Famous birth charts · James Van Der Beek
James Van Der Beek’s chart in full
Born March 8, 1977, Cheshire, Connecticut, 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 Pisces
The Dreamer. Gentle, dreamy and deep.
18°01′
Moon in Libra
The Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio at 3:37 p.m. that day, local time: in Libra for a birth before then, in Scorpio for one after.
27°50′
Mercury in Pisces
The Poet. Knowing without explaining.
11°16′
Venus in Aries
The Chaser. Love at first sight.
23°30′
Mars in Aquarius
The Rebel. Rebel with a cause.
21°07′
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Jupiter in Taurus
The Patient Grower. Abundance you can hold.
25°27′
Saturn in Leoretrograde
The Reluctant Star. Earned confidence.
10°56′
Uranus in Scorpioretrograde
11°34′
Neptune in Sagittarius
16°07′
Pluto in Libraretrograde
13°29′
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 Libra
The direction his life grows in: Libra, graceful and fair.
24°44′
Chiron in Aries
In Aries, Chiron is a doubt about the right to go first, and with it a talent for giving others their nerve.
28°55′
Black Moon Lilith in Taurus
In Taurus, Lilith is an appetite for pleasure that sees no need to apologise.
24°51′
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.
Mercury trine Uranus almost exact at 0.3°
A quick, original mind: ideas arrived in flashes, and he saw answers others missed.
Mercury quincunx Saturn almost exact at 0.3°
Speaking freely and speaking carefully took constant balancing, and he weighed words before letting them go.
Saturn square Uranus almost exact at 0.6°
Tradition and rebellion fought in him: he wanted security and freedom, and could rarely have both at once.
Jupiter quincunx North Node almost exact at 0.7°
Some hopes had to be let go to fit the way forward, and he chose which ones.
Venus opposition North Node close at 1.2°
What felt comfortable in love and what helped him grow were different things, and he chose between them more than once.
The Sun square Neptune close at 1.9°
The self he knew and the image others saw drifted apart at times, and he worked to keep hold of the real one.
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Venus sextile Mars close at 2.4°
Charm and desire worked together: he knew what he wanted in love and how to win it.
Saturn sextile Pluto close at 2.6°
Endurance: he could work through hard times, and what he built survived pressure.
Neptune sextile Pluto close at 2.6°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
Mars trine North Node wide at 3.6°
Courage moved him forward, and each bold step took him further along his path.
Mars square Jupiter wide at 4.3°
He took on more than any one person could, and his boldness ran ahead of his plans.
Mercury square Neptune wide at 4.9°
Facts and dreams blurred together in his mind: wonderful for stories, harder when details mattered.
Saturn trine Neptune wide at 5.2°
Practical dreams: he gave ideals a shape and worked to make them real.
The Sun trine Uranus wide at 6.4°
Independence came easily: he did things his own way, and people found it refreshing rather than rude.
The Sun conjunction Mercury wide at 6.8°
His mind and his identity were close together: he spoke as he thought, and his ideas were part of who he was.
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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