Famous birth charts · James Dean

James Dean’s chart in full

Born February 8, 1931, Marion, Indiana, 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.

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Beyond the planetsNorth Node in Aries, Chiron and Lilith
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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 Aries

    The direction his life grows in: Aries, bold and direct.

    16°08′

  • Chiron in Taurus

    In Taurus, Chiron is a tender place around worth and having enough, and a gift for helping others feel secure.

    14°08′

  • Black Moon Lilith in Pisces

    In Pisces, Lilith is a dreamer who wants no rescuing, with a private world all its own.

    10°08′

The rising sign and the Midheaven need the birth time to the minute, so they are left out.

PatternsStellium, T-square
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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 mind, his heart and his discipline (Mercury, Venus and Saturn) gather in Capricorn, 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 optimism and his intensity (Jupiter and Pluto, together in Cancer) and his discipline (Saturn in Capricorn) face each other across the wheel, and his independence (Uranus in Aries) took the strain: the part of him that worked hardest.

Aspects by strength16 between the planets, the closest first
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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.

  • Venus quincunx Mars exact at 0.0°

    What he found beautiful and what he desired kept parting ways, and love took some working out.

  • The Sun quincunx Pluto almost exact at 0.2°

    He kept rebuilding himself to fit what life asked, and control was the hardest thing to give up.

  • Jupiter square Uranus almost exact at 0.9°

    Restless hope: he wanted more freedom than any situation gave, and big changes came suddenly.

  • Saturn opposition Pluto close at 1.0°

    Heavy demands and hard limits: he faced a great deal of pressure and came out tougher for it.

  • Saturn square North Node close at 2.0°

    Duty and growth competed: what he owed others and where he needed to go called for hard choices.

  • Venus trine Neptune close at 2.5°

    A romantic with an artist’s eye: he saw the beauty in people and made it visible to others.

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  • The Sun sextile North Node close at 2.9°

    The direction his life took suited him: being himself and growing went hand in hand.

  • Pluto square North Node wide at 3.1°

    Old attachments held him back from the way forward, and he grew by letting some things go.

  • Uranus conjunction North Node wide at 3.7°

    An unusual path: his direction in life came through sudden turns and fresh starts.

  • Jupiter square North Node wide at 4.5°

    Easy hopes and the harder way forward went different ways, and real growth came from the harder one.

  • Saturn square Uranus wide at 5.7°

    Tradition and rebellion fought in him: he wanted security and freedom, and could rarely have both at once.

  • Mercury opposition Mars wide at 6.2°

    Sharp words and a sharp mind: he argued well, sometimes too well, and a debate was a kind of sport to him.

  • Jupiter opposition Saturn wide at 6.6°

    Growth and caution kept checking each other: he moved forward in bursts, then paused to consolidate.

  • Uranus square Pluto wide at 6.8°

    Upheaval and the urge to break free ran strong, and he pushed for change rather than waiting for it.

  • Mercury opposition Pluto wide at 7.0°

    His words had force: he spoke to persuade, and he kept his own counsel until the right moment.

  • Jupiter conjunction Pluto wide at 7.6°

    Large ambitions and the will to see them through: he worked on a grand scale.

Chart signatureMost in earth signs
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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

Fire · instinct and enthusiasm2
Earth · the practical and the solid4
Air · ideas and people1
Water · feeling and intuition3

Modes

Cardinal · starting things6
Fixed · holding steady3
Mutable · adapting1

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