Famous birth charts · John Cassavetes
John Cassavetes’ chart in full
Born December 9, 1929, New York City, 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 Sagittarius
The Explorer. Honest, free and far-seeing.
17°10′
Moon in Pisces
The Tide. Tender, and stronger than it looks.
20°37′
Mercury in Sagittarius
The Philosopher. The big picture.
23°52′
Venus in Sagittarius
The Adventurer. Love as an adventure.
3°02′
Mars in Sagittarius
The Champion. The long shot.
15°21′
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Jupiter in Geminiretrograde
The Curious Learner. Faith in the next question.
10°33′
Saturn in Capricorn
The Master Builder. Built to last.
1°05′
Uranus in Ariesretrograde
7°29′
Neptune in Virgoretrograde
3°35′
Pluto in Cancerretrograde
19°10′
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.
11°34′
Chiron in Taurus
In Taurus, Chiron is a tender place around worth and having enough, and a gift for helping others feel secure.
10°25′
Black Moon Lilith in Capricorn
In Capricorn, Lilith is an ambition that has stopped waiting its turn.
22°29′
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, his heart and his drive (the Sun, Mercury, Venus and Mars) gather in Sagittarius, 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.
Venus square Neptune almost exact at 0.6°
He loved the dream of a person, and the real one had to compete with it.
The Moon trine Pluto close at 1.5°
His feelings ran deep and held steady: he came through hard times with more strength than he went in with.
The Sun conjunction Mars close at 1.8°
Purpose and drive in one place: he was quick to start, quick to compete and hard to stop.
The Sun quincunx Pluto close at 2.0°
He kept rebuilding himself to fit what life asked, and control was the hardest thing to give up.
Saturn trine Neptune close at 2.5°
Practical dreams: he gave ideals a shape and worked to make them real.
Jupiter sextile Uranus wide at 3.1°
Sudden openings: he spotted new chances early and jumped at them.
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The Moon square Mercury wide at 3.2°
His head and his feelings argued: he knew what he thought before he knew what he felt, or the other way round.
Venus trine Uranus wide at 4.4°
He loved the unusual: original taste, unexpected friendships and a style all his own.
Mars opposition Jupiter wide at 4.8°
He took on more than any one person could, and his boldness ran ahead of his plans.
Saturn square Uranus wide at 6.4°
Tradition and rebellion fought in him: he wanted security and freedom, and could rarely have both at once.
The Sun opposition Jupiter wide at 6.6°
He reached for more than one life could hold: big plans, big promises, and a habit of saying yes before counting the hours.
The Sun conjunction Mercury wide at 6.7°
His mind and his identity were close together: he spoke as he thought, and his ideas were part of who he was.
Mercury conjunction Saturn wide at 7.2°
Serious thoughts: he said less than he knew, and what he said held up.
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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