Famous birth charts · Larry Bird
Larry Bird’s chart in full
Born December 7, 1956, West Baden Springs, Indiana, United States. 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.
15°38′
Moon in Aquarius
The Cool Head. Cool head, warm heart.
15°42′
Mercury in Sagittarius
The Philosopher. The big picture.
29°10′
Venus in Scorpio
The Devotee. All or nothing.
15°03′
Mars in Aries
The Trailblazer. First through the door.
0°38′
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Jupiter in Virgo
The Improver. Faith in the useful.
29°25′
Saturn in Sagittarius
The Wise Teacher. Belief that has been tested.
6°33′
Uranus in Leoretrograde
6°42′
Neptune in Scorpio
1°43′
Pluto in Virgoretrograde
0°27′
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 Scorpio
The direction his life grows in: Scorpio, intense and private.
28°53′
Chiron in Aquarius
In Aquarius, Chiron is the ache of not quite fitting in, and a gift for making room for every outsider.
8°01′
Black Moon Lilith in Aquarius
In Aquarius, Lilith is the outsider’s streak, at its best when it does not fit in.
10°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.
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 discipline (the Sun, Mercury and Saturn) gather in Sagittarius, 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 drive (Mars in Aries) and his optimism (Jupiter in Virgo) face each other across the wheel, and his mind (Mercury in Sagittarius) takes the strain: the part of him that works hardest.
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 drive, his discipline and his independence (Mars in Aries, Saturn in Sagittarius and Uranus in Leo) 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 Scorpio) and his intensity (Pluto in Virgo) both point at his drive (Mars in Aries), 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 Sun sextile the Moon almost exact at 0.1°
His purpose and his feelings are on the same side: the life he chooses and the comfort he needs go together.
Saturn trine Uranus almost exact at 0.1°
Old and new sit well together: he can change things without throwing out what works.
Mars quincunx Pluto almost exact at 0.2°
Force and restraint keep trading places, and he learns when to let go.
Mercury square Jupiter almost exact at 0.3°
Big ideas and loose details: he thinks on a large scale, and the small print is where things get away from him.
Jupiter sextile North Node almost exact at 0.5°
Hope helps him grow: faith in what is possible keeps him moving forward.
The Moon square Venus almost exact at 0.6°
What comforts him and what he loves are different things, so his heart and his moods keep negotiating.
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Mars quincunx Neptune close at 1.1°
His drive and his imagination speak different languages: he goes after something before he can say what it is.
Mars opposition Jupiter close at 1.2°
He takes on more than any one person can, and his boldness runs ahead of his plans.
Neptune sextile Pluto close at 1.3°
A quiet hunger for meaning under everyday life, and a tolerance for great change.
Mercury trine Pluto close at 1.3°
A probing mind: he gets to the bottom of things, and his words have power when he chooses to use them.
Mercury square Mars close at 1.5°
Sharp words and a sharp mind: he argues well, sometimes too well, and a debate is a kind of sport to him.
Pluto square North Node close at 1.6°
Old attachments hold him back from the way forward, and he grows by letting some things go.
Mars trine North Node close at 1.7°
Courage moves him forward, and each bold step takes him further along his path.
Mercury sextile Neptune close at 2.5°
He thinks in pictures and music: his words carry a mood, and his imagination gives his ideas colour.
Uranus square Neptune wide at 5.0°
The urge for change and the longing for ideals clash, and he lives with both.
Mars trine Saturn wide at 5.9°
His drive and his discipline work together easily: he can push hard and keep going.
Mars trine Uranus wide at 6.1°
Quick and inventive in action: he moves fast, breaks with habit and makes sudden changes work.
Saturn square Pluto wide at 6.1°
Heavy demands and hard limits: he faces a great deal of pressure and comes out tougher for it.
Saturn conjunction North Node wide at 7.7°
A serious path: growing asks for patience, and he gives it.
The Sun conjunction Saturn wide at 9.1°
Serious from early on: purpose and duty are one thing to him, and he treats his own life as work to be done well.
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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