Famous birth charts · John le Carré
John le Carré’s chart in full
Born October 19, 1931, Poole, 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 Libra
The Diplomat. Grace, fairness and balance.
25°08′
Moon in Aquarius
The Cool Head. Cool head, warm heart.
7°58′
Mercury in Libra
The Mediator. Both sides of the question.
25°41′
Venus in Scorpio
The Devotee. All or nothing.
6°03′
Mars in Scorpio
The Strategist. Will under a still surface.
22°08′
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Jupiter in Leo
The Big Heart. A generous heart, on display.
18°43′
Saturn in Capricorn
The Master Builder. Built to last.
17°16′
Uranus in Ariesretrograde
17°04′
Neptune in Virgo
7°14′
Pluto in Cancer
22°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 Aries
The direction his life grows in: Aries, bold and direct.
5°16′
Chiron in Taurus
In Taurus, Chiron is a tender place around worth and having enough, and a gift for helping others feel secure.
22°25′
Black Moon Lilith in Aries
In Aries, Lilith is a temper and an independence that ask nobody’s permission.
8°10′
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.
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 identity (the Sun in Libra) and his independence (Uranus in Aries) face each other across the wheel, and his discipline (Saturn in Capricorn) took the strain: the part of him that worked hardest.
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 discipline (Saturn in Capricorn) and his intensity (Pluto in Cancer) face each other across the wheel, and his independence (Uranus in Aries) took the strain: the part of him that worked hardest.
Grand cross
Four planets in a square, two pairs pulling against each other: strain on every side, and great staying power.
In his chart, his identity, his discipline, his independence and his intensity (the Sun in Libra, Saturn in Capricorn, Uranus in Aries and Pluto in Cancer) make the cross, and he learned to hold all four at once.
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.
Mars trine Pluto exact at 0.0°
Stamina and willpower: he kept going long after others stopped, and he did his best work under pressure.
Saturn square Uranus almost exact at 0.2°
Tradition and rebellion fought in him: he wanted security and freedom, and could rarely have both at once.
The Sun conjunction Mercury almost exact at 0.6°
His mind and his identity were close together: he spoke as he thought, and his ideas were part of who he was.
Venus quincunx North Node almost exact at 0.8°
He kept adjusting what he wanted from people to fit the life he was growing into.
Venus sextile Neptune close at 1.2°
A romantic with an artist’s eye: he saw the beauty in people and made it visible to others.
Jupiter quincunx Saturn close at 1.4°
When to expand and when to hold back took constant rethinking.
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Jupiter trine Uranus close at 1.6°
Sudden openings: he spotted new chances early and jumped at them.
The Moon square Venus close at 1.9°
What comforted him and what he loved were different things, so his heart and his moods kept negotiating.
Neptune quincunx North Node close at 2.0°
He grew by testing his ideals against real life, again and again.
The Sun square Pluto close at 3.0°
Nothing about him was halfway: he insisted on running his own life, and the struggle made him formidable.
Mars square Jupiter wide at 3.4°
He took on more than any one person could, and his boldness ran ahead of his plans.
Mercury square Pluto wide at 3.5°
His words had force: he spoke to persuade, and he kept his own counsel until the right moment.
Saturn opposition Pluto wide at 4.9°
Heavy demands and hard limits: he faced a great deal of pressure and came out tougher for it.
Uranus square Pluto wide at 5.1°
Upheaval and the urge to break free ran strong, and he pushed for change rather than waiting for it.
The Sun sextile Jupiter wide at 6.4°
His confidence came easily and spread: he thought big, and other people wanted to come along.
The Sun square Saturn wide at 7.9°
Self-belief came slowly and had to be earned, one result at a time, and every result counted.
The Sun opposition Uranus wide at 8.1°
He needed room to be himself, and any rule that fit too tightly got broken.
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.
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