Famous birth charts · John Kerry
John Kerry’s chart in full
Born December 11, 1943, Aurora, Colorado, 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.
18°50′
Moon in Gemini
The Talker. Feeling by talking.
19°36′
Mercury in Capricorn
The Planner. Foundations first.
5°28′
Venus in Scorpio
The Devotee. All or nothing.
3°52′
Mars in Geminiretrograde
The Multitasker. Quick with the comeback.
10°32′
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Jupiter in Leo
The Big Heart. A generous heart, on display.
27°03′
Saturn in Geminiretrograde
The Serious Student. A serious mind.
23°30′
Uranus in Geminiretrograde
6°20′
Neptune in Libra
4°04′
Pluto in Leoretrograde
8°32′
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 Leo
The direction his life grows in: Leo, warm and dramatic.
7°44′
Chiron in Virgo
In Virgo, Chiron is the sense that no effort is ever quite enough, and a gift for patient, practical help.
15°27′
Black Moon Lilith in Leo
In Leo, Lilith is the wish to be seen whole, without shrinking to suit anyone.
22°20′
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 feelings, his drive, his discipline and his independence (the Moon, Mars, Saturn and Uranus) gather in Gemini, 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 Sun opposition the Moon almost exact at 0.8°
The self he shows the world and the self he comes home to want different things, and he makes room for both.
Pluto conjunction North Node almost exact at 0.8°
A path of transformation: his direction in life asks him to change himself completely, more than once.
Mercury quincunx Uranus almost exact at 0.9°
Ordinary logic and sudden insight need constant translating, and he spends time explaining how he gets there.
Mercury square Neptune close at 1.4°
Facts and dreams blur together in his mind: wonderful for stories, harder when details matter.
Uranus sextile North Node close at 1.4°
Change helps him forward: he grows by trying the new.
Mercury sextile Venus close at 1.6°
A graceful mind: he speaks kindly and well, and he knows how to say a hard thing gently.
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Mars sextile Pluto close at 2.0°
Stamina and willpower: he keeps going long after others stop, and he does his best work under pressure.
Uranus sextile Pluto close at 2.2°
He can help change things at the root, and upheaval suits him.
Uranus trine Neptune close at 2.3°
Change and idealism go together: new ideas come wrapped in dreams of a better world.
Mars sextile North Node close at 2.8°
Courage moves him forward, and each bold step takes him further along his path.
Jupiter sextile Saturn wide at 3.6°
Hope and caution in balance: he dreams big and plans carefully, and both help.
Neptune sextile North Node wide at 3.7°
Imagination helps him forward, through art, ideals and care for others.
Venus square North Node wide at 3.9°
What feels comfortable in love and what helps him grow are different things, and he chooses between them more than once.
Mars conjunction Uranus wide at 4.2°
Electric: he acts on impulse, loves a risk and refuses to be told what to do.
Neptune sextile Pluto wide at 4.5°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
The Sun opposition Saturn wide at 4.7°
Self-belief comes slowly and has to be earned, one result at a time, and every result counts.
Venus square Pluto wide at 4.7°
Love comes with high stakes: intense attachments, and a need to know exactly where he stands.
Mars trine Neptune wide at 6.5°
He works for ideals: his drive comes alive for a cause, a role or a dream.
The Sun trine Jupiter wide at 8.2°
His confidence comes easily and spreads: he thinks big, and other people want to come along.
The Sun opposition Mars wide at 8.3°
He fights hard for what he wants, and his temper is part of his courage.
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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