Famous birth charts · John Hodgman
John Hodgman’s chart in full
Born June 3, 1971, Brookline, Massachusetts, 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 Gemini
The Messenger. Curious and many-sided.
12°26′
Moon in Libra
The Peacemaker. Needing harmony.
11°09′
Mercury in Taurus
The Careful Thinker. Slow to decide, sure once decided.
23°32′
Venus in Taurus
The Keeper. Slow, sensual and loyal.
19°32′
Mars in Aquarius
The Rebel. Rebel with a cause.
14°05′
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Jupiter in Sagittariusretrograde
The Globetrotter. The horizon is the point.
0°10′
Saturn in Taurus
The Slow Builder. Security built by hand.
28°08′
Uranus in Libraretrograde
9°31′
Neptune in Sagittariusretrograde
1°24′
Pluto in Virgoretrograde
26°59′
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 Aquarius
The direction his life grows in: Aquarius, independent and original.
16°56′
Chiron in Aries
In Aries, Chiron is a doubt about the right to go first, and with it a talent for giving others their nerve.
13°03′
Black Moon Lilith in Libra
In Libra, Lilith is the one who stops keeping the peace at any price.
0°19′
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 discipline (Mercury, Venus and Saturn) gather in Taurus, and that part of life draws his attention first.
Grand trine
Three planets in an easy triangle, each in flowing contact with the other two: a gift that comes without effort.
In his chart, his identity, his feelings and his drive (the Sun in Gemini, the Moon in Libra and Mars in Aquarius) make the triangle, so these come to him naturally.
Grand trine
Three planets in an easy triangle, each in flowing contact with the other two: a gift that comes without effort.
In his chart, his identity, his drive and his independence (the Sun in Gemini, Mars in Aquarius and Uranus in Libra) make the triangle, so these come to him naturally.
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.
Saturn trine Pluto close at 1.2°
Endurance: he can work through hard times, and what he builds survives pressure.
Jupiter conjunction Neptune close at 1.2°
A dreamer’s faith: he believes in something larger, and his compassion and his hopes go together.
The Sun trine the Moon close at 1.3°
His purpose and his feelings are on the same side: the life he chooses and the comfort he needs go together.
The Moon conjunction Uranus close at 1.6°
Restless feelings: he feels most at home where things are new.
The Sun trine Mars close at 1.7°
His purpose and his drive work together: once he decides on something, he moves on it fast.
Jupiter opposition Saturn close at 2.0°
Growth and caution keep checking each other: he moves forward in bursts, then pauses to consolidate.
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Venus square North Node close at 2.6°
What feels comfortable in love and what helps him grow are different things, and he chooses between them more than once.
Mars conjunction North Node close at 2.9°
Driven towards his path: he goes after the life he wants with real force.
The Sun trine Uranus close at 2.9°
Independence comes easily: he does things his own way, and people find it refreshing rather than rude.
The Moon trine Mars close at 2.9°
His feelings turn straight into action: when something matters, he does something about it.
Jupiter sextile Pluto wide at 3.2°
Ambition with depth: he knows how to build influence, and he uses it to make big changes.
Saturn opposition Neptune wide at 3.3°
The dream and the hard work seldom agree on terms: his discipline and his imagination ask different things of him.
Mercury trine Pluto wide at 3.5°
A probing mind: he gets to the bottom of things, and his words have power when he chooses to use them.
Mercury conjunction Venus wide at 4.0°
Words with charm in them: he has an ear for a beautiful phrase, and people like listening to him.
Neptune sextile Pluto wide at 4.4°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
The Sun trine North Node wide at 4.5°
The direction his life takes suits him: being himself and growing go hand in hand.
Mars trine Uranus wide at 4.6°
Quick and inventive in action: he moves fast, breaks with habit and makes sudden changes work.
Mercury conjunction Saturn wide at 4.6°
Serious thoughts: he says less than he knows, and what he says holds up.
Venus square Mars wide at 5.5°
In love he wants tenderness and a chase at once, and his relationships are rarely calm.
Mercury opposition Jupiter wide at 6.6°
Big ideas and loose details: he thinks on a large scale, and the small print is where things get away from 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
No water at all, so feelings come out in actions more than in words.
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