Famous birth charts · James Hetfield
James Hetfield’s chart in full
Born August 3, 1963, Downey, 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 Leo
The Bright One. Warm, proud and generous.
10°43′
Moon in Capricorn
The Steady Hand. Steady feeling, kept in check.
21°04′
Mercury in Virgo
Mercury moved from Leo into Virgo at 2:21 a.m. that day, local time: in Leo for a birth before then, in Virgo for one after.
0°39′
Venus in Leo
The Romantic. Grand, generous love.
3°30′
Mars in Libra
The Negotiator. A fighter for fairness.
4°38′
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Jupiter in Aries
The Bold Starter. Faith in going first.
19°26′
Saturn in Aquariusretrograde
The Reformer. The architect of the group.
20°28′
Uranus in Virgo
4°04′
Neptune in Scorpio
12°55′
Pluto in Virgo
10°49′
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 Cancer
The direction his life grows in: Cancer, protective and caring.
20°26′
Chiron in Pisces
In Pisces, Chiron is a tenderness that feels everything a little too much, and a gift for quiet compassion.
13°59′
Black Moon Lilith in Scorpio
In Scorpio, Lilith is an intensity and a private power that stay unexplained.
11°48′
The rising sign and the Midheaven need the birth time to the minute, so they are left out.
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.
Saturn quincunx North Node exact at 0.0°
Responsibility and growth need steady balancing, and he learns which duties to keep.
The Moon opposition North Node almost exact at 0.6°
Home comforts and the way forward ask for different things, and growing means leaving some familiar things behind.
Jupiter square North Node close at 1.0°
Easy hopes and the harder way forward go different ways, and real growth comes from the harder one.
Jupiter sextile Saturn close at 1.0°
Hope and caution in balance: he dreams big and plans carefully, and both help.
Venus sextile Mars close at 1.1°
Charm and desire work together: he knows what he wants in love and how to win it.
The Moon square Jupiter close at 1.6°
His feelings run large: he wants more comfort, more company and more of everything than any one day gives.
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Neptune sextile Pluto close at 2.1°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
The Sun square Neptune close at 2.2°
The self he knows and the image others see drift apart at times, and he works to keep hold of the real one.
Mercury conjunction Uranus wide at 3.4°
He thinks in leaps: brilliant, contrary and quick to get bored with the obvious.
The Sun sextile Mars wide at 6.1°
His purpose and his drive work together: once he decides on something, he moves on it fast.
Uranus conjunction Pluto wide at 6.7°
Born into a time of upheaval: he wants radical change, and wants it at once.
The Sun conjunction Venus wide at 7.2°
Charm comes naturally: taste, warmth and a love of beautiful things are close to his core.
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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