Famous birth charts · John Jacob Astor IV
John Jacob Astor IV’s chart in full
Born July 13, 1864, Rhinebeck, 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 Cancer
The Protector. Home, memory and care.
21°27′
Moon in Scorpio
The Vault. Deep water, kept private.
9°13′
Mercury in Cancer
The Remembering Mind. A memory for tone.
16°59′
Venus in Cancer
The Nurturer. Love that makes a home.
20°08′
Mars in Taurus
The Stayer. Slow to start, impossible to stop.
3°21′
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Jupiter in Scorpioretrograde
The Researcher. Faith in what lies beneath.
17°44′
Saturn in Libra
The Fair Judge. Fairness built in.
12°04′
Uranus in Gemini
26°49′
Neptune in Ariesretrograde
8°21′
Pluto in Taurus
13°08′
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 Scorpio
The direction his life grows in: Scorpio, intense and private.
16°12′
Chiron in Pisces
In Pisces, Chiron is a tenderness that feels everything a little too much, and a gift for quiet compassion.
14°44′
Black Moon Lilith in Virgo
In Virgo, Lilith is a set of private standards, kept for their own sake and not to please.
1°17′
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 Cancer, 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.
Mercury trine Jupiter almost exact at 0.8°
A generous, wide-ranging mind: he learned easily, told a good story and saw the big picture.
Mercury trine North Node almost exact at 0.8°
His way with words helped him find his direction, and the right ideas came at the right time.
Saturn quincunx Pluto close at 1.1°
He kept adjusting between control and acceptance, and learned where each belonged.
The Sun conjunction Venus close at 1.3°
Charm came naturally: taste, warmth and a love of beautiful things were close to his core.
Jupiter conjunction North Node close at 1.5°
Generosity was part of his path: teaching, travel and big ideas moved him forward.
Venus trine Jupiter close at 2.4°
Affection came to him with generosity attached: his heart and his optimism helped each other.
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Pluto opposition North Node wide at 3.1°
Old attachments held him back from the way forward, and he grew by letting some things go.
Mercury conjunction Venus wide at 3.1°
Words with charm in them: he had an ear for a beautiful phrase, and people liked listening to him.
Saturn opposition Neptune wide at 3.7°
The dream and the hard work seldom agreed on terms: his discipline and his imagination asked different things of him.
The Sun trine Jupiter wide at 3.7°
His confidence came easily and spread: he thought big, and other people wanted to come along.
Mercury sextile Pluto wide at 3.9°
A probing mind: he got to the bottom of things, and his words had power when he chose to use them.
Venus trine North Node wide at 3.9°
Love and friendship moved him forward: the people he cared for helped him find his way.
The Sun conjunction Mercury wide at 4.5°
His mind and his identity were close together: he spoke as he thought, and his ideas were part of who he was.
Jupiter opposition Pluto wide at 4.6°
He wanted more power than came easily, and the struggle for it shaped his life.
Mercury square Saturn wide at 4.9°
He doubted his own ideas before anyone else could, and so he checked every one twice.
The Sun trine North Node wide at 5.3°
The direction his life took suited him: being himself and growing went hand in hand.
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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