Famous birth charts · Laurence Olivier
Laurence Olivier’s chart in full
Born May 22, 1907, Dorking, United Kingdom. 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 Gemini
The Sun moved from Taurus into Gemini at 6:04 a.m. that day, local time: in Taurus for a birth before then, in Gemini for one after.
0°14′
Moon in Virgo
The Mender. Care in the details.
22°55′
Mercury in Taurus
The Careful Thinker. Slow to decide, sure once decided.
27°56′
Venus in Aries
Venus moved from Aries into Taurus at 3:19 p.m. that day, local time: in Aries for a birth before then, in Taurus for one after.
29°50′
Mars in Capricorn
The Achiever. The disciplined climb.
17°46′
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Jupiter in Cancer
The Generous Host. A home with room for more.
10°50′
Saturn in Pisces
The Kind Realist. Boundaries for a big heart.
25°34′
Uranus in Capricornretrograde
12°14′
Neptune in Cancer
10°50′
Pluto in Gemini
22°42′
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 Cancer
The direction his life grows in: Cancer, protective and caring.
24°58′
Chiron in Aquarius
In Aquarius, Chiron is the ache of not quite fitting in, and a gift for making room for every outsider.
18°15′
Black Moon Lilith in Cancer
In Cancer, Lilith is a fierce need to belong, and no wish to look after anyone on command.
4°58′
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 feelings (the Moon in Virgo) and his discipline (Saturn in Pisces) face each other across the wheel, and his intensity (Pluto in Gemini) took the strain: the part of him that worked 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.
Jupiter conjunction Neptune exact at 0.0°
A dreamer’s faith: he believed in something larger, and his compassion and his hopes went together.
The Moon square Pluto almost exact at 0.2°
He loved hard and held on hard, and letting go took him a long time.
Saturn trine North Node almost exact at 0.6°
Discipline helped him grow: patience and hard work kept him on course.
Jupiter opposition Uranus close at 1.4°
Restless hope: he wanted more freedom than any situation gave, and big changes came suddenly.
Uranus opposition Neptune close at 1.4°
The urge for change and the longing for ideals clashed, and he lived with both.
The Sun conjunction Mercury close at 2.3°
His mind and his identity were close together: he spoke as he thought, and his ideas were part of who he was.
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Mercury sextile Saturn close at 2.4°
A patient, exact mind: he chose every word, and his thinking got sharper with practice.
The Moon opposition Saturn close at 2.6°
Feelings came second to duty: he held himself to a high standard, even in private.
Saturn square Pluto close at 2.9°
Heavy demands and hard limits: he faced a great deal of pressure and came out tougher for it.
Mercury sextile North Node close at 3.0°
His way with words helped him find his direction, and the right ideas came at the right time.
The Sun sextile Saturn wide at 4.7°
Purpose and patience worked as a team: he built slowly and got better with every year.
Venus square North Node wide at 4.9°
What felt comfortable in love and what helped him grow were different things, and he chose between them more than once.
The Sun sextile North Node wide at 5.3°
The direction his life took suited him: being himself and growing went hand in hand.
Mars conjunction Uranus wide at 5.5°
Electric: he acted on impulse, loved a risk and refused to be told what to do.
Mars opposition Jupiter wide at 6.9°
He took on more than any one person could, and his boldness ran ahead of his plans.
Mars opposition Neptune wide at 6.9°
Drive and dreams mixed uneasily: the goal was clear to him, and the way to it harder to see.
Mars opposition North Node wide at 7.2°
Old fights and the way forward disagreed, and he grew by choosing which battles mattered.
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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