Famous birth charts · Ken Follett
Ken Follett’s chart in full
Born June 5, 1949, Cardiff, United Kingdom. The chart is cast for noon on the day, and everything shown here held all day long.
Point at a body or a sign to see its connections.
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 Gemini
The Messenger. Curious and many-sided.
14°26′
Moon in Libra
The Moon moved from Virgo into Libra at 8:58 a.m. that day, local time: in Virgo for a birth before then, in Libra for one after.
1°48′
Mercury in Geminiretrograde
The Quick Wit. The messenger at home.
12°08′
Venus in Gemini
The Charmer. Love through conversation.
27°34′
Mars in Taurus
The Stayer. Slow to start, impossible to stop.
26°43′
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Jupiter in Aquariusretrograde
The Visionary. Faith in a better way.
1°47′
Saturn in Virgo
The Perfectionist. Mastery by the hour.
0°22′
Uranus in Gemini
29°43′
Neptune in Libraretrograde
12°29′
Pluto in Leo
14°30′
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.
24°31′
Chiron in Sagittarius
In Sagittarius, Chiron is a restless question about what it all means, and a gift for lending others a wider view.
5°20′
Black Moon Lilith in Aries
In Aries, Lilith is a temper and an independence that ask nobody’s permission.
5°34′
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, his heart and his independence (the Sun, Mercury, Venus and Uranus) gather in Gemini, and that part of life draws his attention first.
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 discipline (Saturn in Virgo) and his independence (Uranus in Gemini) both point at his optimism (Jupiter in Aquarius), 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.
The Moon trine Jupiter exact at 0.0°
Good-hearted and generous: he feels looked after by life, and he passes that on.
The Sun sextile Pluto almost exact at 0.1°
A quiet strength: under pressure he grows more focused, and he knows how to start over.
Mercury trine Neptune almost exact at 0.3°
He thinks in pictures and music: his words carry a mood, and his imagination gives his ideas colour.
Saturn sextile Uranus almost exact at 0.6°
Old and new sit well together: he can change things without throwing out what works.
Jupiter quincunx Saturn close at 1.4°
When to expand and when to hold back takes constant rethinking.
The Sun trine Neptune close at 1.9°
Imagination and identity work together: he can become a character, a mood or an idea, and make others believe in it.
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Neptune sextile Pluto close at 2.0°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
Jupiter quincunx Uranus close at 2.0°
His hopes and his restlessness keep changing places, and he redraws his plans more than once.
Venus conjunction Uranus close at 2.2°
Love at first sight, and freedom after it: the different and the new win his heart.
The Sun conjunction Mercury close at 2.3°
His mind and his identity are close together: he speaks as he thinks, and his ideas are part of who he is.
Mercury sextile Pluto close at 2.4°
A probing mind: he gets to the bottom of things, and his words have power when he chooses to use them.
Venus sextile Saturn close at 2.8°
Loyal in love: he chooses carefully, and what he builds with people lasts.
Venus sextile North Node close at 3.0°
Love and friendship move him forward: the people he cares for help him find his way.
Mars square Saturn wide at 3.6°
Drive with the brakes on: he wants to move, something holds him back, and the friction makes him tough.
Mars trine Jupiter wide at 5.1°
Big drive and big confidence: he goes after large goals, and his enthusiasm carries others along.
Saturn trine North Node wide at 5.9°
Discipline helps him grow: patience and hard work keep him on course.
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.
No water at all, so feelings come out in actions more than in words.
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