Famous birth charts · Leo Tolstoy
Leo Tolstoy’s chart in full
Born September 9, 1828, Yasnaya Polyana, Russia. 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 Virgo
The Fixer. Precise, useful and kind.
16°38′
Moon in Virgo
The Mender. Care in the details.
17°05′
Mercury in Virgo
The Analyst. The editor’s eye.
19°07′
Venus in Leo
The Romantic. Grand, generous love.
4°23′
Mars in Capricorn
The Achiever. The disciplined climb.
10°52′
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Jupiter in Scorpio
The Researcher. Faith in what lies beneath.
10°59′
Saturn in Leo
The Reluctant Star. Earned confidence.
0°30′
Uranus in Capricornretrograde
28°43′
Neptune in Capricornretrograde
15°42′
Pluto in Ariesretrograde
6°51′
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.
16°59′
Chiron in Taurus
In Taurus, Chiron is a tender place around worth and having enough, and a gift for helping others feel secure.
2°47′
Black Moon Lilith in Leo
In Leo, Lilith is the wish to be seen whole, without shrinking to suit anyone.
12°53′
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 feelings and his mind (the Sun, the Moon and Mercury) gather in Virgo, and that part of life drew his attention first.
Stellium
Three or more planets gathered in one sign or one house, so that part of the chart speaks loudest.
In his chart, his drive, his independence and his imagination (Mars, Uranus and Neptune) gather in Capricorn, and that part of life drew his attention first.
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.
Mars sextile Jupiter almost exact at 0.1°
Big drive and big confidence: he went after large goals, and his enthusiasm carried others along.
The Sun conjunction the Moon almost exact at 0.5°
Born near a new Moon, so what he wanted and what he needed moved as one: single-minded, and hard to talk out of anything.
The Sun trine Neptune almost exact at 0.9°
Imagination and identity worked together: he could become a character, a mood or an idea, and make others believe in it.
Neptune square North Node close at 1.3°
Dreams and the way forward clashed, and growing meant trading some illusions for clear sight.
The Moon trine Neptune close at 1.4°
He picked up what others felt before a word was said, and his compassion reached far.
Saturn opposition Uranus close at 1.8°
Tradition and rebellion fought in him: he wanted security and freedom, and could rarely have both at once.
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The Moon conjunction Mercury close at 2.0°
He thought with his feelings: memory, mood and wit came together, and his words gave away what he felt.
Venus trine Pluto close at 2.5°
He loved with depth and loyalty, and the bonds he formed changed both people.
The Sun conjunction Mercury close at 2.5°
His mind and his identity were close together: he spoke as he thought, and his ideas were part of who he was.
Mercury trine Neptune wide at 3.4°
He thought in pictures and music: his words carried a mood, and his imagination gave his ideas colour.
Venus conjunction Saturn wide at 3.9°
Serious about love: he gave affection slowly, and once given, it stayed given.
Mars square Pluto wide at 4.0°
A fierce will: he met opposition head on, and a fight brought out his full strength.
Jupiter sextile Neptune wide at 4.7°
Faith and imagination together: he believed in people and ideals, and that belief was catching.
Mars conjunction Neptune wide at 4.8°
Action guided by imagination: he moved on instinct and feeling, and he gave his all to a vision.
The Sun sextile Jupiter wide at 5.6°
His confidence came easily and spread: he thought big, and other people wanted to come along.
Venus opposition Uranus wide at 5.7°
Love came in sudden starts and stops: he fell for people quickly and needed room just as quickly.
The Sun trine Mars wide at 5.8°
His purpose and his drive worked together: once he decided on something, he moved on it fast.
Mars square North Node wide at 6.1°
Old fights and the way forward disagreed, and he grew by choosing which battles mattered.
Saturn trine Pluto wide at 6.3°
Endurance: he could work through hard times, and what he built survived pressure.
Venus square Jupiter wide at 6.6°
He loved too much of a good thing: pleasure, praise and grand gestures ran past what one life could use.
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
No air at all, so stepping back to talk a thing through took deliberate effort.
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