Famous birth charts · Julian Barnes
Julian Barnes’ chart in full
Born January 19, 1946, Leicester, 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 Capricorn
The Architect. Ambitious, patient and dry.
28°49′
Moon in Leo
The Warm Heart. Warm heart, big feelings.
22°55′
Mercury in Capricorn
The Planner. Foundations first.
14°35′
Venus in Capricorn
The Loyal Partner. Love built to last.
25°41′
Mars in Cancerretrograde
The Defender. Fierce for its own.
21°07′
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Jupiter in Libra
The Connector. Faith in fairness.
26°33′
Saturn in Cancerretrograde
The Guardian. The keeper of the home.
20°50′
Uranus in Geminiretrograde
13°51′
Neptune in Libraretrograde
8°36′
Pluto in Leoretrograde
10°54′
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 Gemini
The direction his life grows in: Gemini, curious and quick-witted.
29°43′
Chiron in Libra
In Libra, Chiron is a soft spot around being chosen and kept, and a gift for making others feel met as equals.
21°05′
Black Moon Lilith in Scorpio
In Scorpio, Lilith is an intensity and a private power that stay unexplained.
18°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.
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 heart (the Sun, Mercury and Venus) gather in Capricorn, 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 heart (the Sun and Venus, together in Capricorn) and his drive and his discipline (Mars and Saturn, together in Cancer) face each other across the wheel, and his optimism (Jupiter in Libra) 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.
Mars conjunction Saturn almost exact at 0.3°
Controlled force: he works with patience and grit, and he finishes what he starts.
Mercury quincunx Uranus almost exact at 0.7°
Ordinary logic and sudden insight need constant translating, and he spends time explaining how he gets there.
Venus square Jupiter almost exact at 0.9°
He loves too much of a good thing: pleasure, praise and grand gestures run past what one life can use.
The Sun quincunx North Node almost exact at 0.9°
The way forward asks him to bend habits that feel like part of who he is.
The Sun square Jupiter close at 2.3°
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 close at 2.3°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
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Uranus sextile Pluto close at 2.9°
He can help change things at the root, and upheaval suits him.
The Sun conjunction Venus wide at 3.1°
Charm comes naturally: taste, warmth and a love of beautiful things are close to his core.
Jupiter trine North Node wide at 3.2°
Hope helps him grow: faith in what is possible keeps him moving forward.
Venus opposition Mars wide at 4.6°
In love he wants tenderness and a chase at once, and his relationships are rarely calm.
Venus opposition Saturn wide at 4.8°
Love feels like something to be earned, and he holds back until he is sure of it.
Uranus trine Neptune wide at 5.2°
Change and idealism go together: new ideas come wrapped in dreams of a better world.
Mars square Jupiter wide at 5.4°
He takes on more than any one person can, and his boldness runs ahead of his plans.
Jupiter square Saturn wide at 5.7°
Growth and caution keep checking each other: he moves forward in bursts, then pauses to consolidate.
Mercury square Neptune wide at 6.0°
Facts and dreams blur together in his mind: wonderful for stories, harder when details matter.
Mercury opposition Saturn wide at 6.3°
He doubts his own ideas before anyone else can, and so he checks every one twice.
Mercury opposition Mars wide at 6.5°
Sharp words and a sharp mind: he argues well, sometimes too well, and a debate is a kind of sport to him.
The Sun opposition Mars wide at 7.7°
He fights hard for what he wants, and his temper is part of his courage.
The Sun opposition Saturn wide at 8.0°
Self-belief comes slowly and has to be earned, one result at a time, and every result counts.
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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