Famous birth charts · James Joyce
James Joyce’s chart in full
Born February 2, 1882, Rathgar, Ireland. 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 Aquarius
The Free Thinker. Original, free and humane.
13°37′
Moon in Leo
The Moon moved from Cancer into Leo at 12:39 a.m. that day, local time: in Cancer for a birth before then, in Leo for one after.
5°39′
Mercury in Pisces
The Poet. Knowing without explaining.
0°51′
Venus in Aquarius
The Kindred Spirit. Friend first, lover too.
9°08′
Mars in Geminiretrograde
The Multitasker. Quick with the comeback.
26°58′
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Jupiter in Taurus
The Patient Grower. Abundance you can hold.
17°07′
Saturn in Taurus
The Slow Builder. Security built by hand.
6°12′
Uranus in Virgoretrograde
17°51′
Neptune in Taurus
13°48′
Pluto in Taurusretrograde
27°21′
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 Sagittarius
The direction his life grows in: Sagittarius, free and far-ranging.
6°46′
Chiron in Taurus
In Taurus, Chiron is a tender place around worth and having enough, and a gift for helping others feel secure.
17°39′
Black Moon Lilith in Leo
In Leo, Lilith is the wish to be seen whole, without shrinking to suit anyone.
25°36′
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 optimism, his discipline, his imagination and his intensity (Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto) gather in Taurus, and that part of life drew his attention first.
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.
The Sun square Neptune almost exact at 0.2°
The self he knew and the image others saw drifted apart at times, and he worked to keep hold of the real one.
The Moon square Saturn almost exact at 0.6°
Feelings came second to duty: he held himself to a high standard, even in private.
Saturn quincunx North Node almost exact at 0.6°
Responsibility and growth needed steady balancing, and he learned which duties to keep.
Jupiter trine Uranus almost exact at 0.7°
Sudden openings: he spotted new chances early and jumped at them.
The Moon trine North Node close at 1.1°
What comforted him also moved him forward: his instincts pointed the right way.
Venus sextile North Node close at 2.4°
Love and friendship moved him forward: the people he cared for helped him find his way.
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Venus square Saturn close at 2.9°
Love felt like something to be earned, and he held back until he was sure of it.
Jupiter conjunction Neptune wide at 3.3°
A dreamer’s faith: he believed in something larger, and his compassion and his hopes went together.
The Moon opposition Venus wide at 3.5°
What comforted him and what he loved were different things, so his heart and his moods kept negotiating.
Mercury square Pluto wide at 3.5°
His words had force: he spoke to persuade, and he kept his own counsel until the right moment.
The Sun square Jupiter wide at 3.5°
He reached for more than one life could hold: big plans, big promises, and a habit of saying yes before counting the hours.
Mercury trine Mars wide at 3.9°
A quick, direct mind: he made decisions fast and said what he meant.
Uranus trine Neptune wide at 4.0°
Change and idealism went together: new ideas came wrapped in dreams of a better world.
The Sun quincunx Uranus wide at 4.2°
His restlessness kept testing his plans, so he changed course more than once to stay true to himself.
The Sun conjunction Venus wide at 4.5°
Charm came naturally: taste, warmth and a love of beautiful things were close to his core.
Venus square Neptune wide at 4.7°
He loved the dream of a person, and the real one had to compete with it.
Mercury square North Node wide at 5.9°
Old ideas and the way forward were at odds, and he learned new ways of thinking to move on.
The Sun square Saturn wide at 7.4°
Self-belief came slowly and had to be earned, one result at a time, and every result counted.
Saturn conjunction Neptune wide at 7.6°
He took dreams seriously and gave them structure, and his ideals had to prove themselves.
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
The Moon changed sign that day; it is counted where it stood at noon.
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