Famous birth charts · James Taylor
James Taylor’s chart in full
Born March 12, 1948, Boston, Massachusetts, United States. 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 Pisces
The Dreamer. Gentle, dreamy and deep.
22°02′
Moon in Aries
The Quick Flame. Quick to flare, quick to forgive.
12°31′
Mercury in Aquarius
The Inventor. The original thinker.
25°01′
Venus in Taurus
The Keeper. Slow, sensual and loyal.
5°03′
Mars in Leoretrograde
The Leader. Courage with an audience.
19°54′
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Jupiter in Sagittarius
The Globetrotter. The horizon is the point.
27°13′
Saturn in Leoretrograde
The Reluctant Star. Earned confidence.
16°51′
Uranus in Gemini
22°11′
Neptune in Libraretrograde
12°09′
Pluto in Leoretrograde
12°57′
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.
15°11′
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°42′
Black Moon Lilith in Aquarius
In Aquarius, Lilith is the outsider’s streak, at its best when it does not fit in.
15°23′
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.
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 optimism (Jupiter in Sagittarius) and his independence (Uranus in Gemini) face each other across the wheel, and his identity (the Sun in Pisces) takes the strain: the part of him that works 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 Sun square Uranus almost exact at 0.1°
He needs room to be himself, and any rule that fits too tightly gets broken.
The Moon opposition Neptune almost exact at 0.3°
His feelings and his imagination pull in different directions: he lives between what is real and what he longs for.
The Moon trine Pluto almost exact at 0.4°
His feelings run deep and hold steady: he comes through hard times with more strength than he goes in with.
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 close at 1.6°
Duty and growth compete: what he owes others and where he needs to go call for hard choices.
The Sun quincunx Mars close at 2.1°
Aim and action run at different speeds, and he spends real effort keeping them in step.
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Mercury sextile Jupiter close at 2.2°
A generous, wide-ranging mind: he learns easily, tells a good story and sees the big picture.
Pluto square North Node close at 2.2°
Old attachments hold him back from the way forward, and he grows by letting some things go.
Mars sextile Uranus close at 2.3°
Quick and inventive in action: he moves fast, breaks with habit and makes sudden changes work.
Mercury trine Uranus close at 2.8°
A quick, original mind: ideas arrive in flashes, and he sees answers others miss.
Mars conjunction Saturn wide at 3.1°
Controlled force: he works with patience and grit, and he finishes what he starts.
Saturn conjunction Pluto wide at 3.9°
Iron will and great patience: he builds slowly and for keeps.
Saturn sextile Neptune wide at 4.7°
Practical dreams: he gives ideals a shape and works to make them real.
Mars square North Node wide at 4.7°
Old fights and the way forward disagree, and he grows by choosing which battles matter.
Jupiter opposition Uranus wide at 5.0°
Restless hope: he wants more freedom than any situation gives, and big changes come suddenly.
Mercury opposition Mars wide at 5.1°
Sharp words and a sharp mind: he argues well, sometimes too well, and a debate is a kind of sport to him.
The Sun square Jupiter wide at 5.2°
He reaches for more than one life can hold: big plans, big promises, and a habit of saying yes before counting the hours.
Mars conjunction Pluto wide at 7.0°
Concentrated force: when he wants something, he goes after it with everything.
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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