K’naan’s chart in full
Born April 16, 1978, Mogadishu, Somalia. 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.
26°01′
Moon in Leo
The Moon moved from Cancer into Leo at 2:31 a.m. that day, local time: in Cancer for a birth before then, in Leo for one after.
4°44′
Mercury in Ariesretrograde
The Spark. First to speak.
18°01′
Venus in Taurus
The Keeper. Slow, sensual and loyal.
16°36′
Mars in Leo
The Leader. Courage with an audience.
2°01′
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Jupiter in Cancer
The Generous Host. A home with room for more.
0°39′
Saturn in Leoretrograde
The Reluctant Star. Earned confidence.
23°44′
Uranus in Scorpioretrograde
15°10′
Neptune in Sagittariusretrograde
18°08′
Pluto in Libraretrograde
15°01′
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.
5°43′
Chiron in Taurus
In Taurus, Chiron is a tender place around worth and having enough, and a gift for helping others feel secure.
4°45′
Black Moon Lilith in Cancer
In Cancer, Lilith is a fierce need to belong, and no wish to look after anyone on command.
9°56′
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.
Grand trine
Three planets in an easy triangle, each in flowing contact with the other two: a gift that comes without effort.
In his chart, his identity, his discipline and his imagination (the Sun in Aries, Saturn in Leo and Neptune in Sagittarius) make the triangle, so these come to him naturally.
Grand trine
Three planets in an easy triangle, each in flowing contact with the other two: a gift that comes without effort.
In his chart, his mind, his discipline and his imagination (Mercury in Aries, Saturn in Leo and Neptune in Sagittarius) make the triangle, so these come to him naturally.
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 heart (Venus 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.
Mercury trine Neptune almost exact at 0.1°
He thinks in pictures and music: his words carry a mood, and his imagination gives his ideas colour.
The Moon sextile North Node close at 1.0°
What comforts him also moves him forward: his instincts point the right way.
Venus opposition Uranus close at 1.4°
Love comes in sudden starts and stops: he falls for people quickly and needs room just as quickly.
Venus quincunx Neptune close at 1.5°
What he wants from love and what love gives him keep needing adjustment, and he learns to see people as they are.
Venus quincunx Pluto close at 1.6°
Affection and the need for control keep getting in each other’s way, and trust takes him time.
The Sun trine Saturn close at 2.3°
Purpose and patience work as a team: he builds slowly and gets better with every year.
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The Moon conjunction Mars close at 2.7°
His feelings run hot and fast, and he protects the people he loves fiercely.
Mercury opposition Pluto close at 3.0°
His words have force: he speaks to persuade, and he keeps his own counsel until the right moment.
Neptune sextile Pluto wide at 3.1°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
Mars sextile North Node wide at 3.7°
Courage moves him forward, and each bold step takes him further along his path.
The Sun sextile Jupiter wide at 4.6°
His confidence comes easily and spreads: he thinks big, and other people want to come along.
Jupiter square North Node wide at 5.1°
Easy hopes and the harder way forward go different ways, and real growth comes from the harder one.
Saturn trine Neptune wide at 5.6°
Practical dreams: he gives ideals a shape and works to make them real.
Mercury trine Saturn wide at 5.7°
A patient, exact mind: he chooses every word, and his thinking gets sharper with practice.
The Sun square Mars wide at 6.0°
He fights hard for what he wants, and his temper is part of his courage.
The Sun trine Neptune wide at 7.9°
Imagination and identity work together: he can become a character, a mood or an idea, and make others believe in it.
The Sun conjunction Mercury wide at 8.0°
His mind and his identity are close together: he speaks as he thinks, and his ideas are part of who he is.
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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