Famous birth charts · James Newton Howard
James Newton Howard’s chart in full
Born June 9, 1951, 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 Gemini
The Messenger. Curious and many-sided.
18°08′
Moon in Leo
The Warm Heart. Warm heart, big feelings.
13°53′
Mercury in Gemini
Mercury moved from Taurus into Gemini at 1:44 a.m. that day, local time: in Taurus for a birth before then, in Gemini for one after.
0°46′
Venus in Leo
The Romantic. Grand, generous love.
2°43′
Mars in Gemini
The Multitasker. Quick with the comeback.
13°26′
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Jupiter in Aries
The Bold Starter. Faith in going first.
9°33′
Saturn in Virgo
The Perfectionist. Mastery by the hour.
25°39′
Uranus in Cancer
8°21′
Neptune in Libraretrograde
16°51′
Pluto in Leo
17°47′
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 Pisces
The direction his life grows in: Pisces, dreamy and compassionate.
13°42′
Chiron in Capricorn
In Capricorn, Chiron is the feeling of having grown up too soon, and a gift for showing others how to stand on their own.
0°34′
Black Moon Lilith in Gemini
In Gemini, Lilith is the quick tongue that says out loud what the room only thinks.
27°22′
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 feelings, his heart and his intensity (the Moon, Venus and Pluto) gather in Leo, and that part of life draws 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.
Mars square North Node almost exact at 0.3°
Old fights and the way forward disagree, and he grows by choosing which battles matter.
The Sun sextile Pluto almost exact at 0.3°
A quiet strength: under pressure he grows more focused, and he knows how to start over.
The Moon sextile Mars almost exact at 0.4°
His feelings turn straight into action: when something matters, he does something about it.
Neptune sextile Pluto almost exact at 0.9°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
Jupiter square Uranus close at 1.2°
Restless hope: he wants more freedom than any situation gives, and big changes come suddenly.
The Sun trine Neptune close at 1.3°
Imagination and identity work together: he can become a character, a mood or an idea, and make others believe in it.
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Mercury sextile Venus close at 1.9°
A graceful mind: he speaks kindly and well, and he knows how to say a hard thing gently.
Mars trine Neptune wide at 3.4°
He works for ideals: his drive comes alive for a cause, a role or a dream.
Mars sextile Jupiter wide at 3.9°
Big drive and big confidence: he goes after large goals, and his enthusiasm carries others along.
The Moon conjunction Pluto wide at 3.9°
Intense, private feelings: he keeps an inner life few people see, and he guards it well.
Mars sextile Pluto wide at 4.3°
Stamina and willpower: he keeps going long after others stop, and he does his best work under pressure.
The Sun square North Node wide at 4.4°
Being himself and growing ask for different things, and his biggest steps forward come when he stretches past his habits.
The Sun conjunction Mars wide at 4.7°
Purpose and drive in one place: he is quick to start, quick to compete and hard to stop.
Mercury trine Saturn wide at 5.1°
A patient, exact mind: he chooses every word, and his thinking gets sharper with practice.
Uranus trine North Node wide at 5.4°
Change helps him forward: he grows by trying the new.
Jupiter opposition Neptune wide at 7.3°
His hopes run ahead of what is real, and he learns to check a beautiful idea against the facts.
The Sun square Saturn wide at 7.5°
Self-belief comes slowly and has to be earned, one result at a time, and every result counts.
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
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