Famous birth charts · Katsuhiro Otomo
Katsuhiro Otomo’s chart in full
Born April 14, 1954, Tome, Japan. 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 Aries
The Pioneer. First in, first to try.
23°38′
Moon in Virgo
The Mender. Care in the details.
8°33′
Mercury in Aries
The Spark. First to speak.
0°59′
Venus in Taurus
The Keeper. Slow, sensual and loyal.
11°52′
Mars in Capricorn
The Achiever. The disciplined climb.
0°32′
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Jupiter in Gemini
The Curious Learner. Faith in the next question.
22°13′
Saturn in Scorpioretrograde
The Stalwart. Strength under pressure.
7°00′
Uranus in Cancer
19°08′
Neptune in Libraretrograde
24°44′
Pluto in Leoretrograde
22°38′
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 Capricorn
The direction his life grows in: Capricorn, ambitious and patient.
19°13′
Chiron in Capricorn
In Capricorn, Chiron is the feeling of having grown up too soon, and a gift for showing others how to stand on their own.
28°22′
Black Moon Lilith in Libra
In Libra, Lilith is the one who stops keeping the peace at any price.
23°07′
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 (the Sun in Aries) and his imagination (Neptune in Libra) 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.
Uranus opposition North Node almost exact at 0.1°
The way forward asks for steadiness, and the urge for change keeps breaking in.
Jupiter sextile Pluto almost exact at 0.4°
Ambition with depth: he knows how to build influence, and he uses it to make big changes.
Mercury square Mars almost exact at 0.5°
Sharp words and a sharp mind: he argues well, sometimes too well, and a debate is a kind of sport to him.
The Sun trine Pluto close at 1.0°
A quiet strength: under pressure he grows more focused, and he knows how to start over.
The Sun opposition Neptune close at 1.1°
The self he knows and the image others see drift apart at times, and he works to keep hold of the real one.
The Sun sextile Jupiter close at 1.4°
His confidence comes easily and spreads: he thinks big, and other people want to come along.
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Neptune sextile Pluto close at 2.1°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
Jupiter trine Neptune close at 2.5°
Faith and imagination together: he believes in people and ideals, and that belief is catching.
The Moon trine Venus wide at 3.3°
He puts people at ease without trying: kindness and charm come from the same place.
The Sun square North Node wide at 4.4°
Being himself and growing ask for different things, and his biggest steps forward come when he stretches past his habits.
The Sun square Uranus wide at 4.5°
He needs room to be himself, and any rule that fits too tightly gets broken.
Venus opposition Saturn wide at 4.9°
Love feels like something to be earned, and he holds back until he is sure of it.
Neptune square North Node wide at 5.5°
Dreams and the way forward clash, and growing means trading some illusions for clear sight.
Uranus square Neptune wide at 5.6°
The urge for change and the longing for ideals clash, and he lives with both.
The Sun trine Mars wide at 6.9°
His purpose and his drive work together: once he decides on something, he moves on it fast.
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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