each other across the wheel, and his heart (Venus in Scorpio) took the strain: the part of him that worked hardest.
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 Leo) and his discipline (Saturn in Aquarius) face each other across the wheel, and his independence (Uranus in Scorpio) 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.
Mercury conjunction Venus almost exact at 0.2°
Words with charm in them: he had an ear for a beautiful phrase, and people liked listening to him.
Mercury conjunction Uranus almost exact at 0.2°
He thought in leaps: brilliant, contrary and quick to get bored with the obvious.
The Moon square Uranus almost exact at 0.3°
His moods changed without warning, and he wanted closeness and room to breathe at the same time.
Venus conjunction Uranus almost exact at 0.5°
Love at first sight, and freedom after it: the different and the new won his heart.
The Moon square Mercury almost exact at 0.5°
His head and his feelings argued: he knew what he thought before he knew what he felt, or the other way round.
Venus square Saturn almost exact at 0.8°
Love felt like something to be earned, and he held back until he was sure of it.
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The Moon square Venus almost exact at 0.8°
What comforted him and what he loved were different things, so his heart and his moods kept negotiating.
Mercury square Saturn close at 1.0°
He doubted his own ideas before anyone else could, and so he checked every one twice.
Saturn square Uranus close at 1.2°
Tradition and rebellion fought in him: he wanted security and freedom, and could rarely have both at once.
Neptune trine Pluto close at 1.4°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
The Moon opposition Saturn close at 1.5°
Feelings came second to duty: he held himself to a high standard, even in private.
The Sun trine Jupiter close at 1.8°
His confidence came easily and spread: he thought big, and other people wanted to come along.
Jupiter square Pluto close at 2.7°
He wanted more power than came easily, and the struggle for it shaped his life.
The Sun trine North Node wide at 3.1°
The direction his life took suited him: being himself and growing went hand in hand.
Mars opposition Neptune wide at 3.8°
Drive and dreams mixed uneasily: the goal was clear to him, and the way to it harder to see.
Jupiter trine North Node wide at 4.9°
Hope helped him grow: faith in what was possible kept him moving forward.
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
No earth at all, so the practical, settled side was the one he had to find.
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