Famous birth charts · Jean-Michel Basquiat
Jean-Michel Basquiat’s chart in full
Born December 22, 1960, Park Slope, New York, 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 Capricorn
The Architect. Ambitious, patient and dry.
0°52′
Moon in Pisces
The Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces at 11:48 a.m. that day, local time: in Aquarius for a birth before then, in Pisces for one after.
0°08′
Mercury in Sagittarius
The Philosopher. The big picture.
22°49′
Venus in Aquarius
The Kindred Spirit. Friend first, lover too.
14°33′
Mars in Cancerretrograde
The Defender. Fierce for its own.
11°47′
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Jupiter in Capricorn
The Steward. Faith earned, not given.
11°56′
Saturn in Capricorn
The Master Builder. Built to last.
18°30′
Uranus in Leoretrograde
25°36′
Neptune in Scorpio
10°37′
Pluto in Virgoretrograde
8°06′
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.
8°42′
Chiron in Aquarius
In Aquarius, Chiron is the ache of not quite fitting in, and a gift for making room for every outsider.
28°26′
Black Moon Lilith in Cancer
In Cancer, Lilith is a fierce need to belong, and no wish to look after anyone on command.
25°33′
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 identity, his optimism and his discipline (the Sun, Jupiter and Saturn) gather in Capricorn, and that part of life drew 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 opposition Jupiter almost exact at 0.1°
He took on more than any one person could, and his boldness ran ahead of his plans.
Pluto conjunction North Node almost exact at 0.6°
A path of transformation: his direction in life asked him to change himself completely, more than once.
Mars trine Neptune close at 1.2°
He worked for ideals: his drive came alive for a cause, a role or a dream.
Jupiter sextile Neptune close at 1.3°
Faith and imagination together: he believed in people and ideals, and that belief was catching.
Neptune sextile North Node close at 1.9°
Imagination helped him forward, through art, ideals and care for others.
Neptune sextile Pluto close at 2.5°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
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Mercury trine Uranus close at 2.8°
A quick, original mind: ideas arrived in flashes, and he saw answers others missed.
Mars sextile North Node wide at 3.1°
Courage moved him forward, and each bold step took him further along his path.
Jupiter trine North Node wide at 3.2°
Hope helped him grow: faith in what was possible kept him moving forward.
Mars sextile Pluto wide at 3.7°
Stamina and willpower: he kept going long after others stopped, and he did his best work under pressure.
Jupiter trine Pluto wide at 3.9°
Ambition with depth: he knew how to build influence, and he used it to make big changes.
Venus square Neptune wide at 3.9°
He loved the dream of a person, and the real one had to compete with it.
The Sun trine Uranus wide at 5.3°
Independence came easily: he did things his own way, and people found it refreshing rather than rude.
Jupiter conjunction Saturn wide at 6.6°
Optimism with a plan: his hopes were practical, and he built them slowly into something real.
Mars opposition Saturn wide at 6.7°
Drive with the brakes on: he wanted to move, something held him back, and the friction made him tough.
The Sun trine Pluto wide at 7.2°
A quiet strength: under pressure he grew more focused, and he knew how to start over.
The Sun trine North Node wide at 7.8°
The direction his life took suited him: being himself and growing went hand in hand.
The Sun conjunction Mercury wide at 8.1°
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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