Famous birth charts · James Ellroy
James Ellroy’s chart in full
Born March 4, 1948, Los Angeles, California, 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 Pisces
The Dreamer. Gentle, dreamy and deep.
14°10′
Moon in Capricorn
The Steady Hand. Steady feeling, kept in check.
8°06′
Mercury in Aquarius
The Inventor. The original thinker.
21°35′
Venus in Aries
The Chaser. Love at first sight.
26°01′
Mars in Leoretrograde
The Leader. Courage with an audience.
21°59′
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Jupiter in Sagittarius
The Globetrotter. The horizon is the point.
26°22′
Saturn in Leoretrograde
The Reluctant Star. Earned confidence.
17°21′
Uranus in Gemini
22°07′
Neptune in Libraretrograde
12°21′
Pluto in Leoretrograde
13°06′
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 Taurus
The direction his life grows in: Taurus, steady and sensual.
16°24′
Chiron in Scorpio
In Scorpio, Chiron is a wariness about trust that runs deep, and the strength to stay close when others are at their lowest.
24°43′
Black Moon Lilith in Aquarius
In Aquarius, Lilith is the outsider’s streak, at its best when it does not fit in.
14°30′
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 drive, his discipline and his intensity (Mars, Saturn and Pluto) gather in Leo, and that part of life draws his attention first.
Grand trine
Three planets in an easy triangle, each in flowing contact with the other two: a gift that comes without effort.
In his chart, his heart, his drive and his optimism (Venus in Aries, Mars in Leo and Jupiter in Sagittarius) make the triangle, so these come to him naturally.
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 sextile Uranus almost exact at 0.1°
Quick and inventive in action: he moves fast, breaks with habit and makes sudden changes work.
Venus trine Jupiter almost exact at 0.3°
Affection comes to him with generosity attached: his heart and his optimism help each other.
Mercury opposition Mars almost exact at 0.4°
Sharp words and a sharp mind: he argues well, sometimes too well, and a debate is a kind of sport to him.
Mercury trine Uranus almost exact at 0.5°
A quick, original mind: ideas arrive in flashes, and he sees answers others miss.
Neptune sextile Pluto almost exact at 0.8°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
Saturn square North Node almost exact at 0.9°
Duty and growth compete: what he owes others and where he needs to go call for hard choices.
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The Sun quincunx Pluto close at 1.1°
He keeps rebuilding himself to fit what life asks, and control is the hardest thing to give up.
The Sun quincunx Neptune close at 1.8°
He keeps redrawing the line between the life he has and the life he imagines.
The Sun sextile North Node close at 2.2°
The direction his life takes suits him: being himself and growing go hand in hand.
The Sun quincunx Saturn wide at 3.2°
The wish to shine and the wish to be careful need steady adjusting: he moves forward a step, then checks it.
Pluto square North Node wide at 3.3°
Old attachments hold him back from the way forward, and he grows by letting some things go.
Venus sextile Uranus wide at 3.9°
He loves the unusual: original taste, unexpected friendships and a style all his own.
Venus trine Mars wide at 4.0°
Charm and desire work together: he knows what he wants in love and how to win it.
Mercury opposition Saturn wide at 4.2°
He doubts his own ideas before anyone else can, and so he checks every one twice.
Saturn conjunction Pluto wide at 4.2°
Iron will and great patience: he builds slowly and for keeps.
Jupiter opposition Uranus wide at 4.2°
Restless hope: he wants more freedom than any situation gives, and big changes come suddenly.
Mars trine Jupiter wide at 4.4°
Big drive and big confidence: he goes after large goals, and his enthusiasm carries others along.
Mercury sextile Venus wide at 4.4°
A graceful mind: he speaks kindly and well, and he knows how to say a hard thing gently.
Mars conjunction Saturn wide at 4.7°
Controlled force: he works with patience and grit, and he finishes what he starts.
Mercury sextile Jupiter wide at 4.8°
A generous, wide-ranging mind: he learns easily, tells a good story and sees the big picture.
Saturn sextile Uranus wide at 4.8°
Old and new sit well together: he can change things without throwing out what works.
Mercury square North Node wide at 5.2°
Old ideas and the way forward are at odds, and he learns new ways of thinking to move on.
Mars square North Node wide at 5.6°
Old fights and the way forward disagree, and he grows by choosing which battles matter.
The Sun square Uranus wide at 8.0°
He needs room to be himself, and any rule that fits too tightly gets broken.
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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