Famous birth charts · John Cleese
John Cleese’s chart in full
Born October 27, 1939, Weston-super-Mare, United Kingdom. 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 Scorpio
The Detective. Intense, private and loyal.
3°07′
Moon in Aries
The Quick Flame. Quick to flare, quick to forgive.
23°42′
Mercury in Scorpio
The Investigator. Hears what was left out.
23°41′
Venus in Scorpio
The Devotee. All or nothing.
16°39′
Mars in Aquarius
The Rebel. Rebel with a cause.
16°01′
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Jupiter in Ariesretrograde
The Bold Starter. Faith in going first.
0°14′
Saturn in Ariesretrograde
The Independent. Courage that learned to wait.
27°23′
Uranus in Taurusretrograde
20°38′
Neptune in Virgo
24°29′
Pluto in Leo
2°54′
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.
29°19′
Chiron in Cancer
In Cancer, Chiron is an early longing to belong somewhere, and a knack for making strangers feel at home.
20°03′
Black Moon Lilith in Pisces
In Pisces, Lilith is a dreamer who wants no rescuing, with a private world all its own.
4°42′
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 heart (the Sun, Mercury and Venus) gather in Scorpio, and that part of life draws his attention first.
Stellium
Three or more planets gathered in one sign or one house, so that part of the chart speaks loudest.
In his chart, his feelings, his optimism and his discipline (the Moon, Jupiter and Saturn) gather in Aries, and that part of life draws his attention first.
T-square
Two planets pull against each other, and a third stands at right angles to both, where the strain gathers.
In his chart, his heart (Venus in Scorpio) and his independence (Uranus in Taurus) face each other across the wheel, and his drive (Mars in Aquarius) takes the strain: the part of him that works hardest.
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 square Pluto almost exact at 0.2°
Nothing about him is halfway: he insists on running his own life, and the struggle makes him formidable.
Venus square Mars almost exact at 0.6°
In love he wants tenderness and a chase at once, and his relationships are rarely calm.
Mercury sextile Neptune almost exact at 0.8°
He thinks in pictures and music: his words carry a mood, and his imagination gives his ideas colour.
Jupiter quincunx North Node almost exact at 0.9°
Some hopes have to be let go to fit the way forward, and he chooses which ones.
Saturn opposition North Node close at 1.9°
Duty and growth compete: what he owes others and where he needs to go call for hard choices.
Jupiter trine Pluto close at 2.7°
Ambition with depth: he knows how to build influence, and he uses it to make big changes.
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Saturn quincunx Neptune close at 2.9°
Duty and dreams keep trading places as the priority.
The Sun quincunx Jupiter close at 2.9°
He keeps fitting his ambitions to his purpose, and some big plans have to wait.
Mercury opposition Uranus close at 3.0°
His mind runs ahead of the conversation: he says the unexpected thing, and not everyone is ready to hear it.
Pluto square North Node wide at 3.6°
Old attachments hold him back from the way forward, and he grows by letting some things go.
The Moon conjunction Saturn wide at 3.7°
Self-contained: he keeps his feelings in order, and he gives comfort in practical ways rather than in words.
The Sun conjunction North Node wide at 3.8°
His identity and his direction in life line up: the more fully he becomes himself, the further he goes.
Uranus trine Neptune wide at 3.9°
Change and idealism go together: new ideas come wrapped in dreams of a better world.
Venus opposition Uranus wide at 4.0°
Love comes in sudden starts and stops: he falls for people quickly and needs room just as quickly.
Mars square Uranus wide at 4.6°
Restless and quick to rebel: he pushes against limits, and sudden decisions come with the territory.
Saturn square Pluto wide at 5.5°
Heavy demands and hard limits: he faces a great deal of pressure and comes out tougher for it.
Jupiter opposition Neptune wide at 5.7°
His hopes run ahead of what is real, and he learns to check a beautiful idea against the facts.
The Sun opposition Saturn wide at 5.8°
Self-belief comes slowly and has to be earned, one result at a time, and every result counts.
Mercury conjunction Venus wide at 7.0°
Words with charm in them: he has an ear for a beautiful phrase, and people like listening to him.
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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