Famous birth charts · Jonathan Franzen
Jonathan Franzen’s chart in full
Born August 17, 1959, Western Springs, Illinois, 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 Leo
The Bright One. Warm, proud and generous.
24°02′
Moon in Aquarius
The Cool Head. Cool head, warm heart.
13°28′
Mercury in Leo
The Storyteller. A voice that carries.
7°52′
Venus in Virgoretrograde
The Quiet Romantic. Love in small attentions.
15°13′
Mars in Virgo
The Craftsperson. The craftsman’s drive.
17°42′
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Jupiter in Scorpio
The Researcher. Faith in what lies beneath.
23°19′
Saturn in Capricornretrograde
The Master Builder. Built to last.
0°44′
Uranus in Leo
17°10′
Neptune in Scorpio
4°27′
Pluto in Virgo
3°36′
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.
4°35′
Chiron in Aquarius
In Aquarius, Chiron is the ache of not quite fitting in, and a gift for making room for every outsider.
25°11′
Black Moon Lilith in Gemini
In Gemini, Lilith is the quick tongue that says out loud what the room only thinks.
0°24′
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 and his independence (the Sun, Mercury and Uranus) gather in Leo, and that part of life draws his attention first.
Stellium
Three or more planets gathered in one sign or one house, so that part of the chart speaks loudest.
In his chart, his heart, his drive and his intensity (Venus, Mars and Pluto) gather in Virgo, and that part of life draws 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.
The Sun square Jupiter almost exact at 0.7°
He reaches for more than one life can hold: big plans, big promises, and a habit of saying yes before counting the hours.
Neptune sextile Pluto almost exact at 0.9°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
Venus conjunction Mars close at 2.5°
Magnetic: affection and desire come together in him, and people notice.
Saturn trine Pluto close at 2.9°
Endurance: he can work through hard times, and what he builds survives pressure.
Mercury sextile North Node wide at 3.3°
His way with words helps him find his direction, and the right ideas come at the right time.
Mercury square Neptune wide at 3.4°
Facts and dreams blur together in his mind: wonderful for stories, harder when details matter.
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Saturn sextile Neptune wide at 3.7°
Practical dreams: he gives ideals a shape and works to make them real.
Saturn square North Node wide at 3.9°
Duty and growth compete: what he owes others and where he needs to go call for hard choices.
Jupiter square Uranus wide at 6.2°
Restless hope: he wants more freedom than any situation gives, and big changes come suddenly.
The Sun trine Saturn wide at 6.7°
Purpose and patience work as a team: he builds slowly and gets better with every year.
The Sun conjunction Uranus wide at 6.9°
Born original: his identity and his need for freedom are the same thing, and he surprises people, himself included.
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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