Famous birth charts · Kim Stanley Robinson
Kim Stanley Robinson’s chart in full
Born March 23, 1952, Waukegan, Illinois, United States. 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 Aries
The Pioneer. First in, first to try.
3°03′
Moon in Pisces
The Moon moved from Aquarius into Pisces at 3:39 a.m. that day, local time: in Aquarius for a birth before then, in Pisces for one after.
5°03′
Mercury in Aries
The Spark. First to speak.
19°54′
Venus in Pisces
The Tender Heart. Love without limits.
8°48′
Mars in Scorpio
The Strategist. Will under a still surface.
18°27′
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Jupiter in Aries
The Bold Starter. Faith in going first.
21°21′
Saturn in Libraretrograde
The Fair Judge. Fairness built in.
12°18′
Uranus in Cancer
9°55′
Neptune in Libraretrograde
20°49′
Pluto in Leoretrograde
19°25′
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 Pisces
The direction his life grows in: Pisces, dreamy and compassionate.
0°19′
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.
11°57′
Black Moon Lilith in Cancer
In Cancer, Lilith is a fierce need to belong, and no wish to look after anyone on command.
29°29′
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 optimism (the Sun, Mercury and Jupiter) gather in Aries, 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 (the Sun in Aries) and his discipline (Saturn 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.
Mercury trine Pluto almost exact at 0.5°
A probing mind: he gets to the bottom of things, and his words have power when he chooses to use them.
Jupiter opposition Neptune almost exact at 0.5°
His hopes run ahead of what is real, and he learns to check a beautiful idea against the facts.
Mercury opposition Neptune almost exact at 0.9°
Facts and dreams blur together in his mind: wonderful for stories, harder when details matter.
Mars square Pluto close at 1.0°
A fierce will: he meets opposition head on, and a fight brings out his full strength.
Venus trine Uranus close at 1.1°
He loves the unusual: original taste, unexpected friendships and a style all his own.
Neptune sextile Pluto close at 1.4°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
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Mercury conjunction Jupiter close at 1.4°
He loves ideas, the bigger the better, and he can talk anyone into hoping.
Mercury quincunx Mars close at 1.4°
Thinking and doing keep getting out of step: he acts on half a thought, or thinks past the moment to act.
Jupiter trine Pluto close at 1.9°
Ambition with depth: he knows how to build influence, and he uses it to make big changes.
Saturn square Uranus close at 2.4°
Tradition and rebellion fight in him: he wants security and freedom, and can rarely have both at once.
Mars quincunx Jupiter close at 2.9°
Drive and hope keep going in slightly different directions, and he aims again and again.
The Sun square Uranus wide at 6.9°
He needs room to be himself, and any rule that fits too tightly gets broken.
Mercury opposition Saturn wide at 7.6°
He doubts his own ideas before anyone else can, and so he checks every one twice.
The Sun opposition Saturn wide at 9.2°
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
The Moon changed sign that day; it is counted where it stood at noon.
No earth at all, so the practical, settled side is the one he has to find.
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