Famous birth charts · John Lennon
John Lennon’s chart in full
Born October 9, 1940, Liverpool, United Kingdom. The chart is cast for noon on the day, and everything shown here held all day long.
Point at a body or a sign to see its connections.
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.
16°00′
Moon in Aquarius
The Moon moved from Capricorn into Aquarius at 11:44 a.m. that day, local time: in Capricorn for a birth before then, in Aquarius for one after.
0°09′
Mercury in Scorpio
The Investigator. Hears what was left out.
8°12′
Venus in Virgo
The Quiet Romantic. Love in small attentions.
2°55′
Mars in Libra
The Negotiator. A fighter for fairness.
2°29′
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Jupiter in Taurusretrograde
The Patient Grower. Abundance you can hold.
13°43′
Saturn in Taurusretrograde
The Slow Builder. Security built by hand.
13°14′
Uranus in Taurusretrograde
25°34′
Neptune in Virgo
26°01′
Pluto in Leo
4°11′
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.
11°01′
Chiron in Leo
In Leo, Chiron is a quiet doubt about deserving the light, and a gift for helping others shine without apology.
0°33′
Black Moon Lilith in Aries
In Aries, Lilith is a temper and an independence that ask nobody’s permission.
13°21′
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 optimism, his discipline and his independence (Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus) gather in Taurus, 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.
Uranus trine Neptune almost exact at 0.5°
Change and idealism went together: new ideas came wrapped in dreams of a better world.
Jupiter conjunction Saturn almost exact at 0.5°
Optimism with a plan: his hopes were practical, and he built them slowly into something real.
Mars sextile Pluto close at 1.7°
Stamina and willpower: he kept going long after others stopped, and he did his best work under pressure.
Saturn quincunx North Node close at 2.2°
Responsibility and growth needed steady balancing, and he learned which duties to keep.
The Sun quincunx Jupiter close at 2.3°
He kept fitting his ambitions to his purpose, and some big plans had to wait.
The Moon trine Mars close at 2.4°
His feelings turned straight into action: when something mattered, he did something about it.
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Jupiter quincunx North Node close at 2.7°
Some hopes had to be let go to fit the way forward, and he chose which ones.
The Sun quincunx Saturn close at 2.8°
The wish to shine and the wish to be careful needed steady adjusting: he moved forward a step, then checked it.
Mercury square Pluto wide at 4.0°
His words had force: he spoke to persuade, and he kept his own counsel until the right moment.
The Sun conjunction North Node wide at 5.0°
His identity and his direction in life lined up: the more fully he became himself, the further he went.
Mercury opposition Saturn wide at 5.0°
He doubted his own ideas before anyone else could, and so he checked every one twice.
Mercury opposition Jupiter wide at 5.5°
Big ideas and loose details: he thought on a large scale, and the small print was where things got away from him.
Mars conjunction Neptune wide at 6.5°
Action guided by imagination: he moved on instinct and feeling, and he gave his all to a vision.
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
The Moon changed sign that day; it is counted where it stood at noon.
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