Famous birth charts · Kal Penn
Kal Penn’s chart in full
Born April 23, 1977, Montclair, New Jersey, 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 Taurus
The Gardener. Steady, sensual and sure.
3°25′
Moon in Cancer
The Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer at 10:25 a.m. that day, local time: in Gemini for a birth before then, in Cancer for one after.
0°47′
Mercury in Taurusretrograde
The Careful Thinker. Slow to decide, sure once decided.
13°54′
Venus in Ariesretrograde
The Chaser. Love at first sight.
8°31′
Mars in Pisces
The Gentle Warrior. Strength that flows round.
26°57′
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Jupiter in Gemini
The Curious Learner. Faith in the next question.
4°09′
Saturn in Leo
The Reluctant Star. Earned confidence.
10°06′
Uranus in Scorpioretrograde
10°03′
Neptune in Sagittariusretrograde
15°48′
Pluto in Libraretrograde
12°15′
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.
24°17′
Chiron in Taurus
In Taurus, Chiron is a tender place around worth and having enough, and a gift for helping others feel secure.
1°34′
Black Moon Lilith in Taurus
In Taurus, Lilith is an appetite for pleasure that sees no need to apologise.
29°57′
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 Taurus) and his independence (Uranus in Scorpio) face each other across the wheel, and his discipline (Saturn in Leo) takes the strain: the part of him that works hardest.
Yod
Two planets in easy contact both point awkwardly at a third, which becomes the focus: a talent that takes constant adjusting.
In his chart, his imagination (Neptune in Sagittarius) and his intensity (Pluto in Libra) both point at his mind (Mercury in Taurus), the part of him that keeps needing adjustment and gives his life its focus.
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.
Saturn square Uranus almost exact at 0.1°
Tradition and rebellion fight in him: he wants security and freedom, and can rarely have both at once.
Venus quincunx Uranus close at 1.5°
Affection and independence need constant trading off, and he keeps renegotiating the terms of his relationships.
Venus trine Saturn close at 1.6°
Loyal in love: he chooses carefully, and what he builds with people lasts.
Mercury quincunx Pluto close at 1.6°
What he knows and what he says need careful managing, and secrets sit uneasily with him.
Mercury quincunx Neptune close at 1.9°
Meaning comes to him before the words do, and clear speech follows the feeling.
Saturn sextile Pluto close at 2.2°
Endurance: he can work through hard times, and what he builds survives pressure.
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Neptune sextile Pluto wide at 3.5°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
Venus opposition Pluto wide at 3.7°
Love comes with high stakes: intense attachments, and a need to know exactly where he stands.
Mercury square Saturn wide at 3.8°
He doubts his own ideas before anyone else can, and so he checks every one twice.
Mercury opposition Uranus wide at 3.9°
His mind runs ahead of the conversation: he says the unexpected thing, and not everyone is ready to hear it.
Venus sextile Jupiter wide at 4.4°
Affection comes to him with generosity attached: his heart and his optimism help each other.
Saturn trine Neptune wide at 5.7°
Practical dreams: he gives ideals a shape and works to make them real.
The Sun opposition Uranus wide at 6.6°
He needs room to be himself, and any rule that fits too tightly gets broken.
The Sun square Saturn wide at 6.7°
Self-belief comes slowly and has to be earned, one result at a time, and every result counts.
The Sun opposition North Node wide at 9.1°
Being himself and growing ask for different things, and his biggest steps forward come when he stretches past his habits.
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.
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