Famous birth charts · James Mason
James Mason’s chart in full
Born May 15, 1909, Huddersfield, United Kingdom. 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 Taurus
The Gardener. Steady, sensual and sure.
24°00′
Moon in Pisces
The Moon moved from Pisces into Aries at 2:14 p.m. that day, local time: in Pisces for a birth before then, in Aries for one after.
28°39′
Mercury in Gemini
The Quick Wit. The messenger at home.
15°20′
Venus in Taurus
The Keeper. Slow, sensual and loyal.
28°26′
Mars in Aquarius
The Rebel. Rebel with a cause.
23°23′
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Jupiter in Virgo
The Improver. Faith in the useful.
4°49′
Saturn in Aries
The Independent. Courage that learned to wait.
18°08′
Uranus in Capricornretrograde
20°55′
Neptune in Cancer
14°59′
Pluto in Gemini
24°35′
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 Gemini
The direction his life grows in: Gemini, curious and quick-witted.
16°49′
Chiron in Aquarius
In Aquarius, Chiron is the ache of not quite fitting in, and a gift for making room for every outsider.
28°02′
Black Moon Lilith in Virgo
In Virgo, Lilith is a set of private standards, kept for their own sake and not to please.
25°35′
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.
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 independence (Uranus in Capricorn) and his imagination (Neptune in Cancer) face each other across the wheel, and his discipline (Saturn in Aries) 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.
The Moon sextile Venus almost exact at 0.2°
He put people at ease without trying: kindness and charm came from the same place.
The Sun square Mars almost exact at 0.6°
He fought hard for what he wanted, and his temper was part of his courage.
Mars trine Pluto close at 1.2°
Stamina and willpower: he kept going long after others stopped, and he did his best work under pressure.
Saturn sextile North Node close at 1.3°
Discipline helped him grow: patience and hard work kept him on course.
Mercury conjunction North Node close at 1.5°
Ideas and talk set his course: he found his direction by learning and talking things through.
Mercury sextile Saturn close at 2.8°
A patient, exact mind: he chose every word, and his thinking got sharper with practice.
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Saturn square Uranus close at 2.8°
Tradition and rebellion fought in him: he wanted security and freedom, and could rarely have both at once.
The Sun trine Uranus wide at 3.1°
Independence came easily: he did things his own way, and people found it refreshing rather than rude.
Saturn square Neptune wide at 3.1°
The dream and the hard work seldom agreed on terms: his discipline and his imagination asked different things of him.
The Sun conjunction Venus wide at 4.4°
Charm came naturally: taste, warmth and a love of beautiful things were close to his core.
Venus square Mars wide at 5.0°
In love he wanted tenderness and a chase at once, and his relationships were rarely calm.
Uranus opposition Neptune wide at 5.9°
The urge for change and the longing for ideals clashed, and he lived with both.
Venus square Jupiter wide at 6.4°
He loved too much of a good thing: pleasure, praise and grand gestures ran past what one life could use.
Mars trine North Node wide at 6.6°
Courage moved him forward, and each bold step took him further along his path.
Pluto conjunction North Node wide at 7.8°
A path of transformation: his direction in life asked him to change himself completely, more than once.
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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