Famous birth charts · Jimmy Lai
Jimmy Lai’s chart in full
Born December 8, 1947, Guangzhou, China. 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 Sagittarius
The Explorer. Honest, free and far-seeing.
15°13′
Moon in Libra
The Moon moved from Libra into Scorpio at 10:25 p.m. that day, local time: in Libra for a birth before then, in Scorpio for one after.
24°20′
Mercury in Sagittarius
The Philosopher. The big picture.
0°58′
Venus in Capricorn
The Loyal Partner. Love built to last.
9°19′
Mars in Virgo
The Craftsperson. The craftsman’s drive.
2°14′
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Jupiter in Sagittarius
The Globetrotter. The horizon is the point.
9°53′
Saturn in Leoretrograde
The Reluctant Star. Earned confidence.
22°40′
Uranus in Geminiretrograde
24°31′
Neptune in Libra
12°35′
Pluto in Leoretrograde
14°51′
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.
23°22′
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.
18°03′
Black Moon Lilith in Aquarius
In Aquarius, Lilith is the outsider’s streak, at its best when it does not fit in.
4°41′
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 mind and his optimism (the Sun, Mercury and Jupiter) gather in Sagittarius, 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 Moon trine Uranus almost exact at 0.2°
His feelings like freedom: he needs space in close ties and gives it back just as easily.
The Sun trine Pluto almost exact at 0.4°
A quiet strength: under pressure he grows more focused, and he knows how to start over.
Saturn square North Node almost exact at 0.7°
Duty and growth compete: what he owes others and where he needs to go call for hard choices.
Mercury square Mars close at 1.3°
Sharp words and a sharp mind: he argues well, sometimes too well, and a debate is a kind of sport to him.
Saturn sextile Uranus close at 1.9°
Old and new sit well together: he can change things without throwing out what works.
Neptune sextile Pluto close at 2.3°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
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The Sun sextile Neptune close at 2.6°
Imagination and identity work together: he can become a character, a mood or an idea, and make others believe in it.
Jupiter sextile Neptune close at 2.7°
Faith and imagination together: he believes in people and ideals, and that belief is catching.
Venus square Neptune wide at 3.3°
He loves the dream of a person, and the real one has to compete with it.
Jupiter trine Pluto wide at 5.0°
Ambition with depth: he knows how to build influence, and he uses it to make big changes.
The Sun conjunction Jupiter wide at 5.3°
Optimism at the centre of him: he expects things to go well, and that confidence wins people over.
The Sun trine Saturn wide at 7.5°
Purpose and patience work as a team: he builds slowly and gets better with every year.
Saturn conjunction Pluto wide at 7.8°
Iron will and great patience: he builds slowly and for keeps.
The Sun opposition Uranus wide at 9.3°
He needs room to be himself, and any rule that fits too tightly gets broken.
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.
No water at all, so feelings come out in actions more than in words.
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