Famous birth charts · Karl Ove Knausgård
Karl Ove Knausgård’s chart in full
Born December 6, 1968, Oslo, Norway. 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 Sagittarius
The Explorer. Honest, free and far-seeing.
14°24′
Moon in Cancer
The Moon moved from Gemini into Cancer at 10:44 a.m. that day, local time: in Gemini for a birth before then, in Cancer for one after.
0°38′
Mercury in Sagittarius
The Philosopher. The big picture.
14°03′
Venus in Capricorn
The Loyal Partner. Love built to last.
25°52′
Mars in Libra
The Negotiator. A fighter for fairness.
16°21′
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Jupiter in Libra
The Connector. Faith in fairness.
3°01′
Saturn in Ariesretrograde
The Independent. Courage that learned to wait.
18°54′
Uranus in Libra
3°30′
Neptune in Scorpio
26°56′
Pluto in Virgo
24°59′
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 Aries
The direction his life grows in: Aries, bold and direct.
7°05′
Chiron in Pisces
In Pisces, Chiron is a tenderness that feels everything a little too much, and a gift for quiet compassion.
28°52′
Black Moon Lilith in Gemini
In Gemini, Lilith is the quick tongue that says out loud what the room only thinks.
19°05′
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 drive, his optimism and his independence (Mars, Jupiter and Uranus) gather in Libra, 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 conjunction Mercury almost exact at 0.4°
His mind and his identity are close together: he speaks as he thinks, and his ideas are part of who he is.
Jupiter conjunction Uranus almost exact at 0.5°
An inventive optimism: he believes in the new, and he takes leaps others would not.
Venus trine Pluto almost exact at 0.9°
He loves with depth and loyalty, and the bonds he forms change both people.
Venus sextile Neptune close at 1.1°
A romantic with an artist’s eye: he sees the beauty in people and makes it visible to others.
The Sun sextile Mars close at 1.9°
His purpose and his drive work together: once he decides on something, he moves on it fast.
Neptune sextile Pluto close at 1.9°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
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Mercury sextile Mars close at 2.3°
A quick, direct mind: he makes decisions fast and says what he means.
The Moon square Jupiter close at 2.4°
His feelings run large: he wants more comfort, more company and more of everything than any one day gives.
Mars opposition Saturn close at 2.6°
Drive with the brakes on: he wants to move, something holds him back, and the friction makes him tough.
The Moon square Uranus close at 2.9°
His moods change without warning, and he wants closeness and room to breathe at the same time.
Uranus opposition North Node wide at 3.6°
The way forward asks for steadiness, and the urge for change keeps breaking in.
Jupiter opposition North Node wide at 4.0°
Easy hopes and the harder way forward go different ways, and real growth comes from the harder one.
The Sun trine Saturn wide at 4.5°
Purpose and patience work as a team: he builds slowly and gets better with every year.
Mercury trine Saturn wide at 4.9°
A patient, exact mind: he chooses every word, and his thinking gets sharper with practice.
The Sun trine North Node wide at 7.3°
The direction his life takes suits him: being himself and growing go hand in hand.
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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