Famous birth charts · John McEnroe
John McEnroe’s chart in full
Born February 16, 1959, Wiesbaden, Germany. 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.
27°02′
Moon in Gemini
The Moon moved from Taurus into Gemini at 3:40 a.m. that day, local time: in Taurus for a birth before then, in Gemini for one after.
4°09′
Mercury in Aquarius
The Inventor. The original thinker.
28°50′
Venus in Pisces
The Tender Heart. Love without limits.
20°06′
Mars in Gemini
The Multitasker. Quick with the comeback.
2°36′
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Jupiter in Sagittarius
The Globetrotter. The horizon is the point.
0°35′
Saturn in Capricorn
The Master Builder. Built to last.
4°21′
Uranus in Leoretrograde
13°46′
Neptune in Scorpioretrograde
6°56′
Pluto in Virgoretrograde
3°07′
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.
14°13′
Chiron in Aquarius
In Aquarius, Chiron is the ache of not quite fitting in, and a gift for making room for every outsider.
22°57′
Black Moon Lilith in Taurus
In Taurus, Lilith is an appetite for pleasure that sees no need to apologise.
10°07′
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 and his mind (the Sun and Mercury, together in Aquarius) and his intensity (Pluto in Virgo) face each other across the wheel, and his drive (Mars in Gemini) takes the strain: the part of him that works 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 identity and his mind (the Sun and Mercury, together in Aquarius) and his intensity (Pluto in Virgo) face each other across the wheel, and his optimism (Jupiter in Sagittarius) takes the strain: the part of him that works 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 feelings and his drive (the Moon and Mars, together in Gemini) and his optimism (Jupiter in Sagittarius) face each other across the wheel, and his intensity (Pluto in Virgo) takes the strain: the part of him that works 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 drive, his optimism and his intensity (the Sun in Aquarius, Mars in Gemini, Jupiter in Sagittarius and Pluto in Virgo) make the cross, and he learns to hold all four at once.
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 mind, his drive, his optimism and his intensity (Mercury in Aquarius, Mars in Gemini, Jupiter in Sagittarius and Pluto in Virgo) make the cross, and he learns 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.
Uranus sextile North Node almost exact at 0.5°
Change helps him forward: he grows by trying the new.
Mars square Pluto almost exact at 0.5°
A fierce will: he meets opposition head on, and a fight brings out his full strength.
The Moon square Pluto close at 1.0°
He loves hard and holds on hard, and letting go takes him a long time.
Saturn trine Pluto close at 1.2°
Endurance: he can work through hard times, and what he builds survives pressure.
The Moon conjunction Mars close at 1.6°
His feelings run hot and fast, and he protects the people he loves fiercely.
Mercury square Jupiter close at 1.7°
Big ideas and loose details: he thinks on a large scale, and the small print is where things get away from him.
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Mars quincunx Saturn close at 1.7°
When to push and when to wait takes constant judging, and he learns timing the hard way.
The Sun conjunction Mercury close at 1.8°
His mind and his identity are close together: he speaks as he thinks, and his ideas are part of who he is.
Mars opposition Jupiter close at 2.0°
He takes on more than any one person can, and his boldness runs ahead of his plans.
Jupiter square Pluto close at 2.5°
He wants more power than comes easily, and the struggle for it shapes his life.
Saturn sextile Neptune close at 2.6°
Practical dreams: he gives ideals a shape and works to make them real.
The Sun square Jupiter wide at 3.5°
He reaches for more than one life can hold: big plans, big promises, and a habit of saying yes before counting the hours.
The Moon opposition Jupiter wide at 3.6°
His feelings run large: he wants more comfort, more company and more of everything than any one day gives.
Mercury square Mars wide at 3.8°
Sharp words and a sharp mind: he argues well, sometimes too well, and a debate is a kind of sport to him.
Neptune sextile Pluto wide at 3.8°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
Mercury opposition Pluto wide at 4.3°
His words have force: he speaks to persuade, and he keeps his own counsel until the right moment.
The Sun square Mars wide at 5.6°
He fights hard for what he wants, and his temper is part of his courage.
The Sun opposition Pluto wide at 6.1°
Nothing about him is halfway: he insists on running his own life, and the struggle makes him formidable.
Uranus square Neptune wide at 6.8°
The urge for change and the longing for ideals clash, and he lives with both.
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.
Standing alone: Venus. It makes no major aspect, so his heart goes its own way, and he loves on his own terms.
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