Famous birth charts · John Lydon
John Lydon’s chart in full
Born January 31, 1956, Holloway, 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 Aquarius
The Free Thinker. Original, free and humane.
10°36′
Moon in Libra
The Moon moved from Virgo into Libra at 6:56 a.m. that day, local time: in Virgo for a birth before then, in Libra for one after.
2°53′
Mercury in Aquariusretrograde
The Inventor. The original thinker.
1°54′
Venus in Pisces
The Tender Heart. Love without limits.
16°57′
Mars in Sagittarius
The Champion. The long shot.
11°24′
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Jupiter in Leoretrograde
The Big Heart. A generous heart, on display.
28°33′
Saturn in Sagittarius
The Wise Teacher. Belief that has been tested.
1°27′
Uranus in Cancerretrograde
29°51′
Neptune in Scorpio
0°25′
Pluto in Leoretrograde
27°47′
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 Sagittarius
The direction his life grows in: Sagittarius, free and far-ranging.
15°42′
Chiron in Aquarius
In Aquarius, Chiron is the ache of not quite fitting in, and a gift for making room for every outsider.
6°19′
Black Moon Lilith in Capricorn
In Capricorn, Lilith is an ambition that has stopped waiting its turn.
6°15′
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 mind (Mercury in Aquarius) and his independence (Uranus in Cancer) face each other across the wheel, and his imagination (Neptune in Scorpio) takes the strain: the part of him that works hardest.
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 sextile Saturn almost exact at 0.5°
A patient, exact mind: he chooses every word, and his thinking gets sharper with practice.
Uranus square Neptune almost exact at 0.6°
The urge for change and the longing for ideals clash, and he lives with both.
Jupiter conjunction Pluto almost exact at 0.8°
Large ambitions and the will to see them through: he works on a grand scale.
The Sun sextile Mars almost exact at 0.8°
His purpose and his drive work together: once he decides on something, he moves on it fast.
The Moon trine Mercury close at 1.0°
Feeling and thought speak the same language: he can put a mood into words, and his words carry feeling.
Venus square North Node close at 1.3°
What feels comfortable in love and what helps him grow are different things, and he chooses between them more than once.
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Mercury square Neptune close at 1.5°
Facts and dreams blur together in his mind: wonderful for stories, harder when details matter.
Saturn trine Uranus close at 1.6°
Old and new sit well together: he can change things without throwing out what works.
Jupiter sextile Neptune close at 1.9°
Faith and imagination together: he believes in people and ideals, and that belief is catching.
Mercury opposition Uranus close at 2.0°
His mind runs ahead of the conversation: he says the unexpected thing, and not everyone is ready to hear it.
Neptune sextile Pluto close at 2.6°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
Jupiter square Saturn close at 2.9°
Growth and caution keep checking each other: he moves forward in bursts, then pauses to consolidate.
Saturn square Pluto wide at 3.7°
Heavy demands and hard limits: he faces a great deal of pressure and comes out tougher for it.
Mars conjunction North Node wide at 4.3°
Driven towards his path: he goes after the life he wants with real force.
The Sun sextile North Node wide at 5.1°
The direction his life takes suits him: being himself and growing go hand in hand.
Venus square Mars wide at 5.5°
In love he wants tenderness and a chase at once, and his relationships are rarely calm.
The Sun conjunction Mercury wide at 8.7°
His mind and his identity are close together: he speaks as he thinks, and his ideas are part of who he is.
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.
No earth at all, so the practical, settled side is the one he has to find.
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