Famous birth charts · John Mellencamp
John Mellencamp’s chart in full
Born October 7, 1951, Seymour, Indiana, 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 Libra
The Diplomat. Grace, fairness and balance.
13°40′
Moon in Capricorn
The Steady Hand. Steady feeling, kept in check.
10°22′
Mercury in Libra
The Mediator. Both sides of the question.
9°14′
Venus in Virgo
The Quiet Romantic. Love in small attentions.
5°01′
Mars in Virgo
The Craftsperson. The craftsman’s drive.
1°41′
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Jupiter in Ariesretrograde
The Bold Starter. Faith in going first.
8°32′
Saturn in Libra
The Fair Judge. Fairness built in.
6°30′
Uranus in Cancer
13°55′
Neptune in Libra
19°04′
Pluto in Leo
21°02′
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 Pisces
The direction his life grows in: Pisces, dreamy and compassionate.
9°22′
Chiron in Sagittarius
In Sagittarius, Chiron is a restless question about what it all means, and a gift for lending others a wider view.
27°46′
Black Moon Lilith in Cancer
In Cancer, Lilith is a fierce need to belong, and no wish to look after anyone on command.
10°47′
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 identity, his mind, his discipline and his imagination (the Sun, Mercury, Saturn and Neptune) gather in Libra, and that part of life draws his attention first.
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 Libra) and his optimism (Jupiter in Aries) face each other across the wheel, and his independence (Uranus in Cancer) 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 quincunx North Node almost exact at 0.1°
His habits of thought need small, steady changes to fit the way forward.
The Sun square Uranus almost exact at 0.3°
He needs room to be himself, and any rule that fits too tightly gets broken.
Mercury opposition Jupiter almost exact at 0.7°
Big ideas and loose details: he thinks on a large scale, and the small print is where things get away from him.
The Moon square Mercury close at 1.1°
His head and his feelings argue: he knows what he thinks before he knows what he feels, or the other way round.
The Moon square Jupiter close at 1.8°
His feelings run large: he wants more comfort, more company and more of everything than any one day gives.
Neptune sextile Pluto close at 2.0°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
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Jupiter opposition Saturn close at 2.0°
Growth and caution keep checking each other: he moves forward in bursts, then pauses to consolidate.
Mercury conjunction Saturn close at 2.7°
Serious thoughts: he says less than he knows, and what he says holds up.
Saturn quincunx North Node close at 2.9°
Responsibility and growth need steady balancing, and he learns which duties to keep.
Venus conjunction Mars wide at 3.3°
Magnetic: affection and desire come together in him, and people notice.
The Sun quincunx North Node wide at 4.3°
The way forward asks him to bend habits that feel like part of who he is.
Venus opposition North Node wide at 4.3°
What feels comfortable in love and what helps him grow are different things, and he chooses between them more than once.
The Sun conjunction Mercury wide at 4.4°
His mind and his identity are close together: he speaks as he thinks, and his ideas are part of who he is.
Uranus trine North Node wide at 4.6°
Change helps him forward: he grows by trying the new.
Mercury square Uranus wide at 4.7°
His mind runs ahead of the conversation: he says the unexpected thing, and not everyone is ready to hear it.
The Sun opposition Jupiter wide at 5.1°
He reaches for more than one life can hold: big plans, big promises, and a habit of saying yes before counting the hours.
Uranus square Neptune wide at 5.1°
The urge for change and the longing for ideals clash, and he lives with both.
Jupiter square Uranus wide at 5.4°
Restless hope: he wants more freedom than any situation gives, and big changes come suddenly.
The Sun conjunction Neptune wide at 5.4°
He takes in moods, music and other people’s hopes, and gives them back as something new.
The Sun conjunction Saturn wide at 7.2°
Serious from early on: purpose and duty are one thing to him, and he treats his own life as work to be done well.
Mars opposition North Node wide at 7.7°
Old fights and the way forward disagree, and he grows by choosing which battles matter.
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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