Famous birth charts · Jean-Claude Van Damme
Jean-Claude Van Damme’s chart in full
Born October 18, 1960, Berchem-Sainte-Agathe, Belgium. 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 Libra
The Diplomat. Grace, fairness and balance.
25°04′
Moon in Virgo
The Moon moved from Virgo into Libra at 12:33 p.m. that day, local time: in Virgo for a birth before then, in Libra for one after.
29°42′
Mercury in Scorpio
The Investigator. Hears what was left out.
19°35′
Venus in Scorpio
The Devotee. All or nothing.
26°01′
Mars in Cancer
The Defender. Fierce for its own.
12°07′
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Jupiter in Sagittarius
The Globetrotter. The horizon is the point.
28°45′
Saturn in Capricorn
The Master Builder. Built to last.
12°41′
Uranus in Leo
24°56′
Neptune in Scorpio
8°22′
Pluto in Virgo
7°26′
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 Virgo
The direction his life grows in: Virgo, precise and helpful.
15°01′
Chiron in Aquarius
In Aquarius, Chiron is the ache of not quite fitting in, and a gift for making room for every outsider.
27°36′
Black Moon Lilith in Cancer
In Cancer, Lilith is a fierce need to belong, and no wish to look after anyone on command.
18°16′
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 mind, his heart and his imagination (Mercury, Venus and Neptune) gather in Scorpio, 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.
The Sun sextile Uranus almost exact at 0.1°
Independence comes easily: he does things his own way, and people find it refreshing rather than rude.
Mars opposition Saturn almost exact at 0.6°
Drive with the brakes on: he wants to move, something holds him back, and the friction makes him tough.
Neptune sextile Pluto almost exact at 0.9°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
The Moon square Jupiter close at 1.0°
His feelings run large: he wants more comfort, more company and more of everything than any one day gives.
Venus square Uranus close at 1.1°
Love comes in sudden starts and stops: he falls for people quickly and needs room just as quickly.
Saturn trine North Node close at 2.4°
Discipline helps him grow: patience and hard work keep him on course.
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Mars sextile North Node close at 2.9°
Courage moves him forward, and each bold step takes him further along his path.
The Sun sextile Jupiter wide at 3.7°
His confidence comes easily and spreads: he thinks big, and other people want to come along.
Mars trine Neptune wide at 3.8°
He works for ideals: his drive comes alive for a cause, a role or a dream.
Jupiter trine Uranus wide at 3.8°
Sudden openings: he spots new chances early and jumps at them.
Saturn sextile Neptune wide at 4.3°
Practical dreams: he gives ideals a shape and works to make them real.
Mercury sextile North Node wide at 4.5°
His way with words helps him find his direction, and the right ideas come at the right time.
Mars sextile Pluto wide at 4.7°
Stamina and willpower: he keeps going long after others stop, and he does his best work under pressure.
Saturn trine Pluto wide at 5.2°
Endurance: he can work through hard times, and what he builds survives pressure.
Mercury square Uranus wide at 5.4°
His mind runs ahead of the conversation: he says the unexpected thing, and not everyone is ready to hear it.
Mercury conjunction Venus wide at 6.4°
Words with charm in them: he has an ear for a beautiful phrase, and people like listening to him.
Pluto conjunction North Node wide at 7.6°
A path of transformation: his direction in life asks 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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